Warelin

Just got an interview request from UMD--

I think it's also a good idea to consider how or if stipends increase on a yearly basis to account for cost of living adjustments. Some departments do adjust for these; others might not have revised stipends in a while. Some cities (Nashville and Austin come to mind) used to be cheap to live in but in recent years have faced increased demand and decreased vacancy rates which have caused prices to skyrocket. Depending on when you move might also be the difference of several hundred dollars of what rent will be.

I'm currently on a stipend which pays ~$26,000 over 11 months. The University provides free transportation passes which gives you unlimited use of the buses and city trains which also give you access to other parts of the county. The University also pays for about 90 percent of health insurance and dental insurance costs. The overall cost of living here is very affordable. Due to some city initiatives, there are a lot of startups here. There are also a lot of nonprofits that call this home.
My current stipend is enough to afford me to live in a ~1700 sqft house with my partner and a pet. We live about 1.5 miles away from the university. My stipend changes every year to adjust for cost of living which in the past has generally meant an increase of 3 percent or so per year.  It was also enough to support us to pay all our expenses while my partner job searched. ( If I were living alone, I would still be able to afford the house here and be able to afford going out with my cohort twice a month or so. I do hangout with my cohort twice a month currently as our schedule allows; often we take turns between hosting and going out to eat elsewhere. I think everyone has had the cohort and their partners over at their house at least once. Most people live by themselves; some people in cohorts above us have chosen to live with each other by choice.I don't know anybody here who is struggling for money; but there are additional opportunities to teach both in other departments and at other colleges during the summer or school year if one wanted to.
The first two years here require no teaching and the last year also doesn't require any service. Otherwise, the teaching load is 1-1 which means you either help with a course or teach a course per semester. Additional teaching opportunities also become available after year 3/4. Some people have taught at different departments; others have taught at nearby universities or have worked as tutors after they have completed their coursework.

I think it's also a good idea to consider how or if stipends increase on a yearly basis to account for cost of living adjustments. Some departments do adjust for these; others might not have revised stipends in a while. Some cities (Nashville and Austin come to mind) used to be cheap to live in but in recent years have faced increased demand and decreased vacancy rates which have caused prices to skyrocket. Depending on when you move might also be the difference of several hundred dollars of what rent will be.

I'm currently on a stipend which pays ~$26,000 over 11 months. The University provides free transportation passes which gives you unlimited use of the buses and city trains which also give you access to other parts of the county. The University also pays for about 90 percent of health insurance and dental insurance costs. The overall cost of living here is very affordable. Due to some city initiatives, there are a lot of startups here. There are also a lot of nonprofits that call this home.
My current stipend is enough to afford me to live in a ~1700 sqft house with my partner and a pet. We live about 1.5 miles away from the university. My stipend changes every year to adjust for cost of living which in the past has generally meant an increase of 3 percent or so per year.  It was also enough to support us to pay all our expenses while my partner job searched. ( If I were living alone, I would still be able to afford the house here and be able to afford going out with my cohort twice a month or so. I do hangout with my cohort twice a month currently as our schedule allows; often we take turns between hosting and going out to eat elsewhere. I think everyone has had the cohort and their partners over at their house at least once. Most people live by themselves; some people in cohorts above us have chosen to live with each other by choice.I don't know anybody here who is struggling for money; but there are additional opportunities to teach both in other departments and at other colleges during the summer or school year if one wanted to.
The first two years here require no teaching and the last year also doesn't require any service. Otherwise, the teaching load is 1-1 which means you either help with a course or teach a course per semester. Additional teaching opportunities also become available after year 3/4. Some people have taught at different departments; others have taught at nearby universities or have worked as tutors after they have completed their coursework.

From your list: OSU, WashU and Duke have traditionally notified in late Jan/early feb. Schools tend to notify acceptances prior to rejection. Some schools might have hidden waitlists.
An approximation list of notifications can be found here:
 

From your list: OSU, WashU and Duke have traditionally notified in late Jan/early feb. Schools tend to notify acceptances prior to rejection. Some schools might have hidden waitlists.
An approximation list of notifications can be found here:
 

Here's to good news!
 
Congrats on being done.
 
Over the years, people have been surprised by being accepted at places, being rejected by places and rejecting offers that they thought they'd accept. The atmosphere on the other side is very different when it comes to choosing when people are presented with multiple choices.

Here's to good news!
 
Congrats on being done.
 
Over the years, people have been surprised by being accepted at places, being rejected by places and rejecting offers that they thought they'd accept. The atmosphere on the other side is very different when it comes to choosing when people are presented with multiple choices.

