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etch00

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  1. Thanks! this is very helpful. Any more thoughts welcome.
  2. Hey all, I was accepted to a top-20 English literature PhD program for Fall '17 (large public uni). Too new here to de-anonymize myself more than that yet, but what I ask here isn't school specific. I am unsure whether I can attend the visit weekend yet because of work, but if I can't go then I will probably arrange an individual visit, but am likely to attend. Not trying to weigh offers from multiple schools, but wondering what I should make sure to know before going in. A few current students in the program have e-mailed me to offer to answer questions and talk about the program, but I'm just not sure what to ask either them or during the visit. Different programs are different, of course, but are there any things any of you currently attending would have wanted to know or ask about, before you went in? Things you'd have tried to inform yourself about if you could go back? I used the search function on the boards and have seen the thread "Questions to ask," which was helpful, but a lot of the questions seem likely to elicit polite positive answers: my cohorts and I get along, we get paid enough but not a lot, the area is good not perfect, etc.... What are the most important things to know that the DGS specifically would be the one to talk to about? Also, are there any particular gaffes you can think of NOT to ask/do? True, a lot of this comes down to individual interest, like "what profs should I talk to about early modern," though that's the type of question you should probably be able to answer yourself before applying, from the website. Not sure if I'm the only one, but I feel like I knew enough to get in, but then am useless and nervous about the process from here!
  3. Thanks, Warelin. That makes perfect sense. If there are any other reasons, feel free to explain to us new peeps.
  4. Forgive me for any daftness, but what is the idea behind sending out acceptances and then (mostly) not putting the remainder on a waitlist, BUT waiting weeks or even more to inform the rejects? I understand it's different program to program, but I don't really understand why it's done that way. It's clearly a common anxiety as people talk about it here every year. They just want to have their finalized list done before they tell someone who had no chance getting in? It's given to the uni's graduate admissions office to handle and it just takes them a month to email? BTW, I'm not complaining and I haven't bothered any unis over this. Just wondered if anyone else has insight.
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