Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

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1. Starting the slow climb to a comp lit PhD. Tips for the journey?

   By breath_of_fresh_eyre, June 10, 2020
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   • FiguresIII
   • June 14, 2020

2. How "vocal" should you be on political matters as a grad student?

   By thesubalternspeaks, June 8, 2020
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   • Sigaba
   • June 9, 2020

3. How to apply with a scattershot transcript? or, A Desperate Cry for Help

   By scratchedrecord, June 3, 2020
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   • Rani13
   • June 4, 2020

4. Advice for the Lost Undergraduate

   By AdaGoose, May 28, 2020
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   • AdaGoose
   • June 2, 2020

5. UC Berkeley Personal Statement

   By Port in a Storm, June 2, 2020
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   • Port in a Storm
   • June 2, 2020

6. 2020 Decisions 1 2 3 4 5

   By The Hoosier Oxonian, February 28, 2020
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   • SocialKonstruct
   • May 9, 2020

7. A space to grieve (don't read if taking mental health break from COVID-19 news) 1 2

   By The Hoosier Oxonian, March 16, 2020
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   • punctilious
   • May 7, 2020

8. LORs from writers without PhDs?

   By selbstzweck, April 29, 2020
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   • cruel optimism
   • April 29, 2020

9. Waitlist Purgatory 1 2 3

   By BwO, March 3, 2020
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   • BwO
   • April 27, 2020

10. What we learned from this Application Season 1 2

    By Cryss, February 27, 2020
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    • Tybalt
    • April 27, 2020

11. so... are english stipends *actually* livable? or do people have to work second jobs?

    By grace2137, January 6, 2020
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    • Warelin
    • April 21, 2020

12. Comparative Literature 2020 1 2 3 4 9

    By theatergeek, January 9, 2020
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    • nimcheche
    • April 21, 2020

13. Turned Down Offers Thread 1 2 3 4 10

    By goldfinch1880, March 23, 2015
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    • onerepublic96
    • April 13, 2020

14. MA in Rhet/Comp?

    By evabrooke_26, April 8, 2020
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    • Shakespeares Sister
    • April 8, 2020

15. MA or PhD ?

    By riverbender, April 1, 2020
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    • Bopie5
    • April 2, 2020

16. Trinity College's MPhil in Irish Writing

    By Atlas313, March 29, 2020
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    • Atlas313
    • March 31, 2020

17. MANY CAMPUS VISITS!! TERRIFIED OF ILLNESS/VIRUS

    By scotty2, February 27, 2020
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    • Surreal Estate
    • March 31, 2020

18. Unions - how much do they matter?

    By The Hoosier Oxonian, March 26, 2020
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    • kolyagogolova
    • March 29, 2020

19. Do Names Like Harvard and Yale Actually Matter At The PhD Level?

    By unwelded, March 18, 2020
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    • unwelded
    • March 23, 2020

20. Campus Visits 1 2 3 4 15

    By allplaideverything, February 23, 2015
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    • jusrain
    • March 17, 2020

21. choosing between similarly-ranked programs

    By scotty2, March 16, 2020
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    • politics 'n prose
    • March 16, 2020

22. Choosing between MFA and PhD--help!

    By brownjournal, March 10, 2020
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    • scotty2
    • March 16, 2020

23. Declining Waitlist Spots?

    By VincentH, March 11, 2020   

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    • VincentH
    • March 12, 2020

24. English Programs with the Best Academic Climate for Grad Students

    By Rrandle101, January 23, 2020
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    • VincentH
    • March 11, 2020

25. Anyone else get shut out this year?

    By KvV, February 29, 2020
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    • onerepublic96
    • March 11, 2020