languagewaffle

I'm unsure if this is the correct area of the forum for this, so if not, feel free to relocate it to the correct place. With that said, I'm looking at a multitude of schools for MA-level study in linguistics, most importantly historical and comparative linguistics, but general info about the linguistic graduate programs of these universities would be great. For certain applying to... University of Victoria (Canada) Simon Fraser University (Canada) University College Dublin (Ireland) Leiden University (Netherlands) Stockholm University (Sweden) Lund University (Sweden) University of Ottawa (Canada) University of Calgary (Canada) University of Manitoba (Canada) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands) Uncertain about applying to, but perhaps interested... University of Auckland (New Zealand) University of Nova Gorica (Slovenia) I've sent out introductory emails to graduate department advisors and some professors I am interested in studying under, and am expecting to ask more questions when I have more. However, professors and department advisors can't always relay and relate the info for someone actually entering into the department at my level, so that is something I am asking here if it is possible. Also sadly, some of the departments have never gotten back to me and it has been almost or over a month x.x I am thinking perhaps their school mail systems mark certain emails as spam. Any advice for how to contact them if my suspicions of my emails being hidden away from them, are true?

My interests are perhaps too broad, but my main interest is Historical and Comparative linguistics, but I hold other interests in constructed/fictional languages, language typology, lexicography and language documentation, and broadly morphology and phonology. Sadly, not many places focus on historical/comparative linguistics but the schools I've chosen are based on if they have advisers who do/have done research in historical/comparative linguistics or in one of the smaller interests I have. And thank you for the heads-up about the linguistics section, admittedly being new, I haven't fully explored all the regions of the site. I will repost this there as well.

Here is my awkward turtle greeting. Hi! I am applying for my master's in linguistics but also suggesting pre-master's to schools which have it. I've been teaching on a highly competitive program for 4 years in Japan, from the US originally. Almost none of my friends have gone/applied/are interested in grad school so I have almost no one to consult for advice or what not about the experience, admissions, etc. This is my second round of applying to grad school. I made one program last round but I could not take up my admission due to timing of receiving the notification and the current job program I am on, mainly I would have needed to round up all of my belongings to move out in one month, sell what I don't need, plus I'd be leaving the school I teach at without a teacher for my position for a few months, etc. I also only applied to five places last time, this time I have upped it to 10 but I'm on the fence with other possible additions. I feel like applying this time around is a lot harder after facing almost a full slew of rejections last time. Motivation is a lot harder admittedly because I want my application to be perfect but then I end up procrastinating. Also being out of undergrad for four years now makes me feel a tad unimpressive and out of the loop perhaps x.x Anyways, I don't want to make this a depressing greeting, I am certain others have felt as I do though. I want to improve my application and renew my sense of understanding and confidence, so I am here to have a better grasp of the application process, get advice, and hopefully contribute as well and establish some form of online networking with other grad linguistics students, though connections with any majors are naturally welcome. Nice to meet everyone.