AChinLitNerd

International student here. Applied for UT and UAlberta MA in East Asian Studies and nervously waiting for the result. Contacted PoI from both institutions prior to application. UAlberta POI did write to me and "strongly encouraged" me to apply for the programme and mentioned my provisional project is very interesting. UToronto's prof said he may not be able to supervise me as he will be on sabbatical leave ? Does anyone know when will the result release? Perhaps more feedback by next week? I assume I'll be rejected actually if I haven't heard anything back. Plus I do have a backup plan and get accepted (Chinese in Tübingen, Germany). Anyway, Good Luck and stay cheerful together

This week is extraordinary for me. Received M.A. from Tübingen (Germany) as the back-up plan, plus interviewed with Lund for East Asian Studies!! Good luck!

Am sure you can get it! plus thanks for the questions!! Gonna have an interview next week with Lund. Now getting super nervous!!

Me neither honestly. i really don't know the rules of the games. Upon completion to all American application, I'm now looking for European chance hahaha!

No Worries @asdf1123 Am sure you can find the best programme. At least you have one!

Hey Anthony! Finger crossed! For sure you can make it!

Does anyone apply for European Gender Studies PhD?

hahaha I wonder why many people wanna go to UCLA? I have no research about the schools in the States. I did research in Canada, Sweden and Germany haha... perhaps I am afraid of the GRE exam? haha

Good lucccccccck!!!! I am sure you can go to your dream school!

Helloooo!! I believe that GRE is not the only standard to measure your performance. So stay hoped and find out the next step(s)!! I am applying for Lund PhD, Sweden (global studies regarding Sinophone queer/trans), and Gothenburg PhD in Social Anthropology (about Sinophone migrants). Wish we all the best!!

Am sure you can find the one that you like it!!

Thanks! I also hope that I can enrol in my dream school. By the way, the graduate advisor of the department is very nice and patient - did ask him about the research proposal, and see if I can submit my full research proposal (bit long), he said it's long but serve the purpose!! They recently hire a very new about East Asian Music - and he seems interested in my research proposal. I am sure it gonna be fun if I can successfully enrol in. Best of luck to you and wish you can find the PhD position which suits you!

I hope I can enrol in UAlberta too (It is my dream school). I realise that UBC has something like this and would like to apply too but GPA is my barriers. I consulted with the graduate director, he said only 2-3 pages of research proposal is allowed. I did it with a clear RP plan, whom the graduate chair said my RP is allowed because it serves the right purposes. (lucky me)!! And I also realise such an advantage of UAlberta, that's why it's my dream uni haha. Thanks~~~

Oh yeah glad to hear that. happy for you that you enroled in USC I find Hong Kong Studies is an interesting topic. The cross-culture has many things to explore! Please feel free to share. I am addicted to this cartoon recently - a very meaningful icon about LIHKG, the local forum of Hong Kong! Best of Luck!!

haha thanks for your info - I have submitted an extra SoP + Research Proposal. I guess I wrote around 2000 words but I can confirm what I would want to pursue in these 1-2 years, so I prepared for a long research proposal hahaha (amyway I am very sure I won't be accepted by UToronto because of my GPA...) I also did find my PoI but he gonna be unavailable with sabbatical leave.

hey sorry for the late reply due to departmental conference for 350. Thanks for your info. That's neat I applied for Uppsala PhD (Sinology) last year but it was not successful, the chance was given to the local Swedish. Anyway, finger-cross~ By the way, I feel the same that Canadian schools are good fits for me. I will check out UCLA later for PhD perhaps? hehe I think this is one of the ways to share the values of Hong Kong!!

Hey folks, Seems nobody opens the '20 EAS topic - hah, let me be the beginner!! If you have also applied for the similar discipline(s), have a shout and support each other! Studying postgrad isn't an easy decision - that's why I open this topic hahahaha~ ---------------- Anyway, a short bio about me - gimme some time to say: (not for solicitation!! Apology~) This is Christian from HK. I've applied for my second MA in East Asian Studies, the following 2 are the "uniss" that I've applied: 1) The University of Alberta (Edmonton >>> not "Deadmonton") - with the RP topic regarding Derivative Music in Hong Kong (very new topic!!) 2) The University of Toronto (Toronto) - with the RP topic regarding Premodern Literature (Six Dynasties) Yes, I am mainly focus on Canada... because I did not have enough time to prepare for my IELTS and GRE! (Plus I completed my first MA at the CityU, both universities exempt the demonstration of the English proficiency... ahhhhha~~) With GPA 3.14, Christian will be turned down by UToronto (120% sure) but Christian still wanna try! Christian may also be turned down by UAlberta too! Because Christian knows his research interests, and what he wants to pursue in these 2 years clearly, (perhaps his research proposal for 5-6 pages, and SoP (fulfilled the general requirement) can demonstrate how much he wants to study? hahaha) Err... work experience, serving at the Chinese University as a Project Coordinator, coordinating editing matters... yes, I am helping my boss to edit a book about NLP (google it by yourself) and eLearning! Christian did also teach at the university in Canada during his working holiday time!... the course was about Chinese etymology. Christian did also contact the PoI ("professor of interests")... still not sure if he could enroll in the programme successfully... A hiccup for Christian is that he is too worried!! What does he need? YOUR SUPPORT!!! hahahaha Serious: how much chance could I enroll to the UAlberta? Any past experience? Anyone can share your experience? Research interests: (if we have similarities, write me, reply this topic, and we can share!!) Hong Kong Studies, Premodern literature (esp. Six dynasties), Sinophone Literature, Sinitic languages and linguistics. Languages: Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Hokkien (they are all "from fluent to native") some Teochew, some Finnish, and some French!! "Sorry for 1999" <<<< the typical Cantonese slang means "sorry for explaining with unclear words..." (bad translation) Honestly, at the moment, I feel calm and released after sharing this... If you stay at the end, thanks a lot for listening to me! As I've written at the beginning, this role has never been easy! Hope we could support each other!! NICE MEETING YOU ALL~