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  1. I did better on the real test, possibly because I was more focused? Powerprep: V156/Q158 Kaplan: V158/Q156 Actual GRE V159/Q160/AW4 hours studied `~30
  2. I'm currently also looking into MA's for linguistics. I was looking at McGill a little since the program is funded. Does anyone know if not knowing French would be an issue?
  3. Hello! I am looking at applying to graduate programs in Linguistics next year (a mix of MA and PhD programs since I don't have a full Linguistics major). Does anyone have any information or experience with the MA program at University of Rochester? The information I could find on their site was fairly sparse, but the aspects of experimental work and involvement with Cognitive Science looked appealing.
  4. This kind of raises the question: Is a full linguistics degree required typically to get a post-bacc position? Like I mentioned earlier, I'm working towards a BA in English with a Linguistics emphasis (so I've taken some linguistics courses such as an intro course, a syntax course, a ling. history of the English language course, a phonetics course, and a few others). I also am working towards a Psychology minor and to complete those requirements I've taken courses on statistics and research methods (geared towards psychology). Also any suggestions for courses that I might find in other areas that might help me fill in some of the holes for applications?
  5. Thanks to everyone who answered, your feedback was super helpful. Since I don't wanna make an extra topic, if anyone has any good suggestions for solid MA programs that have good syntax and psycholinguistics opportunities (also funding/ good financial help is a plus), I could certainly use some help on that front!
  6. Does anyone know to how difficult some of the courses listed under Introductory Courses would be? If I can make it I'd like to take Experimental Syntax or Sentence Processing, but I've only taken a Generative Syntax course (as far as syntax goes) and I don't want to end up being in over my head.
  7. Alright, my main question was about certain programs that do have both an MA and a PhD. Say for example I applied to the PhD program at UCSC but I didn't get in, would it be possible that they still accept me as an MA student or would it just be a flat out rejection? That being said, I'm definitely looking into mainly MA programs since I understand that realistically I won't have nearly as much linguistics experience as many applicants. However, I'm currently trying to get started on doing some research through my school's psychology department and possibly some extra research work with my linguistics professors (we only have 2 tenure track right now, so there is a decent amount of demand).
  8. So I was wondering how applications to PhD programs vs MA programs work exactly. I am a 3rd year student at a fairly small liberal arts college. Our linguistics program is currently an emphasis within our English major, however I've been completely enthralled with linguistics since I started studying it. I'm looking at going to graduate school for linguistics however I'm not sure specifically what I would like to study more in depth, currently its looking like syntax and psycholinguistics. Back to my main question though. I'm afraid I won't have enough qualifications to get into PhD programs, but I think I would be a pretty good candidate for MA programs as they would give me a deeper linguistic base. However, I wouldn't want to undershoot and miss an opportunity to land in a good PhD program. I was wondering if most linguistics programs would offer you a spot in the MA program if you applied for the PhD but weren't quite to their expectations for it yet or would I be ruining my chances at attending certain grad schools that year?. Should I stay safe and apply for mainly MA programs at schools that I'd possilbly want to be at for a PhD later on? Also any suggestions for things that might help me have a better application are appreciated.
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