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  1. This may be late to the game, but for the record... At YDS, you can take up half of your total course credits downtown, which averages out to 2 downtown/2 divinity classes a semester. Also, I don't know how HDS is, but at YDS, it's really easy to take downtown classes in other departments- you just have to get a piece of paper signed. As far as the course plan sheets for the MARc, my experience that it's more of a formality and advisers are pretty good about helping you get what you need for your PhD program of choice
  2. I'm in a humanities field, but I took a year off between my undergrad from a small university and my master's. I honestly did nothing productive or related to my field (I worked retail and in a coffee shop) and I got into 3/4 of my top schools. I knew I wasn't ready for grad school- I was exhausted and worn out after working so hard in undergrad. I absolutely needed the gap year to be ready and to be excited for my master's. your application will reflect your desire regardless.
  3. I feel similarly about goals in this field, but I'm currently struggling with trying to find the right program fit that will make achieving those goals a good experience rather than a soul-sucking one. What do you like about Brown's program? I visited Brown for a mini conference, and I was surprised that I didn't really feel comfortable with the culture there. MstarTheology's input is interesting to me, because I was unable to visit any preview days for any of the grad schools I applied to, so I didn't get the sense for community quite like that. But I imagine that most professors wouldn't mind meeting or email communicating with you, and that might be a good way to get familiar with YDS. I also think it's good you're in this for the intrinsic value. It's far too easy (especially at places like Yale) to get swept up in the intensity of the career path (listening to a talk about tenure-track professorships in Hebrew Bible was a very stressful day for me) and demands of academia in the field. So don't stress too much, you'll find the right place for you, and sometimes the right place helps you in ways you don't expect, that might not show up on paper. It's not just a numbers game. When you're in it for intrinsic value, you have to be at a place where the culture fosters what you feel and supports the ways you want to pursue it, which is why I'm having such a hard time narrowing down my choices for apps this fall.
  4. I believe John Collins usually sits on the board of admissions at YDS, though last year it was Joel Baden. I'm not sure exactly what the criteria is for getting into YDS, or what the exact connection is between faculty and applications, but I assume there is a great deal of emphasis on your statement of purpose and writing sample. I was accepted to YDS for a concentrated MAR with a BA from a small, private, liberal arts college with a degree in biblical studies. When I applied I had 2 years Spanish/1 year Koine/2 years Biblical Hebrew and a graduated with honors. I also took a year off between BA and MA. YDS does not take GRE scores for the Master's level, so I spent most of my time conveying why I wanted to be there, why I cared about studying in this field, and which professor's work I was most interested in. I also chose a writing sample from my Biblical Hebrew term paper. I also listed every potentially relevant thing on my CV (which looking back was probably overkill), but that at least conveyed where my main interests were and what types of topics I was pursuing. Also, what is your end goal, if you don't mind my asking? Hope that helps some!
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