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dilly-dallier last won the day on February 6 2011

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  1. I'm not suggesting anything, just in case u don't know, according to the recent NRC ranking, UMD is ranked almost as high as UMass. Their strength is on minimalism (if u r a fan) and psycholinguistics. Seems to me that it fits your general research interests well. But you do want to take your specific research topics into consideration.
  2. Agree. Learning sing languages might be a good way out.
  3. Best of luck to your application this cycle. I dont have any advice, not quite familiar with the latter program. How's ur trip to Michigan? Anything exciting?
  4. Congrats! You've decided to go to UConn? I haven't made up my mind yet, but probably not. I prefer fellowship to assistantship, and 15-hour weekly workload is heavy, I think.
  5. That's a good sign. Good luck then. EDIT: it seems that your email box works alright
  6. That's absolutely not your fault. I'm still hoping this is not true...just too difficult for me to accept it.
  7. I decided to go to NY. What's your first choice?

  8. You've made your decision already?
  9. Good for you. You've already narrowed down your choices into two. I've only heard from two programs so far. Though I guess UPenn silently rejected me. Since Philly is not far from the city, even if you love NY, UPenn isn't a bad place to go to I guess. To me the most important factor is the fit between me and the program, though I may also have to think about the ranking of the dept as it may have something to do with the employment after graduation. Am I thinking too far?
  10. Me too, just got an email from Richie. Hopefully we could meet in NYC later. Still remember that evening when Richie, Stephanie, and Chris skyped me, they asked me if I mind turning on my webcam. I was super embarrassed to tell them "sorry, I'm in my pajamas." What I was thinking? I didn't expect a video conversation over Skype? I cannot stop regretting that during the whole interview. It turns out that the professors in NYU could be very tolerate. I woke up 4 or 5 each morning to check my inbox. How can you keep yourself away from the Internet? BTW, my BF is working on nanotechnology. I should asked him to collaborate with me on nanosyntax.
  11. great stats! I guess I know who your supervisor is and which Austronesian language you are working on. Don't give up on Maryland yet. One of my friends didn't get her interview request until March but still got admission eventually. But if you like UPenn and NYU more, that's fine. I was interviewed by Richie and Stephanie, too, plus Chris Barker, though I keep thinking that I should have done better. The results would come out very soon, I guess. Fingercrossed!
  12. I don't know how to deal with the interview stress. When I was interviewed by NYU three days ago, I was too nervous to think straight the whole time. This was surprising given that I taught for so many years and presented my work in front of a lot of audience, that the three professors who interviewed me were really nice and that I rehearsed almost all the questions before the interview (I never rehearse when I was giving a conference presentation). But I have some experience in dealing with the jet leg. I used to fly across continents and give a presentation the next day, it would be better if you could switch your time to the destination time before your departure. Due to their financial problem, the only Californian school I applied to was USC. Maryland is unnecessarily a good fit for syntacticians. They take a very strong biolinguistic/Minimalist perspective, but it seems to me that they don't have clear-defined research topics other than developing Minimalism. I feel that I would have been through a hard time in writing my SOP if I applied to Maryland, as I don't have much to say except that I think MP is a promising enterprise. I've got a lot of friends applied to Maryland before. The dept is best known for their long run of interviews and short notice of the acceptance. They even interview people in March and admit people off wait-list on April 15. It is possible that you'll be interviewed more than once by different professors. More importantly, do not expect them to give you an answer right after the interview. You just have to wait.
  13. Congrats! I applied to UPenn too, but haven't heard anything from them. This is expected given that I'm not a really good fit to the program. Were you interviewed by the adcoms before the acceptance?
  14. Oh man, how can I be that nervous during the interview?

    1. hopefulapplicant

      hopefulapplicant

      I had the same experience with an interview--My voice was absolutely wavering. It is hard to master your nerves in that type of situation.

  15. I hate the time difference!

    1. Zouzax
    2. dilly-dallier

      dilly-dallier

      I've just accepted an interview at late night. The sad truth is that it happens to be my new year eve. I'll have to count down with two syntacticians.

    3. Zouzax

      Zouzax

      hehe well, the positive thing is that you have an interview!! wooo go celebrate

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