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  1. Keep in mind how crazy high the cost of living is in Boston.
  2. That looks like a broad range of schools, which is good. Also, it's very good that you have some terminal MA programs in there. The first time I applied, I only got into an MA program. It worked out perfectly. The two years for the MA program was everything I needed to be a competitive Ph.D. program applicant. Be sure for the Ph.D. programs that you are a good match for the faculty, not just for their interests but for their methodologies. Read some of their recent publications if you have the time. I applied to a number of schools where I thought I had common interests with the department's faculty (shared authors, shared genres, etc.). What I didn't have at most of the places was a shared methodology. I only discovered this when I struck up a conversation with a faculty member who gave a departmental talk, whom I originally thought of working with. After listening to his talk and talking to him (and after reading a recent WIP paper by him), I realized that our methodological perspectives are very different. However, I now realize that the schools that accepted me were a match in this regard. I realize now that I and the person whom I'm primarily interested in working with have more overlap than I had ever thought possible. I've also learned that other faculty in the department think in similar ways. Of course, I don't know if it was possible to discover this prior to starting as a student, but if you can figure some of this out in advance, you'll be in a much better position.
  3. "First of all, how can you say that there is "nobody ... of any real significance [at Harvard]"? What about Ziolkowski, Thomas, and Tarrant, to name but a few? Do they not count? And how did Yale come to be ranked 4th in your list? They have been in decline for years - they just lost Celia Schultz to Michigan because of the constant rancor within their department." I can say from experience that this is not true. The supposed "rancor" from the 90's is not around and is hardly visible. The loss of Celia, from what I've been told, was very unfortunate, but it was not her choice. Yale University tenure policy is pathetic, but it is the university's and not the department's: they rarely, if ever, give tenure to faculty who are not hired with tenure as part of their contract. As for gains, the past five years has seen a chair who has completely turned the department around: Chris Kraus. New faculty also include Joe Manning and Emily Greenwood (here I'm speaking only of faculty brought in with tenure). The assistant profs are all wonderful. The department is close and all the grad students get along very well (it helps that everyone has the same five year funding guaranteed, always been given for 6 or 7, and that we don't have to compete with each other for it; our research interests are all very diverse so, again, little competition and lots of collaboration). The department is floating in money, such that there is an endless array of speakers and colloquia every year from across the US and Europe. Administrative assistants are delightful, kind, and not insane. Seriously, being part of a massive endowment ($16 billion) pays, especially when the department itself has its own huge number of funds. The Library collection is second only to Harvard's, but hey, now that Widener is part of the Borrow Direct system, who the hell cares. The materials here are in many ways second to only the UK's and the Vatican's. We have an insane materials collection: coins, Babylonian artifacts, the Beinecke (for papyri and MSS), other Near-East stuff; oh right, and you can play with it to your heart's delight. The department requires its students to take classes in other departments, so the opportunities for interdisciplinary here are immense. All I can say is, thank God I chose this department. If you apply and are asked to come for the interview process and show genuine interest, you will be left in awe. It is beyond first-class. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
  4. Definitely consider applying to the University of Georgia terminal M.A., which actually gives solid funding for an M.A. program. My Greek was not comfortable when I began compared to my Latin, and now it's where it needs to be for Ph.D. programs. The Latin program here is also superb. I highly recommend it. Good placement results this year too for jobs and Ph.D. programs.
  5. I'd heard back from all 10 to which I applied by a week ago, but with funding at a couple places, I was still waiting.
  6. Turdburglers at DOE never even confirmed they received my app, even though it was postmarked with everything included. Go figure...
  7. I'll ask about my former prof when the interviewee was invited by Princeton. I'm assuming sometime this past week if I had to guess.
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    Princeton is out. I know from a faculty member of someone being interviewed there.
  9. Update. One of my former faculty members told me that she knows of a student who was invited by Princeton for an interview. Princeton is out.
  10. Aha! Here's from the source itself (Council of Graduate Schools): "Acceptance of an offer of financial support *(such as a graduate scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, or assistantship) for the next academic year by a prospective or enrolled graduate student completes an agreement that both student and graduate school expect to honor. In that context, the conditions affecting such offers and their acceptance must be defined carefully and understood by all parties. Students are under no obligation to respond to offers of financial support prior to April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the intent of this Resolution. In those instances in which a student accepts an offer before April 15, and sub- sequently desires to withdraw that acceptance, the student may submit in writing a resignation of the appointment at any time through April 15. However, an acceptance given or left in force after April 15 commits the student not to accept another offer without first obtaining a written release from the institution to which a commitment has been made. Similarly, an offer by an insti- tution after April 15 is conditional on presentation by the student of the written release from any previously accepted offer. It is further agreed by the institutions and organizations subscribing to the above Resolution that a copy of this Resolution or a link to the URL should accompany every scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, and assistantship offer. The following list includes CGS member institutions that indicated their support of the Resolution. This Resolution was renewed October 2009."
  11. The following comes from the American Philological Association for Classics: "They (faculty advisors) should also encourage applicants, where possible, to visit the institutions from which they will make their selections. All classicists should also be aware that it is a national policy, agreed on by the Council of Graduate Schools, that no institution may expect a student to respond to an offer before April 15. There should be no attempt, direct or subtle, to compel or urge such response before the applicants have all the information they need, which may be only shortly before that date." Hope this helps, regardless of your field...I found it good to know.
  12. Just out of curiosity, see what requirements the MA only programs have for languages. Do you already have some? Why pay a fortune for a Post-Bac (some are really expensive, right?) if you don't need one to get into a funded Masters program. You can improve your second language there and get a degree out of the process!
  13. Hello, Just thought I would write you all as a second-year UGA MA student (Greek and Latin) and reassure you that the Classics Department has done well with its funding in years past. First off, congrats on the early admits. I did not hear back about admission until very late February to early March of 2009. That you've already heard back is awesome! In my year, they offered 7 (the grad school awarded one of those) and this past year they funded 5, I think. Also keep in mind that UGA, as a state school, is almost certainly awaiting funding decisions from the University. Best of luck on your remaining apps. In any case, UGA has been phenomenal and I would recommend the program to anyone.
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    As per several other people, has anyone heard from Princeton, Harvard, NYU, or Washington yet?
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