RosemaryJuniper
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RosemaryJuniper,
Where did you hear that? I called today and was told that it could be up to another two weeks before we get any official notification.
I heard directly from Nicol Gotsis, who works in the GSAS office. And in today's email:
"Attached is a PDF of your acceptance letter and financial aid offer. You will also find a URL in the acceptance letter that will lead you to your Acceptance Packet Materials. The official copy of your Admittance Letter is being sent to you via regular mail. To reserve your place in the program, and receive registration materials, we need to have your Response Form submitted via your VIP page and tuition deposit by April 15, 2011."
Which is to say, both emails and letters have been sent out, but the emails (of course) are arriving faster.
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So there's one medievalist on their way. Would any of the other accepted applicants mind sharing their fields? I'd also be curious to hear your thoughts on the admissions weekend, when the time comes.
Actually just got more info--out of 12 admits, only two of us are medievalists. 'Course, that doesn't say much of anything for what anyone else is--will let you guys know what admissions weekend looks like, once that happens.
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I saw another Fordham acceptance on the board. Are they finally starting the round of official acceptances?
I still don't have my official letter, but according to the GSAS office, they've all been sent out. Good luck to all!
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Judging from the results board, there are at least three people on Notre Dame's waiting list for the English PhD (myself included). Anyone (accepted/ wait list) have a better offer elsewhere? I have another offer from a similarly-ranked school with a similar fit on the table, but I'm still interested in ND for the high stipend and its proximity to my significant other and her family.
I suspect based on other people's acceptances that I've been rejected at Harvard and Columbia, which were my top choices, which means I'll probably be accepting ND over Fordham. I'll give the others a chance to get back to me, but unless something unexpected happens, I'll be taking ND.
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Congratulations to you! Do you know, just out of curiosity, how many medieval spots were available? I'm still hanging on to hope by a thread. . . .
Sorry, I really don't know... it's such a strange situation, what with the medieval studies PhD overlapping so closely, that I can't even guess how they allocate slots.
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Strange. I started an application (just the basic info) before I realized that the English Ph.D is only open to those who already have an M.A. (which I do not), at which point I abandoned the application. Today I got an email that says, "Thank you for applying to Fordham university. The Graduate School f Arts and Sciences is now offering a 50% discount for applications submitted February 15 through march 15, 2011. The application fee is reduced to $35.00."
Of course this is meaningless to me, since I can't apply for the program anyway, but if they're so far along in the process they've already made decisions even, then why are emails like this being sent out?
Cynically speaking, TheOtherJake, it's probably because they figure they can make money off you. They may have chosen all of their *funded* admits, but that doesn't mean that they won't let in more people unfunded--and if you're desperate enough to send in an extra application this late in the game, they might be gambling that you'll be desperate enough to pay full price for the degree.
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Posted my response in the other Fordham topic.
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Hey, Lapelosa. Breathe. It will work out.
I'm the internal candidate who was just admitted. To clarify: my advisor said that--and I quote--"all of our decisions for funded PhDs have been made, and we will be sending out our official letters at the end of the month." There may be other informal communication going on, but I don't know. Fordham is probably (if I interpret correctly) going to have a fairly sizable waitlist, as it usually loses a number of admits to higher- ranked universities. Word is also to expect a relatively small cohort of medievalists, to make up for last year's unusually large group.
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If you're following along at home, I think all of the initial admits are out--the dept secretary already sent a mass email inviting us to the admissions weekend.
Sorry... :/
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The admit is mine! They called yesterday--apparently there will be an accepted students event March 6-8.
(I'm an external candidate, currently enrolled in the Medieval Studies MA at Fordham. Area is, unsurprisingly, medieval lit.)
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I wouldn't worry too much about the 70-80 hour estimates--numbers are a lot fuzzier than you might think! Some examples from my schedule: I spend, on average, some 10-12 hours per week in an unofficial Latin reading group. I'm a medievalist, so I could count those toward my 'work' total (if I did, I'd definitely break 70hrs/wk!), but because I'm crazy, I tend to think of it as relaxation time instead. Likewise, what about the times I decide to 'study' at the coffeeshop where a lot of people in my program hang out? Chances are my productivity will be halved--and my work-time doubled--but for sanity's sake, I do it anyway. Probably, if I did all my work in the library at full speed, no distractions, I could cut my overall time working by a third or more, but as a quality-of-life issue, I won't. Basically, you make your own schedule, and whatever you choose to do will be right at the limit of what you *can* do.
