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Yes, happy to have reassured! & thanks ?

Yale was me. Was just a poi reaching out to me (should have mentioned, sorry!) they are still in the early stages of their process. If you are shortlisted they will contact you for an official interview late Jan. And Northwestern did officially send interviews to those shortlisted. Best of luck to everyone!

Congrats! That’s great news!! Glad this thread helped. What school, if you don’t mind me asking?

Hey @venusofwillendork, thanks so much for adding these! They are all incredibly helpful. I did not have any formal interviews when I was applying to my MA but I did reach out to profs whose work interested me. I don't think it mattered too much for MAs but it certainly makes a difference for PhDs! I visited some departments in November and met with my PoIs from each dept. These meetings were more casual interviews. Not stressful at all. They just asked broadly what my research interests are, what I thought about X and Y scholar in my field, what other places I am applying to etc.. I imagine the interviews that happen once they begin reviewing your application materials are a little more formal and motivated on their end. If you get an interview, then your application clearly stands out and they mostly want to know more about your character, intellect, and fit. Are you intellectually compatible with your PoI? They want to know how your mind works and if the ideas in your SoP are truly yours. They want to know what your perspectives on the current debates in the field are/ how familiar you are with them. What is your motivation for a PhD? What is your work ethic? Will you follow through with this 5-7 year commitment, etc.! Show them how your mind works in real time My MA advisor reminded me to try and gauge what their commitment is to teaching as that will reflect on their style and level of commitment as a supervisor and that profs can only take on a certain number of students in their career—so if you get chosen, you will essentially be a part of their academic legacy. You want to convince them that they should pick you. Show them your intellectual capacity (while remaining humble, of course), show them your commitment and motivation, show them you are capable and competent, draw on your research and work/teaching experience, draw on your language skills, and most importantly, smile and take it easy!

Hi everyone! Thought I might start this thread as some schools may begin to send out interviews (seems like NYU, Northwestern, Yale, UCB, Michigan and Stanford do, among others). How do you prepare for PhD interviews? If you are already in a doctoral program, do you have any advice? What kinds of questions should one expect? What kinds of questions should you ask? I've gathered a few I've seen in the past but would love to hear your suggestions and thoughts! Potential interview Qs: Tell us about yourself/ your research interests Expand on writing sample/ SoP What are you currently reading? Who is your favourite theorist/ historian? If you had to plan a seminar, what would it be on? Why do you feel ____ is a good fit for you? What resources of this program will be the biggest benefit to your work? What/who are your influences? Why do you want to do a PhD? Why now? Can you explain the continuities (or shifts) between your past/ current research interests? Your work reminded me of X scholar. How does your work relate to them? How does your work contribute to the field of art history? Does X event happening in you region of interest change your project? What kinds of archives will you explore? Why Art History? It seems like your work could do well in different fields (esp. if your focus is interdisciplinary) What art historian has greatly influenced your work? Tell me about your methodology What is your vision of your professional identity as an art historian? Questions to ask: What direction is your research headed in? I would like to know more about X book project? Can you have a professor from another institution sit on your committees? What is your placement record/ where do your students often end up? How would you describe your teaching/ mentorship style? Please feel free to add some more Qs!

You should check out Julia Bryan-Wilson's work.. She teaches at Berkeley!

Hey, I did my MA at NYU and currently applying to PhDs. Happy to swap SoPs with you!

Would also love to get SoP feedback. Happy to also swap (although I am applying to PhDs in Art History as opposed to comp lit)

Anyone hear anything from Columbia's MA art history or MODA? I noticed they sent out a few acceptances mid march but its been silent since

For anyone waiting on williams and columbia I emailed them both- got a rejection from williams and was told i am waitlisted at columbia. oh well at least now I know!

Would love to hear from anyone who got admitted to the university of Toronto's art history MA. I got admitted mid Feb and currently completing my undergrad there However I am still waiting to hear from Williams and Columbia! Williams is my top choice so the waiting game continues ..

anyone accepted into williams or columbia's MA art history programs yet? the waiting is killing me