Warelin

There are a few questions that arise here:
What is your perception of what an English Graduate student does. There's a big difference between enjoying literature and being a dedicated scholar in literature. What makes you want to switch from Law School to English?  Are you aware of the terrible job market in the humanities? Did you know that In 1975, 30 percent of college faculty were part-time? By 2011, 51 percent of college faculty were part-time, and another 19 percent were non–tenure track, full-time employees. In other words, 70 percent were contingent faculty, a broad classification that includes all non–tenure track faculty (NTTF), whether they work full-time or part-time. Which areas in English are you interested in? Which time periods you're interested in? What questions have been unanswered that you hope to answer? Is there a way you can build a bridge to combine your previous interests to one in English to show committees why this should be your next step? Do you have professors who can give you a strong recommendation letter about your ability in English? Some programs prefer these be written by tenured or tenure-track professors of English. Some programs don't care. Do you have any experience  teaching, peer tutoring or working as a research assistant in Literature? While not necessary to gain admission, it might help you to get an understanding of what some of the field entails before diving into a MA/PHD program. Are you okay with failing? A considerable amount of PHD schools accept less than 10 percent of applicants. It's estimated that somewhere between 33 and 50 percent of students never finish their PHD. There are often hundreds of people applying for each tenure-track job. Are you comfortable living anywhere to teach in academia? Most jobs are not at R1 schools. A great number of jobs will be at lesser-known institutions. Some of these institutions can be in rural locations. The best course of action really depends on what you hope to achieve. "Fit" is less important in MA programs than in PHD programs. Location is a huge factor to some people but it isn't a factor for everyone. The GRE in English Literature used to be a requirement for a lot of schools. However, that number has been decreasing in recent years as more schools have chosen to make it either "optional" or to not consider it in its admission decisions. I'd consult your college's English department and ask them what they feel would be the best course of action based on your end goal.

There are a few questions that arise here:
What is your perception of what an English Graduate student does. There's a big difference between enjoying literature and being a dedicated scholar in literature. What makes you want to switch from Law School to English?  Are you aware of the terrible job market in the humanities? Did you know that In 1975, 30 percent of college faculty were part-time? By 2011, 51 percent of college faculty were part-time, and another 19 percent were non–tenure track, full-time employees. In other words, 70 percent were contingent faculty, a broad classification that includes all non–tenure track faculty (NTTF), whether they work full-time or part-time. Which areas in English are you interested in? Which time periods you're interested in? What questions have been unanswered that you hope to answer? Is there a way you can build a bridge to combine your previous interests to one in English to show committees why this should be your next step? Do you have professors who can give you a strong recommendation letter about your ability in English? Some programs prefer these be written by tenured or tenure-track professors of English. Some programs don't care. Do you have any experience  teaching, peer tutoring or working as a research assistant in Literature? While not necessary to gain admission, it might help you to get an understanding of what some of the field entails before diving into a MA/PHD program. Are you okay with failing? A considerable amount of PHD schools accept less than 10 percent of applicants. It's estimated that somewhere between 33 and 50 percent of students never finish their PHD. There are often hundreds of people applying for each tenure-track job. Are you comfortable living anywhere to teach in academia? Most jobs are not at R1 schools. A great number of jobs will be at lesser-known institutions. Some of these institutions can be in rural locations. The best course of action really depends on what you hope to achieve. "Fit" is less important in MA programs than in PHD programs. Location is a huge factor to some people but it isn't a factor for everyone. The GRE in English Literature used to be a requirement for a lot of schools. However, that number has been decreasing in recent years as more schools have chosen to make it either "optional" or to not consider it in its admission decisions. I'd consult your college's English department and ask them what they feel would be the best course of action based on your end goal.

It looks like Brandeis had the same deadline last year according to Wayback Machine.
I was confused with BU because my spreadsheet had December 15 but then their website said January 5. I thought I had written it down incorrectly, but Wayback Machine confirmed that they did in fact change it.

Dunno if this is helpful to you, @Warelin, but Rutgers (New Brunswick) English dept emailed me on Jan 8th saying that my application was "almost complete" (a letter was missing) and that the letter was due by Jan 15th. I'm not sure if a SOP or WS would be included under the umbrella of missing materials (as the SOP is uploaded with the Grad School application as well as later, along with the WS, CV, etc. - maybe?) but perhaps this info is of use to you.
Also, FWIW, the portal (as of today) is not updated - I emailed to confirm receipt that my application was now considered "complete" by the department.
 

