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  1. @kyjin Just to add onto this bit of intel but Harvard's EALC PhD program has already met and made their decisions. Letters should be out soon. Good luck to everyone!
  2. @costevens Sorry for taking so long to get back to you! Yes, I was funded by Harvard. I would say that it's hard to ask about funding this early as most MA programs will tell you in their FAQ that funding is limited. Schools tend to be very good at letting you know how well you'll be funded when you get your acceptances--this will happen on a rolling basis usually too. Hope that helps!
  3. Hey! I'm in the RSEA program at Harvard and based on my own experiences applying to grad programs back in 2015, would highly recommend you apply to schools with funding--unless money is no issue. Based on what you're interested in, I'd consider the following: *Harvard: I would suggest you apply to the PhD only if you already have an M.A. or if you have a significant enough background in EALC (ex: 5+ years of work experience in Asia, a translated book, etc.) *Columbia: It's not a well-funded program right now but definitely reach out to professors (as you should already be doing) and students to get their own perspective on it. *UChicago: For the PhD program, it pretty much only takes students with M.A.'s already (as they've directly told me) and they'll most likely give you the option of doing their MAPH. *UCSB: Great program but not enough funding. DO NOT accept a PhD offer if they do not give you a good financial package. A PhD is a job and your financial package is your salary. Wherever you get in though, (I'm looking at the UChicago MAPH especially) it is not worth it to pay your way through an M.A. in EA studies. I applied to about 10 schools (including 3/4 you mentioned being interested in) and got into all of their programs and you notice immediately which schools will offer you the financial support and resources to succeed. So I would suggest also considering the following schools: UCLA, WUSTL, Duke, Stanford, Harvard (RSEA). All of these offered me financial support in some way with UCLA being the most generous offer. Hope this is helpful! Let me know if you need any other help or advice.
  4. Hi @spicyramen! Have you considering the RSEA program at Harvard? I'm currently doing media studies in it and it seems like you'd be a good fit.
  5. I'm not sure! I'm leaning torwards the M.A. though so that when/if I reapply for PhDs I'll get into a better funded program.
  6. Hi everyone! I posted here before but I have an update on my decisions... a. Tuition grant + living stipend (it's a small amount=$5000) for 2 years at the RSEA M.A. program at Harvard b. Tuition+living stipend (12K)for my first year but I would have to TA every year (guaranteed TA-ship for only 4 years) at the EALC PhD program at UCSB Thanks! I'm having trouble deciding however...
  7. I live in LA so 15K would actually cover all of my tuition...a TA-ship would be enough for food, supplies, etc. I'm hesitant on accepting UCSB's offer only because it's not very much funding at all for a PhD program and I would also have to work every quarter to cover all of my tuition. Also, it's a fairly new program (9 years old) so there really hasn't been much placement of students anywhere.
  8. Hi everyone! I'm hoping to study Chinese TV/Film/Media and trying to choose among the following: a. Harvard Regional Studies-East Asia M.A. (no funding) b. UCLA-East Asian Studies M.A. (15K, Ta-ships) c. UCSB-East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies MA/PhD -Year 1: 18K + Full tuition coverage -Year 2-4: TA-ship I am leaning towards UCLA because of the generous funding for a masters program but I love the faculty and environment at UCSB for my research. Harvard's just a great school overall and I believe the prestige doesn't hurt. Let me know what you all think!
  9. Thank you @kyjin! I'll definitely keep this in mind and try to see if Harvard can give me some funding.
  10. Congrats! I'm not sure about funding actually...but I'm going to assume I didn't receive it.
  11. Thank you so much! @daniel345 I think you're right on counts. Both UCSB and UCLA have amazing and very encouraging professors.
  12. I also just got into Harvard RSEA but with no funding! I'm narrowing things down to Harvard and UCLA now...but any opinions on what would be better for Chinese film/tv/media and whether Harvard might be worth the investment would be great! Thanks!
  13. No problem! I'm glad this thread could be of help. I would personally choose Columbia only because I'm from UC Berkeley and we're rival schools ya know? Hahaha But in all honesty, maybe you can see what funding is like for each school and make your decision based on that? Both are very expensive schools to go to after all...it may also provide you with leverage if you can say that you're considering other ("better") offers from other schools.
