Hi,
I've received three admits so far for comparative literature: UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, and UC Santa Cruz. I'm still waiting on decisions from Yale, Columbia, U of Chicago, CUNY Grad Center, and a few others (UCLA, though I think that's a no based on the results I've seen posted here; UCI; and UCM's interdisciplinary humanities program). All three have offered full funding for at least five years, and two (SB and Davis) will likely be giving me a fellowship. My research areas are Spanish (Golden Age, mysticism, modern Latin and Central American poetics) and Russian (early Soviet poetics, Bakhtin studies, Dostoevsky, mid- to late 20th century Russian novel).
What do fellow literature folks think about these three departments? Any thoughts about how to choose, apart from the obvious (best fit, funding, etc.)? I'm just checking in to see if anyone has had any particularly positive or negative experiences with these schools, has any useful information, or could offer some sage advice. I'd welcome thoughts from current applicants also accepted to these departments.
Thanks comparatistas!