korartiz

Yeah! They're exceptionally good for showcasing work, especially if you're at an interview or something. I would imagine that the people who are taking notes on them have keyboard attachments.

Tablets are really good for showcasing work quickly if you're a photographer or artist of some kind. I'd say they're a little better for traveling than a laptop... take up less room and such... but I'd go with a surface or other windows 8 tablet for more functionality if you're really wanting one.

That's great! As was sort of mentioned by another poster, I am fresh out of undergrad, albeit two years older than the expected graduation age. So, the activity/campus life side of things is still important to me.

As someone who is only looking at MA programs right now, the cost is more and usually NOT covered by any sort of waiver. So I do not feel like it's moot. Thanks for all of the good information on being a grad in regards to campus life.

Just as an example, here's the tuition for undergrad VS. grad at UWM. Keep in mind that undergraduates take 15 credit hours VS graduate 12 credit hours. 2012-2013 Undergraduate Tuition Resident Undergraduate Tuition* Based on 12-18 credits both semesters $9,380 Non-Resident Undergraduate Tuition* Based on 12-18 credits both semesters $19,088 2012-2013 Graduate Tuition Resident Graduate Tuition Based on 8 or more credits both semesters $11,524 Non-Resident Graduate Tuition Based on 8 or more credits both semesters $24,412 So if we figure it out by cost per credit, going by minimum credits for full time. Undergrad in state = 391 per credit Out of state = 795 per credit Grad in state = 720 per credit Out of state = 1525 Almost a 100% increase per credit. Most of the other schools I've looked at are similar in cost.

So then at your school graduates are not able to join the UG clubs if they want? Do they forget that the social aspect is still an important one? Moving to a new place and making friends doesn't really get any easier the more you do it, not in my opinion. I suppose that I'm also trying to justify the tuition/fee increase for grad students VS. undergrad students.

I very well may be over thinking this, but I'm curious. As a graduate student, what is/isn't appropriate when it comes to events/activities on campus? Is it appropriate for us to join clubs and be social with the undergrads if we have the time? Frequenting the athletic events? Is blending in appropriate or are we supposed to try and make ourselves stand out? I imagine that schools don't really do orientation events like they do for undergrads. What's the reason for this?

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common denominator

I sent in 5 recommendations as well. My three mains were all submitted directly to the schools via the internet or via mailing from the recommenders. The other two I included in a packet with my transcripts, test scores, etc. and noted them as *supplemental* in my cover letter. I threw a small tidbit regarding who the letter came from and what it entails. I'm not a part of an adcomm, but I'd assume that the note of them as supplemental would be clear enough to let them decide whether or not they want to read the extra letters.

I applied to MA/MS programs in varying digital humanities fields. Part of the great thing about the area is that it's still so new that schools don't really know what to do with it. Anyways, here's my list of schools and their coinciding programs. MIT -- Comparative Media Studies UFlorida -- English -- Media studies + Visual rhetoric to create your own track. UWisconsin Milwaukee -- English -- Digital Studies track UCSC -- English -- Technologies of Narrative track UDenver -- Emergent Digital Practices Georgia Tech -- Digital Media UTexas Dallas -- Emergent Media and Communications The New School -- Media Studies DePaul -- New Media Studies

Anyone else applying to New Media and/or Electronic Lit focused programs this year?

Fatal Attraction

PhD applications, at least from my research, were all due at least a month sooner than the MA applications. For that reason, and since funding goes to the PhDs first, I'd assume that yes, they get results a month or so ahead of the MA students. I feel your pain. I only applied to MA programs.

Applying to MA/MS programs while doing the year off thing. Couldn't find anything more than a part time job. Like all of you, I am going absolutely batty.