  14. Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting but I'm currently facing a dilemma and was wondering if any of you could offer me some advice. I've gotten into the following programs: *UCSB-East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies MA/PhD----Fully funded for 1 year, guaranteed TA-ships for 5 years *UCLA-East Asian Studies MA----Fully funded for 1 year *UChicago-MAPH (East Asian Languages and Civilizations)----No funding *WUSTL-East Asian Studies MA-----75% remission tuition, guaranteed TA-ships *Yale-East Asian Studies MA-----No funding *USC-East Asian Area Studies MA----No funding I'm assuming *Duke-East Asian Studies (CAH Track) MA----Scholarship but not fully covered I'm narrowing my choice to UCLA's MA and UCSB's PhD...but I can't decide whether or not it would be better to go to a higher tier MA at UCLA (then apply to PhD programs later) or go straight into an MA/PhD at a middle tier school (UCSB). I know that my choice should be based on my research interests mostly but realistically, school ranking has made a difference for many hoping to secure tenure track professorships. Oh! I forgot to mention that my specialty is Contemporary Chinese Film/TV/Media. Thanks guys!
  15. Hi everyone! I just recently graduated from UC Berkeley in May of this year and am now in the process of applying to applying to MA and PhD programs in East Asian Studies. I'm in theory taking a gap year at the moment to focus on applying to these programs. Do you think it's important to explain this minor educational gap in my SOP? If so, does anyone have any tips on doing so? Thank you!
  16. Hi withoutdoing! My undergraduate thesis advisor was the primary professor in modern Chinese literature and culture in the EALC department. His name is Andrew F. Jones but I don't think he does much research on Chinese Internet culture. You can always go ahead and shoot him an e-mail though. [Note: He's on leave at the moment.] However, I would suggest looking at the Asian Studies MA instead for UC Berkeley. You might have better look looking at that department because your field seems more interdisciplinary. I know that Prof. Xiao Qiang at the School of Information who is one of the faculty for the Asian Studies dept does research on Chinese social media. You can take a look at her bio through a Google search. Other than that, I don't really suggest UC Berkeley for your field but the best thing to do would be to e-mail some professors and ask them straight on. Good luck!
  17. Hello everyone! I'm having a hard time figuring out which universities offer graduate programs that allow you work your way up to a PhD, getting your MA in the process. Any thanks would be appreciated!
  18. Hi Quyuan00! Thank you for offering your guidance~ :DD
  19. Hi kyjin! Thank you for the advice. I was wondering as well what you think about the average GRE of people accepted into EALC programs...I can't find any good stats on that since EALC is a pretty small department at most schools. Also, how do you think I should go about contacting professors? On another note, do you know if I should still contact professors who are "on leave"? Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it!
  20. Hi everybody! It seems that no one has started a thread for this year so...here we go! I'm a recent graduate of UC Berkeley with a BA in Chinese and Japanese and a minor in Architecture History. I'm planning on applying to some graduate programs in Chinese Studies with a focus on modern literature and pop culture but I'm not sure what would be a good choice—a MA or a PhD? Also, I've heard that PhD's tend to be competitive for those without MA's. On the other hand, I've been told by a grad student from Berkeley that the MA is usually for students who want to up their language skills of which I am pretty much fluent (both Chinese and Japanese in modern and classical) Also, I have a list of schools that I'm considering on applying to here: UCLA~MA USC~ PhD Princeton~PhD Cal~PhD Harvard~PhD UPenn~PhD UW Seattle~MA UMich~PhD UChicago~PhD Stanford~PhD Columbia~PhD Yale~MA WashU, ~PhD Georgetown~MA I would kind of like a safety school or two to apply to but I'm not too sure which schools have good programs in my field that can be considered a safety... And just because everybody else seems to do this, here are some stats: GPA: 3.75 (in EALC: 3.92); Awards: Valedictorian in EALC, Huang Scholarship, Deans Honors Studied abroad at Beijing Normal University *I haven't taken the GRE yet but any advice on that would be helpful as well! Thank you all!
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