sissij

Hey there, I was just wondering, since looking at past admissions, does NYU always conduct interviews for American Studies and shouldn't we have heard about the interviews by now if we were invited? I got rejected from USC and I thought that this would have actually been the best fit for me, and I for them, so now I'm kind of crushed and like "I won't get in ANYWHERE anyway." haha

Oh, and I am currently pursuing an MA in American Studies at the same university I got my undergraduate degree.

Hey everyone, I know I'm a little late to the party and all I can do is wait now anyway, but I've been getting more and more nervous over the past few days as notification dates are approaching. I haven't really been able to find any good information about American Studies programs, so I have no idea what my chances are and if I should be freaking out as much as I am right now... I'd really appreciate it if you could give me some input whether or not I should worry so much? Here's my profile: Undergrad Institution: Public university in Germany with a year abroad at UC Berkeley Major(s): North American Studies Minor(s): Latin American Studies GPA in Major: Overall GPA: approx. 3.8 (1.5 German grade) Position in Class: Top average? Type of Student: female domestic (in Germany) GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 164 (88%) V: 160 (84%) W: 5 (93%) TOEFL Total: 113 Research Experience: Wrote a bachelor's thesis, did research with a Prof. from UC Berkeley for a couple of months Awards/Honors/Recognitions: nope. that's not a thing in Germany I guess (though I did a high school exchange year too and was part of the NHS, haha) Pertinent Activities or Jobs: internships in music marketing, internship at a museum, job at the student housing in Berkeley Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: member of a student marketing initiative, member of my major's student initiative, studied abroad Special Bonus Points: none I think Applying to Where: UC Berkeley - Film and Media Studies (PhD) Stanford - Communication (PhD) UPenn - Communication (PhD) Columbia - Theatre (PhD) CUNY - Musicology (PhD) Parsons New School - Fashion (MA) USC - American Studies (PhD) George Washington - American Studies (PhD) Brown - American Studies (PhD) Harvard - American Studies (PhD) Boston U - American Studies (PhD) NYU - American Studies (PhD) Rutgers - American Studies (PhD) Yale - American & Film Studies combined (PhD) I know I applied to a whole lot of schools and different programs (I threw in some random majors that I have never dared to major in but that I would secretly love to study) but I figured if I'm paying so much money already I might as well go all in. Also, I'm obviously not a native English speaker so I don't know if that makes any difference. Thanks for your input!