kaputzing Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) I wonder how many people are on the list... My impression is that there are around four strong Assyriology applicants this year, including the Yale student(s). Edited March 9, 2013 by kaputzing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardea Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) NELC at Yale is allowed only 2 new students, and those have to be divided between Assyriology, Egyptology, and (Greco-)Arabic Studies. I'd guess that Assyriology will get one new student at the most, and it seems to be unusual for an admitted student to turn the spot down. Edited March 9, 2013 by Ardea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant71191 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Anyone hearing anything from Columbia yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaputzing Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 NELC at Yale is allowed only 2 new students, and those have to be divided between Assyriology, Egyptology, and (Greco-)Arabic Studies. I'd guess that Assyriology will get one new student at the most, and it seems to be unusual for an admitted student to turn the spot down. I knew the number was low, but not as low as two for the entire department. I assume they didn't take any Egyptologists this round, though, so I guess it's one spot for Assyriology and one for Greco-Arabic studies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qaus-gabri Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Got the ol' Harvard NELC rejection letter today in the mail. Just what I needed to stay motivated and working on my thesis tonight . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabes Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Claiming the University of Toronto MA acceptance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ûl ʾašerātō Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Claiming the University of Toronto MA acceptance Congrats! Toronto is a great place to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qaus-gabri Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 . . . and the Hopkins rejection. No surprise there. Well, I've heard back from all my schools now, just waiting on funding info (UT Austin) and/or change in wait list status (U Mich). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sihara Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 . . . and the Hopkins rejection. No surprise there. Well, I've heard back from all my schools now, just waiting on funding info (UT Austin) and/or change in wait list status (U Mich). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sihara Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Bummer. Were you rejected off the short list, or had you already been anticipating it? Congrats on Texas, though! Great program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qaus-gabri Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Bummer. Were you rejected off the short list, or had you already been anticipating it? Congrats on Texas, though! Great program. I have no clue, honestly. I doubt I was considered all that seriously, but who knows. I'm interested to know how many people were admitted to UT and, therefore, how likely it will be that I get any funding. No funding = no PhD for me. I'm dreaming of a time when I'm not thinking about all this shit constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ûl ʾašerātō Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 . . . and the Hopkins rejection. No surprise there. Well, I've heard back from all my schools now, just waiting on funding info (UT Austin) and/or change in wait list status (U Mich). Sorry to hear about the Hopkins rejection. They have a great program on paper, but I feel like their admissions process is an enigma. Given their penchant for taking students into HB/NWS from a select number of masters programs, maybe it is largely based upon written recommendations. Who knows. Good luck with funding at UT though. As I've said before, Austin is a fantastic place to live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murklins Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Does anyone have any insight on NYU's near eastern studies MA or Chicago's middle east studies MA? I was accepted into both programs and am having a hard time choosing between them. I'm really interested in modern Arabic literature as well as Arabic dialect studies and at this time I'm not thinking about pursuing a career in academia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizio Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Does anyone have any insight on NYU's near eastern studies MA or Chicago's middle east studies MA? I was accepted into both programs and am having a hard time choosing between them. I'm visiting NYU's program this week. My sub-field is Central Asia, which NYU includes in Near Eastern Studies, but feel free to PM me if you have general questions about the program, and I'm happy to share any information I can. I'll be there Thursday-Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabes Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Anyone see the news about Yale Egyptology? http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/08/28/egyptology-program-in-hot-water/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ûl ʾašerātō Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Anyone see the news about Yale Egyptology? http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/08/28/egyptology-program-in-hot-water/ Egyptology at Yale is definitely in a precarious position right now. Unfortunately, the scandal has also opened the GSAS to reduce the number of students in the NELC department, which has already been a shrinking department. Although the full extent of the damage remains to be seen, it is unlikely that the department as a whole will recover soon. I honestly can't imagine that the department will be able to legitimately move forward with both Darnell and Manasseh. I hope that the university will begin to make decisions to protect one of the best departments of its kind in the world, even though the administration probably has little regard for the humanities like most other Ivy administrations (just look at the state of the ancient program in NELC at Harvard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heliogabalus Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Dude, Manassa got her PhD in 4 years??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khayzuran Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Anyone applying this cycle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Thames Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hi there, I've applied, I started another thread and it's been dead quiet. It's called "NELC 2013 - Middle East, Near Eastern Studies". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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