hmss9245
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1 hour ago, The Ister said:
Thanks for sharing this! Now I have something more solid to look forward to. I'm not very hopeful to hear good news from them, but still excited to learn. Good luck to you!
Thank you! You too!!
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47 minutes ago, The Ister said:
Hi ya. I've been around for a while and just signed in to say I stand in solidarity with you.
My understanding is that the majority of Comparative Literature programs send their notifications a bit later than English programs, seemingly early in february. However, it seems somebody has got an interview from Northwestern. (If this reaches you, hey you! Which 'home department' have you applied to?) I'm an international applicant and applied to Northwestern, NYU, CUNY, PennState, Oregon, and Toronto. Currently I spend my days reading Hölderlin in the uncanny German countryside.
Congrats to those who have already heard positive things from the schools.
Also applied for Northwestern this cycle! Emailed Sarah and she wrote back saying results will be out later this week or early next week! Super anxious …
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53 minutes ago, Warelin said:
Small note: Not sure if you applied to English or Comp lit but Comp Lit might have different requirements than English.
I applied to the English one, omg I really did not see it ...
- curriculum vitae/resume of no more than two pages with a clearly stated sentence at the beginning of the CV that declares your scholarly area of interest(s), for example: American literature and queer theory, 18th-century poetry, or postcolonial theory and women writers. Please include a summary page giving your undergraduate GPA and GPA for courses in English with your curriculum vitae/resume.
I did include the summary of my GPA for courses in English though...
Edit: lol "Curriculum Vitae" really means something else... NOW I understand...
Edit once more: Still not fully understood, but I only did it like "UGPA Summary: 3.xx" in one or two lines. Guess I need to put a more precise description for each course contributing to that total GPA?
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7 hours ago, Wyatt's Terps said:
One unique thing about OSU's application is that you add all of your English-related courses to an additional page on your C.V. It's likely an easy way for them to see how genre-focused or diverse your studies were.
Oh I didn't do that... heedless of me to have skipped it... nice to know that, and gonna add it!
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Application Status Pending +1 ; Upvotes run out +1… Lucky you (And you~ and you~ …)
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7 hours ago, Yanaka said:
Did you get something from Moi ? Congrats!
Of course not~ was wishing you a potential Duker in addition to my wishing WT an OSUer;) We'll see how it turns out in just a few more days, I believe …
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@Wyatt's Terps Hope OSU's gonna prove very soon that you don't even need a Plan B~! and @Yanaka also wish you'd receive an email from Moi when you least expected to~(I know such joy kills sometimes xD) Though I'm relatively safe with my unofficial acceptance previously, I doubt if I could strain not shedding some tears if I happen to be rejected by both OSU and Duke … fingers crossed…
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Omg Northwestern's Complit program is sending out interview emails…(Shouldn't have checked the results page lol)
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Just curious-- is OSU sending out"English" and "literature" decision letters the same or similar time? Seems the results for literature will be out next week…I've applied for their English program with the ddl of 30 Nov… anxious to know when the results are out ><
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4 hours ago, Wyatt's Terps said:
Oh yes. Most definitely. I have a list of when the thirteen programs I applied to typically notify etc. For literature programs, OSU is typically the first of the top programs, making their first decisions in the fourth week of January. I'm guessing they like to make their decisions before the semester starts, which seems pretty sensible to me.
Last time I had a gut feeling that after I got my M.A. offer at UMD (which was on February 14th), I wouldn't get any more offers...and I was right. In other words, I'm hoping that if I am to get an acceptance, it's by mid-February...Wow, I've applied to UMD's CompLit and OSU's English programs this year, but feel like less positive to be admitted… Richardson's field of interest in the narrative of drama is the most overlapped with mine, but besides him, there's virtually no one else there I could mention in my SoP for UMD; the faculty of narrative at OSU are also good, but few of them are really doing drama and narrative performed…So I need to apply for both, with a minor chance of being admitted by either xD
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I believe there's no need to be stressed at all especially for those applying to programs wherein the first round of selection takes place at the Grad School… My application, as far as I can see from the notification letter, is reviewed by the faculty, which makes it less time-consuming.
