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Yes I was offered funding at both schools: tuition remission and a TA position for 5 years.

I just found out about Pittsburgh yesterday, and I also found out because I had been sending messages asking about the status of my application. I visited Indiana last year for a conference and I really liked it, I have not visited Wisconsin and yes I know we have to look into specific research interest, fortunately at both school there are professors who have done important work in my area of interest. It is also important however to have the opportunity to take different courses in varios areas and see what courses have been offered in previous years. At Indiana they have offered several courses in 20th and 21st L.A narrative which is also my interest. At Wisconsin they have offered more courses focused on peninsular Lit. but they also offer courses in LA. Literature. Going back to Pittsburgh I think it is very hard to get off the waitlist their acceptance rate is very low and almost everyone who receives and offer accepts, but we will have to wait.

Beatriz at Indiana there are 6 professors working on L.A Lit (the same number at Wisconsin) I think there is no perfect school. I know that for L.A Lit Pittsburgh is probably one of the best options, I also applied there but I am on the waitlist and I know for a fact that it is almost impossible to get off that waitlist. At Indiana I know that the Linguistics program is one of the best in the country, but overall I believe that program is also strong in Literature. At the end in the job market it all depends on what you do as a student, what you publish, your teaching experience, etc. I just wanted to ask around to hear other opinions and experiences. I know that wherever I decide to go I will have an enriching experience. I will try visit both school, although it is not really within my budget.

Hello everybody, I have been posting some of my results in this page and this is the first time I am writing in the forum. I applied to several schools (8) and I have received very positive outcomes (accepted in 6), however as of now I have narrowed my options to Indiana and Wisconsin. I believe that both programs are strong and have a good reputation, there is faculty in both institutions I could work with, so my question is, from what you know or have heard which of these two programs is in better standing right now (my area in L.A Literature)?. This year Indiana seems to be very popular among applicants, last year Wisconsin was more present. I know that as an overall institution Wisconsin is ranked higher everywhere but I know that when it comes to PhD programs we have to focus on the program itself and not just the ranking of the institution. If you have any advice or have applied, plan to attend any of this two programs I would like to hear from you, any information or advice is greatly appreciated.