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Thank you ahndang6596! I'm interested in multilingualism in pedagogy and policy. Also interested in multilingualism as social practice, and it's linkages with social justice. There are ethnographic elements to my research as well, me being from south asia. My POIs are Dr Lourdes Ortega (who works on ml) and Dr Nicholas Subtirelu (who works on lang policy and justice).

Thank you! Let me answer your questions one by one: Funding: Yes, it's a fully funded programme for all 5 years. They have medical insurance (and dental insurance which is super rare). Contacts: I wrote to three or four people very early on because I wanted conversations, and that was helpful. I had good chats with all of them before applying.

Hi! Glad to hear that you have so many good options. But considering everything else you've said, Georgetown I'd assess as the best of the lot. It is undoubtedly an excellent dept, and even though they have 2 comp linguists, I'd say it's more prudent to rely on the strength of the overall department while making assessments. I'm an international student, so my "additional factors" would be different from US students, so I can't speculate. Incidentally, Georgetown is going to be my own school for the PhD beginning Fall 2021 (my concentration is Applied Ling). I am very excited. Anyway, all the best of luck on your decision, and do let me know if you ultimately choose GU!

Hi everyone, I was looking for a post on SLA/Applied Ling and was glad that I found this one! I've decided to go ahead with the PhD (Applied Linguistics) at Georgetown for Fall 2021. I've been out of school for many years (but have been teaching for as long) and this is a big move for me. Also, I was a lit grad and I admire people who studied TESOL and/or linguistics at undergrad. Anyway, congratulations to everyone here on their acceptances, and all the best to those waiting!