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hakubiwashuu

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  1. @kaithewriter Hey, I did my MA at University of Florida! :) Go Gators! Did you take classes or work with Marsha Bryant while you were there, by any chance?? She was on my thesis committee!

    I'm in a similar boat because I am also working right now. It's difficult to balance application prep with a full time job.. which is why I gave myself two years out of school instead of one. I'm also trying to debate whether or not I should include a professional reference, since I work in an academic department at a university. Based on what I've read so far it seems best practice is to make sure all of your references can speak to your abilities as a researcher, so professional references could work depending on the context. I also think if you've been out of school for a while it's better to have someone who knows you and your work ethic well as opposed to someone you haven't worked with in a long time.. 

     

  2. Hi all,

    This is probably a tad early to start this thread as the 2018 one seems to have just recently wrapped up, but I can't be the only one here who's already started this process, right?! Plus, I figure reading everyone's replies will motivate me to send that e-mail or make that edit to my CV that I've been putting off :) 

    Anywho, here is my list-in-progress: Temple University, UCSD, University of Minnesota (considering for both Comm and Asian Languages, Cultures, and Media), IU-Bloomington, Penn State, UMass-Amherst, USC, UC-Boulder

    I have my MA in Mass Comm and I'm primarily looking at programs with a strong media/cultural studies emphasis. Anyone else out there interested in popular culture and/or international communication?

  3. Thanks for letting me know Kyjin! Looks like a great program, I'll definitely be adding it to my list.

     

    If you wouldn't mind taking a guess, based on what I wrote in my last post, do you think I would be a competitive applicant for a TAship in that particular program? I appreciate any insight :)

  4. Hey folks,

     

    Long-time lurker and first-time poster here. Also a little late on the bandwagon in deciding that I want to try for an East Asian Studies MA for this application cycle, but I figure I still have time :)

     

    My main concern is trying to find a program with funding available for a terminal MA, so I really appreciate the suggestions above. I really hope it's not a pipe dream. I know taking out loans is almost inevitable these days but I am trying to avoid it if possible. I've saved money from my job, but holy moley is grad school expensive.

     

    My background: History major, concentration in East Asian Studies at a selective LAC, GPA 3.5, GRE 164/154 V/Q. Studied abroad in Beijing in undergrad and have had various other work/internship experiences related to Chinese. I would like to continue studying Chinese as well as taking some introductory Japanese courses during my Master's degree. Particularly interested in film/media studies and cultural studies.

     

    Good luck everyone!

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