There are a few questions that arise here:
What is your perception of what an English Graduate student does. There's a big difference between enjoying literature and being a dedicated scholar in literature. What makes you want to switch from Law School to English?  Are you aware of the terrible job market in the humanities? Did you know that In 1975, 30 percent of college faculty were part-time? By 2011, 51 percent of college faculty were part-time, and another 19 percent were non–tenure track, full-time employees. In other words, 70 percent were contingent faculty, a broad classification that includes all non–tenure track faculty (NTTF), whether they work full-time or part-time. Which areas in English are you interested in? Which time periods you're interested in? What questions have been unanswered that you hope to answer? Is there a way you can build a bridge to combine your previous interests to one in English to show committees why this should be your next step? Do you have professors who can give you a strong recommendation letter about your ability in English? Some programs prefer these be written by tenured or tenure-track professors of English. Some programs don't care. Do you have any experience  teaching, peer tutoring or working as a research assistant in Literature? While not necessary to gain admission, it might help you to get an understanding of what some of the field entails before diving into a MA/PHD program. Are you okay with failing? A considerable amount of PHD schools accept less than 10 percent of applicants. It's estimated that somewhere between 33 and 50 percent of students never finish their PHD. There are often hundreds of people applying for each tenure-track job. Are you comfortable living anywhere to teach in academia? Most jobs are not at R1 schools. A great number of jobs will be at lesser-known institutions. Some of these institutions can be in rural locations. The best course of action really depends on what you hope to achieve. "Fit" is less important in MA programs than in PHD programs. Location is a huge factor to some people but it isn't a factor for everyone. The GRE in English Literature used to be a requirement for a lot of schools. However, that number has been decreasing in recent years as more schools have chosen to make it either "optional" or to not consider it in its admission decisions. I'd consult your college's English department and ask them what they feel would be the best course of action based on your end goal.

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

Yes, indeedy! Hoping to study Victorian lit, with emphasis on the history of science, the mind, and proto-modernist conceptions of selfhood! Between fainting spells, fits of reverie, and good old fashioned crises de nerfs (and reading too much Flaubert), I almost forgot that Duke does interviews! Any idea when they usually send those invites out? I'm guessing @Warelin already listed them, but I'm sort of too nervous to check...
 

FWIW: if you're still interested in schools, the following are still accepting applications:
Case Western (Jan 15)
Ohio University (Jan 15)
Nevada- Las Vegas (Jan 15)
Nevada-Reno (Jan 15)
University of Houston (Jan 15)
Tennessee (Jan 15 for MA)
Kentucky (Jan 15)
New Mexico (Jan 15)
University of Delaware (Jan 31 for departmental funding)
Binghamton (Feb 15  for MA and PHD)
Southern Mississippi (Feb 15)
Villanova (March 1 for MA)


 

https://literature.duke.edu/

https://gradschool.duke.edu/academics/programs-degrees/english

https://gradschool.duke.edu/academics/programs-degrees/literature

Duke English has 64 active grad students. Duke Literature has 48 active grad students.
The Literature program had 155 applications last cycle and accepted 10. 7 of the 10 enrolled. The average verbal score was a 166V and a 3.9 GPA.
The English program had 214 applications last cycle and accepted 14. 10 of the 14 enrolled. The average verbal score was a 166V and a 3.7GPA.

FWIW: if you're still interested in schools, the following are still accepting applications:
Case Western (Jan 15)
Ohio University (Jan 15)
Nevada- Las Vegas (Jan 15)
Nevada-Reno (Jan 15)
University of Houston (Jan 15)
Tennessee (Jan 15 for MA)
Kentucky (Jan 15)
New Mexico (Jan 15)
University of Delaware (Jan 31 for departmental funding)
Binghamton (Feb 15  for MA and PHD)
Southern Mississippi (Feb 15)
Villanova (March 1 for MA)


 

FWIW: if you're still interested in schools, the following are still accepting applications:
Case Western (Jan 15)
Ohio University (Jan 15)
Nevada- Las Vegas (Jan 15)
Nevada-Reno (Jan 15)
University of Houston (Jan 15)
Tennessee (Jan 15 for MA)
Kentucky (Jan 15)
New Mexico (Jan 15)
University of Delaware (Jan 31 for departmental funding)
Binghamton (Feb 15  for MA and PHD)
Southern Mississippi (Feb 15)
Villanova (March 1 for MA)


