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  1. Heading to Stanford!

  2. I would also say ask him, of course he'll understand. On the other hand, I think you have a good thing going at U of W. There are great things about Yale's program, but it's not the best in terms of preparing one to apply directly to a PhD. That's why in the end I chose Stanford over Yale (plus who can beat the weather in California! Haha). First, you don't get an advisor. I had a friend who went to Yale, and she said it was kind of hard not having an advisor. Second, there's no thesis requirement, so there is less support for doing really in-depth original research. Third, it's just a one year program. There are a couple of disadvantages there. Like was mentioned above, you've only been in classes a couple of months when you have to ask professors for LoRs, so they just don't know you that well. Also, another big advantage of a 2-year program is that you can apply for grants to do research over the summer-- SO important in applying to phd programs! I have a friend who did the program at Yale, and is now at Stanford doing a second masters to prepare for her PhD application. So that could be another option for you. In the end, consider your options carefully, and do what you think will be best for you. Good luck!
  3. I'm still considering, but if I don't hear back from Columbia in time then it's Stanford for me. Also East Asian Studies. I'm interested in late Qing/early Republican Chinese history as well as Japanese history of the same time period. What are your interests? Are you thinking of going on for phd? I actually don't know all that much about Stanford EAS (and yet still considering going there lol), do you know what the program is known for, where strengths lie, etc?
  4. Sorry for that Jolin. :-( Even though I'm in, I didn't get any funding, so it's pretty the same as getting rejected. Do any of the other Yale admits know anything about funding?
  5. Does anyone know anything about Columbia MARSEA (Weatherhead Institute)? I see that EALAC results are out, but haven't seen any MARSEA (regional studies, east asia). Last year there weren't any posted until mid/late April. That seems far too long to wait.
  6. Yale acceptance-- but don't know about funding.

  7. Hi! I've also been admitted to Berkeley, and my going there is also contingent on FLAS funding, so we're in the same boat! Apparently the committee was due to meet on March 5 to finalize the FLAS rankings. So the results should be out soon!
  8. Last night I dreamed I got rejected by Harvard and then was chased by raptors.

    1. ellen20148

      ellen20148

      Congratulations. You've had a weirder admissions dream than me. That's pretty hard to do.

  9. Oh, and this: Them: So you're applying to grad school? Me: Yes, I'm applying to X, Y, and Z [top name schools which accept only the best of the best and require years of immaculate preparation]. Them: Oh, well my [neighbor, friend, boyfriend's sister] applied to [local no-name nothing school], and they got in and are just loving grad school. So I'm sure you'll do fine! Me: facepalm Them: Oh, here, let me give you their email address, I'm sure they have tons of great advice for you.
  10. "Ailinna, you're already [X] years old, that's not very young, you know. By the time you finish grad school, you'll be [Y] years old, and no one will want to marry you. You'll end up alone and childless. You should get married first and think about grad school later." Also, I get the "Oh, I'm sure you'll get in EVERYWHERE, you're BRILLIANT" line a lot. But only from people who dropped out of community college and have no idea what they are talking about.
  11. Ok. I am officially TIRED of WAITING to hear the results! It's hard to wait for other people to decided upon your future! Guess I just need to distract myself with school and the start of the new semester....
  12. Confused about Columbia EALAC, Columbia Weatherhead, and Columbia LSMA...

  13. Check out the Critical Language Scholarship summer program. Fully funded and located in Korean. Also, look at University of Washington. hope that helps!
  14. I've really wondered about that too! Funny to find out someone else is also thinking about this stuff.
  15. I was so excited and surprised to hear about my first acceptance that I posted it in all caps with the name of the school. I was just so excited, and have worked so hard for several years, that I really just wanted to shout from the rooftops. But I'm not going to to that for every school (ok, but if Yale accepts me, FB friends can expect some more all caps and exclamation points). I really don't see anything wrong with that. It's a huge, huge part of my life, and the reason I'm on facebook is to share my life and my struggles and victories with others.
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