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Everything posted by crazedandinfused
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It's SO almost February! Ok, we have to change subjects here. Two questions: Can any of the Africanists recommend a good survey history? I guess I'm looking for something pre-Berlin Conference if there isn't an all encompassing synthesis. Also, is it just me or are the websites thoroughly useless? They've said the same darned thing since I submitted my app. I never understood why people use Twitter (I don't believe anybody does. I think it's all a media sham), but now I really want to know what all the adcomms are up to. I like that Columbia posted their committee roster. If any of the schools I applied to had done that I would have crafted a very targeted SOP.
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Whoa. How did you find out who was on the committee? That's like the one detail that my obsessively neurotic brain has been agonizing over. EDIT: Oh, I see. Columbia actually posts that info. It would be nice if other programs did as well. One more morsel for the madmen(women)...
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Here's to everyone getting some great news this week and climbing up out of the abyss!
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Wow. It seems like it was a strange night on grad cafe. We are definitely getting close. This week is gonna be interesting
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Well, judging by your avatar I think I am in your subfield (although i want to focus a little bit more on the early antebellum era). We also share William and Mary..... Can I ask who you want to work with there? You can PM me if you prefer. I have a very complicated relationship with Alexander Hamilton........
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I echo that
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Mentally pushing good news into Goldie's inbox while hoping that she (?) can relax and have a nice dinner. Anybody lurking around with info similar to the above post, but in reference to UVA?
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Man, I'm on a cultural island here.
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Congrats on your two acceptances!!! That's amazing. Most of the folks on this board would do anything for that, so you should be quite happy/proud. And congrats to Superfluous!! This might be the last calm Friday for next 8 weeks. Can we please keep this same thread going? It'll totally be > 100 pages.
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That's just terrible. Some people don't seem to understand that this is a essentially a 5-6 year job contract and that it's a really, really big deal. I'm sorry that you had to put up with that. There's always one.... That's why gradcafe rocks. I think we're an exceptionally fun (as well as neurotic and masochistic) cohort. Even though nobody seems to like Bramwell......
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I feel so unhip. I'm super into Bramwell. Anybody else??
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Yes, congrats to whoever got in at Duke! Things do seem to be picking up......
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Well, I just got an email telling me that I'm being nominated for a fellowship at one of my mid-tier programs! It's not an offer of admission, but I'm very happy. This will get me through the next week at least. It doesn't hurt that the fellowship is named after one of my favorite historical figures either!!
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Yay teachgrad!!!! I believe you are the first US acceptance..... Congratulations!
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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is what my self-centered mind immediately hypothesized, but the rejectee actually had their application forwarded to an MA program. So it's possible that they will have informed the candidates who they want to consider for MAs before they send out their flood of rejections Alternatively, I could be completely wrong. I'll just keep jamming out to the UIC Admissions Office muzak.
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Agh, UIC is driving me nuts!! I've already sent them my transcript twice but I keep getting emails saying that I have yet to submit it. And when I call it says that all operators are busy and it hangs up. Blah....
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Yes, the early acceptance would be tremendously helpful. I'd like to be a normal human being again. Goldie, I hope you are feeling better about Yale. Anything is still possible!!!!!!!
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I don't think it's a leap year either. What will life be like when we finally know the outcome? Lotsa peaceful reading. For a few months, that is. And then, 40 years of mind-numbing pressure and hectic bliss!
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It's really astonishing. I'm super excited to teach, but I fear that once I'm actually in the classroom I'll be sickened and horrified.But I suppose that is precisely the reason why I want to teach in the first place. I'm sure some of you TAs could speak to this.....
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Oh, a million hugs to whoever got rejected!!!! It seems like Yale is really the opening salvo. And re RateMyProfessors, I literally saw: "The professor was having really bad grammar."
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That looks friggin' amazing. It's a complicated feeling when you find out that people have written (or are writing) the book that you wanted to write. But I think that there's room for more study. Especially if you look at how representations have changed since NG's founding in the golden-age of anthropological chauvinism. Anyway....
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I've actually considered opening a Facebook account just to fill it with all sorts of pro-me propaganda. Oh, the neurosis!
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Oh, it's gonna be a blast! I know you'll do well.
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Epigenetics!! And the Panamanian Gold Warriors were really cool.