SpaceMaker
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2 minutes ago, ngl said:
@SpaceMaker Yeah I super do not understand keeping folks in purgatory.
Where have you gotten in / where are you planning on going?
Also, is there anyone else in this thread who is going to UBC?
Geography- UNC, York, UMBC,
Non Geography- Minnesota, American University
Also one nice wait list from Brandeis in Anthro
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8 minutes ago, ngl said:
@SpaceMaker Are you from the US or Canada, and are you applying for a PhD or Masters?
I had a conversation with my potential supervisor in February that led to some pretty depressing insights. Due to some sort of funding issue, Queens is very likely not accepting any visa MA students this year. So unless you are Canadian there is a good chance that is playing a role. The person I talked to made it sound like there was a funding cut between applications and decisions that messed things up for a lot of people
Aww thanks I am not Canadian and while I knew it was a long shot they had some folks I really wanted to work with. I applied to the PhD program. I did get into my other Canadian school but they wanted a decision to early so I had to decline sadly.. Whew this has been a crazy cycle and a even crazier year. While it will hurt to not get in I dont understand why they just wont reject folks so we can move on.
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Just now, ngl said:
@Mun-Dungus I have not heard anything yet, unfortunately. I have a feeling that I am going to get rejected, though, as I am an American and I had a lot of trouble finding a supervisor.
I actually ended up getting into UBC and I committed there anyway so I am not too worried about it
Is SFU your top choice?
Hey did you ever hear from Queens? That is my last school to hear from and I am like come please.. I emailed the admin almost two weeks ago and she said they still had yet to make decisions.
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Just curious how folks are doing.. I have one outstanding application that I am waiting. Yeesh this cycle is gonna go down in the record books for being dramatic and all over the place.. Good luck to everyone out there still waiting on schools and/or having to make tough decisions.
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2 hours ago, geog19009 said:
For those inquiring about UBC geography, I emailed Grad Admissions and they responded that they sent out most of the offers. They don't send official rejections until April.
Best of luck to everyone.
Thanks for that update. That really helps those who applied to that program. I applied to two Canadian schools and I know its gonna be a long wait.
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I am wishing all of you all luck but just in thinking about in years past.. Yale, Harvard and Brown always seem to let folks know mid Feb to early March, this includes admits and rejections, so it should only be a little longer.. I am in the same boat for the geography and anthropology programs I applied to..
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24 minutes ago, ashwel11 said:
Yeah that scared me too ? I got so excited lol
Congratulations on your acceptance!
Thanks. I appreciate. As far as the Yale webinar, yeah it happened last year and had folks freaked out.. Yale tends to send out info mid to late Feb and early March so hang tight. Hopefully you have a great outcome.
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2 hours ago, Blackbird7 said:
Hey guys anyone have any updates? This wait.... oh my goodness!
Yeah I was one of the Minnesota admits. That was the only American studies program I applied to in this cycle tho. Definitely happy and surprised by it. I still have 9 more schools to hear back from however which is less stressful but I would like to just now so I can make some major plans soon. Thankfully school is back in session so now I am busy again and dont have time to worry about it as much.
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1 minute ago, jlc816 said:
Oh cool -- I'm also really interested in collaborating with him.
Had a follow up question re: interview, did you do this in person or over video/phone?
Skype..
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1 hour ago, jlc816 said:
Really helpful advice on the interviews, thank you! Out of curiosity, which Berkeley faculty were you interested in working with? re: rental market.... hoping for a decent funding package, but yes, that will definitely be a big deciding factor for me...
Dr. Lewis
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1 minute ago, jlc816 said:
Thank you @SpaceMaker. I'm quite nervous and not sure how to prepare.
@SpaceMaker @ngl I am regretting a little not applying to Canadian schools -- but as you mentioned, it seems difficult to get in as American + also receive funding... I was particularly interested in UofT and York for their critical lens.
Well I have done one interview this cycle. I prepped by writing out some questions I wanted to ask them. I think this is helpful. I also briefly wrote the interests of the faculty that were doing the interview in case I need to reference their work in a response. I wrote out my research interests and my potential dissertation project out. I found it helpful to look down a occasionally but it was useful when asking questions at the end. I think this is super important. I learned form job interviewing that when they ask you do you have any questions. They actually want you to ask some. I try to only ask 3 questions. Hopefully this helps and good luck. I almost applied to Berkely as they have 3 faculty whose work really aligns with mine but I just cant imagine living in the bay area with the rental market the way it is. as a grad student( or even a professor for that matter lol).
As far as York, yeah I had to talk to like 8 faculty before I found one who would be willing to sponsor me to get in. That is the hard part about Canadian schools. You have to have a an advisor from the start and might not always happen especially if they are not taking students despite being a good fit for you.
