Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

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

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

2. Unions - how much do they matter?

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

3. 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

4. Campus Visits 1 2 3 4 15

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

5. choosing between similarly-ranked programs

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

6. Choosing between MFA and PhD--help!

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

7. Declining Waitlist Spots?

   By VincentH, March 11, 2020   

   • waitlist
   • declining offers
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   • VincentH
   • March 12, 2020

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

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

9. Anyone else get shut out this year?

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

10. MFA Fiction vs MA English

    By Mr. Somebody, March 9, 2020   

    • mfa writing
    • english ma
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    • Mr. Somebody
    • March 11, 2020

11. (never mind, let this die)

    By scotty2, March 9, 2020
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    • tansy, rue, root, & seed
    • March 10, 2020

12. Instead of a "chance me" thread, could we start a thread to discuss aspects of our English apps that can be reasonably strengthened?

    By whereareyourcitations, March 8, 2020   

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    • Rrandle101
    • March 8, 2020

13. Choosing Between 2 GREAT But Different Programs

    By jlaser, March 7, 2020
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    • disidentifications
    • March 8, 2020

14. Literature PhD options 1 2

    By jedeye, February 6, 2020
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    • Bumblebea
    • March 8, 2020

15. Candidates accepted into UNC Chapel Hill and/or Clemson-- I have so many questions.

    By whereareyourcitations, March 8, 2020
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    • whereareyourcitations
    • March 8, 2020

16. MA English Funding

    By mehak110, March 3, 2020
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    • mehak110
    • March 3, 2020

17. Struggling to choose between two similar programs. Help?

    By blackstrap, March 2, 2020
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    • WildeThing
    • March 2, 2020

18. What is going on with the UVa waitlist?

    By gradattack, February 27, 2020
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    • WildeThing
    • March 2, 2020

19. Emailing professors: the f*&#?

    By meghan_sparkle, February 28, 2020
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    • Glasperlenspieler
    • February 28, 2020

20. Between now and August

    By alittlebitofthat, February 28, 2020   

    • english phd
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    • caffeinated applicant
    • February 28, 2020

21. Advice for picking English Lit MA program?

    By cloudbabies10, February 28, 2020
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    • WildeThing
    • February 28, 2020

22. English (Medieval) at Fordham University

    By woeisme, February 28, 2020
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    • digital_lime
    • February 28, 2020

23. Princeton?!

    By Rani13, February 25, 2020
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    • caffeinated applicant
    • February 25, 2020

24. Need Help Deciding Between Comp Lit, Critical Theory, and English

    By RoughlyHewn, February 24, 2020   

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    • Glasperlenspieler
    • February 25, 2020

25. Conferences 2020

    By merry night wanderer, January 27, 2020
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    • kolyagogolova
    • February 25, 2020