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    EALL/EALC: Chinese Lit

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  1. Last year there were around 116 applicants, 13 attended, 4 got funding. . .That is all I know. As for the program, it has been a great opportunity to work with great professors and take some really interesting classes. You take four classes each semester, and they are very open about what you take. Four classes is bit intense, but it is good in a one-year program. The only difficult part for me, anyway, was not having a real advisor. The DGS of EAS serves as your advisor (this year Deborah Davis, I don't know about next year). . . but other than that I would highly recommend it. If you are looking to continue into a PHD program, it is a mixed bag. On one hand it is definitely a plus to have an MA from Yale, on the other, it is difficult to get recs from profs so early. But they are super friendly and willing to help you out as much as they can. If you have not received a rejection you are most likely accepted. Last year they sent out their mass rejections, and then took their sweet time sending acceptances. If you have any more questions, let me know!
  2. The Illinios was me. My POI called me. Apparently they have submitted their recs, but I didn't get the sense that they were done notifying at all . . .it was just a phone call to tell me my status and to talk about the univ. fellowship.
  3. It depends. Most years I think only the top few receive funding, but I think other years they have a little more money to go around. This year I think they gave full funding to the top 4 out of 15 or so students.
  4. Yale's MA provides tuition + stipend to the top few students each year.
  5. I'm in the process of completing a 1 year ma at Yale in EAS and hoping to make it into their EALL phd program. Also applying to Harvard, Columbia, UIUC, Chicago and Oregon. Fellowships: FLAS Undergrad: Ind. Major in Chinese lang, lit and area studies. Spent a semester in China and a summer at Middlebury Chinese school.
  6. I'm currently doing a 1 year MA in eas at yale if you have any questions.
  7. Hello all! So, I got five offers, all accompanied by kind, personal emails from the POIs I mentioned in my statement of purpose. I have decided to go to my dream school (Yale), but do not know what to do with the other four. I know how to officially decline the offer, but do I need to write the POIs back? What do I say? I don't want to burn any bridges (I think all of them are amazing!). Advice?
  8. Yes! This whole process is finally over for me! I just got my letter from Chicago EALC telling me that I was accepted into some MA in Humanities program, and I got my official rejection from harvard and official acceptance to Yale! I have finally heard back from all 11 schools I applied to and ended up with 5 acceptances (though some are strange) and 6 rejections. Not bad for a first timer! I'm just so happy to be done with all of this and wish everyone still waiting the best of luck!
  9. I have been in contact with two Yale students who got into the EALL phd program with no problem after the MA. They said it was extremely helpful because they got to know all of the professors. In fact one student (and myself as well) originally applied to the phd program in EALL but were referred to the MA with an implicit acceptance afterward if we did well and got what we needed. (Hoping this works out for me!!!!) So I think it is good. . .just very little funding. . .keeping my fingers crossed with everyone else for a FLAS fellowship! Anyone know just how competitive they are for Chinese? I would think less so than some other languages but not exactly easy to obtain. How do you find out if you got it? Best of luck to all! This forum has been amazing during this whole process!
  10. I'm in at Yale too and definitely going, so I guess that we will be classmates! I'm Chinese and really interested in Late Ming literature and culture. You're right! So many fascinating classes to choose from, I keep checking to see if they have posted next semester's classes, but so far nothing. I'm so excited!!! What profs are you thinking of working with? Did you get any funding? I don't think I did but I"m really hoping for the FLAS fellowship or a miracle! I'm so excited though!!! Sorry for the messy excitement, but I'm so thrilled!
  11. I was told by my POI I was admitted without funding but I haven't gotten the email from the department yet. The students I talked to that went said they had to take out loans to cover most of it but that it was totally worth it. Apparently very few people get any funding. I applied for a FLAS fellowship that would cover about half, but I don't know if I will get it, and the deadline is past. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will get some funding but I think I am going either way. Might we be classmates? What are you hoping to go for?
  12. I wrote my POI in the EALL dept (who had previously referred my app to the MA program) and she checked for me. Apparently there were 106 applicants and 4 received funding, she didn't say how many were accepted. Best of luck! Hope we are classmates!
  13. I think it is odd. I don't have much experience in this area but I feel like most schools would just wait till Monday. Strange
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