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jpc34

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  1. I intend to use it, as I’m in pretty much the same situation as you.
  2. I see no reason for you not to have your thesis advisor write for you. Their letter will speak to your fundamental ability to do historical research, which is not subfield specific. Your interests are also expected to continue evolving. I wouldn't even consider those fields to be especially distant, both being connected to medieval gender and sexuality. Really only you can decide whether you should go for the PhD. As you've seen, there are tons of threads on this forums discussing it. You'll likely not have a tenured position in academia after finishing, so can you live with a job in, say, academic administration or publishing or something like that? Those are areas where history PhDs tend to end up.
  3. Just received a rejection from Northwestern, those of you waiting may want to check your portals.
  4. I’ve done one Zoom with a prospective advisor so far. I asked about the makeup of the program in terms of size and fields and about the culture of the school more generally. You’ve already been accepted, so I feel like some pressure is off and you should ask whatever questions you still have about the program. Definitely ask to be put in touch with current students if you haven’t already.
  5. They were probably looking at the results section on this forum. I applied to BU as well, and judging by the last couple years we should expect to hear something from them around the 17th or 18th.
  6. No, but I sure would like to!
  7. Sounds interesting! Hope you get some good news soon.
  8. Maybe. I get the impression that admissions there are quite subfield-based, maybe yours hasn’t been decided yet? I’m in modern Europe fwiw.
  9. I received an email with my offer letter attached. My portal hasn’t changed, still says under review with department.
  10. Hey! I’m one of the two (edit: seems like four actually) Michigan State acceptances on the results page.
  11. The professor I exchanged emails with at Chicago said they had taken 11 students last year and might take a few more this year.
  12. Who knows. I hope we do hear something about assistantships this week!
  13. I suspect things are somewhat different for them since they are already at the school. They didn't mention anything about an assistantship, which is what we're both waiting on.
  14. I got a generic one from Chicago. As much as I'd like for it to be meaningful, I really doubt it.
  15. I'm in modern Europe. Information online points me in the same direction re: funding unfortunately. I also applied to all the other schools in your signature (among others), so let's hope we both get good news from them soon
  16. If the other UWM admit is here, I'd be interested in talking about your impressions of the program!
  17. Most of the non tenure-track jobs out there will be part-time adjunct positions. These usually come with no benefits and are paid quite poorly, even if you manage to cobble together enough contracts to reach a full course load. I agree that full-time lecturer positions with benefits aren’t so bad, but those are not especially numerous in US academia.
  18. I find that unlikely. The process is in full swing, the deadline for most programs has passed. Add the general pandemic fatigue and I don’t think anything that drastic is going to happen.
  19. This is history, look here: https://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/29-biology/
  20. I’ve similarly been asked to let one professor know when I submit my application. I can’t imagine it would hurt to send an email thanking them for their time talking/Zooming/emailing.
  21. I’ve been thinking about this too. I think attempting to start with an anecdote or quote is just too corny in my case. Maybe if someone has an actual relevant and interesting personal anecdote that would be good to start with, but I think I’m going to begin pretty straightforwardly.
  22. Professors contacted, DAAD scholarship application almost done. Next is the SOP. It’s going to be a long few months.
  23. Wonder if this is any reflection of application trends? Time will tell I suppose.
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