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14 hours ago, Yanaka said:
I think he was suggesting your department starts sending out offers now? Judging from the fact that you received one?
Ah I omitted too much… was trying to ask if @Wyatt's Terps knew if those applying to Scan Studies are generally admitted earlier or whatever… and yes, a faculty member I intend to work sent me an email notifying me that I was expecting admission, though official offer and details of funding are still unavailable until later in the winter.
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2 hours ago, Wyatt's Terps said:
You do...unless you applied to Scandinavian studies programs.
What do you mean? Seems like you know a lot about Scandi. Studies to say so..
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On 2. desember 2016 at 8:28 PM, bhr said:
I had my first acceptance by December 15th last year, and a waitlist from another school a few days later.
First acceptance got! on Dec. 13 this year! Though I'm mainly applying for CompLitt programs, this one "unofficial" admission was from a Scandinavian Studies PhD Program. Still have 10 more to go... Best luck for all of us!
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@LondonFog From my experience (4 out of 8 professors suggested that I should provide them with a draft), it's very important to let them know (even if it's not the case for every program) that you are required to "sign" your name in the application to acknowledge that you did not participate in "drafting or submitting" the letters. It worked for me, and I believe professors are generally easy to communicate with. Just let them know that you would not be able to sign your name thus unable to complete the application if you do so.
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@Bumblebea thanks a lot!
Besides 2-3 English programs, most of the others I'm applying to are CompLit/Literature programs. Some of them even don't require a GRE score, like Northwestern, and some say the same as you that they will take applicants' national/regional background into consideration.
Fingers crossed for my applications to those English programs...
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@Warelin Thanks for the info!
As far as I know, most the programs I'll apply to don't require a minimum GRE score, but some of them do post the average scores of successful applicants from past years, and those posted range from 159 to 161.
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Hi all, I'm an international applicant who needs to provide both my TOEFL and GRE scores for some of the PhD programs in English and Comparative Literature. I heard that for some programs, a total GRE score of 319 plus a decent TOEFL score will do the same as a 320+ GRE score (which is exactly my case, as I scored exactly 319 (157+162+4.0) for GRE, and 113 for TOEFL).
I wonder if my GRE verbal score of 157 will be considered too low to be competitive (even for programs ranking 50-60). Shall I email specific programs to ask whether my TOEFL score would compensate for my GRE verbal score? or is it obvious that the two don't actually compensate for each other?
Thanks!!
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7 hours ago, othersamantha said:
Hi all! Just curious to see if there are others who are planning to take the 10/29 subject test, and if so, what your study focus is going to be over the next two and half weeks or so. Currently trying to brush up on literary terms and verse forms. If anybody has any good resources regarding verse form/scansion, I'd be very interested to know!
I'd also like to suggest Quizlet as a great study tool for making flashcards-- if, like me, you find making hand-written flashcards to be exhausting, it's a good way to speed up the process and give your hands a break from writing. They also have an app, so you can create the cards on your computer but then have access to them on the go.
Best of luck to everyone taking the exam!
I am! Using Princeton Review now.. but don't think time is enough...
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On 10/8/2016 at 6:38 AM, savay said:
Yup, Olivia. She's also currently working on a new Ibsen research project. Also, if you feel the UW's program would fit with your research interests, I'd reach out to the program before completely deciding not to apply. The Director of Graduate Studies, Marianne Stecher, is quite helpful in answering specific questions regarding admissions and any concerns you might have about qualifying. I remember before I applied that I was concerned that my primary target language was Icelandic (you know, not a mainland Scandi language or one that the University currently teaches) and that my Danish competency wasn't as strong -- and it turned out ok. They seem to consider applicants holistically as opposed to against a specific checklist of qualifications.
@J.Conroy happy to help. Are you applying to Scandi programs as well?
Thanks again! As I reached out to them and got positive answer from both Marianne and Olivia! And Olivia was suggesting we arrange a skype chat in two weeks' time... omg.. any suggestion for the preparation? She said it should to be a casual talk, and we can speak both Norwegian and English...