In a few weeks, you'll find out where you're accepted, rejected or waitlisted. By now, I'm sure you're experiencing all sorts of highs and lows. This is a very stressful process. Sometimes, all you want is some news because you're starting to feel down about the process.

Big News? You're alive.
-There are currently seven billion people alive today and the Population Reference Bureau estimates that about 107 billion people have ever lived.  -Having just a few coins makes you richer than most people on Earth.
-You are unique and nobody in the entire world is like you are
-The opportunity to attend school is something many people don’t have. (Which makes having a college degree even greater!)
-Most people lack a bed of their own to sleep in
-Many people on earth lack access to clean water.
-Cell phones make talking to loved ones easy.
-You have friends that will always have your back. (And if you don't, message me. Let's talk. And if you do, let's talk anyways)
-You can enjoy pizza. Or Ice Cream.
-There are people in your life who love you more than you could ever know -The Internet, n'uff said?   But in all seriousness, try not to compare yourself to others. We have a tendency to look at how great the lives of other people are going without realizing the stresses they're hiding. No matter where you get in or don't get in, please be proud of yourselves. You've worked incredibly hard to get to where you are. An acceptance doesn't determine who you are and a rejection doesn't make you lesser than. It just means not this year. You might realize that your passions change over the course of a year. And you might discover those new interests are really interesting when you do reapply. You might discover some universities that previously rejected you might accept you the following year and viceversa.   Lastly, a word on rankings:
USNews rankings for English are determined by 14 percent of respondents who were department heads or director of graduate studies. As such, it's hard to take rankings those seriously when a lot of the rankings are based on "name brand". Most departments are only paying attention to a few select schools and placements may vary considerably across specific interests. Follow your heart when making a decision. Happiness is the number one thing that will make you succeed in a program and that happiness will translate to the quality of work you produce.

Good luck all. You're going to do great!

Name
Website
Deadline
FEE?
CUNY
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/English/
 
1/1
Y; 125
UCONN
http://english.uconn.edu/graduate/index.html
 
1/1
Y; 75
Delaware
http://www.english.udel.edu/programs/grad/Pages/default.aspx
 
1/1
Y; 75
Missouri
http://english.missouri.edu/grad/
 
1/1
Y; 65
U Miami
http://www.as.miami.edu/english/graduate/
 
1/1
Y; 65
Notre Dame
http://english.nd.edu/graduate-programs/
 
1/2
Y; 75
Indiana
http://www.iub.edu/~engweb/gradStudies/degrees.shtml
 
1/2
Y; 55
Boston C.
http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/english/graduate.html
 
1/2
Y; 75
Harvard
http://english.fas.harvard.edu/programs/graduate
 
1/2
Y; 105
Fordham
http://www.fordham.edu/academics/programs_at_fordham_/english/graduate/index.asp
 
1/3
Y; 70
Brandeis
http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/english/phdprogram/index.html
 
1/5
Y; 100
GWU
http://www.gwu.edu/~english/grad_programs.html
 
1/5
Y; 75
Oklahoma
http://www.ou.edu/cas/english/programs/graduate/gradprogindex.htm
 
1/5
Y; 50
Penn State
http://english.la.psu.edu/graduate
 
1/6
Y; 65
WashU
https://english.wustl.edu/phd-program
 
1/7
Y; 50
Syracuse
http://english.syr.edu/graduate/index.html
 
1/9
Y; 75
Northeastern 
http://www.northeastern.edu/english/graduate/
 
1/10
Y; 75
Arizona
http://english.arizona.edu/lp/graduate-studies
 
1/11
Y; 75
Tufts (MA)
http://ase.tufts.edu/english/graduate/prospectiveStudents.htm
 
1/15
Y; 75
Florida
http://www.english.ufl.edu/programs.html
 
1/15
Y: 30
Rochester
http://www.rochester.edu/College/ENG/grad/
 
1/15
Y; 60
Arizona State
http://english.clas.asu.edu/graduate
 
1/15
Y; 70
Stony Brook
http://www.sunysb.edu/english/grad/grad.html
 
1/15
Y; 100
Ohio 
http://www.english.ohiou.edu/grad/default/
 
1/15
Y; 50
Case Western
http://www.case.edu/artsci/engl/GradProgram/GradProgIndex.html
 
1/15
Y; 50
December Deadlines:

