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    Gettysburg, PA
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    Speaks English and German, interested in German literature, culture, politics, and the philosophy and application thereof of minority issues
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    German Studies

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  1. I am a rising senior at a top 50 liberal arts college majoring in German Studies with a double minor in music and philosophy. I have been interested in going to grad school for several years now, and would ultimately love to be a professor at a school where I could continue to do research in my field. However, I have several questions about what types of school I should be looking for, and whether or not I should wait for a year or two after graduation to apply. A little about me before I delve into my questions: I have been taking German for six years now, which has included a total of 14 months in Germany over the past four years to work on fluency. I currently test at a B2 level, and will be taking German classes in Bremen this summer. I have done some research in the German Studies area, mostly looking at minorities and minority literature in Germany and their impact on post-unification society. I currently have several professors in my department advising me on the issue of whether or not to go directly into a PhD program. One of my professors says that I should go directly to grad school, since a PhD program takes five-plus years. Another says that I should wait a year or two to unwind from undergrad. Which is better, especially if I'm sure that I want to be in academia? I'm also curious about how to decide which schools to apply to. I currently have a running list of seventeen schools in the US and in Canada, with no idea how to choose what would work for me. I know I want a program that allows for interdisciplinary work, but other than that, I am not sure where to start narrowing down the various PhD programs I have been looking at. Finally, I have a general opinion question - I recently came across University of Colorado - Boulder's new four year PhD program, where it claims that a PhD student can get all of their coursework and dissertation done in four years. You can find the link to their website here if you're curious (I know I was!). Is this viable, and do you think it'll be respected in the world of academia? Just curious to see what everyone thinks. Thanks!
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