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Dali21oh

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  1. I know there are many variables to consider, but I'm trying to get a sense of how much a newly-hired Assistant Professor of Composition/Rhetoric might make out of the gate? I feel like I've really only been guessing up to this point, and I'd like to see what others have heard/experienced/witnessed.
  2. Lots of great thoughts here already, thanks. Hypothetically, I'm at a point where I think I would take a $35k job with benefits doing something relatively tolerable over entering a PhD program in this field, a field that I love, and at least defer for a year to see what other options there are outside of being an academic. Problem is, that $35k job with benefits is 100% hypothetical lol. I think it's an important thought, though. Many people in the Humanities are in this position of not having other skills to rely on, so we just keep pursuing this highly risky profession since we feel like we don't have other prospects. I think I might be slightly better off as a PhD student than I am as an adjunct right now, but I'm trying to detach from myself from the idea that I need to be in academia. I would love to, yes, but I would also love to not be *wildly* in debt. I'm just not sure what else I would do besides this. I've been so obsessed with trying to become this ideal PhD candidate that I haven't really spent much time exploring other job markets.
  3. I never notice people talking about negotiating the terms of the funding packages they're offered from graduate programs. Presumably, the programs in our field(s) are already so competitive that many of us are hesitant to press the issue. But, as well all know, we also get paid miserably as GTAs, TAs, etc. Is anyone willing to share experiences or information on this topic? I'm in a position where, even though I've been offered "full funding" (I hate this term) from some excellent programs in my field, I'm still having a hard time accepting the idea that it's a wise investment to make--mainly because I have student loans that need to be paid of, like, now. I can't afford to make such a small salary for the next five or so years. I know that budgets in these departments are tight pretty much across the board, but there's got to be at least some wiggle room. I have a real problem with this idea that I should feel super accomplished about the funding packages that have been offered to me. "Oh yay! You're telling me I'm so awesome that I deserve not to be paid a living wage for the next five years? Thanks!" (sarcasm, of course) No offense to people who haven't gotten in where they wanted (I've been rejected a lot of places, too), and I'm sorry, but this is bigger than our short term feelings of rejection. In the long run, getting rejected might actually be the best thing that ever happened to you. (Please don't ask me why I applied in the first place just because I'm resistant to the idea of subjecting myself to poverty for at least the next half decade.) Ok, rant done. I'm just interested to see if any people on here have tried to push for better funding or know people who have done so. Thanks!
  4. I guess one thing I've wondered is, when you ask for hiring rates, do some programs give you an actual report of some kind? Like do they attach a document of some sort to the email that lays out the details, or do they usually write an email back describing their recent placements in a general sense? It'd be nice to see a report with lots of details, but I'm hesitant to be too pushy. I just feel like there are lots of ways to distort your program's placement rates by just giving a percentage and a brief description or whatever.
  5. errr there's nothing that says "view decision" for me on the Duke page. sorry to hear about your result
  6. for Duke, i still don't have notifications of any sort, but i'm a bit later in the alphabet. i'll post once i'm rejected because i'm pretty sure that's what i'm waiting on at this point haha.
  7. Thanks y'all! I feel silly asking about prestige or whatever, but I already feel like it's a great fit in terms of research interests, so that's why I'm asking. It seems like MSU's program rocks pretty hard to me, but I'm just trying to get a finger on the pulse of other people's perceptions of the program. I know the idea of "prestige" only goes so far, but it is a factor nonetheless. I hate when I see people on grad cafe getting torn a new one for asking these kinds of questions, so I appreciate any and all non-douchey feedback! haha
  8. Congratulations!! Should be fun going to check out the program in person! Can I ask if you applied to Michigan State? Just curious if you found it worth applying to! Thanks
  9. Hi all, I have two self-indulgent points of inquiry: 1) What is your perception of the Writing & Rhetoric PhD program at Michigan State University? Is it a top program in your mind? I'm not so much asking how you feel certain faculty members fit your interests etc, but more so if you view it as one of the elite (let's say top 5) programs in the W&R field? 2) Any applicants to the English/Writing Studies program at Illinois UC? Heard anything yet? I applied and have not heard a peep yet. I know it's early, but some programs are already getting back to people. Ok, that's it for now I guess. Thanks!
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