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On 11/10/2016 at 8:41 AM, DBear said:

So, it's already November and I'm thinking everyone's list of schools is close to done and the application process is  underway.. 

I was wondering how many programs people are applying to.... My list has shrunk to 8 and I don't know if I'm taking too big a risk with too few schools. 

I've been of the opinion that applying to fewer programs will allow me to put more work into my preparation, but then everyone around me applying for grad school (all in English, though) is applying to at least a dozen schools. 

I've got U Penn, Temple, U Illinois Urbana Champaign, U Wisconsin Madison, U Iowa, Ohio U, U Mass Amherst and Bowling Green on my list, and Bowling Green is hanging on by a thread... Apart from Urbana Champaign, I'll be applying for the phd program. Urbana Champaign won't let me apply for the phd program because my MA is in English.. 

This thread seems a bit quiet but I'll put this out there anyway... 

I think 8 is a perfectly reasonable number! I applied to 3, and I don't anyone who applied to more than 6. 

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On 11/3/2016 at 6:19 PM, Triangular said:

@totallyuncreative Do you have any more specifics on the Boulder program that you'd be willing to share, especially if you are attending there? Specifically about how students are involved in faculty work and how plentiful opportunities for publishing are?

 

If anyone else has any information about their experiences with or applying for this program that would be greatly appreciated!

Hi!! Sorry, I just saw this. I'm not attending, but have friends that are. From what they've told me, it is pretty collaborative and there are plenty of opportunities to work with faculty. I don't believe they have a research structure that requires you to work on faculty's projects - I believe you can work on your own projects. I could be wrong there, but that's what I know from what I've been told. 

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On 10/19/2016 at 8:53 AM, DBear said:

Oops to the above - I realized that NYU asks for the entire MA thesis - 

I've narrowed down my list to 12 - I'm hoping to get it down further, but I may end up applying to all of them  I'll probably go into debt doing so..

U Wisconsin-Madison, UNC Chapel Hill, Ohio State, U Iowa, U Illinois Urbana-Champaign, U Penn, Temple, Bowling Green, UC San Diego, NYU, U Mass Amherst, U Colorado Boulder

>> Any feedback on the list is welcome! I think I may be aiming too high. I wanted a good mix, but after looking at research areas, I ended up with this. 

@wazzzup I recall looking at that program at some point but don't know much about it. I've been looking at rankings at phds.org & NCA ratings.

@DBearI just saw that you're looking at phds.org - keep in mind that a LOT of the information on this site is very old and not accurate anymore. 

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On 10/17/2016 at 8:13 AM, DBear said:

Sorry for flooding this thread - quick question - 

Anyone know how reputable/ competitive the Comm program at U of Colorado, Boulder is? I really like the faculty's research fields but really have no idea if I have any chance of getting in... 

Hi @DBear! Boulder is extremely competitive to get into and is an excellent COM program. However, as always, it also depends on your interests/division whether or not it is the best program for you. For the past few years, though, they've only taken 3 or so PhD students - I'm not sure how many MA students they take, but I can't imagine it's much more.