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As I promised, some updates about Princeton. I was interviewed by the director of Graduate Studies, my potential advisor and the professor in charge of the language courses. The Director of graduate studies told me that they are currently at the process of reviewing the applications. They are ranking their candidates and also creating a waitlist. They still don’t know how many offers they will be able to make this year. They should know after their meeting with the dean of Graduate Studies at the beginning of March. So it will still take a few weeks before the responses are sent out.

I posted that notification. I was not invited to the Princeton weekend ( I had no idea there was any weekend..). I have absolutely no idea why they contacted me now, maybe it's because I am an international applicant, or I am waitlisted or whatever. In the email requesting the phone interview I was asked whether I will be arriving in the states in the next few weeks and if so to let them know. I'll let you know if I’ll have any more information after the interview tomorrow.

Thanks for the information. I also had the impression it's a very demanding program (which is of course a good thing) I'm focusing on Early Modern Literature. Have you by chance taken any classes with Professor Hampton? And if so, what was your impression?

I'm just curious, since you mentioned that you studied at the French department at Berkeley, would you mind sharing your impressions? It's one of my top choices and I’d like to know what the atmosphere is like over there, and how are professors and students?

I haven’t heard anything from Princeton. But congrats to the people who got the interview requests!!!! Was the interview conducted already or was it an invitation to visit?

Oh finally, I thought I was the only person on the board applying for French. I haven't heard anything yet, but I'm not expecting anything untill end of Jan. Especially since I am an international student, applying mostly to State Unis. What are your research interests? and where did you apply?

Hello wise forumites. I have been reading the forum in the past few months and found a lot of helpful information. I am currently completing an M.A in French literature at a foreign University and I