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  1. That's perfectly fine. Thanks once again. That quote from your school is incredibly reassuring. So, so appreciate all the time you take here to help us all out.
  2. Thank you so much. That was incredibly helpful. It makes me feel more comfortable with what I thought was the case. Have you ever actually crossed without that box being signed? Knowing even anecdotally that someone had done this would give me peace of mind at the crossing. Either way, I think you're right that it should go ok, especially since I've only just entered and my visa is still fresh (my program not having technically even begun). Thanks again for such a thorough reply!
  3. Hi all, I've noticed that there are many Canadian citizens studying in the US that frequent this board and are quite helpful. This question is mostly directed at them. Anyway, I'm a Canadian who just entered the States on a J-1 visa last week to begin taking my PhD at UChicago. My question concerns the process for visiting Canada and re-entering the US and I'm hoping some people here have had some experience with that. Specifically, my wife's brother is getting married in London, Ontario in about 10 days and we obviously hope to attend this wedding. There's a spot on our DS-2019s (my wife is J-2) where it asks for travel to be authorized by a "responsible officer." Normally this signature would be easy to acquire on campus, however I'm currently sponsored by Fulbright and my responsible officer is in NYC. Apparently it can take up to four weeks to obtain this authorization and this would obviously cause us to miss the wedding. Now, there is also a spot on the back of the DS-2019 that seems to make an exception for travel to "contiguous territories," which would most likely include Canada. So, would I be able to return to Canada for a few days without obtaining this signature? I certainly don't want to risk not being allowed re-entry, so does anyone have any experience with this? The other part of my question then concerns the re-entry process itself. It's my understanding that they remove the I-94 from your passport upon return to Canada. Does this then mean that my wife and I have to go through the entire 45 minute process we went through last week again or is it more streamlined for re-entry? We need to return on the bus and obviously don't want to hold the bus up (or risk being left behind) if we need to have all of our documentation reviewed once more in the process of having yet another I-94 issued. This seems like it would be too cumbersome a process, so I hope it's not the case but did want to be sure. If anyone could describe their experience of the re-entry process, it would be most appreciated. Anyway, I truly appreciate any help anyone can provide. Thanks!
  4. Hi guys, I received the CGS-D (17.2/20) but will be attending school in the States next year. Does anyone by chance know the procedure to have it bumped down to a Doctoral Fellowship? I'll email SSHRC but was just wondering whether anyone had any experience with this. In Toronto, by the way, and only just received the letter (strangely at about 6 PM). Best of luck to all.
  5. Declined Stanford English. Hope someone here benefits. It seems redundant to relate how awesome everything was there, so I'll simply state it is as good of a place as you would assume. Will be attending UChicago in the fall! Quite excited. Best wishes to all going forward.
  6. Oh, absolutely... Also, I find that I live the same life wherever I happen to live, so it probably makes little difference where I am as long as I'm somewhere. It seems there are good people everywhere. Literary study is probably a good place to find good people in general. I've whittled things down to 2.5 options (2 acceptances and a wait-list), although I probably wouldn't take the wait-list at this point anyway, so will likely ask to be removed. My decision will then be down to UChicago and Stanford. And I can't for the life of me seem to decide between them. Any opinions would of course be appreciated.
  7. Broadly, 20th-century literature (mostly British, some American, and tending toward world) and theory. I was lucky enough to end up with some really great options. I remember how excited I was after the first acceptance and then each subsequent one (and of course there were also rejections) just produced anxiety. Obviously a good problem to have, and one it feels terrible to complain about, but it has certainly introduced the possibility of regret into the entire process. From now on, in the darkest days at wherever I end up, I know I'll be thinking "I could be at school X right now." Anyway, it's just good to be somewhere, I suppose.
  8. Declined Cornell, Brown, Toronto, and UVA... hope this ends up brightening someone's day. Cornell was particularly hard to turn down. Their people were fantastic.
  9. If you're talking about Toronto, they will need a funding letter from another school in order to get you more funding. Essentially, they have to take this letter to the School of Graduate Studies and petition for more funds. The department itself has no internal discretion regarding funding offers (apart from minor scholarship top-ups, however those are most generally awarded to SSHRC and OGS recipients).
  10. I noticed you were also accepted at UChicago. Can I ask on what grounds you eliminated them? I'm visiting Stanford this weekend, but have many of the same misgivings as you. It is quite expensive to live, I'm not terribly fond of the immediate surroundings, and for whatever reason I don't seem to click as well with the faculty (although that could change depending on in-person interactions). I do have many friends at UCLA in multiple departments. Apparently it's a fantastic place to study and none of them have had difficulties with funding. California is very much invested in the prestige of its UC programs, especially Berkeley and LA. They don't benefit from the depreciation of those programs on the international stage and will continue to invest in them, even if it requires cuts in other schools or related areas. That said, you have fantastic options and it is mostly personal preference at this point. I would probably go with UCLA but you can't go wrong with Stanford if that ends up being your choice.
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