mrj85

Just got an email from the Admin. Asst. letting me know that those accepted to the MA/PhD program are treated, in terms of funding, the same as those accepted to the straight MA - that is, they are completely unfunded. She recommended I try to get an on-campus assistantship. I'm in-state, but it seems like such a waste to pay. I applied to this school as a safety, and if it is the only place I get into, I am still considering declining and trying again next year. I guess the bottom line is that I don't think this degree will get me where I want to go.

I'm on the PhD waitlist. The letter didn't mention applying to the MA - I wonder why only rejected PhDs are invited to do so, when waitlists are as good as rejections in a majority of cases. I looked on the website and couldn't find any MA info at all... Any ideas? Also, I emailed the DGS and got a really nice email that didn't tell me much - 10% of applicants admitted, another 10% on the waitlist, with decisions on the waitlist being made primarily based on intended field of study. Mine was 20th C writing focus (their subdivision), interest in Brit. and Am. modernism and postmodernism, contemporary Am. and Latino, blah blah blah. If you're thinking of turning down your offer of acceptance, DO IT NOW!!!!!!!!!

This is my only acceptance so far (MA/PhD program). I sent an email asking about funding but haven't gotten a reply.