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Good luck, FeministCorgi! Who did you write about working with if you don't mind me asking? Btw, my partner is in LOVE with your name. He is dying to get a Corgi but knows I will only adopt dogs. He checks the shelters almost every day waiting for a Corgi to pop up. He saw your name and squealed. The prof that told me is the one I want to work with but has nothing to do with my app. She first asked me which department I would pick if admitted to both of the ones I applied to at U of M. She then said she lobbied hard for me but then said that the admission rates are ridiculously low. It was a mega days of highs and lows lol. (Though she said I needed to text her right away when I get news- she doesn't know anything more than I do, or so she says.) I am way more nervous than I was earlier today lol. And I have another meeting with her on Tuesday. Oy vey!

If anyone is waiting to hear back from Michigan's AmCult program I was told by a prof that we should hear next week.

whew- glad it's not just me. Fingers crossed for both of us that it's something good?

She said she was going to recuse herself from my apps due to potential conflict of interest (she wrote me a LOR and we're working on a grant/project together). It is possible she's out of the loop because she wants to be, I'm just not sure why she'd ask me. I just told her I haven't gotten a timeline yet, but hopefully in the next few weeks. I'm just in anxiety mode is all

Congrats, ashiepoo! My POI/boss just asked if I knew when I would hear back about my apps. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing :/. We're in the midst of writing a grant so we've been flinging emails back and forth like crazy and that question kinda stopped me in my tracks.

Yes, yes rub it in when I literally can't even get out of my driveway Actually I don't much mind because it gives me an excuse to be a hermit. My dog, on the other hand, is not happy about the situation. (That is, there being snow higher than her- she's enjoying her mommy being home for the day!)

Lots of NE and Midwest unis are closed because of the snow. That can be one reason for the slowdown.

I am actually a graduate student (MPH) applying for my PhD. I am currently in Victor's Queer of Color Critique class and I really, truly cannot say enough good things about the man. He is a wonderfully supportive and hilarious individual. One of the nice things about the grad depts at U of M, especially in these kind of nebulous fields, is that there is a LOT of overlap. I can't count the number of different PhD programs represented in Victor's class this semester.

I have it blocked on my computer between the hours of 8 AM and 10 PM. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to block sites on my phone so I'm still obsessively checking. Le sigh. sillyrabbit, if you don't mind me asking, why did you choose English at UMich instead of AmCult? Also- who would you like to work with there?

LOL of course the school I'm waiting on has a snow day tomorrow. On the bright side- I have a snow day tomorrow

Best of luck, Lorelai!

And that's totally fine- I'm glad it was something you considered. I think too many people do not (for better or worse). I totally understand annoying families. Mine mean well but I'm already freaking out enough without hearing "Oh, don't worry! You'll get in!" (and they start making plans about what type of place I should get there) when I only applied to one school and I know the realistic odds. I've even lied and told them that I likely won't hear until March so that they're not asking every day (like they wouldn't know within 30 seconds of me getting an admission, but I digress )

To be fair, as someone born and raised in the midwest- it can be a shock for warm weather folks to come up here. It's not just the cold. It's the lack of sun, not being able to really go outside, and living somewhere where it literally HURTS to go outside for several months out of the year. I knew quite a few people who transferred out of my undergrad college because they couldn't deal with the winter. It made them depressed as their bodies weren't used to that level of sun deprivation. Last year was especially bad for all of us. My university shut down for the first time in decades and I knew people who literally couldn't go outside because of the negative 30 windchill due to asthma and other health conditions that are normally controllable. Then there are people like me whose car literally froze to the ground so I couldn't go to school for a few days (obviously not a problem if you're not a commuter but still). While I am totally, 100% for going wherever you're supported and you have the best research fit, it is important to remember that you will be living in this place for at least 5 long years. It is an important to thing to weigh in my opinion. I am not trying to dissuade anyone- I'm just trying to prepare people. The majority of my family lives in southern California now and it's always a shock when their California born and raised spouses/kids come up here for their first visit. No matter how much they think they can handle the cold- it always gets to them.

Hi ashiepoo Thanks! I'm applying to both American Culture and History/Women's Studies at Michigan. My POI is in all 3 depts and encouraged me to apply to both. (I only applied to Michigan this year as I didn't decide to apply to grad schools until around September. Whoops.) Congrats on the MSU admit- that's where I did my undergrad Do you mind if I ask who you want to work with there or what your subfield is? I was not a History undergrad but I was in related depts and knew quite a bit of the History faculty.

Hi everyone! I applied to Michigan's AmCult program. If anyone is applying to that, my POI said that the decisions usually come mid-Feb. Good luck everyone

Hi everyone! I just discovered this part of the forum so excuse my tardiness. I applied to Michigan's WS/History program. I didn't discover a love of women's studies until grad school (where I focused on women's health so it seems like a pretty good gateway drug ). Since then, I've been taking a lot of grad level WS courses here at Michigan and I have my fingers crossed but I know the odds are low. Good luck everyone!

I'm chiming in because I'm on the super high anxiety bandwagon and it's getting worse. I had to schedule a meetings today with the person I want to work with (but who can't have anything to do with my app because of conflict of interest) and realized that one of the meetings would be for after I hear back from her program. I should hear back around Feb 15th and I have a meeting with her on both the 10th and the 18th (she is my boss). The worst part is that I know I could probably just ask her the status of my app but I have zero confidence that I'll be admitted so I don't want to be crushed quite yet :/

Chiming in about grad work. I'm currently in a completely different Master's program but have taken grad coursework in History and related topics. One thing I've really learned over the last year or so is to just ask questions when you're not sure of something- even if it's a word that it seems like everyone knows (trust me, everyone doesn't!). Everyone comes with different backgrounds, different base levels of knowledge. I more lurk but have applied to the UMich History/Women Studies joint PhD as well as their American Culture program. (It's a long story about why I applied to both but I'd be super happy in either one. If I'm not accepted, I'll cast a wide range next year after some publications.) ETA: My area of study is medicalization of sexuality, history of medicine (specifically eugenics), and history of institutionalization of youth, especially youth of color.

Hello! My first time posting here. I apparently had an account so I must've used it when I applied to Master's programs (don't remember though!) My path is slightly unique. I have a background in Anthro & an interdisciplinary Arts & Humanities degree. I'm currently doing my MPH in Health Behavior & Health Education. However, my passion has always been for history and that's clear through my research and course selections (though not from my degrees...). Since I started my MPH program, I have been working on a eugenics project under a medical historian. My interests are in early to mid 20th century US. I am interested in the intersection of gender, sexuality, and medicine- especially with young people and broadly defined queer populations. This year, I am only applying to University of Michigan because I want to continue to working on both the eugenics and an outside project housed here in Ann Arbor. If I'm not admitted, I'm going to continue working on the projects for a year and then apply to a more broad range of programs. I'm all set on everything but the writing sample- and we're getting close to deadline territory. Oy!