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Is filling out the employment history necessary? My professional experiences are already listed on my CV.

If my statement of purpose is a 30 words over the 1000 word limit will the department care?

just an update the chats went extremely well!

I have a couple of meetings this week with faculty members! I'm so nervous.

Thanks for the responses everyone! I'm definitely going to reconsider some schools.

What is everyone thoughts on "safety schools," where faculty is a good fit and well known, but the school isn't ranked as high?

I secured my 3 letters and I have a polished writing sample (@TheWitWitch thanks for the suggestions and the offer to help), so all I need to do is write the research part of my statement of purpose and reach out to potential faculty members I want to work with.

Are y'all submitting a historical writing sample? I feel like I'm at a disadvantage because I don't have a historical writing sample since I'm switching fields. I do have a writing sample where I interviewed 20 people to showcase my research skills, hopefully this is good enough. My SOP will also highlight why I want to use oral history methods.

I'm considering to apply to a mix of History and American Studies programs. Figuring out which is a better "fit" at each school is diffcult.

Does anyone have a template for reaching out to Professors? I'm swamped in work right now and don't remember where in the forum the general template is located from past discussions.

No worries! I haven't reached out to anyone yet. My goal is to start reaching out by August 2nd. Should I reach out to 2-3 faculty members in a single department or just 1?

Congrats! How did the conversation go? So far I have a spreadsheet of faculty I want to reach out to. I'm still figuring out what to include in the introductory email, and when to send emails out.

Update! I finished compelling a list of 8 doctoral programs for this cycle. I'm hoping they waive the GRE requirement again.

Facts. I'm waiting to hear back from a couple of fellowships and scholarships before I decide how many applications to submit. Anyone have experience with fee waivers? Does it vary by school and department how waivers are distributed?

Hi everyone! I've also been a longtime lurker. How many programs are y'all applying to this cycle? I can't decide. One of my professors told me 8 programs and another professor told me as many that I "fit" well with.