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RosemaryJuniper - I know it's Down South, but if you're really interested in medieval and especially manuscript studies, can I suggest Florida State, also? Elaine Treharne...Also, I heard David Johnson giving a talk at the Southeastern Medieval Association conference this past fall and apparently they have a program in book studies, including specificallymanuscript work as well.
Whoops, goes to show how often I'm on the fora... I definitely considered Florida State for the reasons you mention, but when I was narrowing my choices (mainly for reasons of finance!) I pretty much randomly decided not to apply. Silly and arbitrary, really, but I honestly just want the application process to be over.
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Columbia
Cornell
Harvard
Yale
Notre Dame
Fordham
Medieval lit/manuscript studies
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Love! Pure coincidence that you posted this on the same day that I confirmed my MA thesis topic, right?
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Ok, so grad school does not receive our essays. But is there anyone or u know anyone who got their score increased after reevaluation.
Guys I need some motive to throw $ 55 for it. Please suggest
I honestly wouldn't bother. When I took the GRE last year, I got an 800 verbal, 740 quantitative... and 4.0 analytical writing. No one seemed to care about my writing score, even though I was going into a very writing-heavy field (Medieval Studies); really, they gauge your abilities based on your actual writing sample much more than on what the standardized tests say.
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Every medievalist in literature needs manuscript studies. It's a moral imperative. Plus - I mean, gee! It's FUN!! lol
By the by, how are things going for you at Fordham? I was meaning to pop in and pm you now that you've gotten your sea legs under you, so to speak.
Oh, I knew I needed manuscript studies. I'm even taking a class in it this term. But that website! It's that resource that I didn't know I needed.
And Fordham is lovely--intimidated as all heck by the aforesaid manuscript studies class, but the medievalist community here is amazing. We travel in packs.
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Ooh, those are lovely! That manuscript studies page is definitely something I didn't know I needed until now.
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Why are you only interested in doing a 1 year MA program? There are many downsides to doing a 1 year program, particularly in terms of giving you the opportunity to develop a strong thesis, to further your language training, and to demonstrate your performance in graduate seminars prior to (re)applying to PhD programs. If you're at all serious about wanting to do a MA before a PhD, you should give serious consideration to 2 year MA programs in comp lit, area studies, and/or a national language and its literature.
What rising_star said. I'm in the first semester of a 1 year MA right now, and the thought of diving back into the application process for the second year in a row is almost enough to make me want to take a year off. One thing I didn't consider before accepting my position was the fact that I'm going to have to ask every single one of my current professors for letters of recommendation, or else resort to undergrad profs (who still probably know me better than my grad school profs, but I'm worried about admissions committees thinking I was trying to hide something if I did that).
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RJ - did you find a cheaper copy of Abrams The lowest I'm seeing on Amazon is 30.00. Not bad, as far as academic books go, but cheaper is always better...!
MM--there are lots of used copies on bookfinder.com for under $5, mostly earlier editions; I wouldn't go for the 1981 version, but there's a lot in between.
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Hi Guys,
I posted my question elsewhere but it hasn't been answered. I'm wondering where I can find practice tests for the English Literature Subject test. I have the Princeton Review (somehow I feel like it isn't very good), the ETS practice test I lifted from the ETS website, and the ETS practice test I received in the mail. If you know of any other places I can find samples--preferably on the internet and preferably for free--let me know!
Thanks so much,
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Not a practice test, but I found that M.H. Abram's Glossary of Literary Terms was incredibly useful as a general review tool for the subject test. If you don't already have it, I'd strongly suggest buying it--the discussions of the various literary periods are especially helpful. (I ended up with a 770, and the vast majority of my studying was with that text.)
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I'll third the comments about medieval works on the subject test: yes, there is some Middle English on there that's more difficult than the Canterbury Tales, which is what I think most non-medievalists associate with Middle English, but no Old English. Also, an awful lot of theoretical works which I've never read (grrr).
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I just turned down Fordham (...awkward with my adviser, let me tell you).