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tiny_trevor

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    Edinburgh
  • Application Season
    2017 Fall
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    English Literature

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  1. Hi, I'm wanting to apply to UChicago for 2017 and was thinking of visiting this summer to see the University and get a feel for the city. I'm wondering: 1) would it be helpful for me to try and get in touch with a faculty member and see if I could chat to them about what my aims are for postgraduate studies and 2) Is there any way to get put in touch with current or former UChicago English grad students to ask them about their experience and how they liked the university? Thanks for any help!
  2. Yeah as far as research opportunities go, I've seen one professor ask for assistants earlier this year (In my 3 years of studying) and he specialised in Renaissance drama... I could try check again but I think we're pretty limited on that, sadly :/ Which is kind of the same with interactions.. I have 6 contact hours with professors per week (two are large lectures and two are small group seminars - like the Romanticism course. I could hope that he does a social thing at the end of the course next week... Otherwise I guess my best shot would be to try get his as my Undergrad thesis supervisor next year. Thanks! That actually sounds like a much better idea... Because I'd be hoping for an Undergrad entry into PhD I haven't specifically thought about research much, but I have a thesis next year, so that'd be a perfect reason to ask for help coming up with something to discuss (even though it might be a bit early). The Romanticism course itself ends next Monday, that's why I'm getting worried. We're discussing Wordsworth though so I can try at least make an impression there since that's something I'm interested in... I'll definitely consider asking for an appointment though, thank you so much!
  3. So I'm hoping to apply for postgrad colleges (in the US - I'm from the UK and studying in Scotland at the moment) this September and I'm once again starting to feel like I've left everything way too late, but mostly right now, my ability to catch the attention of potential people I'd ask for a recommendation. My aim ultimately is to pursue a PhD in English, focussing on Romantic Poetry. I'm currently doing a course on Romanticism and for that it seems ideal to ask the Romanticism professor for a recommendation except that I'm a very quiet student. Granted we haven't done a huge amount of poetry and that's my strength, but I feel like I haven't expressed my love for it enough (and I really do adore it, I'm just shy and freeze up if my thoughts aren't organised) to get a good enough recommendation. Basically, should I try and find a different professor (I haven't asked anyone yet at least), or try pique his interest somehow? I was going to e-mail him anyway and ask for book recommendations on Romantic Poetry, but I don't know if that seems too desperate. sorry for the long text x_x just not sure what to do right now
  4. Hi, so I'm somewhat confused about the gpa system. I understand the basics, but thinking about applying to grad school it gets confusing. I'm in my 3rd(out of 4) year of undergrad for an English Literature degree (Scotland). If I use all my courses for the 4 years, I'm currently sitting on a 3.06 gpa, because I made some bad outside course choices in first year. But only 3rd and 4th year coint towards my degree, so what courses/grades would I use to calculate my gpa? I'm aiming high with postgrads for inspiration, but I would love to go to a good college in America for an MA or a PhD thanks for any info!
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