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  1. If you're interested in Brazil, you should check out Brian Owensby at Virginia (where I am now for the sake of full disclosure). He's got varied interests, but is worth talking too.
  2. I also have experience with this. And the professor asked me to email him the paper. But he specifically asked for it to be emailed, but only after several months of correspondence. Certainly ask if they would like to see it when you are done.
  3. Well, thanks to some very accessible library book sales around here, I have about 500 books now (graduate with my BA in two weeks), so I'm a little afraid to see what happens by the time I finish the PhD.
  4. One of my professor's suggested I go through an American history textbook to go over some the minor events to make sure I know them. He even gave me a teacher's edition textbook. I can totally affirm reading discipline and punish. Fantastic book.
  5. A friend of mine who is an Americanist got into Indiana and is turning it down to go to American University because of funding. Good luck to you.
  6. I know there is one operated by Pacific University in Oregon, but I'm not sure of the dates, but I know it starts later than mine. Sorry for the vagaries, but a friend of mine told me about it after I applied to the one here on the East coast I'm doing.
  7. From what I understand, the reading/ translation test is pretty easy. Like you, I'm an Americanist who has had 4 semesters of French and 3 of Spanish, and that was enough of the DGS of where I am going (Virginia) tell me that if even though its been a few years, it shouldn't be a problem to pass the test at the MA level and probably the PhD level if I spend some time working at whichever of the two I am more comfortable in. If you are really worried about it, think about maybe taking an intensive language course. Since I might be doing a little work in transational work with English and French history, I'm going to spend 6 weeks this summer in one of those "8 hour-a-day" langauge institutes. Essentially, you become fleuent enough to translate without trouble and you don't have to worry about it. If I remember, the Harvard history department has its language exams available online. I remember looking at one when I was preparing my application for there, and it was literally translating a bit of de toqueville.
  8. deuterides

    Offer Accepted

    Haha, Its nice to know I'm not the only one who finds that frighteningly remarkable
  9. I would have to think that Gary Gallagher at Virginia would be on your radar.
  10. deuterides

    No word yet

    Sure, I'd be happy to. I'll send it right now.
  11. deuterides

    No word yet

    Its so much fun having people who I will most likely be in class with next year. But seriously, any schools that haven't notified yet really have to know how ridiculous a position to put applicants in this is. Also, Chickadee, I sent you a PM
  12. deuterides

    No word yet

    I am also waiting on BC (keep dithering on withdrawing my application or just waiting), I pretty much already accepted Virginia, so much so I am about to put a security deposit down on an apartment in Charlottesville.
  13. I have to agree, I also recently was a student rep. on a hiring board (although not for my major) and I dont think any of the readers looked at fellowships, ect. but publications and teaching were looked at extensively
  14. I was planning to go, but I decided I won't be going there, so, I'm not headed out this weekend. It's a shame, we could have caroused about how ridiculous this cycle has been.
  15. deuterides

    Offer Accepted

    I'm all but signed on at Virginia, just trying to sort out the funding questions; I have a feeling that everyone will be saying something similar for their schools.
  16. I have to affirm everything above. This year is fairly cutthroat in terms of funded offers, not funding the first year, kicking people down to unfunded MAs, etc and that's just for those who got in. Major programs like Texas and Maryland took what amounts to a pittance and other schools simply just took those that they absolutely could fund (I received an email from one of my rejections telling me that they would have admitted me but only had the money to fund 4 (!) people so that was all they were taking. Given that alot of the stimulus money that will be funding this year's cohort won't be there next year, be prepared for what will amount to probably the roughest year ever in terms of the ratio between applications and offers. Unless there is a paradigmic shift in the way that schools admit and train PhD students, I don't see how the current model is sustainable given the economic climate, and let's be honest, the economy won't be drastically better next year- that would require major shifts accross the macro-economy. So, my point is, that by all means pursue admission next year, but be prepared for to apply to schools that you never thought you would and get offers without funding, as well as do alot of due dilligence about where you have a good chance of getting into.
  17. Thanks for the news. Good luck at your other program.
  18. Even though this thread has been hijacked by my fellow soon-to-be Virginia-ites, I thought I should put a heads up about UNC here. I got a very thin rejection letter in the mail today from Chapel Hill, dated March 3rd. I sort of figured that I was getting rejected because of an advisor issue (like the two faculty members I wanted to work with weren't planning on taking on students this year), but seriously, I sort of wish the rejection letter could at least have some color ink and the feeling that it wasn't simply printed out of an inkjet printer and put an envelope- not even a signature.
  19. I know it sounds crazy, right? I figured most were MA applicants from within their own system or something, because there is no way that many PhD applicants could find suitable advisors there, even if it is a pretty big program.
  20. I'm in the exact same boat. Here's hoping to good luck.
  21. I've heard the same thing. It seemed like they were going to try and have it sorted out by April 15th.
  22. I got a rejection letter- hand signed- from BU on Friday. Frankly, I was really surprised. Also, if anyone is waiting on Maryland, a professor of mine who is friends with someone at Maryland said the history department had 800 applications this year.
  23. deuterides

    History 2010

    I think visiting schools you've been wait listed at is a really good idea if its convenient. At the bare minimum it will show those schools you are really interested so if a spot opens up, they might give you preference. But yeah, I can see how could be really soul crushing if a spot doesn't open up
  24. deuterides

    History 2010

    So, who else is almost done hearing from the schools they applied too? I only have three left, Georgia, Boston College, and the now apparent UNC rejection. Short of a making a pair of campus visits (including the Wisconsin recruitment weekend), I'm about ready to make up my mind. Anybody else on the precipice of making a decision or already has made a decision?
  25. deuterides

    History 2010

    I exchanged a few emails with my PA there about some research I'm doing back in january and he said that I wouldn't hear anything until mid-March
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