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  1. I'd like to know too, if someone wouldn't mind messaging me as well!
  2. The person I attempted to contact was the graduate chair. I don't want to be too alarmist, however--it's possible they're on Spring Break, or flooded with eMails at this time, so I'll try to get into contact with more people. I agree with you, however, that it's a bit of a red flag, especially with what I've heard so far. I'll definitely keep trying at this point. EDIT: I should also mention that I contacted a Ph.D student with similar interests who went through the MA program, but we've been unable to set up a time as of yet. Yes, I am definitely looking to continue on to a Ph.D. The people I contacted at UNM had placement rates for the MA program that were really excellent, getting into programs like DePaul, Stony Brook, and Emory fairly consistently. Like I mentioned, I haven't been able to get into contact with the people at BC just yet. Honestly, at this point I'm leaning towards UNM because the people I'd like to work with more closely align with my interests and what I've gleaned so far about the graduate school climate (as well as their placement being pretty stellar), but I know that at this point I've only really spoken to people from there. I also know that BC is on the east coast and so has greater proximity to conferences and networking opportunities.
  3. My interests are in 19th and 20th century continental, especially Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida. With that said, I'm pretty broadly interested. Iain Thomson seems like a perfect fit for me, and several people at UNM seem great (Ann Murphy, Adrian Johnston, Paul Livingston, etc.). BC I understand to have a higher pedigree, and there are some people I'd be very interested in working with (Richard Kearney especially comes to mind), but I've not heard the best things about their MA program in particular. I'm not looking so much for information about fit with faculty members as much as the grad school culture. I've talked to a student and Ann Murphy at UNM, and it sounds great, but I've yet to hear from BC despite the fact that I've tried contacting a couple of people.
  4. I heard from them about two weeks ago (the letter is dated 2/24). It's not funded, but occasionally MA students get work as graders. Financially it's pretty viable, however.
  5. Euromaniac

    UNM? BC?

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any "insider info" on the programs at University of New Mexico and Boston College. I got into both MA programs and am leaning towards UNM, but would appreciate any advice (I plan on speaking to graduate students and professors from both departments as well, obviously).
  6. I am from a SLAC with very little prestige, almost none in philosophy. I applied to a couple programs in the PGR rankings, like Northwestern, but mostly SPEP schools.
  7. LSU is definitely a program I was/am looking at. I didn't apply this season, but I plan to next if I don't end up anywhere. I've used Protevi's notes online for my readings of Deleuze, so I'll definitely look into it. Thanks
  8. I applied to 14. None were ranked top 10 in PGR, but they were all SPEP programs.
  9. Sorry, you're right, I changed the OP.
  10. I've been more-or-less shut out this year, which isn't a complete surprise but obviously not something anyone applying is hoping for. I was wondering if anyone who is more successful would mind looking at my materials and giving me advice on what my next move should be. I would post that information here, but I would prefer to do this in a one-on-one context. So if you'd be willing to help, please message me. Thanks. My AOI are 19th and 20th century continental, with some interest in the history of modern. More specifically I'm into figures like Nietzsche and Heidegger. I'm primarily interested in American schools.
  11. Apply again next year. Maybe consider more MA programs. If I could not do this, I wouldn't do it. Until then, something else.
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