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    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    13 hours ago, pepe.s said:

    Harvard has just sent out emails with link to check the website for decisions (which I was rejected, as expected!). It seems St Valentine's Massacre has begun! 

    I just looked at today's results.  You're not kidding.  Is this Harvard's version of a cruel joke regarding St. Valentine's Day Massacre? 

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    7 minutes ago, TheHessianHistorian said:

    Either that or @kenalyass took "Application Season" to mean the time when they would be submitting their applications (as opposed to the enrollment season that they would be applying for), and has picked out their schools really, really early...

    I see; although I've never heard of anyone picking all their schools two years ahead of time.  Thanks. 

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    4 hours ago, kenalyass said:

    Oh no, I'm still in undergrad. I'm applying next year.

    Are you a junior or senior?  Your profile indicates you're applying for next fall and your signature indicates a list of programs.  Did you change your mind? 

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    1 hour ago, Basura said:

    @ltr317 Just wanted to update you on the CUNY situation. I've had my interview and plan to visit in March. I should have a yes or no for them by 3/20 at the very latest and possibly well before then depending on if/where I get acceptances to.

    Thanks for the update.

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    3 hours ago, Tigla said:

    Received a conditional offer from University of Birmingham (UK) today. Now it is time to start the hunt for funding! A general note about the UK, decisions are starting to go out, but most will appear in March.

    Congrats.  May you have the enviable position in deciding which side of the pond to do your doctorate. 

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    53 minutes ago, TheHessianHistorian said:

    Just got a really nice email from a POI at Texas Tech University's Master's program, saying that final decisions haven't been made on acceptances but POI is writing a letter of support to urge that I be nominated for a university fellowship in addition to a TA-ship. First time I've heard funding news this promising from any of the schools. Very exciting!

    Nice, good luck!

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    7 hours ago, OHSP said:

    Personally I'm extremely grateful for the consortium--not just because I can take classes elsewhere but because it means that I meet people from other grad schools who have shared interests, I end up attending talks etc in other departments, and I have a broader range of scholars I can go to for advice. The latter's been super, super helpful so far. Faculty from other schools have led me to grants etc that my own advisors didn't know about, and suggested other grad students to work with on side projects. Not everyone draws on the consortium, and it's probably easier to make use of it from NYU than from Stony Brook (at least in the early years) but, for @Guest1101 as well, I have friends at Stony Brook (in their upper years) who live in Brooklyn and regularly attend talks at NYU and CUNY and work with NYC archivists. I think all of this is especially useful if you're at all interested in public history (defined very, very broadly) and/or community collaborations. 

    I can't move from NYC and the consortium is a big drawing card to most of the programs that I've applied.  Although coming home on weekends is quite doable for the two programs not part of the consortium.

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    10 hours ago, anon1234567 said:

    I had another course that included bringing in a scholar in residence from England to work with students, and consult privately on projects. This course also invited biweekly lectures from visiting scholars from the chemical heritage foundation, Hopkins, and Indiana-Bloomington. As a consotrium member you can take those courses. 

    Most importantly, NYC has archives! Aside from the NY public library, Columbia has extensive archives, including the Butler library (rare books, and we just acquired medieval Islamic texts), Harriman institute, etc. All on campus.

    NYU has impressive archives (Fales Library and special collections). And very accessible. There is the New York historical society archives, I think hosted at NYU library as well. 

    There are special grants that only consortium grad students are elibgible for, but some of those maybe just open to Columbia and NYU grad students for now. 

    In your decisions, the NYC consortium should not be taken lightly.

     

    I would add Columbia's Lehman Center and its wonderful lecture series for Americanists. 

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    17 hours ago, psstein said:

    Depends on your area: CUNY is a good, not great grad program in a very expensive place to live.

    A funded MA is almost unheard of in history.

    United States History is very good, based on their faculty publication output and reputation.  I've live here almost my entire life and NYC is doable budget-wise, especially outside of Manhattan once you do your research.  

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    14 hours ago, TMP said:

    I'd take CUNY if the offer is funded (which I understand is a good package) over a UGA master's.  Why else would you apply to CUNY for PhD? I would hope that you gave your application to each PhD program a careful thought that you would go there if it was the only PhD option before moving to the MA programs.

    All PhD offers are funded now at CUNY GC.  Years ago, before funding cutbacks shrank cohorts, the GC would accept a few unfunded or externally funded applicants.  

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    1 hour ago, TheHessianHistorian said:

    Just now got an email from Yale with a rejection, which I was fully expecting given their 5% acceptance rate to the graduate program.

    "Thank you very much for applying to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale University. I regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission. As you know, the very high number of extraordinary candidates among our more than 11,000 applicants far exceeds the number of places we have in each program, and we are not able to admit many excellent candidates.

    We wish you every success in all your future endeavors."

    They were much nicer about it than Arizona! :D

    Yeah, that's more like it because of their competitiveness.  

    Venting Thread- Vent about anything.

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    7 hours ago, Carly Rae Jepsen said:

    oh it's me again lmao

    Should I go to the doctor for gastritis? It's not letting me sleep well, along with anxiety. Just ugh.

    Yes, definitely go see a doctor.  It may be bacteria related.  As for anxiety, play your LP records more often and get lost in the music.  It will calm your nerves.  Also, think positive thoughts about what a good position you're in from having multiple acceptances.  

    Fall 2018 Applicants

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    On 2/8/2018 at 1:43 PM, TheHessianHistorian said:

    Well, I inquired with the University of Arizona as to how I might improve my application as I was curious why I got rejected for their Master's program. They responded: " The Departmental Graduate Committee found that you lacked the foundational preparation needed for this highly competitive program. You might consider enrolling in graduate level classes in this field as a non-degree seeking student, so as to develop a stronger track record and foundation in Early Modern European History."

    Still surprising, to say the least! An entire Bachelor's degree in European History, a senior thesis that involved translating/transcribing/cataloging every church record in an entire German town (from 1650-1900), and 7 years experience as a professional genealogist writing over 50 reports for clients with European ancestry qualifies as lacking a "track record and foundation in Early Modern European History"?

    Compare that with the University of Alabama DGS quote: "Our Graduate Committee was certainly impressed by your ability to work with early modern German sources in their original language."

    Or compare with the Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) DGS quote: "We feel you are fully qualified for admission."

    So Arizona's comments sting a bit, but I've already got 2 acceptances to equally good Master's programs and have been wait-listed for WUSTL's PhD program. I'm not going to fret about Arizona at this point.

    Did the DGC confuse you with someone else?  Did they not want to give the real reason?   Did they not want to be bothered because too many other rejected applicants are asking for an explanation?  Maybe they thought you would probably go somewhere else because of your qualifications, but what they wrote is nuts based on your application.  

    Doubts and Alternatives

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    Whether it be law or academia, almost any profession has tradeoffs.  I was in law school for a year, but after three days I knew I didn't want that lifestyle.  I went back to school and earned an MPA and worked for local government and non-profit after that, but it was stressful in a different way. 

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