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19 hours ago, savay said:
Hey @hmss9245, welcome to gradcafe! I am currently attending University of Washington for my MA (https://scandinavian.washington.edu/) and I am definitely not coming to the field with a BA in Scandi Studies. I got my BA in a classical humanities program, but have spent considerable time in Iceland and have studied Danish for a few years. I found that if you had substantial training in the languages or literatures, or considerable experience in a Nordic country (like pursuing your MA there, for example) that most programs were open for you to apply. In addition to Berkeley and U Wisconsin, there aren't other stand alone programs in the states that I know of. There are some universities that have faculty with expertise in Nordic languages and literature who may be affiliated with other departments...but these vary. I ended up choosing Washington because my interests are primarily contemporary literature and literary theory, and translation studies. Washington has strengths in contemporary Nordic culture and literature (One of our professors actually specializes in Ibsen if you plan to continue on in that sub-field) and has close relationships with many of the other humanities departments at the University, like the Comp Lit department. If you'd like more specific information about my program specifically, etc. you're welcome to send me a message here.
Thanks for the info! Currently I am mainly applying for comparative literature programs plus 2-3 English programs and 2 Scandinavian programs. As I found on the website, UW requires an advanced degree of at least one Scandinavian language to be admitted for the doctoral program, so I'm afraid my Norwegian level (B2) is not sufficient... but is the professor you mentioned whose interest is in Ibsen Olivia Gunn?
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Dear all, this is a GRE re-taker who has two schedules of the upcoming tests, one on 8th October (yes in a week ><) and the other 6th November.
As the nearest deadline I have is on 30 November, I would definitely mail the result of the first one (to be taken this month) to that program, but my second nearest deadline is 8th December, so I was wondering if I should wait till my second test result (the one in early November) is available that I compare the two results and send the better one to that program?
Theoretically I think the result will arrive before 8 December if I choose to send it immediately after taking the second test (as I don't have to wait for my AW section to be ready), but is there a "lurking danger" somewhere (like the-sooner-the-better rule, which I haven't yet found on the program's website) if I wait so long as after 6 November to mail the GRE test result (exactly one month ahead of the ddl)?
Thanks in advance!
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On 10/30/2015 at 0:51 PM, lizi01 said:
Hello everyone,
All of the programs that I'm applying to (right now 6, I hope to make it 8) don't require a writing sample. However, one of programs mentions several times that a writing sample is recommended. I translated my final undergraduate psychology project (which is a theoretical paper composed of 20 pages) into English. The professor that was my mentor for this specific project told me back then (2 years ago) that it's a good work which illustrate an original and interesting idea. However, it isn't perfectly written (I fixed most of the problems however I can't really tell, cause I'm not that objective:)). How important do you think a writing sample is for an application where it isn't required but optional/recommended? Could it really change anything?
I would appreciate any comments regarding this.
Thank you and have a great weekend!
I experienced a similar problem with you as I'd like to apply for the Scandinavian Studies PhD program at UWisc where they don't require a Writing Sample as part of the online application. To be honest, I felt quite relieved and wanted just to skip it, but on second thought, I contacted the department, and was told it is not required, but I am "welcome to submit it". So I went back to look for the place to submit one, but did not find anywhere I can upload additional materials. Then I emailed them again and told them the situation, and they gave me another email address of an affiliated faculty who would be responsible for reading my work. I finally got my 2 pieces of samples sent to them, and was informed that my works would be assessed alongside my other materials submitted online, which means they would wait till I finish my application to read the samples of writing. Though I would not say this could probably serve as a bonus for my overall application, I do feel it was a good decision to contact them and got my WS submitted in this way. All in all, I would also vote for that you find the contact person for the department and communicate with them about this issue.
Best of luck!!
UW Madison
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Same with @metaleptic here! I might be accepting UW-Madison's offer, and couldn't go there right now for more info...
Would appreciate it if some of you post about your visits there, like what attracts you the most, how available the resources are for studying and for living, and so on... (actually, just seeing your post-visit-discussions would be helpful enough!)