KenAnderson

Sursie, Yes, but you were an internal admit at Louisville, and you know the faculty, and must have had some inclination they would accept you. Most internal applicants are admitted. Too bad there is not a better system...something like med school placement..... Third party matches with the schools offered in the priority of your preference. All these multiple applications....acceptance, wait lists, and rejections, and it is not sorted out until late March or April! And If one receives more than one acceptance, I would imagine a lot will be making decisions on the funding offered initially.

Sursie, congratulations. Are you going to accept Louisville offer?

Oregon State MA English program is good, but if you are interested in Rhet and Comp....apply to Portland State University. Dr. Kirtley, Dr. MIller, and Dr. Duncan Carter are all amazing. Good contacts too if you plan to continue with the PhD. I will be sad when I leave this June! ~ Ken

Muchado, I saw your earlier post on the programs.. good choices.... I wonder if there really is such a thing as a bad program in Rhet and Comp?? UC Santa Barbara has a great program, BUT no TA positions and no funding! It is in the Education Dept., which is the problem... had a nice phone chat a couple of months ago with Prof. Charles B. who heads up the program, but he acknowledge several times the lack of funding..... the word "caveat" came up a lot!

Yep, I am in the Zero confidence club..... need some xanax.

RE: LOUISVILLE Yes, they are sending out notices over several days it seems. I emailed Karen H. last week and she said first round offers were starting the first week of Feb. I would guess that internal admits would get the first notices.... Most of the other programs looks like late Feb and early March with notices.. Not sure I can wait that long. Just checked email and also Louisville's website and nothing yet..... I need a glass of wine tonight and try to forget about all of this and just go to bed.... it is all out of our hands now, right?

Muchado: CONGRATS! Tell us more! Where did you get your MA from ? What was your M.A. GPA and your GRE Scores? MA focus? Research Interests? [Granted, GRE scores mean less for Rhet & Comp. applicants] What faculty did you express you would like to work with? What program is your first choice??

Okay...it has begun... University of Louisville has started notifying! I think they email acceptance over several days. There are 4 postings here on the grad cafe , but I think 2 are duplicate postings! One was an internal admit. This is a great program.....stipend and fellowship at 20k. Highest stipend of all the Rhet.Comp programs.... One of my recommenders was on the faculty there and was Dr. Mattingly Phd dissertation advisor, but who knows if that will help my application..... This is so very stressful! I had a good feeling with my applications, but have no confidence at the moment. Not sure what I will do if I come up with zero! Have not slept well the past two nights!! Please post here too if you are accepted into a program! Best to everyone! - Ken

A new Rhet/Comp thread for 2013. Now the waiting begins! I am finishing my 2nd year in the M.A. English Rhet. & Comp. program at Portland State University and have PhD applications pending at: 1.) UC Irine 2.) University of Louisville 3.) UMass-Amherst 4.) University of Oregon 5.) Arizona 6.) Washington State DECIDED not to apply to UCSB! No PhD funding and no Teaching Asst.! Also Univ. of Washington Rhet.Comp. funding is unlikley for first year students!!

It was a long morning... and, well, so, I think I did okay I Hope! A lot of middle English questions!!!! Hardly any identifications. My advice: Study everything. I finished all 230 questions with 29 minutes left, and went back and changed 30 questions at least. ~ K On the test: Anne Bradsteet, Shelly,etc. Majority was British Lit. Alan Ginsberg showed up.

I am apply to Stanford, Berkley, UCLA, UCSB, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UW this fall, some advice? What were your GRE tests scores? I take the GRE lit test this October 10th and the general on 10-27. I have been working on my theory paper and SOP everyday! I have 4 letters from my English Professors. My Junior and Senoir year GPA is 3.7 and my literature courses is 3.8 I have had some poetry published and articles and plan to include a Vitae. Any suggestions??? Would love some feeback on the Lit GRE test. What areas to really focus on, etc! Reading Norton and have Princeton and ETS practice exams: Advice??? THANK YOU!!!! ~ Ken Anderson inkadinka@msn.com cell: 503-269-2615

YES!!! I am taking the GRE lit test October 10th!! Need help! Would love some feeback fromn people who already took the test. What areas to really focus on! Reading Norton and have Princeton and ETS practice exams: Advice??? ~ Ken inkadinka@msn.com