[Updated Funding Packages]

7 minutes ago, renea said:

*realizes there are sections and I'm looking at lit section, moves to rhet/comp tab*

 

There are separate sheets! I didn't even notice!

Edit: Okay, I see what you mean now. Here's hoping some of us get the chance to update the comp lit tab. 

[Anyone else doing comp lit?]

To the person who called Northwestern, bless you, you kind soul!

[RANT: In terms of applications, what we wish schools did better.]

I see it as a public service to applicants outside the humanities.

[Anyone else doing comp lit?]

Hey @gopxgo, sorry, I don't see anything on the results page.

[Updated Funding Packages]

I know I shouldn't be surprised but some of these are criminally low.

[2018 venting thread]

49 minutes ago, la_mod said:

A vent / question: how do you deal with people who don't "get it" re: applying to grad school?

To the people who know you well enough to deserve a real answer, I would put it simply: I hope to lead a meaningful life, and this is what is meaningful to me. If you want to explain it in more quantitative terms, you might mention that we spend the majority of our lives at work, so it makes sense to pursue a job that you find challenging and more than just a source of income or stability. More recently I'd be inclined to say this is the only rat race I can stand...

40 minutes ago, bumbleblu said:

I never know what to say in response and basically clam up and try not to spiral into a self-deprecating abyss.

For acquaintances, I tend to laugh it off with a self-deprecating joke—y'know, how you've always wanted a career with low pay, little recognition, and no demand? That kind of thing.

[Slavic 2017 +]

@wheresmysnow Radio silence for the Slavists, what can you do? I'm in comparative literature but my area is Central Europe (Czech and German).

[Specializations Left by the Wayside]

On January 20, 2018 at 2:49 PM, Crow T. Robot said:

Then, honestly, in grad school I encountered Žižek and nothing has ever been the same since.

Shout-out to our good comrade Slavoj!

[Anyone else doing comp lit?]

@Arendtlover I was thinking the same thing! Should be any day now.

[Anyone else doing comp lit?]

Glad to see some applications to Duke! For those who end up taking an offer, feel free to message me with any questions on the Triangle or UNC–Chapel Hill. 

[Anyone else doing comp lit?]

Hey y'all, I also applied to comparative literature programs: UChicago, Harvard, Maryland, Northwestern, NYU, and UPenn. No results yet. I study comparative literary history in the twentieth century. Where else did you apply, @ranny820? Would you mind sharing a few details on your UCSB interview?