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Estoy de acuerdo completamente. Soy de Carolina del Norte y por eso prefería mudarme a otro estado pero al final me alegro que haya recibido una oferta jaja. El otro problema es que el stipend es menos de las otras universidades a los que me solicité...y tendría que enseñar todos semestres como parte de la oferta. Otras universidades quieren que los estudiantes enfocan solo en escribir la disertación durante el último año, y eso me parece mejor. Como es una institución pública, entiendo que no puede ofrecer lo mismo que las universidades privadas, pero 17k me parece bastante bajo considerando que tienes que enseñar también, pero bueno. Todavía me matricularía en el programa si fuera la única oferta que recibiera. That's interesting...I had a conversation with a professor there and she seemed very kind and oriented towards mental health. She emphasized the importance of choosing a program where the student was valued as a person and not just a graduate student. I also emailed her grad student and she said that she loved Cornell's program, and that she especially liked working with this professor. I will say, however, that this professor is new; she graduated from NYU in 2019. That could explain why she might be better to work with than other people in the department.

@GSHopeful1 I did not interview. I assume that they based it on the mp3 sample that they had us send in. The strange thing about the situation is that I emailed my potential advisors yesterday asking about the timeline for interviews/decisions, and then I randomly got an email around 11:30pm that my portal was updated. I don’t know if that was a coincidence, but I suggest emailing the DGS or the people you would like to work with and see if they can update you.

Best of luck @SPANGRAD22!! Cornell is an amazing program, let us know how it goes

I applied to NYU and have not heard from them yet at all. Will let you know about any changes I am also curious since I have not heard anything at all from Cornell either. I was in touch with my potential advisor and she has not mentioned anything, but perhaps they are interviewing international applicants first? Also, just to update everyone here, I just found out that I got into the PhD program at UNC Chapel Hill. I am breathing a lot easier knowing that I have an option no matter what. If anyone else sees this who is considering a Chapel Hill offer, please let me know! I would love to chat.

@GSHopeful1 Welcome! I also got an email last week about being on the Waitlist for WASHU in St Louis. Even though it isn't my top choice, I am still really excited about being on their waitlist, but I was wondering how large their waitlist tends to be and how big the chance is of getting off of it. What are you interested in studying/researching?

I am also applying to Brown, NYU and UMich, although I have not yet heard from any of them! Welcome to the forum, and best of luck I just got an email from Washington University in St. Louis and I got on their waitlist. I am absolutely thrilled because I went into this application process without any expectations since it is extremely competitive this year and I come from a University that is not as prestigious/research oriented. Either way, I love seeing all the updates in here and it's nice to not feel as alone.

Hola a tod@s! I noticed that there was not a forum for this year's Spanish applicants to discuss their experiences for the 2022 application cycle, so I decided to make one. A quick introduction to me; I am applying for PhDs literature side of things, focusing specifically on migration, transnational memory, trauma, and nationhood in contemporary Latin American literature. I am submitting applications to 8 programs in hopes that I will end up in the same region as my fiancé: UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, Cornell, Brown, NYU, WASHU St. Louis, University of Boston, and the University of Michigan. Hopefully, this forum can serve as a place where Spanish PhD and master's hopefuls can support each other as we all go through this harrowing journey. From what I have heard, this year will be especially challenging given that funding is still limited and many of these programs did not accept new students last year. Many programs will be accepting fewer people (i.e, Cornell will only be accepting 3 students rather than 5-6), but have an extra influx of applicants that did not want to apply during the pandemic. With all of that said, I hope that I am not writing to the void and that there are others out there. If so, what are you applying for and where are you applying to?