Apogeee
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Usually, yes. If that was something they originally said during the application process, definitely. If you aren't sure, you can check wtih the graduate school of the University you are accepted to.
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I think most of this is intergenerational. And I also have to stop being so aggravated by what other people do! Or don't do.
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Well, yes, that's true. I just didn't think to address that part, as I was on a roll answering the question! Hah! I think I could have gone on, but that is when I realized I was cranky!
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Treating grad school like high school or undergrad, i.e., not coming to classes well-prepared, expecting to have the professor do a knowledge dump that you can somehow upload to your brain. Not treating funded grad school like a job. It's your job. Half of your time is for your TA or RA work, and the other half is for your writing. Do the writing and outside reading. Being disrespectful of professors - badmouthing them to other students, surfing the web during class, Facebooking, etc. Yes, there are grad students who do this juvenile stuff. Don't be that person! Not working to advance the health of your department and school. If you want funding to exist in future years, including your own future years, you have to do your part. Being too loud/rude/messy in shared office space, including kitchen and restroom space. OMG. Clean the microwave after you use it. Don't steal food from the department fridge. Lower your voice to conversational level while you are working. Dressing too casually for teaching assignments. Granted, grad students don't have a clothing allowance, but graduate school is professional preparation. Not keeping track of deadlines or reading emails, and expecting others to remind you of these responsibilities. Hoarding books from the library that everyone in the course needs to access. I think I'm a bit cranky today.
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How do you survive the summer between obtaining an MA and starting a PhD? I am still looking for work. Also, I have BA student loans, no longer deferred! Have to make a payment in July. Any ideas on how to navigate the next three months?
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I Bombed the Subject Test. Now What?
Apogeee replied to anxiousphd's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
At some point (probably a year or two), you are going to have to take qualifying exams for your PhD. Based on that, I would say study for this and retake it. When you prepared the first time, did you use the practice book provided by the test-maker? You can go to their web site and download it. Which area do you feel you had the most trouble in? Whatever that area, that is where you should concentrate. Do you have an MA in your field? What is your previous experience? -
Good news there, Quamvis! I am really happy for you. There is a ton of original research being done. A colleague of mine just found a Latin epic poem about a war in South America. Nobody has looked at it since the book was published in the 18th century. He found a lot of references to Vergil, and uncovered a treasure trove of new work. I was at a conference in April where some new and original research was presented about Latin in Australia, which nobody really thought existed. Keep reading. As you read, you will start to make connections and your research interests will develop on their own. Several of the scholars here make time to read every day. They read widely and deeply, in several languages. This keeps the connections coming. Cura te diligenter. Laura
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Is everyone all settled? What did you ultimately decide? Where are you going? Have you decided to wait until the next cycle? I am going to the University of Kentucky for something a little different than the standard Classics PhD.
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Apogeee replied to amc91's topic in Speech-Language Pathology Forum
We can only hope that someone with a better plan for education than any of the candidates who are now running eventually runs for President. That's the only way we are going to get out from under the thumb of Pearson - it's going to take a nationwide debate. I am not holding my breath, because it's not on the radar of any of the current candidates winning or losing so far. I do not say this to get into an imbroglio about politics, so please take my comments at face value. -
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Apogeee replied to amc91's topic in Speech-Language Pathology Forum
Something about the disposition to learn proactively! A graduate program isn't about what others require of you, but about what you require of yourself. Recorded lectures are a double-edged sword. They can be useful. I am so happy you have found an experiene that is right for you! -
Rutgers (on the waitlist still, I think) No word at all from SUNY Buffalo Boston University I think this is pretty late. It's nerve-wracking!
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Oh way to go!
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Great news! Funded, I hope?
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If you think you would go there, and you are close to the top of the wait list, I think that you could ask to visit. Have you had any correspondence with them at all? Did they invite your questions, should they arise? If so, that is a good entree to writing to them. Can you afford to visit, it terms of time and whatever cash you would have to spend if they are not paying for your travel expenses? Do you think that the visit would clinch your decision between this school and the one where you have already gotten the offer? And is there an offer of funding with the school that accepted you?
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I disagree because I think that outside of academia, it's specialized mainly among people of certain religious backgrounds interested in literature that pertains to that religious bent, but readily admit that it is surely possible that Augustine is more widely read than, say, Cicero - and there's no way to really tell, that I know of. Or really any reason other than idle curiosity to check. It's been lovely thinking about it! Thank you all for a fun discussion.
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Cork and Italy that I know of so far. I can't speak to other universities, but it is the current trend in secondary schools, and perhaps methods will change in academia at some point.
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Overall searches on authors, not on individual editions of specific works.
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Wider as in outside of academia.
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I know there are still people who do this, but it seems so pointless. You can often tell if someone understands the grammar just by hearing them read it aloud.
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You can see that the versions of the lines of Horace all started with the same original. As to Mozart, when you play his notes in 6/8 time, are you still playing Mozart? How about if you leave all the notes where they are on the staff, but change the key signature from C major to D minor. Don't transpose, just use the different key markings. Would it be Mozart any more? You could probably tell that it started with the original, if you look hard enough. I think there's a continuum, and the farther you are away from the original intent, the less faithful it is.
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I was thinking this exact thing about someone's interest in Augustine!
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I don't think we can look at sales rankings of particular editions of particular books to get an idea of overall popularity that way. It has to be something more universal. There are Christians interested in Christian writing, but there are many, many people all over the world who are not Christians, many others who are not at all interested in Augustine or Jerome, and many Christians who are interested in the thinking of Cicero - widely considered to be one of the greatest minds of all times. The writings of Augustine and Jerome are for highly specialized readers, while those of Cicero are more universal. I wonder how to get at the answer to this question - and if it matters anyway! Probably doesn't.
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Interesting! What do you base that on? More people seem to be searching Cicero and Plutarch in libraries and online, and at Amazon.com than Augustine and Jerome. What are the metrics I should be using instead?
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I'm sorry about your rejections. Do not take out loans for graduate school. I would wait. You should have until April 15 before you have to make an official declaration whether to accept or reject their offer, and by then, some of your other programs will have sent you their decisions. Have you written to the school that offered you a scholarship to ask about other funding opportunities? There could be some way for you to pull this off, still. In the worst case scenario, you can work for a year, possibly while attending school part time, and beef up your CV and personal statement in order to apply in the next cycle. Good luck!
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This doesn't guarantee that you are admitted, unfortunately. Either wait for the official letter, or perhaps send an email to check with the department. Good luck!