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3 hours ago, histofsci said:
I was lucky! I got connected through a friend who is a current PhD student there. I will say, though, that most of the conversations I had with professors in any dept (I applied mostly to History of Science programs) were brief and official. I didn't hear back from anyone in Am Studies at Yale (I didn't end up applying to that program) or NYU.
Yes indeed.. Well good luck. I had applied to Yale in a previous cycle. It is a great program and the faculty I chatted with was super nice as well as a graduate student I spoke with. I will also share I had similar exp with Brown. One faculty was super nice but another one was well...
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53 minutes ago, jlc816 said:
I am interested in human geography and urban planning, had a difficult time choosing b/t the programs for PhD. In the end, I applied to:
UP:
- MIT
- UCLA
- UPenn
- USC
- UBC
Geography:
- CUNY
- Berkeley
I just heard back from Berkeley that I advanced to the next round and will be having an interview next week! Fingers crossed that the interview goes well and something positive happens.
congrats on the interview.
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4 minutes ago, ngl said:
Thanks @SpaceMaker! Yeah I came across Illinois about two weeks before the application deadline and I am really glad I found it.
I actually applied to a pretty similar list of schools as you. I applied to the geography department at every school:
- UBC
- University of Minnesota
- University of Illinois
- Simon Fraser
- University of Calgary
- Queens University
I am primarily interested in economic and urban geography/political economy. It seems like a lot of the bigwigs in that area live in Canada. (I'm from the US.)
Actually, we only have one overlapping school. I applied to Queens too.. I also applied to Chapel Hill, Syracuse(this was a late entry), Oregon, York, Rutgers and UMBC. I have some interests in urban and economic geography but I guess I would classify myself a a cultural geographer who studies geographies of race through urban space and political economic activity. And yes, Canada surprisingly had so many programs I was interested in but also as an American I knew it would be super hard to get into so I just applied to two programs. I wonder why Canadian programs are going in a such a different direction than US at least in terms of the urban/economic side of the house?
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20 hours ago, ngl said:
I see two acceptances for University of Illinois. Who else got admitted? I'm one of the acceptances and now I'm curious ?
Best of luck waiting, everyone. It is agonizing.
Congrats .. Geog is pretty dead right now.. I applied to 7 geog programs. Wish I had realized Illinois was a decent fit ...where else did you apply?
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38 minutes ago, histofsci said:
I did! I had conversations with a few professors at Harvard and one at Brown (who was kinda discouraging tbh).
Oh you were lucky to chat with folks at Harvard. I have never been able to chat with them via email. I did speak to a super helpful grad student..
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1 hour ago, Blackbird7 said:
Anyone reach out to a department or poi?
Yes, I reached out to at least one faculty member that I was interested in working at for every department that I applied to.
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47 minutes ago, histofsci said:
Good luck to all who applied! I applied to a few Am Studies programs (Harvard, NYU, Brown) and then several history of science programs.
Good luck. American Studies is way too quiet. I hope it picks up sometime next month.
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Hello. I hope everyone is well. I am applying to one anthro program this cycle.. I wish everyone a good cycle.
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31 minutes ago, ashwel11 said:
Awesome! I waiting to hear back from 4 American Studies Programs (3 Ph.D. and 1 MA) and 2 African American Studies programs.
Well I am wishing you the best.. good luck with your applications. Hopefully others who have applied to similar programs trickle in during the cycle.
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Hello all, I have applied to one american studies program so far. I might apply to another one with a January deadline. My other applications are in geography and anthropology.
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Good to see someone else that is applying to geography programs this year...
I am still looking at programs and doing some recon but I will be applying to 7 or 8 geography programs.
1. Berkeley
2. Rutgers
3. York
4.Queens
5. Simon Fraser
6. UMBC
7. UNC Chapel Hill
8. Temple( maybe)
I wish everyone a good and productive application cycle.
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On 3/25/2019 at 5:51 PM, marxistmaps said:
Just curious where everyone who applied for Fall 2019 has decided to attend, if you’ve made a decision yet. Discussion seems to have trailed off in the other thread, so hopefully this’ll spark some renewed interest.
I’ll be starting my masters at University of Washington next year.
Congrats. Great program. I am still waiting to here on one. So hopefully I will have a final decision soon.
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18 hours ago, zingostar said:
Hey,
Did anyone get accepted to PhD Geography at Rutgers?
Yes, I was accepted by Rutgers last week.
Geography 2020 Application Thread
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At this point I am just trying to get through the day. I need Queens to hurry up and make a decision so I can feel confidant in my decision.