brigadierpudding
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In addition to the ones Phil Sparrow mentioned, I'd suggest you look into Ohio State and UT Austin, both of which have a number of great scholars working on early modern drama.
Selecting the best and most appropriate programs to apply to also depends on what your particular research interests are. Do you know what you want to focus on?
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I am also a big Pynchon fan/ postmodernist!
I have a feeling we're going to have a great cohort
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every time i see you post i roll around laughing! and i completely agree with that correlation. this just makes me so excited about next year.
i have a whole chapter in my thesis on pudding's notorious scene
which i happen to be finishing up editing as the FULL final draft is due tonight.OMG Yes! You'll have to tell me all about it this Fall!
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CONGRATULATIONS, HHEoS & sebastiansteddy!!
yay for OSU
can't wait to meet everyone in the fall.brigadierpudding, with a name like that i wouldn't have taken you for an early modernist. pynchon love
I'm glad someone gets the reference! I love Pynchon and other postmodernists. They're not all that different from early modern writers, many of whom can't resist stuff like metatheatricality. There's definitely a reason Pynchon lampoons Jacobean revenge tragedy in The Crying of Lot 49!
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Alright, it's as official as it will ever be, now. After being told on Friday night that my chances were slim, and that it would be surprising if they made an offer, today, I GOT INTO OHIO STATE off their wait list!!!!
Apparently the Renaissance faculty fought super hard for me today.
And, after dealing with some other stuff (see thread entitled "Help!") this afternoon, I made it official-- I'LL ALSO BE ATTENDING OHIO STATE IN THE FALL!
I'M SO EXCITED!
Thanks everyone for being such a great, supportive community! And thank you, sebastiansteddy, for being an especially awesome supporter over the last two months! It's truly terrible what happened in Boston today, but I'm happy to hear that your family is okay.
I can't wait to meet everyone on here headed to OSU in the fall.
'Sup, fellow OSU early modernist.
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I have made my final decision. I will be attending The Ohio State University for my PhD in English. GO BUCKS.
What a difficult decision. I LOVED everyone at Riverside, and Irvine is an amazing program, but in the end OSU is the place for me.
You really couldn't make a bad decision. See you at OSU in the Fall!
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Dude, I know those feels. None of my other choices had anything close to the research fit that UT has (seriously, I think that program was built just for me), and I still felt intense discomfort turning Pitt down. It was nice meeting you though; good luck!
ErnestP, I really hope you get in.
I know exactly how you feel, dazedandbemused. UNC couldn't be a better fit for me, and various faculty members, students, etc. said as much when I visited in March! When you find a great graduate program like that, it's just beautiful.
Fit is fate, my friends.
Dazedandbemused, it was nice meeting you, too, and I'm really glad that UT Austin has lived up to your dreams! Best wishes for your future scholarly endeavors.
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Count me in for Ohio State!
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May I ask where you're heading?
Ohio State!
Aw, that's too bad. I guess Ohio State really pulled you in, huh?
Yeah. It came down to faculty fit, really. I had such a positive experience meeting the profs at OSU, and their research interests work really well with mine. Still, it was tough turning UT down. I've had to spend the past few days telling myself that it's OK.
If I get into UT, he's getting into heaven. Duh.
I'll take that as a promise.
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I've declined UIUC and UT Austin, so I hope someone's going to receive a nice e-mail soon.
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Congratulations! Dreams do come true!
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I was at visiting day, and I will PM you immediately.
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Ah, you were the renaissance bro? I spent probably half of the weekend drunkenly harassing you. You were, however, able to chat at length with the first year's resident Early Modernist, though it is a shame the Shakespeareans are consistently out of town on visit weekend.
Haha, yeah, that was me! I was out of it half the time because of exhaustion, but I had a blast. It was helpful talking to the early modernist students, and I've set up times to talk to a couple of the Shakespeareans. The next couple weeks of deciding are going to be rough, but it's a good problem to have.
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Seven hours later, and I'm finally back home! Fiona, it was great to meet you! And can I just say, if the real fiona is as fabulous as your picture, I will have to meet her too. marlowe, it's too bad we didn't get to meet, but I think I might have glimpsed you from across the room. And Guate, I'm 99% certain we spoke at length, but you may correct me if I'm wrong. Great times all around!
Yes, my search was successful! I used apartment finders service; if you use them, ask for Melodie, because she was great. I was amazed that I found two great places to choose from; right now it's between a bigger place in Far West or a teeny place in Hyde Park. I didn't think I'd like the tiny place, but I think I could really make it work in a place like Austin where I'd be much better able to get out and about instead of being holed up in my apartment warding off the cold. The bigger place was really nice, right on the shuttle route, across the street from the HEB and they had two one bedroom plans; 481 sq feet for $635 and 611 sq ft. for $685. Considering the crazy numbers I was hearing before I got there, those are not bad. I think I might go with the small place though, just because I have very little stuff; It's in Hyde Park, as I said, and it's only 390 sq. ft., but the rent is $585! Pretty darn fantastic. I'm really in money saving mode right now, so I was very excited. She did warn me that things are moving very fast, so it's best to get in there as early as possible if you don't want to be paying through the nose. Then again, it sounds like Fiona's method really worked out for her, so you could try that too. Have you decided to attend yet?
