katie67

I'll be there, too! In the Spanish department. Sounds like you both have had almost exactly the same experience as me, so far. I visited for a weekend, just long enough to reassure myself that the school, the city, and the food (oh man, the food) are all amazing! I love the part of town that Tulane is in. I'm so psyched to be able to walk, run, or bike anywhere I want to go! I've been in the suburbs for almost two years now, and I can't wait to get away from my damn car for a while. I love the architecture uptown, too. I'm excited to find an apartment down there. Are you guys planning on going back down to find a place, or are you going to just trust Craigslist (the Internet never lies, right?). I was planning on making another quick trip down, but that's going to get pricey... I have to get my immunization stuff in order before I can register, too. AND, I second the amazing funding. Literally the best I've heard of out of any of my friends in the Humanities (including schools in DC and NYC, which are also WAY more expensive places to live).

hola a todos! quería pedirles sus opiniones. tengo ofertas muy buenas de penn state y de tulane (quiero estudiar la literatura latinoamericanacontemporánea, y ambos son fuertes en este área). he visitado a los dos, pero todavía me encuentro unpoco indecisa. que opinan ustedes de estos programas? gracias, y suerte a todos!

I'd accept you, hands down! I'm going through the same waves of self-doubt. I suspect we'll all need a vacation before fall even gets here!

Holy cannoli, I love this thread. After checking my email every 10 minutes or so all day (ok, ok, every 5 minutes), this is a welcome break! We don't get to flaunt our accomplishments as often as we should. -Solid GRE scores (690 V, 760 Q) -Great LORs -Two long-term language immersion experiences (one study abroad, one teaching English) -Tons of experience working with local Hispanic community over the past year, as a church interpreter, trained research assistant, and Hispanic Outreach Coordinator at a non-profit -For someone with only a BA, I have very concrete ideas of what I hope to research, which looks good in interviews. Speaking of interviews... -You have to do a "make sure she speaks Spanish" phone interview for pretty much every program, to make sure your spoken Spanish is strong enough to teach. Because of my travel experience, I rock those. -I have two years of professional experience under my belt, during which I've had a fair amount of responsibility and autonomy. While that is time outside of academia, I have confidence and maturity that I would have lacked right out of undergrad. Whew, NOW I remember why I was crazy enough to apply in the first place! Looks like any program would be lucky to have any of us. Best of luck to all of you!