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Hi! I’m also going through the PhD process so I’m so glad to see this thread. Thank you for making it @Modconart ? These questions are awesome! I’ll add a few -- Some questions I have been asking during meetings with POIs: How interdisciplinary is the program, and in what ways? (This one because this is an aspect I am specifically looking for, and want to know if the dept. is using it as a buzzword or as a practice) What courses do Art History students typically TA/precept for? (Again, because my long-term goal is professorship, I want teaching experience both in surveys and in more specific courses with my POI) Are there opportunities to design a course or to be the instructor of record? What does the timeline to degree look like in practice? I.e., do most students complete their dissertation within the 5-year funding package, or do they tend to need extra time? (This question also points at where students are going afterwards – if they already have positions when they graduate or if they’re dragging their feet) Is there a strong lean in the department or in the cohort towards academia or towards curatorial practice? Where do your graduates work now? How quickly did they find jobs? What kind of professional development opportunities are available on campus and in the department? And a few questions to prepare for (but your list is already fantastic): Is there a specific lens or framework that you use in your work? (i.e. feminist, critical race theory, etc.) If you were designing your dissertation today, what is the topic? Why do you want to work in this specific geographic location? (implied: are you prepared to move here/live here) What research experience do you have that will prepare you well to take on doctoral work? How does your work experience fit with your scholarly goals? (if relevant) Did you do interviews when you applied for your MA? What were those questions like? Thanks and good luck!!

Hi! I applied for it. No news yet, but the website says "January 15, 2020: We'll notify you whether you are invited to Immersion Weekend, or not selected as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar." so one more week!! ❤️ I did not get any special notification, and my KH app does not reference the completeness of my grad program app. I did include the KH ID number in my grad app -- there was a specific spot for it. Happy waiting, and best of luck!!

Hi! What specific types of scholarships are you looking for? Funding for tuition, or for completing a dissertation, or for a specific research or conference trip, or something else?

Hi! I have seen it mentioned elsewhere before that you should pick a writing sample which aligns well with the subject matter and themes you hope to study. I’ve also been thinking a lot about how best to showcase and describe my methodology goals lately. So, my writing sample features a lot of archival research, a little bit of museum theory, and less visual analysis than other papers might have, since this is the research method I would like to pursue in school. Archives, museuology, reception studies, gender theory, etc.-- these are methods that many of the POIs with whom I want to study employ. Perhaps thinking about what specific kinds of art history you’re doing in each paper vs. what specific kinds of art history each of your POIs do, or what you would like to do, will help you decide between the two. Best of luck!! And PM if you want to discuss a potential swap

About to try a sit-down with my cat tonight... maybe it will be more effective than refreshing the results page!! (even though I know full well I will not hear anything until January at the earliest ?‍♂️)

I'm in the 2020 admissions cycle too! I'm a late nineteenth/early twentieth century Americanist, and have finished 6 of my 9 apps, mostly PhD's with a couple of MA apps in there too! Good luck and good skill all around ❤️

I have not had any updates myself since submitting in January! edit: I have also applied for a ten-week paid summer internship.