The Pedanticist

Awesome! I double majored in phil and comm as an undergrad and did an MA focused on phil. I always thought I was going to be a philosopher, but within the last semester I decided to move into comm/rhetoric. Which is funny since I'm currently finishing up my thesis in straight up analytic epistemology. I'm interested in minority dialogue, philosophy of rhetoric (especially epistemic rhetoric) and rhetoric of science and religion. What are your specific interests? I thought about it, but the same thing that turned you off to Pitt turned me off to Duquesne. I had two phone interviews scheduled with them and they never followed through either time. At Pitt on the other hand I had a 2:30 hour long conversation with my prospective POI. By the by, are you going to the phil of comm conference in Pitt later this semester?

Who did SLU replace?

I have a good relationship with one of the profs there and I contacted him. I haven't checked any of the other stuff.

I e-mailed Pitt about my application and found out I've been wait listed.

Congrats! I assume you're interested in rhetoric and phil? That's one of my interests as well. I thought about applying there but didn't end up doing it.

I'm a picker...I buy people's collections and sell them to other collectors. It's really just a hobby.

On the lighter side: I just bought a Joe DiMaggio autographed jersey for $200. If it can get authenticated, which I'm confident it will be, it'll be worth between $10,000 and $20,000. Wish me luck!

Congrats!

Here's a current schedule of courses: http://webs.wichita.edu/depttools/depttoolsmemberfiles/registrar/Courses/spring/Spring%202015%20Dec9%20updated.pdf The comm courses are on page 32. Anything above a 500 level can be taken for graduate credit. There are also obviously a lot of other course that can be taken as well that are not offered this semester. You might just shoot an e-mail to the director of the graduate program Lisa Parcell.

You might consider some other types of MA comm programs outside of those you listed. I went to Wichita State and have found that there was a lot of focus on the areas you mentioned. The classes have a very hands on approach. As far as money goes, the funding situation is a lot better than at the schools you mentioned. In addition, all of our "Ph.D" minded peeps got into their first choice program this year, so the program does seem to place well. And I don't think the deadline has passed yet for next year. But I might be wrong.

Thanks! Hope you get in. What's your main area of interest?

Indeed!

Welcome! Congrats! Are you going to Alb or New Orleans? I'll be at both, and I think a few others were going to New Orleans.

I honestly don't think 95% of the students we get really know the differences between professors, lecturers and GTAs. I think I've had one student ask me whether I was a lecturer or a GTA. Thankfully, it was during the summer when I was officially a "lecturer."

Congrats! How were you notified?

Thanks! I'll probably take a bit to think it all over. How about you? Are you planning on going to Utah?

I got a fellowship offer from UT-Austin. It's a bit unclear how it fits in with the rest of any possible funding...but yay!

Congrats!

Congrats!

Haven't heard anything. Thought there were some acceptances at both Maryland and Uconn a bit ago in the results search.

I got rejected at Illinois. I'm not at all surprised, since I was an absolutely awful fit. The only reason I applied was because I had a free application there. Best to those who got in!

That's the question... I didn't see anything in the acceptance letter from USC about deciding before April 15, did you hear anything?

Anyone get helped out by the deadline extension at Pitt? I know I did. But what does it mean...

I'm sure that you'll get in! It sounds like it went splendidly. Thanks! The best to you as well.

Thanks! I think the three things that counted most positively for me were 1) I contacted several professors at USC and had phone convos with them last semester, 2) I have extremely good fit with at least two or three professors there and 3) I'm very interdisciplinary, that is, I've taken a lot of graduate philosophy and history courses. But I wouldn't have predicted an acceptance at USC, I'm just super blessed and thankful. Best of luck with your applications!