lostleaf

Thanks! That's good to know. My friend applied to the physical/inorganic chemistry department, but he hasn't heard anything, not even rejection. If the whole chemistry department is out of funding, doesn't it mean that all chemistry programs are done? I wonder why he has not heard anything from them at all.

I have a friend who applied to the PhD/Master combined program at UNC and NC State but haven't heard anything. It seems that UNC has already sent out letters, so does this mean he's on waitlist? Has anyone heard anything from NC State?

As I realized that many of us will be moving to a new place to start a graduate program in rhet/comp, be it MA or PhD, I thought it would be a good idea to put together a migration map to show where everybody is coming from and where everybody is going. Here's the link to the map: https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zGNE2X6nKY9U.kwYGTcCGiIq4&authuser=0&hl=en If you are part of the rhet/comp family and are starting a new graduate program in the fall, I invite you to add yourself on the map, pin the locations you are coming from and traveling to and add your name. This shall be a network map for us emerging scholars.

I'm curious. How does crashing conferences work? Also, this is not exactly summer work, but is anyone in rhet/comp working on their C's proposal for next year?

I'm more into sleep-in, but when I'm awake, I will be reading about writing in new media and communication on the web. I'm totally down for sharing, exchanging, bouncing!

Did you check your online application status? Sometimes a decision was rendered there but you might not be notified. That just happened to me.

I checked the OSU online application system and the decision was posted there: a rejection and I'm to expect something in the mail. So people who have not heard anything should probably check their online status. Or maybe everyone else has been doing it, and I just didn't think of it.

I got the same thing on Monday and had to turn it down.

Congratulations! I heard the funding is GREAT!

Just curious. Has anyone not heard from a school where you have been waitlisted? Not that it matters anymore (I'm committed somewhere else), but it seems odd to me that OSU has not said anything yet and it's already the 16th.

I just looked at their website briefly. CCNY is part of CUNY system. It's not a community college.

why community college? CCNY and CUNY are two different schools. Which one are you considering? I would definitely not choose community college.

I would think the most important is to find out which program can best support your research interest. Which program has the most number of faculty members that are specialized in immigrant literature or related area so that you will get the best knowledge in the field. Also, many graduate programs have graduate assistantships; even if not within your program, you may find graduate assistantships in other departments of offices on campus. Perhaps you want to learn about those opportunities at both school. I would advise against any kind of illegal working because they often don't add anything to your professional experience and can be actually distracting. If you want to stay in this country, you don't want to risk creating any illegal record. If you can find GAs, it would cover some if not all of your tuition and also provide you with a stipend that will definitely help with your financials. One thing you should also know is that it is after all possible to transfer to other schools, better schools once you are here. My friend studied foreign language teaching in New York and he started off at Hunter College of CUNY because he couldn't get into a better program, a year into the program, he was able to transfer to NYU's equivalent program; the transfer process was much easier than the initial application process to NYU.