artgarfunkel

anyone in off the waitlist yet?

Thank you all for your advice.I appreciate it! Anyone (whether you've posted already or not) willing to read a paper I wrote on a Jewish theme? Send me a message.

I've heard that among the many factors that go into considering applications, that it can be either more or less difficult to get into a history PhD program depending on the field one plans to study. How is it with Jewish history (esp. Modern Jewish history?) Is it typically more competitive, or less? Or have I been misinformed, and there isn't much of a correlation between one's field and the difficulty of getting into another program, ceteris paribus? So too, do historians of the Jews have any disadvantages or advantages when they go on the job market, given the number of jobs in Jewish history (is there a lack of them? or an abundance?)

Toronto?

Are there any philosophy departments that do interviews as a way of further narrowing down the applicant pool in the last rounds of admission? Which schools do this? Do many departments fly accepted students out for a visit and for recruitment?

Long time reader, first time responder... I have heard very little buzz on the forums about the Yale philosophy department. What is going on at that department? Has anyone here applied? Is there little interest in the philosophy department there?