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  1. I guess I interpreted OP's remarks to mean that they'd be reusing their paper wholesale.
  2. This would likely be considered to be academic dishonesty if you were caught.
  3. I'm a first year grad student and after some consultation with my department, I've decided to withdraw from my department. I would like to switch to a different field (in this case, from Slavic to Comparative Literature). There is a potential for me to switch to the comp lit program at my university, but it's a low possibility. So I will likely be withdrawing at the end of this semester and starting over. I'm considering going to the UK for a 1-year MA/MLitt/MPhil (or what have you) to get a jump start on my new field and keep me in school while reapplying for PhD programs stateside. But I'm having a hard time with all of this, especially since I'm leaving my field – due to my own issues with the field (I found out that I don't really enjoy it as much as I thought I did and that my interests are more in line with what a comparative literature or media program offers) and because of my shortcomings in the field (my active Russian language skills are likely too weak to make me employable). My department fully supports me in this and I know that I will have good references from my professors. But I'm left wondering how this will seem to other programs and how much my withdrawal from this program will negatively impact my future applications. And, of course, I wonder if pursuing a one-year degree abroad before applying to more US programs is just a waste of time, money, and effort and if there's something better for me to do in this upcoming year than that. I could just use some advice, even if it's harsh.
  4. Here's mine: GRE total: $506 Prep: $79 Test: $400 (had to forfeit $200 when I couldn't bring my passport with me because it was currently in processing with the government and mistakenly thought I could have a notarized photocopy of it, so I had to pay an additional $200 for the test I actually took) Scores: $27 Transcripts: $10 Application Fees: $610 Total: $1126 My advice would be to not pay for the GRE twice. Jesus. The only reason my score cost was so low is because I 1) sent scores on test day and 2) Northwestern didn't require GRE, so I only had to send one additional score. Test prep was worth it. I just wish that I could have found more (any) application fee waivers for me because I'm currently teaching ESL making ~$12000 USD a year, so this was brutal. I'll be paying it off for a while. But because I got into my top choice (... and nowhere else...), I guess it was worth it!
  5. Thanks for this... I was asking some people for advice and my father (who, I should have guessed, might be out of touch) is convinced that the program will revoke their offer of admission if I was so "greedy" as to ask for that.
  6. I've been offered money from the program I plan to attend to visit before I accept. However, my employment situation is such that I cannot visit without being fired. Can I ask for this sum to be put towards a relocation allowance? Would the program retract its offer of admission if I did this?
  7. Appreciate the words of advice. Thanks muchly.
  8. So it's now the beginning of March and I have yet to hear from 4 programs (UCLA, UIUC, U Southern California, and Northwestern). Is it game over or should I still hold on to hope? I'm feeling pretty hopeless right now like I'm being shut out this cycle. Allegedly UCLA has sent out admissions (not confirmed but allegedly) and Northwestern has 1 result on the gradcafe results page but no results posted from UIUC, UCLA, or USC.
  9. Hey, just wanted to brag in another place about my Yale rejection. Didn't get an interview, knew it was coming (kind of like Berkeley at this point...).
  10. Rejection from Yale! An email to check the web portal - just a form letter, not even from the department itself. You should be hearing back soon if you haven't already.
  11. Yeah, just through the grapevine. But I'm anxious enough that even rumors make me nervous at a time like this... Well, I mostly agree with you - unless it is, for example, the end of March. Then it's fair to contact them, I think. Otherwise I believe that the answer could only really be "Soon", which might not make you feel better. There are maybe 3-4 active on thegradcafe this cycle.
  12. Yes, Berkeley does seem like one of the (if not the) most competitive Slavic programs. There's always a chance that we are wrong and still have a chance. I guess only time will tell. What's your specialty/area of interest? The fact that I have no sense of what it takes to get in is extremely frustrating. I feel like with other, more popular programs, there are really clear guidelines on what stats and supplements you need to get it - not so with our field. It's so scary.
  13. Allegedly Berkeley has sent out invites, as well as Yale (but like you said, I don't know if these are being released one at a time or as a batch - if it's as a batch, I guess I'm out of luck!). I was just going to post, in fact, and ask who could claim the Yale invite - and here you are! I agree that because Slavic folks aren't very active/present on this site, it makes predicting these things difficult. It's even hard to get a feel for how many people might be applying in any given cycle. If I can ask, where else are you applying?
  14. All of my programs have a Feb-March notification window, so while I'm not expecting to hear back definitively quite yet (although I would love to...), I'm getting anxious about this interview situation. It's possible our departments haven't sent out interview invites? I am honestly kind of tempted to email and check but also afraid of what the answer might be. I just don't know if the lack of an interview is a definite rejection or just, well, a lack of an interview and nothing more. I wasn't stressed about this until yesterday when I discovered that I potentially "should" have received invites.
  15. Hi all, It's now the end of January and I haven't heard anything from any grad programs that I applied to. Should I be worried at this point/accepting that I haven't gotten into any programs this cycle? For clarification my programs are: Yale Berkeley USC (Southern California) UCLA UIUC Northwestern Thanks!
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