[Applying for phd program where you've already completed a BA/MA?]

I actually had a vet student explain to me the other day that you can get all your degrees in a hard science from the same school, but it looks esp bad to have all your degrees in the humanities from the same school. The logic goes that people assume you only now have one "school of thought" and since the humanities are so subjective, it helps you have you multiple exposures. Her exact quote was, "The skeleton of a dog is the same no matter what your location is, but the metaphor of the dog's skeleton changes depending on who you're asking."

Don't ask how this conversation got started.

That is a fantastic metaphor, hahaha. And makes perfect sense regarding why the whole "3 degrees from one place" thing would be a no-no.

[Applying for phd program where you've already completed a BA/MA?]

This is sort of what I was anticipating hearing, and that's a really good point, pinkrobot. Luckily, I'm not heavily bound to NYC at all, really -- I'm actually very interested in several west coast programs that fit my area of interest (early 20th century American, with focus on gender and religion) better than NYU. Thanks for the advice, everyone! And if you all have any school suggestions for my area of interest, that would be awesome-- my list is sort of ill-formed right now.

[Applying for phd program where you've already completed a BA/MA?]

Hi all

Just signed up here after months of lurking. I was just curious whether phd adcomms tend to look favorably/unfavorably/in any way differently at those applicants who graduated from their school's BA or MA programs? For reference, I'm currently in a BA/MA English program at NYU, and while it's not my absolute top choice for a phd program, I would say it's in top-5. Thoughts? Anyone have direct experience with this?