 
Name
Deadline
App Fee?
UCLA
12/1
Y; 90
NYU
12/1
Y; 100
Northwestern
12/1
Y; 95
UW (Washington)
12/1
Y; 85
USC (California)
12/1
Y; 85
UC - San Diego
12/1
Y; 90
Emory
12/2
Y; 75
U Georgia
12/2
Y; 75
Illinois
12/4
Y; 70
Miami University
12/5
Y: 50
OSU
12/7
Y; 60
Nebraska
12/7
Y; 50
Stanford
12/8
Y; 125
Duke
12/8
Y; 80
Wisconsin
12/8
Y; 56
Maryland
12/8
Y; 75
Santa Cruz
12/10
Y; 90
Pittsburgh
12/10
Y; 50
Rice
12/14
Y; 85
Berkeley
12/15
Y; 90
Princeton
12/15
Y; 90
Penn
12/15
Y; 80
Cornell
12/15
Y; 95
Chicago
12/15
Y; 90
UVA
12/15
Y; 85
Johns Hopkins
12/15
Y; 75
Michigan
12/15
Y; 70
Brown
12/15
Y; 75
Rutgers
12/15
Y; 65
UTA
12/15
Y; 65
Irvine
12/15
Y; 90
Santa Barbara
12/15
Y; 90
Vanderbilt
12/15
Y;95
Minnesota
12/15
Y; 75
Carnegie Mellon
12/15
Y; 75
Boston
12/15
Y; 95
Buffalo
12/15
Y; 75
UI - Chicago
12/15
Y; 70
UMass
12/15
Y; 75
Oregon
12/15
Y; 50
A&M
12/15
Y; 50
Temple
12/15
Y; 60
Utah
12/15
Y; 55
South Carolina
12/15
Y; 50
UT - Knoxville
12/15
Y; 60
Yale
12/15
Y; 105
Columbia
12/16
Y; 105
UNC- Chapel Hill
12/16
Y; 85
Iowa
12/16
Y; 60
Florida State 
12/17
Y; 30?
UC - Boulder 
12/31
Y; 70
U Kansas
12/31
Y; 65
 
*Deadlines may change on a year to year basis. This is not a 100 percent completed list of English programs.

The following might help!
 
 

In a few weeks, you'll find out where you're accepted, rejected or waitlisted. By now, I'm sure you're experiencing all sorts of highs and lows. This is a very stressful process. Sometimes, all you want is some news because you're starting to feel down about the process.

Big News? You're alive.
-There are currently seven billion people alive today and the Population Reference Bureau estimates that about 107 billion people have ever lived.  -Having just a few coins makes you richer than most people on Earth.
-You are unique and nobody in the entire world is like you are
-The opportunity to attend school is something many people don’t have. (Which makes having a college degree even greater!)
-Most people lack a bed of their own to sleep in
-Many people on earth lack access to clean water.
-Cell phones make talking to loved ones easy.
-You have friends that will always have your back. (And if you don't, message me. Let's talk. And if you do, let's talk anyways)
-You can enjoy pizza. Or Ice Cream.
-There are people in your life who love you more than you could ever know -The Internet, n'uff said?   But in all seriousness, try not to compare yourself to others. We have a tendency to look at how great the lives of other people are going without realizing the stresses they're hiding. No matter where you get in or don't get in, please be proud of yourselves. You've worked incredibly hard to get to where you are. An acceptance doesn't determine who you are and a rejection doesn't make you lesser than. It just means not this year. You might realize that your passions change over the course of a year. And you might discover those new interests are really interesting when you do reapply. You might discover some universities that previously rejected you might accept you the following year and viceversa.   Lastly, a word on rankings:
USNews rankings for English are determined by 14 percent of respondents who were department heads or director of graduate studies. As such, it's hard to take rankings those seriously when a lot of the rankings are based on "name brand". Most departments are only paying attention to a few select schools and placements may vary considerably across specific interests. Follow your heart when making a decision. Happiness is the number one thing that will make you succeed in a program and that happiness will translate to the quality of work you produce.

Good luck all. You're going to do great!

Everyone could use a reminder.

In a few weeks, you'll find out where you're accepted, rejected or waitlisted. By now, I'm sure you're experiencing all sorts of highs and lows. This is a very stressful process. Sometimes, all you want is some news because you're starting to feel down about the process.

