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Princeton has summer funding too, but becausetheir stipend is paid over 12 months they don't phrase it that way. Mich is 19k + 4 summer, Princeton is over 30k total over 12 months, both with opportunities for travel funding. Yeah I hear you on the forcing you through in 5 bit: will ask about that when I visit, and ask about opportunities for sixth year funding. I am feeling really conflicted, and location is playing a big role too, given access to network and archives on the East Coast. I think visiting well help, but worried that I'll like both places and just be more confused. Again, grateful because these are good problems to have. Thanks for the advice!

Thank you! I think it's coming down between Michigan and Princeton now, but I really like the joint program and Mich is a great fit, which is why I am conflicted. My POI at Mich works more closely on what I want to study than my POI at Princeton, even though they are both phenomenal scholars. In terms of placement both do well, it seems, so not sure how to balance that.

Thanks! For Emory, I got an email from the Department Coordinator (and DGS), an official email from Laney Graduate School, and follow ups from my POIs on the 9th of February.

Hi all! I have heard back from eight schools, gotten into four and rejected from four (which worked out, they weren't great fits). I am still waiting to hear from four more, but am trying to figure out how to approach the decision process. I study South Asian women's history, and was accepted to Emory, UVA, U-Michigan (Joint Women's Studies - History) and Princeton with full funding. Of the ones I am waiting to hear back from, I am only really concerned with Cornell and NYU (the others aren't a great fit). Does anyone have here have any knowledge or information about these programs, or had to make a decision between them? Any thoughts? I am aware of the different factors involved in making the decision (funding, location, fit with faculty, cohort, placement, versatility, diverse mentorship, etc.) but would love to crowdsource some information. I was also wondering whether it is acceptable practice to take an offer I have at a certain school and ask another school to match it? If it is, who would I reach out to in the department to talk about that? Lots of questions, lots of decisions, but feeling grateful because these are good problems to have. Thanks for your help in advance!

Has anyone gotten rejections from NYU, UT Austin, Cornell, or Duke yet? Still waiting to hear anything from those places, and it's making me antsy. Good luck to all!

Another Princeton admit here, I focus on South Asian history. POI called to say official notice would go out soon (didn't give a time frame). Good luck through the process!

I did, shockingly. I am just curious as to who else out here is invested in similar research and what sorts of decisions they are making.

Hi all! F18 applicant here, 3a, 3r, 8tbd. Interested in South Asian/Indian history. Anyone else here applying for the same? Thoughts on top programs for modern/post-colonial SA history this cycle (taking into account tenure, new hires, etc)? Want to start making decisions soon.

Hi! I would love some updated information here if anyone has any ideas. Any ideas on where the best spots are for South Asianist faculty with a focus on postcolonialism and gender? I applied to 15 schools and am hearing back now, and want to make an informed choice.