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ltr317

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  1. That is strange. The longer I'm in this cycle, the more I see it as one big crap-shoot.
  2. Man, that sucks. You spent all that time and money to apply there and the payback is a two sentence rejection. They should have at least personalized the rejection. Bureaucracy sucks big time.
  3. Nice. My sister graduated from Concordia and my brother-in-law from McGill.
  4. Keeping my fingers crossed from the History side.
  5. Where are you doing your MA? I have family in Kingston, Mississauga and Montreal.
  6. Thanks. Truer words cannot be said these days with smaller cohorts due to funding cuts. The CUNY GC is my top choice by far for their stellar American History faculty. If I don't get in, then I hope to get in somewhere at least. Keeping my fingers crossed also. The best of luck to you.
  7. Good idea. They could high step around campus and shout who's your insert (daddy or mommy) now?
  8. I was trying to provide encouragement from a glass-half-full perspective. We're all in the same boat and facing the same stress. You project what you want but there was nothing in my words about evidence. All I implied was that it's not over until it's over.
  9. Congrats to everyone who were accepted today.
  10. Just received the first decision, waitlisted at CUNY GC. Good luck to everyone who applied there
  11. Just received the first decision, waitlisted at CUNY GC. Good luck to everyone who applied there. I'll post this on the 2018 applicant thread as well.
  12. I don't mean to alarm you but not all applicants visit this website. The GC is a small enclave in a bigger academic planet. Hang tight and think good thoughts until you actually hear something.
  13. So sorry. Best of luck getting into other programs.
  14. Neat. I did some reading on virgin soil epidemics depopulating the Indigenous groups along the east coast, as well as in New Spain and New France in my Early American History class. So sad.
  15. Did you concentrate in both areas?
  16. You're right @DGrayson. The Lit, Writing and Rhetoric folks have a different thread about everything, academic or non-academic. They are a fun, garrulous lot but are also supportive and serious about their future. I spend almost as much time there as here, because I like bantering with some of the self-deprecating types over there. No reason why we can't create new threads to please everyone's tastes and proclivities. Thumbs up!
  17. What was your focus? I assume they're strong on history of the west.
  18. Congrats to you and @earlycalifornia. Not sure what's going on since the GC is doing something different this year than in the past. It's odd that a waiting list is already setup before making the bulk of their decisions, and if they did, not informing all the applicants.
  19. Was away for a little while and come back to read near fireworks. Glad this place is collegial again, since we're all in this history boat together.
  20. It may seem that way, but it's a bit hyperbolic. Having earned my undergrad and first master's degrees from an Ivy, there were a good number of TAs in all disciplines from "less prestigious" institutions. Indeed the majority were from Ivies, "Private Ivy-like" and "Public Ivies," but a significant minority were not. A predominant Ivy or "Ivy-like" cohort may have happened in a particular department and in a particular year, but not every year. This myth you speak of somehow perpetuated and is now almost universally in everyone's psyche. I'm in history, but I have seven dear friends who previously applied to Ivy PhD lit programs. Four were Ivy grads, and three were grads from decent public universities. Five gained admission and two were denied. Of the five who were admitted, three Ivy and two non-Ivy. The other two went into the publishing business. Humanity fields are mostly about fit, since most applicants meet/exceed the heuristics that adcoms use in the admissions process. It basically comes down to a numbers game, as it is usually the case of too many qualified applicants to fill a tiny cohort, so a lot of capable people are going to be shut out. Of course, there are other factors--e.g. too many accepted American lit candidates last year, so need to reduce number this year to accommodate other lit specialties, and so on. Don't be discouraged that your husband didn't go to an "Ivy" if he has met all the boxes that adcoms check off. His chances are as good as any if the program is a good fit, which are slim because of the large applicant numbers. You did the right thing by applying to as many appropriate programs as you could afford to increase the likelihood of acceptance. Good luck to you and your husband!
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