 

Nebraska (Early Feb)         
Northeastern  (Early March)
Northwestern   (Late January)
Notre Dame     (Interview requests send in Mid-Late January)   
NYU       (Middle February)

Ohio State     (Late January)
Oklahoma      (Early February)
Oklahoma State (Early March)    
Oregon  (Late February to Early March)

Penn State   (Late January to Early February)
Pennsylvania     (Mid to Late February)
Pittsburgh         (Early February)   
Princeton             (Mid February)
Purdue   (Late January to Early February)

Rice       (Early February)
Riverside     (Early February)    
Rochester     (Early February)       
Rutgers  (Mid to Late February)

San Diego            (Early February)
Santa Barbara    (Mid February)
Santa Cruz           (Mid to Late February)
St. Louis               (Seems to be notifying as early as Jan 12)
Stanford              (Early to Mid February)
Stony Brook        (Early March. Interview requests may be sent to some applicants in Late Jan.)
Syracuse             (Mid March)
           
Temple  (Early to Mid February)
Tennessee   (Early February)
Texas A&M       (Early to Mid February)
Tufts      (Mid to Late February)
Tulsa (Mid February)
     
UCLA     (Mid February)
UGA       (Mid February)
UI Chicago   (Late February)  
UIUC   (Late January) 
UNC- Chapel Hill    (Early March)        
University of Texas- Austin   (Early February)
Southern California-  (Mid February)
UVA- (Mid February)

Vanderbilt      (Late Jan to Early February)
 
Wisconsin-Madison     (Late Jan to Early February)
Wisconsin- Milwaukee  (Mid February)       
WUSTL  (Early February)

Yale      (Mid to Late February)
 

So...I am a huge planner/overthinker, and the fact that I have no idea where I'll be living seven months from now is really starting to wear on me. Ugh. I just want some answers, so I can start planning visits, housing, envisioning myself living in the town, etc. How is it only January? -cry face emoji-

Nebraska (Early Feb)         
Northeastern  (Early March)
Northwestern   (Late January)
Notre Dame     (Interview requests send in Mid-Late January)   
NYU       (Middle February)

Ohio State     (Late January)
Oklahoma      (Early February)
Oklahoma State (Early March)    
Oregon  (Late February to Early March)

Penn State   (Late January to Early February)
Pennsylvania     (Mid to Late February)
Pittsburgh         (Early February)   
Princeton             (Mid February)
Purdue   (Late January to Early February)

Rice       (Early February)
Riverside     (Early February)    
Rochester     (Early February)       
Rutgers  (Mid to Late February)

San Diego            (Early February)
Santa Barbara    (Mid February)
Santa Cruz           (Mid to Late February)
St. Louis               (Seems to be notifying as early as Jan 12)
Stanford              (Early to Mid February)
Stony Brook        (Early March. Interview requests may be sent to some applicants in Late Jan.)
Syracuse             (Mid March)
           
Temple  (Early to Mid February)
Tennessee   (Early February)
Texas A&M       (Early to Mid February)
Tufts      (Mid to Late February)
Tulsa (Mid February)
     
UCLA     (Mid February)
UGA       (Mid February)
UI Chicago   (Late February)  
UIUC   (Late January) 
UNC- Chapel Hill    (Early March)        
University of Texas- Austin   (Early February)
Southern California-  (Mid February)
UVA- (Mid February)

Vanderbilt      (Late Jan to Early February)
 
Wisconsin-Madison     (Late Jan to Early February)
Wisconsin- Milwaukee  (Mid February)       
WUSTL  (Early February)

Yale      (Mid to Late February)
 

I haven't yet decided whether this list will induce more anxiety than it relieves... 
But still, an incredible effort on @Warelin's part!

You rock, @Warelin! I didn't expect that we might be hearing back from Boston College and Boston University this month! My husband is really hoping for a Chicago interview invitation next week. We'll see what happens!
Good luck to everyone as the decisions kick it into overdrive!

