[Fall 2014 applicants??]

Thanks for the advice. I want to apply to those departments, but those programs require the subject test. The subject test is not available here in the Philippines, where I am currently teaching. Although, I really really wanted to include those in my list.

 

Great idea about seeking people with postcolonial work. I was thinking more about ideas concerning various modes of travel in the 19th century lit (since that particular century involves a lot of movement--migrations and the invention of the train, the steamship, etc) and look at how those might have affected ideas about modernity. I've written mostly on Dickens, Gaskell and Eliot, and I am a little rusty on postcolonial theory. It might really help.

 

I wonder if you could email the DGS and ask for a waiver on the subject test requirement, since you can't get it in your country? I don't think they would want to disqualify you just on the basis of that, since it's not your fault you can't take it.

[Extremely difficult to decide]

I'm not sure if it's frowned upon in the Canadian system, but it is a widespread practice in the US to discuss funding with programs if that's a barrier for you, especially if you were offered more at another school.  If you aren't rude about their program or ungrateful for their offer, I don't see how they could be put off by discussing funding.  But, again, I have only heard from people who applied to and attend institutions in the US.

 

I had a Canadian school ask me if I wanted to disclose any other offers to them so they could offer me more competitive funding. That doesn't speak for all schools, of course, but there's at least one bit of anecdotal evidence.

[Haven't heard from... well, lots of places]

But it would that they have already sent out a large bulk of their rejections from the boards. I'm so confused.

 

If you look at the Results Search for Columbia from last year, I think it followed a similar pattern--a huge slew of rejections, then a weird,  week-long lull and then another slew. Maybe the timing is weird because they have to go through the graduate school rather than the department?

[Haven't heard from... well, lots of places]

Thanks for your response, Lons, but I'm going for the MA!

 

I heard on March 8th by email last year, so you might hear this week! I think they follow up with the MA decisions pretty quick--they occasionally offer MA applicants admission to the Direct Entry PhD instead, so they've probably looked at all the applicants, both MA and PhD, by now. Good luck!

[SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship/CGS Doctoral Scholarship 2013]

I haven't heard anything yet, though I'm living across the pond right now so I imagine I'll be far from the first to hear.

[Fall 2013 English Lit Applicants]

I don't think they have one? I've never seen one. I'm waiting for my rejection, too. 

 

I think you're looking for this page?: https://apply-humanities.uchicago.edu/apply/

 

Edit: Though I think those rejects are talking about UIC, not UC. (I didn't apply to UIC, so I don't know about that one.)

[I want to study comparative literature and I need some advice]

You might want to check out the University of Toronto's complit program: http://complit.utoronto.ca/

 

It's well-regarded, guarantees funding, and both the university and Toronto more generally are very receptive to international students. It also doesn't require the GRE, so that's one less school you would have to get that report sent to. The program does require you to have two languages other than English, but for research purposes, so I don't think it'd be a problem that your Arabic is limited to reading ability.  

[How snobbish are the Ivys???]

I'm a masters student at Oxford right now and I haven't really run into any class issues. I think class divisions are more obvious/prevalent at the undergraduate level. As a graduate, you're surrounded by tons of international students from a huge range of backgrounds, many of whom are on scholarships either from Oxford or their home countries, so their personal wealth is not such an issue. At our orientation they told us that 65% of their graduates are international, so it's a pretty mixed bunch. I've encountered some arrogant people here, but no more than I did in my undergrad in North America. Tuition is certainly high if you don't have any scholarships, though it's not high compared to unfunded degrees in the US. The only glaring money/class issue I can think of is how many expensive events there are here that you can go to, such as college balls and that sort of thing. But you can definitely do a ton of stuff and have an amazing experience even without such events since there are a million free (or very very cheap) lectures/seminars/parties/etc. So, that's just my personal experience. My impression is the undergraduate and graduate experience is extremely different here. And a lot of it is what you make of it. Sure, you'll find arrogant people. But you can just ignore them and find your own crowd instead. I imagine the same is true at Ivies.

[Fall 2013 English Lit Applicants]

It still seems like there are weirdly few NYU acceptances up on the Results Search...wishful thinking, or is it not over yet?

[Acceptance Freakout Thread]

I'm wondering this as well.  My guess is they've all gone out, but I have no way of knowing.

 

The NYU acceptance has majorly depressed me, irrational as that reaction may be.  I'm going to be shut out this season, aren't I? 

 

It's depressed me too, but we shouldn't lose hope yet! Not until there's been way more activity on the Results board, anyway. I've only applied to 4 places, so I'm pretty nervous. But trying to stay optimistic.