Sappho618
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15 hours ago, alcestis21 said:
Received and will be accepting a PhD offer from Duke today with full funding! I still can't believe it!
congrats!!!! How did you get notified? Did you get an email from the department or graduate school? I haven’t heard from them. I thought they’d send out all the admissions at the same time.
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On 3/14/2021 at 10:15 AM, TomBombadil63 said:
Still waiting on Maryland, John Hopkins, and Rutgers. Rejected by Duke and Michigan. Accepted by UNC
i get rejected by UNC, but I’m just curious if they hosted a virtual visit before giving out the offers. Thanks!
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On 3/14/2021 at 4:33 AM, lycorislit said:
Hi, just saw your message. I'm Chinese too, and I'm in my 30's. My prior degrees are not in classics, because I needed a job to secure my visa and food. Glad to see people from my home country having similar interests!
I fully understand your concern for age, as it matters in some industries and in some places. But I think it doesn't matter that much here in the US, in academia (maybe in pure mathematics it matters, haha). The posts above gave sufficient evidence. I can give you my own evidence. I started learning the ancient languages not long ago in one of my local colleges, and I got PhD admission offers this year. I didn't have the two years of latin/Greek each as you are now. I spent my MA (not in classics) figuring out what I want to do and then did the language classes / seminars as much as possible.
Well, you certainly can choose to save for the future and do something in your 50's or later. But life is unpredictable. For me, I simply want to make sure, if I got hit by a car by accident and went to another unknown realm, I would not regret at the moment I left this world. I would suggest taking some time to think about what you want for your life and how much you want it, and then just start trying.
Once you are determined, you can sort out other constraints like finance. As posts above say, there's funded MAs. I do think MAs are better than post-Bac, as it will give you sufficient time to explore, and at the same time you can find some depth.
Good luck with your future planning and studying!
On 3/14/2021 at 7:16 AM, 缱绻Outis said:Hello dude, another one from China here. I am 24 and currently studying at BU in my 4th year as undergrad. I have applied to several MA programs in Classics, Tufts for example. And like @Sappho618 said, they do offer scholarship.
As far as I know, the goal of most MA programs and postbacs is improving your language skills, which ultimately helps for PhD level studies. The faculty here told me that the MA program at BU merely focuses on language. In order to get the degree, there is one particular exam on sight readings. And I believe this would be the same for postbacs, because I am currently taking Greek class with grad students who had postbac experiences. They are definitely confident and excellent at grammars, vocabs, etc.
In terms of finance and age, I cannot offer good advice. Anyways, good luck!
I agree with both of you and it’s so nice to see there are so many other Chinese students out there studying classics. I hope you two get into the programs you want. It calms down my constant worry of choosing a wrong major and ending up alone. MA is better than postbac considering of funding and what you can learn. And some programs just focus on improving your languages such as New Mexico. I think it’s a good idea to email your professors or advisor ask for a list of good MA programs. I know it sounds kinda terrifying, but I’m sure they won’t mind and are glad to help.
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6 hours ago, suntaliquidmanes said:
Michigan’s recruitment weekend included language and literature, ancient history, and archaeology. Different programs handle offers differently; archaeology offers aren’t made until after the weekend, while lang & lit mixed people who have already received offers with those on the waitlist, and encourages prospectives not to share their status (whether they’ve been accepted or waitlisted) with current students and faculty. If you did not attend recruitment weekend and haven’t heard anything, I’d assume it’s a rejection, though some people might be lower on the waitlist/in an emergency reserve spot in case everyone accepted or higher up on the waitlist declines.
Archaeology students were told to get the results by the end of last week (interview was two weeks ago), but still haven’t heard back from them yet really wondering what’s going on the wait is tortuous
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36 minutes ago, alcestis21 said:
Also rejected from Yale. Waiting on Toronto, Harvard, Princeton, and Duke (interview happening late March). Admitted to BU and Michigan, waitlisted at Chicago. Best of luck to everyone still waiting and those making decisions!
Congratulations on your admission to Boston and Chicago! I’m going to interview with Duke in March too. Duke is my only hope now lol do you mind if I ask which university is your top choice now?
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31 minutes ago, lycorislit said:
Same here. Actually expected this for long, as I heard from this post that Yale was interviewing. I'm also expecting rejections from Princeton and Harvard to come soon (since they've started interviewing long time ago, and I haven't received anything). Good luck to everyone else in this process!
Same I expect I would be rejected long ago but still hurt when I received the news
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Just received a email from Yale to check my portal and found out I get rejected
not surprised tho good luck to everyone else!!!
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13 minutes ago, alcestis21 said:
How were you notified of that decision?
i received a general rejection email from graduate school office, i applied to art and archaeology department tho
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Also rejected by Princeton yesterday I hope I wouldn’t get any more rejection letter this week....
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13 hours ago, Lucius Ambulus Caelo said:
If it makes you feel any better, I got a rejection letter with my name spelled incorrectly...on my birthday...
I’m sorry that’s possibly the worst thing could have happened but I hope you will get a better offer
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Received rejecting letter from BU yesterday. They even typed my name wrong in the email....
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Hi I’m almost in the same boat as you. I’m a Chinese and not from a rich family as well. If I were you, I feel like the best option would be going to a fully funded master. Post bac is totally not worth it. I think with your background it’s not hard to get offer from funded MA programs. Two years of Ancient Greek and Latin is enough for classics master program. I have three years of Latin and one year of Greek, and I took a few classes in ancient history and archaeology. I get accepted by both funded MA programs I applied to, Texas tech and Florida State. I know u of Arizona, Texas tech, tufts, u of Kansas.....many universities have fully funded MA. All those universities have strong classics department. Please let me know if you need any help. I can definitely help you with the application process and suggestions of graduate programs.
And you can explore which subfield (literature, languages, ancient history etc.) you really want to study during your master years, although you probably need to write down your research interests in your SOP. You don’t have to do what you write in your SOP. And with your art history background I think it might be interesting to study in classical archaeology. Age and financial background definitely won’t be a problem. I feel like with your background you should be able to get into a fully funded MA program
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11 hours ago, alcestis21 said:
It wasn’t for IPCAA, if that helps. For Classical Studies, they’re not telling faculty who was accepted or waitlisted, I know that much. But decisions were made for the CS PhD, as far as I know.
Thank you for replying me! I was so excited about the chance of me getting accepted. That makes sense. For IPCAA, I actually pretty sure they are gonna choose 3-4 out of all 8 people invited. I also know there is a waiting list for IPCAA if it helps anyone here.
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Also since everyone is sharing here I would feel bad if I don’t hahaha
I got accepted to MA in classical archaeology at FSU and rejected by UCB and UNC I also have an interview for Duke
good luck every one!!! I know the waiting is very hard but just try to keep positive sometimes it may be better without an offer you it gives you a chance to find your new interests or paths for yourself and that maybe better (at least that’s what I tell myself and my friend)
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On 2/13/2021 at 7:04 AM, alcestis21 said:
I was accepted, and I just wanted to note that recruitment week is next week because that seems to signal the end of their decision process for this cycle (until all admits have made decisions/space potentially open up on the waitlist!)
Wait I am invited to the recruitment week too. Does that mean I am accepted too? I heard from a graduate student they would choose 3-4 people out of 8 but I do hope I can get in
p.s. I guess I know who you are if you apply for IPCAA
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Thank you! I checked my portal. It’s still nothing there. Did they mention that they took three students in the email if you don’t mind me asking? I hope I could still get a place on the waitlist.......