Nebraska (Early Feb)         
Northeastern  (Early March)
Northwestern   (Late January)
Notre Dame     (Interview requests send in Mid-Late January)   
NYU       (Middle February)

Ohio State     (Late January)
Oklahoma      (Early February)
Oklahoma State (Early March)    
Oregon  (Late February to Early March)

Penn State   (Late January to Early February)
Pennsylvania     (Mid to Late February)
Pittsburgh         (Early February)   
Princeton             (Mid February)
Purdue   (Late January to Early February)

Rice       (Early February)
Riverside     (Early February)    
Rochester     (Early February)       
Rutgers  (Mid to Late February)

San Diego            (Early February)
Santa Barbara    (Mid February)
Santa Cruz           (Mid to Late February)
St. Louis               (Seems to be notifying as early as Jan 12)
Stanford              (Early to Mid February)
Stony Brook        (Early March. Interview requests may be sent to some applicants in Late Jan.)
Syracuse             (Mid March)
           
Temple  (Early to Mid February)
Tennessee   (Early February)
Texas A&M       (Early to Mid February)
Tufts      (Mid to Late February)
Tulsa (Mid February)
     
UCLA     (Mid February)
UGA       (Mid February)
UI Chicago   (Late February)  
UIUC   (Late January) 
UNC- Chapel Hill    (Early March)        
University of Texas- Austin   (Early February)
Southern California-  (Mid February)
UVA- (Mid February)

Vanderbilt      (Late Jan to Early February)
 
Wisconsin-Madison     (Late Jan to Early February)
Wisconsin- Milwaukee  (Mid February)       
WUSTL  (Early February)

Yale      (Mid to Late February)
 

Arizona Late February-Early March
  Arizona State Mid February
  Berkeley Early February
 
Boston C  
Late January
 
Boston U Mid to Late January
 
Brown Early February Buffalo Mid February
  Carnegie Mellon Early February
  Chicago Interviews in Mid January Claremont Late February
  Colorado Mid to Late February Columbia Late February Connecticut Early February Cornell Mid February CUNY Mid February Davis Early February Delaware Late January to Early February
  Duke Mid January
  Emory Interview requests send out in Mid January.
  Florida Early March Florida State Early March Fordham Mid February George Washington Late February Harvard Late February Houston Mid March Indiana University Early Feb to Early March Irvine Mid February Johns Hopkins Late January to Early February Kansas Middle February LSU Early to Mid March
  Maryland Interview requests have been sent.
  Massachusetts Mid February
  Miami University Early to Mid February Michigan Late February Michigan State Mid to Late January Mississippi Mid March Missouri Mid February

Arizona Late February-Early March
  Arizona State Mid February
  Berkeley Early February
 
Boston C  
Late January
 
Boston U Mid to Late January
 
Brown Early February Buffalo Mid February
  Carnegie Mellon Early February
  Chicago Interviews in Mid January Claremont Late February
  Colorado Mid to Late February Columbia Late February Connecticut Early February Cornell Mid February CUNY Mid February Davis Early February Delaware Late January to Early February
  Duke Mid January
  Emory Interview requests send out in Mid January.
  Florida Early March Florida State Early March Fordham Mid February George Washington Late February Harvard Late February Houston Mid March Indiana University Early Feb to Early March Irvine Mid February Johns Hopkins Late January to Early February Kansas Middle February LSU Early to Mid March
  Maryland Interview requests have been sent.
  Massachusetts Mid February
  Miami University Early to Mid February Michigan Late February Michigan State Mid to Late January Mississippi Mid March Missouri Mid February

Arizona Late February-Early March
  Arizona State Mid February
  Berkeley Early February
 
Boston C  
Late January
 
Boston U Mid to Late January
 
Brown Early February Buffalo Mid February
  Carnegie Mellon Early February
  Chicago Interviews in Mid January Claremont Late February
  Colorado Mid to Late February Columbia Late February Connecticut Early February Cornell Mid February CUNY Mid February Davis Early February Delaware Late January to Early February
  Duke Mid January
  Emory Interview requests send out in Mid January.
  Florida Early March Florida State Early March Fordham Mid February George Washington Late February Harvard Late February Houston Mid March Indiana University Early Feb to Early March Irvine Mid February Johns Hopkins Late January to Early February Kansas Middle February LSU Early to Mid March
  Maryland Interview requests have been sent.
  Massachusetts Mid February
  Miami University Early to Mid February Michigan Late February Michigan State Mid to Late January Mississippi Mid March Missouri Mid February

I have one in the works! Will be posted later tonight.

I have one in the works! Will be posted later tonight.

I have one in the works! Will be posted later tonight.

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

I have one in the works! Will be posted later tonight.