DiogenesCynicus
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It does!
Thank you!I saw that they notified a couple people already, but being optimistic I'd like to think that those few people were at the top of the list and they're still going to accept some more.
Those may have been the people who were offered university-wide fellowships, so they heard early to come visit for the interview weekend. Usually mid to late March is when everything gets sent out.
This week was spring break here, so not a whole lot happened.
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I know some decisions have been made, but other than that I don't know when they will be sending out notifications.
Hope this helps!
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This discussion about studio art and its relationship to art history gets me thinking about another field that somewhat overlaps but is also somewhat in opposition: archaeology. I went to a field school last summer when I was exploring other options and I thoroughly enjoyed excavation. Obviously later periods of art have virtually nothing to do with archaeology, but earlier periods such as my own often rely on field discoveries (the Staffordshire hoard being an obvious example). A number of universities combine art history and archaeology, but others divide them on the art/science line. Does anyone have any experience with archaeologist-art historian crossovers?
My program (Classical Archaeology) is placed within my university's Art History department, so I get to experience the crossover every day. They take our classes and we take theirs. The same is true for TA positions. We are a significant chunk of the department's students, so we often cross over and fill in TA positions that need filling. Our research approaches are different, but similar enough for a coherent dialogue to exist between the two disciplines.
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What's up, lurkers and semi-lurkers?
It's April. Either you received good news and/or you're waiting for the last of the bad news.
Where you going? How's the funding? Are you pumped or freaking out?
What are you doing during your last summer of freedom? Traveling or hitting the books?
I'm traveling a little mid-May, teaching Intermediate Latin, but I'm also trying to decide what I should translate on my own. Tacitus? Plus, I'm continuing my studies in German and French.
UB has a diagnostic test in Latin and Greek and I want to kick butt and take names on it. I think I may attempt my first Modern Language test as soon as I get there, just to get it over with.
I'm excited about this next chapter in my life. I just hope I can maintain my current level of health and not let the stress of it all wear me down.
What's up! I'm going to UVA in the fall to study Classical Archaeology. No word on funding yet, but I can cover the cost of an unfunded first year with no real difficulty, so that's not really an issue. Still hasn't quite hit me that this is really happening, but I'm sure it will eventually. As for my summer, I get to spend the first half of it wrapping up at my current excavation, followed by moving down to Charlottesville. I've also got to brush up on my German for my modern language exam, and then I need to start learning Italian. As an archaeologist, I am exempt from taking a diagnostic exam for my ancient languages, but they could use some brushing up, in any case.
As long as I can remember to take time for myself, I should be good to go!
Good luck, everyone!
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I've accepted an offer of admission from UVA to attend their Interdisciplinary PhD program in Classical Art and Archaeology. Very excited to start in the fall!
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I will also be attending UVA in the Fall, in the History of Art and Architecture with a concentration in Classical Archaeology. If anyone is in need of housing, check out brac.com. It seems to be one of the best sources for apartment hunting in the Charlottesville area.
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Anyone else waiting from UVA or UNC? They are my last hopes, based on the assumption that no word from Michigan or Harvard = rejection!
I'm waiting on UVA for Classical Art and Archaeology. I do know that they sent out the majority of their rejections at the end of February, and that their admitted students' weekend is at the end of March, so decisions regarding admits and waitlists should be coming out very soon.
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Do you know if UVA has made decisions on straight Classics applications yet?
No word on that yet. My point of contact is mainly concerned with the Classical Art and Archaeology program.
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For anybody who's applied to the Classical Art and Archaeology program at UVA, decisions should be going out in the next few weeks, as the admissions committee has been meeting and is close to making their final selections, according to a professor I've been e-mailing.
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If you have a better idea of your focus (Greek or Roman), you could try looking at other programs in the U.S., since you're more likely to get teaching experience and funding Stateside. However, you're most likely going to be applying to PhD programs, as I've found that there are few programs that offer an M.A. in classical archaeology. From my experience, you're going to want to apply to more than 2 programs, as the classical archaeology field is very competitive, since you'll be competing for spots in Classics and Art History departments, who will also be looking to admit non-archaeology students as well.
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Just got my rejection letter from Bryn Mawr College's classical archaeology program. After my previous rejections from UPenn and Cornell, I've got 3 more left to hear from, but it's not looking good.
Insight into UVA?
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There were only 4 in last year's incoming class, and they're capping at 5 this year. As far as I'm aware, there have been 2 offers made to fellowship candidates, but you never know when a spot will open up. That being said, there are a lot of applicants to the department, and a full 1/3 of those applications are for classical art and archaeology, so it's a delicate balancing act to admit students for all the various subfields and the classical archaeology program, since they all share the same pool of open slots for admissions.