@Crow T. Robot@Glasperlenspieler Thanks for the advice...just to give you some context, I'm actually leaning towards film and media studies. How does CSDS far on that front? You can see why UChicago is really appealing because it has some of the biggest names and best scholars out there in Film and Media Studies. If I go into the MAPH program, I'll probably stick around a second year to polish my secondary languages with 90% tuition off. If I'm going to CSDS, I'm going straight from BA. Are you straight from undergraduate as well? What is your experience with fellow applicants/graduate students who went to a PhD program straight after undergrad?