WallaceShawn
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Welp, there's Yale finished. I think that was the only place that was competing with the acceptances I have for me.
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Nope. I applied English/Film Studies. The English results went up a week or two ago, so I assume they've moved on to the Film section. I think I saw an acceptance last year for the end of February.
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Same, trying to finish my undergrad thesis and write my talk for SCMS; all the while just watching my phone in case it says New Haven or Cambridge calling. -
Hahaha the MCM rejection scorched earth. Oh Brown.
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
This is sometimes even more complicated. Anything you're getting paid for as labor, being a GA, TA, PA, etc. will almost certainly be taxed. It's just down in the university as a regular job. Anything you receive as a fellowship may or may not be, but probably won't, so you'll have to pay estimated taxes. -
In the exact same boat. Rejection and forward to MAPH, waiting on Brown, Pittsburgh, Harvard and Yale. But Madison was probably my top choice anyway, so I'm happy.
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Got a call on Saturday afternoon from Jeff Smith at Wisconsin-Madison admitting me to the PhD program. Super excited. Definitely one of my top 3, choices. My SoP didn't make me sound like a great fit, very focused on migration, border studies, and refugee images, but I got an interview and tried to explain why I thought W-M would make me a better, more well-rounded scholar and I guess that's what they wanted to hear. After 3 rejections this was definitely a cheer up.
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Shellacked again...
WallaceShawn replied to FreakyFoucault's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Emails from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee will be my death. So many letters close to Madison. -
Looks like it's mostly going to be the first two weeks of February. I'm still waiting on 9 programs, I think, so looking forward to (possible) multiple rejections per day. yee-haw.
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WallaceShawn replied to merry night wanderer's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Going to the giant extravaganza that is SCMS in April in Colorado. My University, in its wisdom, can't find any travel money for me because I'm graduating at the end of this semester. Luckily I found a cheapish flight, but bureaucracy gets ya down sometimes. -
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Nope. I had already written it off as a rejection because I saw someone else got an interview. But I got an email from J.D. Connor yesterday explaining the reasoning behind accepting me to the MA instead of the PhD. Full funding, but not a lot for LA. -
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Accepted to USC's Cinema MA tonight after getting the Duke English rejection this morning. That softens the blow a bit. -
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Looks like Duke English is starting their Monday morning off productively. Just received an official rejection. Wasn't too surprised, since I'm a film person and I didn't tailor my SoP too much to fit in better; I mostly just applied to work with Toril Moi, anyway. -
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Rejection from Northwestern's Screen Cultures. Was actually feeling quite confident about that app since I wrote the extra essay to apply for the Critical Theory track. Oh well. -
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Good to know, thanks! And Congrats! -
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
I applied and haven't heard anything. Looking through past years it seems that some people get interviews? But also that some people are admitted/rejected without hearing anything beforehand. Results should come out this week from there, based on previous timetables. I wasn't too confident about my app, so I'm not too surprised I haven't heard anything. -
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Yep. I'm applying to English and Film programs. I just had a non-interview interview at Wisconsin-Madison, and it was just talking on the phone about movies and some of the papers I've written for 70 minutes. Slightly stressful but mostly just nerdy in a really enjoyable way. -
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Got an email from a member of a graduate committee at a school I applied to asking if I would like to talk on the phone. "Not a formal interview in any way, just a chat." That's not nerve-wracking at all. I think it's mostly to get me to flesh out some of my research interests and try to align them in a better way with the department than my statement does. Ergh. Talking on the phone. -
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Yep, mine are also still showing as missing. I sent them back in October. -
First one, probably, but they're indistinguishable from the standpoint of the committee.
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WallaceShawn replied to SomethingWicked's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
PDFs for everything. I think it's stated and required by most programs. -
Calculating Major GPA?
WallaceShawn replied to onerepublic96's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
I calculated mine with just the classes listed in my department or cross-listed. No Foreign languages or general ed requirements. It bumped my GPA by about .1, so I didn't fret over it too much. -
Making an appealing CV? (English Lit MA)
WallaceShawn replied to mariaem's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
I've gotten a firm no on including outside jobs on my CV from my letter writers. Maybe there's an exception for a writing center/ tutor. I put volunteer activities under "service." One application I've completed (Harvard's bizarro application) asked for my entire work history, year by year, specifically asking for all part-time jobs. That took a bit to fill out.