bakedmanapua
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Thanks @NaitoBaron! That's a lot of content right there I applied for PhDs at a wide range of schools and programs so I guess I'll just be sitting tight. The results boards are showing nothing until mid-February, anyway. Re: technologies I've never worked with digital humanities tech, but I'm a fast learner, and it might actually be very helpful to my research interests! Not too useful in an interview situation, but an interesting avenue of study! This waiting game is killing me! Best wishes to everyone. PS @costevens I'm impressed by your reasons to be pursuing EALC! Love how you put it -- that we're chasing a "romantic ideal" in many ways. Respect!
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It is so nice to see things so lively in the EALC forum!! Sorry if this was covered already, but what is the deal with interviews? I’m seeing some folks getting interviews to schools I applied to, and wondering if *not* having an interview is a sign of any kind... (ie should I prepare for the worst?) @NaitoBaron you’ve done a couple, right? Any hints from your experience?
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@kotatsumuri Thanks, and good luck! Treat yourself to a little well earned TLC when you’ve turned them in!
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Welcome @NaitoBaron! @kotatsumuri I just turned in 9/10 applications! Good luck with yours! Now the waiting game begins...
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@JacquelineY I'm having trouble with this too. I am American and I really don't know what to put in the diversity statement. It's complicated because diversity really depends on what your perspective is. I have a number of things I *could* put here (mixed race, multicultural household, from rural USA, homeschooled through 12th grade) but I'm not sure what Yale considers diversity. All these things are normal for me, lol. Sorry I can't be of more help to you, but be assured there are Americans who are equally confused. -
Positive Thoughts for a Pessimistic Day?
bakedmanapua replied to kristincas's topic in Waiting it Out
@Psygeek OMG! Your post made me feel so much better! I have 7 more applications to go this round but I'm already having those bum waiting days. I'm so bad at waiting @quinessloopypun I am in the SAME boat, emotionally. Solidarity! -
@costevens Good luck on the exam! I don't know if you've taken it before, but I didn't find it to be too bad. Definitely easier than the SAT. And, as kyjin mentioned, I get the distinct impression that GRE scores are the least important part of the application.
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Media/Film studies applications
bakedmanapua replied to bakedmanapua's topic in Interdisciplinary Studies
@slouching I opened the UC Irvine application and it seems they do have a SOP — there is a place to attach one in the application. I can’t imagine that they wouldn’t require one! There’s no other way for a committee to really get to know the applicant, otherwise! -
@kotatsumuri good for you for choosing your 8! I've got a list of 5 or 6, unless someplace magical materializes at the last minute. I have been in touch with a number of POIs -- they have mostly been very open to conversation and have been quite helpful! Have other people been in touch with POIs? Would love to hear how it goes/went @costevens Good luck on your exam! How are SOPs going for you? I'm just starting on mine, and need solidarity XD
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Media/Film studies applications
bakedmanapua replied to bakedmanapua's topic in Interdisciplinary Studies
@machacreampuff I have indeed considered RSEA! From what research I've done I like the approach the Harvard programs take to film/media. @jrockford27 That's definitely an approach I hadn't considered, since I admit to looking primarily for programs with a emphases on Asia. I'll take a look at both Pitt and UC Irvine! Thanks much for your detailed suggestions Your work sounds fascinating, but I won't push you any more, for the sake of your secret identity! But I'm always glad to hear that there are film people out there -- my undergraduate institution had a decent but underdeveloped film program, so it's good to hear about other people's research. -
Media/Film studies applications
bakedmanapua replied to bakedmanapua's topic in Interdisciplinary Studies
Hey @jrockford27! Thanks for the response and suggestions. I'm hoping to stay within film & media studies (rather than do the opposite and work from EALC) for reasons of methodology. As of now I want to continue on with my undergrad honors thesis (post-WWII horror), which does apparently have a lot of study on it in western film, but not so much for Japan. What is your area of focus, if I may ask? I see you're already in school... -
Hello @nywnorb120191! I don't have any help for you from direct personal experience, but both of my parents did what it sounds like you are hoping to do, if I'm understanding you correctly. This would have been in the 80s and 90s, of course, so things may have changed. My dad (an American) did his M.Phil. at Oxford before joining the foreign service in the late 80s, and it didn't seem to have been an issue that he didn't have a graduate degree from a US institution. I don't know the details on pay and such, and things could have changed, but it has been historically possible to apply from an overseas graduate institution.
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A few just opened, @kotatsumuri! Although, frankly I'm still looking around for programs to apply to. Film/media can be a rare beast if one is interested in area studies. Have you been in to look at apps yet? I know it's early yet
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Hello all! I'm looking at EALC programs with with a focus on film and media (Japanese film/media, specifically) I'm applying to a mix of EALC/film&media/combo programs. Good luck to us all! Looking forward to hear how it plays out for everyone.
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Thought I'd start a thread somewhat akin to last year's, since I can't find one I'm a 2017 graduate with a BA in Asian Studies (maj) and film (min) looking at phd/masters programs in film studies with a focus on east Asia, specifically Japan. As of now, I've contacted Harvard (through EALC, not film and media) Yale, and Chicago, which appear to be the ONLY schools with programs in my area of interest I'm a bit freaked out by the admission stats, for all three, though. Anyone have any suggestions or thoughts on other programs worth looking at?