Graduate School Admission Results

Email informing me the status of my application changed

Regarding not accepting composers this application cycle. To lift the veil and explain how/why: the music dept was given 4 spots by GSAS to accept new grad students across all the grad programs at the music department (5 departments). They also aren't told how many spots/how much funding is available until they start to review applications. It sucks but the faculty don't get any say in how many spots they can have for the entire dept. But with this shortage (only 4 spots), this means that there was a chance one, or more, of these accepted would have been composers into the composition department or, as happened, none accepted at all. Usually they are given more open spots for all the music dept but unfortunately that didn't happen this year. Partly because they are trying to support current students and students who have no funding opportunities elsewhere due to COVID (so even those who have recently graduated). It's not decided until all applicants have been reviewed for all the departments exactly how many of these spots will go to each department. All departments have to negotiate and it was particularly tough this year. This is why it's pretty fluid how many candidates get accepted each year, though usually the composition department, in previous years, usually ends up only accepting 1 or 2 grad students. It ended up that there were really strong candidates and these spots when to the CPCI (interdisciplinary music makers), music theory, and the rest but not composition. It sucks but hopefully this helps illuminate any questions.

this was my top choice, so it hurts a lil bit

Form email. 0a/1w/3r/7p

Accepted with full RA funding, POI copied on email. High GPA from top-5 undergrad program, several years of research with 4 publications, and multiple prestigious industry internships.

Unofficial email from the chair. MA PHIL GPA 3.8 / Will hear about funding soon, hopefully. One of my top choices.

4r/17p. Form letter: "over 1000 applicants this year... we can admit only 1.5%"

Honestly devastated. Current LSE predoc, international desperate to stay in the UK. Heard nothing

Email to check online portal

To the JHU poster below, I just received a similar email. Not sure how to interpret this since I am not seeing any rejections or acceptances shared yet.

form rejection

6th acceptance! Will be declining as I have already accepted offer elsewhere.

TTPB: I haven't had any news since the open house either, but looking at past years, the notifications (admission and rejections) could happen this week (Admissions happened Friday 26th last year and I got a rejection email from my POI on Saturday or Sunday.) Fingers crossed.

3a/1w/4r

Saw below and checked the website. Hoping I can make it work with funding!!