ProfMoriarty

I am only applying for Master's degrees, but even then I contacted some POI. I received very kind and informative responses from everyone I contacted in geography programs and some of the responses even gave me more enthusiasm to apply.

Thanks! The application requires that I submit two writing samples of 2000 words max., so I guess the second suggestion is out of the question. I also wouldn't want to have to translate the entirety of my thesis, it's given me enough headaches during the past few months!

I have to submit two writing samples for one of my applications (namely, Oxford). I recently finished my undergraduate thesis and find this is the best source to extract a good piece of writing from. I am looking at submitting what I think to be my two strongest chapters. However, without having read other parts of the thesis, these might seem like they begin out of nowhere and without context. Should I edit them as to set them within the context of my overall argument? Or should I include a "preface" to my writing sample explaining what I'm talking about? Thanks for your help, fellow grads

Ironic that the GRE is a test that expects you to know a crapload of obscure vocabulary but will think less of you if you use it.

You obviously cannot reduce Latin America to the Spanish/Portuguese heritage. ALL Latin American countries share more than language; we share a colonial history, religious beliefs, social structures, and geopolitical struggles. Panama, which your book would probably place under "Middle America" (such a weird term, I prefer Central America), was until the beginning of the XXth century part of Colombia, which is South America. This example is very interesting to show the social nature of territory If "Anglo-America" was an improper name for North America, I can only jump to conclusions and say it's because Mexico, traditionally included in the North America category, is not Anglo.

Really, the rest of your profile makes you a competitive candidate. If your LORs and SOP are equally as impressive, I really doubt they'll reject you solely because of the Quant section then again, based on people's experiences here, I'd say admissions committees are just weird.

The forum is a little dead and I don't want to feel alone during the application season. Is anyone else applying for the fall 2014 term? How are your applications coming along?

If the schools say so, it's probably important to them even if it's a history program. Does the history dept have these preferences or are you looking at the general graduate school requirements? Unfortunately, you cannot re-take a single section of the GRE, you would have to re-take the entire exam. But don't feel discouraged, you're not too far below the preferred Q score. Also, bear in mind that this is only a small part of your application. If your Letters if recommendation and statement of purpose are strong, they can make up for that. I know a lot of people advise against "making excuses" for weak parts of your application, but some statement of purpose guides I've read actually recommend you BRIEFLY talk about your weaknesses. You ARE a bit pressed for time to re-take, and you would most likely have to do it immediately to allow for ETS delays. About two weeks for the scores to show up and another two for them to be reported to the schools.

I think every historian needs to be familiar with the Annales school.

First step should be to take the GRE. Remember the scores are valid for up to five years, so it couldn't hurt to take it now if you are looking to apply within this time period (plus it'll give you an insight as to where you stand and what you may want to improve on). You can then apply or you could take a job now and apply in a couple of years having already taken the test. Second, I know plenty of universities offer a joint/dual program that would allow you to get a JD and MA. Have you looked into that?

Hey all, I am wondering if applying to two programmes at the same university if detrimental to my application. There are two Master's degrees at University College London that are great fits for my interests (this is explained by the fact that one is extremely interdisciplinary, but also very theory-oriented while the other one is more hands-on than theoretical). I know some universities recommend against applying to different programmes because it shows that you have no idea what you want to do, but giving that I could approach my interests from both these areas, would it be bad to apply to both?

OK, I called. They said the paper report takes 7-10 business days to process and when that is done my schools should appear. This is so nerve-wrecking

Kris, I had brought in a sheet with the names and codes and copied off that into the format once I was done and outside the testing area.

Hi all, I took the GRE on October 8th and received an email todau saying my scores are now available. However, below my scores, where the recipients should be, no schools are listed! I had a bit of a problem selecting the schools at the end of the test (one of them did not appear on the list. U Minnesota. Weird!). One of the test supervisors told me I could fill out a form with the school names and codes and ETS would select them for me. Perhaps this is why they don't appear yet? When would it be appropriate to call them and ask?

I would just like to mention that saying "NGO organization" is redundant, since the O in NGO already stands for "organization".