mitzydoodle

It was briefly discussed this summer: I didn't use it, but if there had been a copy available (and free), I would have consulted it. Hope this helps, if only with the waiting :-)

This is my first time applying to PhD programs, so if I'm not accepted this year I plan to work, pay off the UG loans, and try again next year. I already have two MA's, so applying to another MA as a backup was not an option this year.

Monopoly could be really interesting...the spaces could be either 'works of art' or museums. And the community chest/chance could be free admission to a museum (instead of get out of jail free- but you would use it to avoid paying 'rent') and other cards for restorations/acquisitions. Ok, now we can see my dorkside coming out-- but I won't stop there. I did my undergrad in DC and would study for my Intro courses at the National Gallery- I was smitten from the beginning. :-D

@RedPotato- Love it! @jmb04- I've never done charades, but I have done a version of Trivial Pursuit....mostly about Florence. One of my favorite categories: mendicants. Ha!

Labyrinth

I thought it would be fun to start a more light-hearted thread to help beat the waiting blues. Please share funny stories of things professors have said/things you have read that either made you smile or ran a chill up your spine. Hopefully this will make waiting a little more entertaining, and help pass the time! I'll start: I had a professor of Spanish art tell a story of when she was studying in Spain. The class was held in the Prado (this was decades ago) and her professor was discussing Titian's use of glazes. The professor then THREW A GLASS OF WATER ON THE PAINTING, and for a moment you could see the layers of glaze. Crazy!!! I have another friend who is working on 16th century Florence. She was reading a very logisitical (i.e. boring) letter in the archives. The letter closed with "then the dwarf killed his servant and fled. Noone has seen him since." Would anyone care to continue? :-)

California

I love this thread! I've had tons of dreams about admissions decisions. About a month back, they were all very positive- my would-be advisor called, praised me to the heavens, and told me I was in. Sometimes the conversations were in foreign languages, such as German--which I do not speak in non-dream life. Now, as we are getting closer to decisions, the dreams have taken a turn. Two nights ago, I dreamed I got an email from a would-be advisor. A very long email, which stated my thesis (which I used as my writing sample) was FUNDAMENTALLY wrong, and that I needed to take some math courses to fix it (I'm an art historian!). He then went on to berate me for applying--in real life I did meet him before the due date-- and he referenced this meeting and told me that he couldn't believe I had acted like I was intelligent and that I would be able to function in his program. As if it weren't already clear, the email closed with "you are rejected." I was pretty upset in the dream, and somehow ended up looking into my bathtub. It was filled with water, and my clothes were in it. I opened the drain to let the water out- and my clothes went right down the drain- this is really impossible in real life. I pulled my clothes out, and they went down again! So I pulled them out again, and that was when I woke up. I don't mean to sound cheesey, but I really hope this doesn't signify that my chances of acceptance have gone down the drain in the past few weeks!

@kemet: Thanks! I'm late medieval, so I'd be working with Bruzelius-- haven't met her, but have communicated with her over email and she seems wonderful. I only applied to five schools this round-my first for PhD. I go back and forth between optimism and pessimism- I'm just hoping I get in somewhere. I only applied to programs that I'd be happy to go to--so I just need one place to take me :-) For that reason, I'm trying hard *not* to rank my programs, but I have to admit that Duke is up there for me.

Hello! I too have been lurking for some time and finally bit the bullet and registered (I've been trying to stay anonymous...the paranoia is getting to me!). @Fullofpink- I posted the Duke interview. I think (and hope) it is the only program I applied to that holds interviews, as I haven't heard back from anywhere else yet- though I did meet with potential advisors before the due date. (It seems this is the case based on the results search of years past.) My area of concentration is Medieval.