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Everything posted by Bearcat1
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I just read the description of that on Amazon. Assassina, forget everything I suggested (except the dictionary) and get that, it sounds perfect.
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Assassina, you don't need to speak German for grad school, you just need to be able to pass a translation test. Instead of an online class, you could get a couple workbooks and start teaching yourself the basics. Most online classes, and programs like Rosetta Stone, focus on speaking and listening, which you don't need. Of course, if you want to learn that, by all means do, but if you are just interested in passing the translation exam, I think books are the way to go. I really like the Schaum brand grammar workbooks, and the Everything Learning German book is pretty good. I used Jannach's in a reading class, but for the price I don't think it was that useful. Of course, get a good dictionary, and a good place to start practicing (once you get to that point) is with online newspaper articles.
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Good question. I think you handle it just like a job. Say you like program A over program B but B is offering more money. You could tell program A that it's your top choice, but that you've been offered X by program B and wondered if program A might be able to get closer to that. Say finances are a concern for you and you want to set yourself up to be as successful as possible, and to be free from financial stress is important. Then you're not telling them their package sucks or anything, and you've flattered them by saying they're you're top choice, and you've been up front about your concerns and what you want.
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I know. I'm sorry. And thank you!
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Oh, boo. (Not for that person.) I was hoping it wasn't paid so your theory would be disproved.
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Do you know the Duke trips are paid for?
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He's listed here, on the IFA faculty page: http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/faculty/index.htm
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Fucking hilarious. Thanks so much.
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I think it's less common. Check the results section for your programs, but most don't.
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YES. That is perfect. And congrats on your interview!!!
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We mean the people we hope to work with. It's an odd term, but I think it's been borrowed from other disciplines where it makes more sense. I believe there are mixed feelings here about contacting professors beforehand or not. Some do, some don't. There are plenty of success stories from both sides, so you're definitely not dead in the water. Carry on with your roller coaster of emotions.
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I'm in the chat room...it's lonely in there. Anyone? http://zippychat.com/room/xzlsh
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My GRE scores were the first to be matched up. I would call. If you feel comfortable sharing which apps they are, other people can tell you if their apps say the same thing.
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So true. The Christmas anxiety has an actual deadline. No, no one does. And I get the feeling a lot of my friends are starting to roll their eyes at me behind my back because they think I'm overreacting.
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Edward Sullivan at the IFA, Cécile Fromont at UChicago, and Amy Buono at SMU. None focus exclusively on Brazilian art, but all have worked on it some capacity and would certainly be capable of advising on the topic.
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Congratulations!!!! That's great!!
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Your Christmas analogy is perfect. It's almost physically painful.
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Thank you! No, just sorry to contribute to anyone's rising stress level.
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I'm sorry because this thread was started by someone who was hoping to be able to relax on the weekends instead of obsessively checking emails. So I'm sorry to contribute to continued vigilance even on the weekends.
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I got an email for a phone interview yesterday...sorry!
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Yes! If nothing else it means someone is looking at your app, so things are happening.
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I don't know why you voted bamafan down for trying to help you, but they're right, you probably need to take it again. Find out the cutoffs where you are applying. I think some schools have a combo score cutoff, in which case you might be okay, since your verbal is good. You can ask the graduate division, rather than the department, so the department will never know you inquired. You said you studied with books, but have you tried a book just for the math? I found the math-specific prep book I had to be much more helpful than the big name (Kaplan, Princeton Review) combo books. A low GRE score won't technically keep you out of a program, but it could keep you from getting university funding. At schools that only accept students they can fully fund, this could translate to you being kept out of a program.