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Someone on phdstipends has Berkeley Rhetoric funding to be listed at $18,000. No other details were provided though in terms of what fees you're responsible for or how much healthcare is.

I think @j.alicea brings up a good point. Each program has different strengths and might stress different things differently. Some programs stress teaching; some stress publications.Some really stress how to compete for external funding. All of these skills will help you out differently on the job market. On the same note, it's hard to say how accurate TT placement is because not everyone is interested in a TT-job. Some people have already decided that they want to stay in the area and as such will not be entering the National Job Market. Instead, they're focusing on getting to know the community well to apply for Dean or other high-level Administration positions. Because this is likely to change with every cohort, placement rates become a whole lot murkier. @sad_diamond: I was fortunate enough to receive several offers last cycle. I ended up turning a highly-coveted fellowship offer from the "best-ranking" college to accept an offer at a different college that better aligned with my interests. I have no regrets. I had long conversations via e-mail with all the colleges that accepted me before I reached my decisions. I learned many wonderful things about all of them but ended up going with what felt right to me and where I could envision myself for 5- 6 years.

I'd like to add to this a bit more. If you had the perfect responses, you wouldn't need the degree because you'd be publishing in top-tier journals through your original contributions. I think the important question you need to ask yourself is whether you'd thrive somewhere where things may or may not be cut-throat or whether you need a more collaborative community. There is no right or wrong answer. Some people do really well and compete better and write better when the community actively supports them and they can push themselves to publish. Others need a more "competitive" community in order to feel motivated to do their work. We all respond to things differently. When you're making your choices, think carefully about the work environment, the location, funding (Do you want roommates? Can you afford rent without roommates?), the atmosphere, class sizes and so on. Think if that's a place that you'll be happy at because if you aren't, your work will suffer. Depression is a really real thing in Academia and the best way to combat it is by choosing a place which you feel would make you happiest. What that happy thing doesn't depend on rankings or professors, it depends on you. As such, only you can decide what things are needed to make you happy.

Congrats! Some universities want to see how well you react in stressful situations. Different universities will have different things they're interested in evaluating during interviews.

Stay warm, @lyonel_. Your list looks mostly sunny!

I don't live in Minneapolis but my heart breaks for them.

I think it's important to remember that programs are interviewing you just as much as you're interviewing them. When on any visit, it's important to ask yourself whether the environment is one in which you'll excel at and one which you would be happy living in.

Congrats to everyone who has been accepted so far!

I'll look forward to it! 5 is never quite enough when we're in the middle of results.

@jadeisokay: When does your Jeopardy episode air?

People who interviewed last year at Notre Dame said that they received their decisions before boarding on their return flight. I'm guessing that they make notes during the visit and compare them before the 8th.

Congrats. They're well known for Place Studies.

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Congratulations @veroniquea! That's great news!

Congratulations! That's very exciting!

I'll look forward to (hopefully) meeting you. I like your interests.

These dates can never be 100 percent accurate, but I figured this could be useful for this year's applicants.

I think Northeastern started last year with inviting some applicants to campus. I know it caught some people by surprise.

I have the same favorites currently.

One can also argue that it was to save Valentina from being eliminated depending on which way you look at the circumstances. I don't envy the queen that sends her home.

Congrats! Alabama's Strode is very well known for their Early Modern Program.

Chicago's interviewing is a fairly recent development. (2 years ago?) From scouting the boards in previous years, nobody has received an offer in those two years without being interviewed first. This information could very well change from year to year or even from professor to professor. There might be some professors who know who they want to accept while others may need more information to come to their selection. These professors are going to be spending a significant amount of time with each cohort so choosing the "best fit" can be difficult. I do think it's also important to note that The Grad Cafe is a small community. We often cannot capture all the acceptances that occur. Often, acceptances do occur over a period of 2-3 days. Equally important (and this bears repeating over and over until you ALL remember it), you are more than an application. A rejection doesn't mean you weren't good enough. It just means that the school was incredibly competitive, tough decisions were made and they thought other people would be a "better fit". It doesn't mean you won't get in next time or that you should stop trying.

You're winning this application cycle!

I think most programs don't interview. Interviews are fairly rare within the humanities. Interviews are much more common in the natural and social sciences.

I think most universities would love to tell you as soon as they know. I think part of the reason that some delays occur is because the department can only recommend your admission. The Grad School can still opt to reject an applicant (though I'm not sure how often this happens.) I know that there have been a few scenarios at Penn State and Pittsburgh that the program has had to really fight for a candidate because the Grad School and State Laws had some conflicts with the credentials that the applicant had.