Big News? You're alive.
-There are currently seven billion people alive today and the Population Reference Bureau estimates that about 107 billion people have ever lived.  -Having just a few coins makes you richer than most people on Earth.
-You are unique and nobody in the entire world is like you are
-The opportunity to attend school is something many people don’t have. (Which makes having a college degree even greater!)
-Most people lack a bed of their own to sleep in
-Many people on earth lack access to clean water.
-Cell phones make talking to loved ones easy.
-You have friends that will always have your back. (And if you don't, message me. Let's talk. And if you do, let's talk anyways)
-You can enjoy pizza. Or Ice Cream.
-There are people in your life who love you more than you could ever know -The Internet, n'uff said?   But in all seriousness, try not to compare yourself to others. We have a tendency to look at how great the lives of other people are going without realizing the stresses they're hiding. No matter where you get in or don't get in, please be proud of yourselves. You've worked incredibly hard to get to where you are. An acceptance doesn't determine who you are and a rejection doesn't make you lesser than. It just means not this year. You might realize that your passions change over the course of a year. And you might discover those new interests are really interesting when you do reapply. You might discover some universities that previously rejected you might accept you the following year and viceversa.   Lastly, a word on rankings:
USNews rankings for English are determined by 14 percent of respondents who were department heads or director of graduate studies. As such, it's hard to take rankings those seriously when a lot of the rankings are based on "name brand". Most departments are only paying attention to a few select schools and placements may vary considerably across specific interests. Follow your heart when making a decision. Happiness is the number one thing that will make you succeed in a program and that happiness will translate to the quality of work you produce.

Good luck all. You're going to do great!

I’m commenting on this so that it returns to the front page. I think more people need to read this (and read it twice over).

Yes we do!

This is so nice thank you ?

I wanted to emphasize here that everyone in this forum has been so sweet and kind!! Thank you to everyone who has helped ease other's anxieties, made calls to schools to help figure out the status of things, and for being so willing to answer questions. Also thank you to everyone who so sweetly congratulates others on their successes! You're all great. I know just reading the forums has helped me so much knowledge-wise but also anxiety-wise.  

My understanding of the application was that the personal statement to be uploaded should be a different statement than the statement of purpose in the application itself. Several schools require both a personal statement and a statement of purpose - I thought Rutgers was one of them. Now I'm questioning whether I've misunderstood and need to upload another copy of my SOP instead of the separate personal statement I've uploaded. How did others understand this?

The prof moved to another program already on my list! So that was convenient. I’m combing back through the faculty pages for this school to see if I could still make a reasonable case for fit, but you’re right - I wouldn’t want to go to the school if it can’t actually support my interests and at that rate I would be better off saving my money.
on a somewhat related note- how might a POI being on leave this school year (2019-20) affect things? Presumably one could still work with them after they return, but would adcoms not want to take students interested in working w them without being able to confer with them etc?

Life is beautiful! Don't let whatever happens in this process bring you down! I am not checking this website until March 31st hopefully I will read about great updates on where people are going. GO HAVE FUN!
*mic drop*

In the end, this is your life and it should be lived as such. Do what makes you happy! Noonene is going to crucify you for making a choice based on your happiness. 
Cheers ❤️
 

That sounds similar to what I did last year! I'm enjoying cheering on people this year!

Today, I found myself extremely bored. As a result, I complied a list of when schools typically notify for first-round acceptances using data from the results page. After, I rearranged things in order by  when programs typically notify.

Michigan State-Dec 10? (Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures)
OSU-Jan 25
Wisconsin- Jan 28
Duke- Jan 29
WashU- Jan 31-Feb 2
Northwestern-Jan 31-Feb 2
Berkeley- Jan 31-Feb 2
Chicago- Feb 1/2
Minnesota-Feb 2
Vanderbilt - Feb 2/3
Texas- Feb 3/4
Indiana-Feb 3/4
Purdue-Feb 3-5
UCLA- Feb 4/5
Johns Hopkins- Feb 5
Davis-Feb 5/6
Penn State- Feb 5/6
Pittsburgh-Feb 5/6
Nebraska-Feb 5-7
NYU-Feb 6/7
Maryland-Feb 7-9
Rochester-Feb 8/9
Emory- Feb 8-9
Irvine-Feb 8-9
Illinois- Feb 9-12
Brown-Feb 10-12
LSU-Feb 11
Rice- Feb 12
Buffalo-Feb 12
Missouri- Feb 12-14
Delaware-Feb 12-14
Kansas-Feb 14
Carnegie Mellon- Feb 14/15
Alabama-Feb 14-16
Cornell- Feb 15/16
Miami University-Feb 15/16
Michigan-Feb 16
Connecticut-Feb 16
CUNY-Feb 16/17
Santa Barbara-Feb 17-19
Stanford- Feb 17-Feb 20
Princeton-Feb 17-20
UVA- Feb 19/20
Rutgers-Feb 19/20
Harvard- Feb 20-Feb 22
Columbia- Feb 20-22
Penn- Feb 20-22
Utah-Feb 22
Notre Dame-Feb 23
Yale- Feb 24/25
Washington-Feb 25
Syracuse-Feb 26
Chapel Hill-Feb 26/27
Oregon-Feb 27-28
Iowa-March 2-5
Florida State-March 4-7
Mississippi- March 5-7