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Really? Whats the ratio of Colonialists to Modernists?

I was born and raised on the Gulf Coast, I feel your pain.

Where are you going? I am going to work in Bogota for 12 weeks.

I took 2 semesters of 16th Century Paleo as an undergrad and then again with Bumblebeeplan when we were MA students. Our professor is unique in that he developed the course and continues to get 10 students a year to work on Colonial Spanish America using primary sources. We were in Sevilla last summer and seemed to be reading at the same level or better than some PhD students that were there. I have been told by PAs that the archival experience and the paleography is a huge bonus to the application. We shall see if that is so. Bumblebeeplan has some great acceptances, but my top school has not met yet...

Is any one planning some archival research this summer?

I have found solace in scotch, Spanish wine, and episodes of Magnum PI on Hulu...

Rumor is that several big Midwest schools will make decisions next week...we've waited this long. How hard are another 6-8 days of no sleep?

Early Modern Latin America and Germany with a concentration on native peoples, war, and economics...

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Game Over

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Who were you trying to work with?

They have been saying that for years. A shame it is happening this year. Still, the main committee has not met yet to decide the fate of non-fellowship students...

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Ohio State and Penn State...

Good luck to him on that. What is his field?

Was he offered a fellowship? The main committee meeting has not met yet.

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I would not worry. I know from personal experience that a low GPA and average GRE scores are not as important as some on this site would have you believe. Go for professors who will write you fantastic letters and find someway to work in archives or some other place where PhDs in your field go to do research. Research experience beyond the local university special collections room is a rare thing for UG and MA students. Taking the time and effort to go to those kinds of places will put your application alongside or on top of people with better GREs and GPAs who may not have actual research experience.