havemybloodchild
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2 hours ago, Prophecies said:
I think for a Masters-level degree, the debt is too much. I get sore eyes just looking at it (and converting it to my Australian currency makes me angry).
I like the idea of going to Europe. Maybe not suitable for everyone, but would improve language skills and acquiring new perspectives (which is vital for any scholar in literature). Plus, some universities in Europe have generous living costs allowances. Postgraduate is demanding and rigorous- and it'll help if your university supports you- whether that's financially or even just looking out for your best interests.
I'd be curious to see if this process has tarnished anyone's opinions of Ph.D. programs at the University of Chicago (and to a lesser extent- NYU and Columbia). Would anyone reapply to Doctorate programs at U.Chicago- even if you are insulted by the MAPH response? Has this impacted on how you perceive top-tier universities in big cities?
As someone who thought about applying to a Doctorate program at Chicago- the experience of others has tarnished my opinion of postgraduate at Chicago and makes me not want to apply.
I agree with you wholeheartedly but I would also give all my surplus organs to work with Berlant ??♀️
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53 minutes ago, jadeisokay said:
are there other sites besides upenn cfp for conference/journal submission info? love cfp but the organization of the site sometimes bugs me.
I can’t temember the site name but I put it in my thread about conferences. Sorry, I’m on my phone so I’m not sure how to link it.
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2 hours ago, dilby said:
independent wealth and/or loans. The "scholarships" they offer seem pretty clearly designed to entice people who are down on their luck to spend tens of thousands of dollars and fund the graduate students the school actually cares about. "Well at least I'm not paying the full $60k!" It sort of makes me sick to imagine that there are people who aren't on this board who think they've been given a lifeline.
Honestly, the apparently predatory nature of this program seems at odds with Chicago's reputation for excellence. I imagine 10 years or so from now, when our generation is fully entrenched in academia, this is not going to be a good look.
This right here.
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Got my “no thanks” from the MAPH program...how can it hurt to get rejected from a program you never intended to attend and didn’t even apply to?
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Turned down MA at UNL (waitlisted for funding) and asked to be taken off the waitlist for Oregon state’s funded MA today.
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1 hour ago, The Wordsworthian said:
Super happy for you. You've been such a beacon of light on this forum
I feel that way about all of you ❤️
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Just now, Matthew3957 said:
I finally had the call with UCSC and am so happy to say I've been accepted!!
I should have known with the email saying they wanted to talk, but with how the season has gone I had so much doubt. I am ecstatic!
YESSSS, SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!
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54 minutes ago, grandr said:
After thirteen rejections (and 2 more IR) I just got into the only master's program I applied for and I'm pretty happy about it, because it's a 9 mo. program on Irish writing, which is my focus! Trinity College Dublin, here I come??!
TCD is so amazing, congrats!!! God I would sell an organ to be in that school and in that city. I don’t know how much work I’d get done surrounded by that accent though
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6 minutes ago, Ranmaag said:
PROJECT RUNWAY WAS A GOOD SIGN AFTER ALL!!! CONGRATS!!!
Seriously tho many congrats, you deserve this moment and you of all people deserve an acceptance. I'm so proud rn, you're gonna slay in SMU.
Omg you are making me tear up ? Thank you!
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1 minute ago, rr732 said:
YES CONGRATS! I was hoping it was you when I saw it on the results page ?
Awwww, thank you.
This board is so awesome and I have to thank each of you for making it that way. Ya'll are life savers.
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Thank you everyone! To think 24 hours ago I was walking the campus feeling absolutely certain I'd flunked the interviews ?
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Just got a call from Dr. Sae Saue offering me admission to SMU
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33 minutes ago, Bopie5 said:
Friends!!! I just had a paper on dynamics of embodied race in Kate Chopin's "Desiree's Baby" accepted for publication in an undergraduate research journal! I am OVER THE MOON! My first academic publication!
That is freaking AWESOME!!! Congrats Bopes!
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19 hours ago, beardedlady said:
Hope it went well for you!
Thank you! It’s so hard to tell. I should hear Friday though!
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Just now, illcounsel said:
It is the BEST sign!!!!!!!!!!
Lol thank you, you’re awesome @illcounsel
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Totally unrelated but the hotel SMU put interviewees up at is also being used for some kind of last round regional audition for Project Runway (overhead in hotel tavern yesterday). now as I’m waiting in the lobby for my shuttle to the airport I’m surrounded by over the top dressed creative types and the most obvious production assistant I’ve ever seen running around between them. I’ve been watching old seasons of PR the last few weeks trying to distract myself from the stress of waiting for results and now I’m trying to figure out if this is a good sign or a really, really bad one ?
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Posting for future students: if you have questions about SMU’s campus visit/interview process, PM me
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Actually came up in several faculty interviews today at SMU so that was fun!
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1 hour ago, awildsheep said:
@kendalldinniene Booked my flight! Let's meet up! I can message you both my instagram & we can try to get a drink together
Sounds excellent!
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2019 edition!
I definitely wrote Penn State instead of UPenn on my SoP for that school. Three times. Was able to correct it last minute but holy hell I still feel ashamed.
Wrote “additionally” twice in the last paragraph of my SoP for Loyola. Got waitlisted though so I guess they didn’t care? Better to think that than to think it was the mistake that moved me from the admit to the waitlist pile, which of course it couldn’t be. Of course ?
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@NoodleKidoodle thank you so much for the info! I teared up reading it because I’m so excited for grad school (and clearly the biggest nerd alive). Getting insight into a typical week is so helpful!
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Bumping this because I feel like there's a lot of good advice and might be helpful to folks in the next month or so.
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30 minutes ago, awildsheep said:
I'm still trying to figure whether I should visit (I'm also on the West Coast in NV!)
Did either of you ask about living arrangements from the program or are you just finding your own place?
I asked about funding and was told there might be some but they don’t know yet, and I should just book. Luckily my mom had a ton of air miles and Hilton points so my flight and stay came to about $20 out of pocket. I wonder though if current grad students might be willing to put someone up?
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Favorite Rejection Quotes from the Results Page
in Waiting it Out
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