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AudreLorde

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  1. I am still waiting to hear back from Duke (literature). Did anyone email them? Thanks!
  2. Hoping to start a conversation about CUNY (English) for this year. I got accepted and I am weighing my options. My other funded offer is from UMD, which is also an excellent program. I'd really appreciate if current students at the Graduate Center could share their experiences about working with faculty/ graduate assistantship/ intellectual community/ diversity of program. My areas are postcolonial studies, gender/feminist studies, and queer of color critique. Thank you!
  3. Hi all. I haven't heard from Emory (English, PhD), Duke (literature, PhD), or Brown (English PhD) yet. I see that people already received acceptances and rejections. Does anyone know what it means to not hear at all ? Is there a slight possibility of still getting accepted?
  4. I think that the funds would transfer directly if the admitted person in Early Modern rejects their offer before the open house, since they should probably have the same amount for each visitor. I don't think they treat people who are admitted off the wait list any differently than "first picks." It would be unethical if they did. Anyway, all the best!
  5. From what I understand, it is a formal tour/ open house. The department offered me up to $400 for travel expenses, and they will be providing housing in the University hotel for two nights.
  6. Thank you all, for all this information. It is very helpful. I will definitely ask everyone about housing/ transportation when I visit UMD for the Open House in March. Greenmt, I was accepted by UMD, and Ralph did say that he will make the offer more competitive once I have other offers; as of now, I am waiting to hear back from other places. It could take a while, since many of these places (like UC Davis and CUNY) inform applicants in March. I am actually already enrolled in a PhD program, and I re-applied to PhD programs because my program isn't a good fit for me. I came here straight from undergrad, so it took me some time to actually learn about what a real good "fit" means. Anyway, thanks a lot for the suggestions about negotiations. I definitely would need some financial help with relocation, since I live on a PhD stipend already, and don't have savings. So I will try to bring it up with Ralph when I visit. ProfLorax, the disability reading group sounds great. So happy to hear you're reading Audre Lorde. There isn't information about the disability reading group online... or maybe I've missed it. But if there is, could you send me a link? Thank you! Also, thanks for the comments about diversity and social justice. I asked Ralph to put me in touch with folks in my field (postcolonial/gender/queer theory), and with a student of color, so he sent me their information. He has been very nice and helpful over email so far, and I'm excited about the possibility of joining UMD.
  7. ProfLorax, thanks a lot for being willing to answer questions here. I am considering my offer from Maryland, but I am concerned about a few things, and I am wondering if you can address them. 1) Stipend: you mention above that it is possible to negotiate the stipend with the DGS. How do you recommend we should go about doing this? I will need to live only on the stipend (no outside source of income), so I am concerned about money a lot, especially considering the expenses. I also do not own a car, so living very far away would not an option. Where do you recommend someone without a car should live? I can get a roommate but I really prefer not to. Is it possible to live alone on this stipend? 2) How diverse is the student body? I hope that it would be racially diverse since the program has strengths in African-American studies, but I am not sure, and I cannot tell by looking at the graduate student directory. Could you please let me know the general diversity regarding racial/ethnic/national/gender/sexual identity? Also, how politically active is the student body in general? And how social justice oriented is the general environment? How would the department deal with say, a racial conflict in a classroom? Thanks again to anyone who can address these questions.
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