cottonwool

Hello all! First of all I want to say congratulations to everyone who is hearing back from schools and I want to say good luck to those that are waiting on decisions still (I know there are a number of schools still working on admissions and I also have known a few friends that have gotten into their favorite grad programs off of wait lists ^^). For anyone who gotten into Berkeley's East Asian MA - do you know when/how we find out about funding? I'm thinking about emailing in to ask but I wanted to check here first. Similarly, does anyone know about the funding situation at Oxford? Any help would be greatly appreciated Cheers!

Hello! I am currently in the process of applying to several grad programs (but I am most interested in Harvard and Brown for their Film & Visual Studies and Modern Culture and Media programs, respectively). I am wrapping up my applications and as a result I find myself panicking tenfold about every facet of my applications (anyone else out there do this too? haha). My question is this, what is the general consensus on emailing current students and professors during the application process? I had always assumed that was best to do if/after one had been accepted to a program...or that perhaps it was a more common practice for science students rather than humanities students. I want my applications to be as strong as possible and I'm not sure if emailing current students and professors will be an aid or a detriment to this goal. Does anyone have any advice on this topic? I would greatly appreciate any and all wisdom on this matter!! Thank you for taking the time and trouble to read/respond