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    Canadian Masters in English Lit

    in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

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    On February 20, 2018 at 4:21 PM, DatGuy said:

    Btw, I'm a grad student finishing up in the department of English at McGill. If you have questions, feel free to ask me. :) (more about the program/people rather than the admissions thing itself. I don't have much info on that).

    A little late to this, but I have a question! Assuming you are finishing up your MA, at what point did you secure an advisor? Should I start reaching out to potential professors that align with my *intended* research?

    Canadian Masters in English Lit

    in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

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    3 hours ago, RainDays said:

    Also question to all of you - is it bad form/annoying to email the graduate coordinator a second time with a request for a date of results when the initial date given has passed (twice now)? My other offer deadlines are rapidly approaching.....

    I would say it's definitely not frowned upon. I emailed twice in two weeks and the DGS was extremely sweet about it. I also emailed the head of the graduate department at McGill about funding and received the most pleasant personalized response directly referencing my application documents and previous work.

    Approaching a potential MA advisor?

    in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

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    So, I was just recently admitted to McGill's MA program, which is very exciting since it's both my top choice and a largely interdisciplinary school (my undergrad thesis interacted with film and literature). It's really a perfect fit for me.

    McGill was slightly different in the application process -- they specifically instructed us not to contact professors who we might want to work with. However, I have spent a lot of time researching potential advisors, and I think I have it narrowed down to three that decently match my research interests. At this point, I am wondering how I should proceed.

    If you did a terminal MA, how soon did you contact potential advisors? Or did you at all? Were you intimidated in doing so?

    Canadian Masters in English Lit

    in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

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    8 minutes ago, RainDays said:

    Also why the heck are they releasing a bunch of rejections? Maybe acceptances have already been made....?  *just casually driving myself crazy at work this morning, no big deal*

    I don't think they have already sent out all the acceptances (for sure on the MA level, not sure about the PhD level) based on the email that I just got yesterday.

    Why is it that I have so much research to do, but yet I find myself constantly refreshing this thread and the result boards? ha ha *crying inside*

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