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MarcelCachin got a reaction from OHSP in Help me decide between programs
Hello,
I am a senior in college (B.A) and I have just gotten through the application process for French history. Out of the five programs I applied to, I got in to three and I'm having trouble deciding between them. I would appreciate anyone's input about which program they think is best and why. I applied to: Harvard, NYU, CUNY, UCSC and UCLA. I've been accepted to NYU, CUNY and UCSC, rejected from Harvard and have not yet heard anything from UCLA. I'm going to include what I see as the main pros and cons for each program as I see them. I appreciate any advice you all can give
NYU:
Pros:
Very generous stipend, including funding for summer archival research Program with a specific focus on French history Cons:
Pretty good fit, but no one doing exactly what I am Few teaching opportunities CUNY
Pros:
Lots of teaching opportunities Very good fit with POI, who seems to like me Cons:
Smaller stipend, funding outside of stipend less available Perhaps too much teaching? UCSC
Pros:
Opportunity to teach Very good fit with POI, who also has a good deal of personal prestige as a historian Cons:
Smaller stipend, funding outside of stipend less available Perhaps too much teaching? Far away from all of my friends family etc -
MarcelCachin got a reaction from TheHessianHistorian in Help me decide between programs
Hello,
I am a senior in college (B.A) and I have just gotten through the application process for French history. Out of the five programs I applied to, I got in to three and I'm having trouble deciding between them. I would appreciate anyone's input about which program they think is best and why. I applied to: Harvard, NYU, CUNY, UCSC and UCLA. I've been accepted to NYU, CUNY and UCSC, rejected from Harvard and have not yet heard anything from UCLA. I'm going to include what I see as the main pros and cons for each program as I see them. I appreciate any advice you all can give
NYU:
Pros:
Very generous stipend, including funding for summer archival research Program with a specific focus on French history Cons:
Pretty good fit, but no one doing exactly what I am Few teaching opportunities CUNY
Pros:
Lots of teaching opportunities Very good fit with POI, who seems to like me Cons:
Smaller stipend, funding outside of stipend less available Perhaps too much teaching? UCSC
Pros:
Opportunity to teach Very good fit with POI, who also has a good deal of personal prestige as a historian Cons:
Smaller stipend, funding outside of stipend less available Perhaps too much teaching? Far away from all of my friends family etc -
MarcelCachin got a reaction from Ragu in Help me decide between programs
Hello,
I am a senior in college (B.A) and I have just gotten through the application process for French history. Out of the five programs I applied to, I got in to three and I'm having trouble deciding between them. I would appreciate anyone's input about which program they think is best and why. I applied to: Harvard, NYU, CUNY, UCSC and UCLA. I've been accepted to NYU, CUNY and UCSC, rejected from Harvard and have not yet heard anything from UCLA. I'm going to include what I see as the main pros and cons for each program as I see them. I appreciate any advice you all can give
NYU:
Pros:
Very generous stipend, including funding for summer archival research Program with a specific focus on French history Cons:
Pretty good fit, but no one doing exactly what I am Few teaching opportunities CUNY
Pros:
Lots of teaching opportunities Very good fit with POI, who seems to like me Cons:
Smaller stipend, funding outside of stipend less available Perhaps too much teaching? UCSC
Pros:
Opportunity to teach Very good fit with POI, who also has a good deal of personal prestige as a historian Cons:
Smaller stipend, funding outside of stipend less available Perhaps too much teaching? Far away from all of my friends family etc