That sounds really great. Congrats on finding some places! After talking to the grad students, and now hearing your success story with finding an apartment, I'm not as worried about the money/living situation.
That said, I can't possibly make a decision until I get a chance to talk to the Shakespeareans, who were out of town for a major conference. Even then, I'll need some time to weigh my options, consult my advisers, rend my garments, etc.
Glad to hear the both of y'all had a blast. Sorry if I wasn't able to hang out with each of you individually, but I met the most of everyone at the Thursday night dinner/drinks. Hope to see you all in August.
I'm almost 100% certain we met. It was nice to chat with you and all the other UT students. You seems like a cool bunch! Glad to see everyone's happy at UT. And of course, great to meet all the other recruits, too.
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Well, I don't know about the rest of y'all, but I've been converted to the Austin way of life! I had tons of fun, you guys are awesome, and I think I found a great place to live. All in all, not a bad two days. I know I met Sursie (I wish we had the chance to talk more!), but I don't know if I met brigadierpudding, although I might have a guess (I think I might have been sitting next to you at lunch). ghijklmn, I don't know if this means much to you, but I'm turning down awesome money for Austin; if you love it, you should too.
Yes, I was sitting next to you at lunch! So your apartment search was successful? Details!
I would like to add: well done, UT Austin. Well done.
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I think base funding is identical from Comp Lit to English. I have actually visited both schools, which has just made it harder! I liked Austin, but I feel like I'd need a car (am a terrible biker) but don't know if I could afford it. I guess the question is: if both programs are about equal in prestige, but one happens to have better placement for whatever reason and is in a cool city, is it worth choosing over really generous funding at the other? I know this is a very personal question, but I just feel no closer to making my decision post-visit!
If they are equal in prestige and especially in faculty/program fit, then I would go with the school that has a better placement record.
But if you really can't make ends meet on the stipend, then the choice is obvious, isn't it? Have you considered negotiating for more money? The generous funding at one school can give you leverage at another.
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Gosh, if I were still doing coursework, I wouldn't be able to get anything done. Thinking about graduate programs and researching locations has consumed me for the past couple months.
My visits have been nothing short of amazing. I've found out a lot more about each program, and everyone's so friendly, supportive, and helpful. They really do pull out all the stops to woo you. I want to attend them all, but unfortunately, there can be only one...
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I'm pumped to be visiting Austin on Thursday.
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Take it and run.
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I'm visiting OSU this weekend! Just got into Columbus a few hours ago, and I drove around the High Street, OSU campus, the Short North, Downtown, and Victorian Village. It seems like a cool town.
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My advice, for now, is to ignore the doom and gloom of the internet. I live within walking distance, cycle in every day, and pay less than $700 in rent for a one bedroom place in a fantastic area. I am happy to tell y'all more next weekend.
Speaking of telling us more, do you think that will include showing us a list of courses offered in the Fall? I'm dying of curiosity.
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I will have to randomly google, then.
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I've been browsing apartments on Craigslist around the Hyde Park and South Congress areas, and most of the places that look decent are relatively small studio and 1-bedrooms that cost at least $800 -- given the stipend, that's kind of high.
But I might be inclined to go to UT Austin if I knew that Grumpy Cat would be appearing at SXSW next year too.
Program Suggestions?
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Nokingofengland, given your interest in teaching, interdisciplinary studies, and early modern literature, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has a lot to recommend it. When I visited a month ago, I was impressed by their emphasis on pedagogy: not only do they have the customary seminar on teaching first year-composition, but they also offer one on teaching literature and another one on teaching film. After the first year, you usually teach 2 classes a semester, and there are a lot of options for teaching a variety of lit classes. For an early modernist like yourself, the ones you'd probably want to teach include Intro to Shakespeare, English Lit before 1800, and Renaissance Lit & Culture, but you can also pick up classes like Intro to Drama, Intro to Poetry, and Intro to Fiction, any of which could demonstrate your credentials as a generalist. Suffice to say, at UIUC you'd get a lot of training and experience as a teacher. UIUC also tried to emphasize the interdisciplinary opportunities available to its students. You can take graduate seminars in other departments, and they're home to the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory. Finally, they have a very solid faculty for early modern studies, all of whom (the ones I met, anyway) seemed very friendly and accessible, so you'd be able to get plenty of individual attention, no doubt.