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GoodGuy, thanks so much for your response. That helped A LOT! And I do agree, it's basically all about finding the 'right' match. I mean, let's face it, applying for grad school is like proposing to someone (at least that's how I feel about it). Do I really want to spend such an important phase in my life with this particular institution...?! If so, are they gonna say yes?! Gosh, applying for grad school makes a marriage proposal look like an easy job. I do hope that whomever I might marry doesn't want to see my GRE scores, let alone a subject test on connubialities . outofredink, it feels like you just put all my concerns in one entry. I'm impressed. Those are exactly the questions that keep my head spinning. So I'm praying with you that someone (GoodGuy :wink: ) will answer one/some of them. Oh, and outofredink... I think you'll get into at least half of the institutions you want to apply for. I'd bet my own MA on that (which means a lot to me :wink: ).

Hey everyone! As I was trying to figure out which programs I want to/should apply for, I got really confused. English... American Studies... Cultural Studies - what's the difference?! I don't mean to offend English, American Studies, or Cultural Studies grads, but to me those three areas appear pretty closely related. I am currently enrolled in a Master's program in British and American Cultural Studies (in Germany) and that's the kind of field I'd like to stay in: generally speaking, literature AND social practices, popular culture as well as Literary and Cultural Theory with an emphasis on Gender and Women's Studies. I plan to stay away from social science theories (statistics or demographic studies) as well as Early American and British Literature. I am very much interested in identity formation, transnationalism, cultural memory and - to some extent - Postcolonial Studies. So what to study, what to study?! I'd appreciate it a lot if someone could put an end to my confusion!!! Thanks guys!