Alyanumbers
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On 12/31/2010 at 10:10 AM, BillyPilgrim said:
Last year I applied to numerous Comp Lit programs (NYU, Berkeley, Stanford, WUSTL, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Indiana, UConn) and received mostly rejections. I was accepted into Indiana but without funding and by the time I received my UConn acceptance, I had already become comfortable with the idea of reapplying the following year.
In doing more research this year I found out that English programs were actually more suited for my area of research (the interplay of religious and nonreligious texts). I guess last year I just assumed I should apply to Comp Lit programs because my BA is in Comp Lit.
This year I have reapplied to Indiana Comp Lit to be considered for fellowships but have also applied to 8 English programs (I don't want to pollute the comp lit exclusivity here, so I will list these in the English forum).
The language issue might have been a contributing factor to my rejections last year. I only had a very poor understanding of Italian and a somewhat competent grasp of French, but that only comes from taking upper div French classes my last year of undergrad.
For comp lit, I think the competition is really fierce when it comes to language prep....I don't think the departments want to fund students for more years than they have to for them to meet their language reqs. On the flip side, my mediocre language skills might be a plus for English programs. We'll see!
Hello and welcome! Maybe you could still tell us about your research interests? Congrats on your two acceptances last year, all the same--this is still impressive!
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wreckofthehope--Hello! I was intrigued by Chicago's program, as well, but I had to limit my US apps to 4, for financial and logistical reasons. But it certainly is very attractive.
dollabills yall--I'm a little jealous of the "eng2011 roundup" thread!
Hopefully, more fellow comparatists will come out of the woodwork soon.I didn't get the impression that language requirements were that rigid or essential to applications, in any of the programs I've looked at. But I'm basically you guys' opposite--languages are the strongest part of my application, and I feel other important components, like my writing or my undergrad work, are not very competitive.
By the way, I'm mixing it up as well... I was advised to apply to the Middle Eastern and Islam Studies department at NYU, and do my comparative project within their Arabic Literature track. I'm also applying to ICLS at Columbia through Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies.
Good luck to all of us, including any lurkers who might be around!
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sooo no one else is showing up? hm well i also applied to Cornell for Comp Lit.
my interests are mostly in heterosexual cultural studies. specifically, I'd like to study 'pick-up artistry' and, i guess, seduction techniques generally in terms of souci de soi.
Good LUCK!!!
Hey there! Yeah, it seems we're the only ones on here. Either that, or Comp Lit is a really shy field.
Where else have you applied? Or is it just Cornell? This is not my area at all, but I have heard they've got great faculty and resources for Gender/Sexuality Studies. What are your languages/literatures?
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The Embark platform is my favorite! Next, ApplyYourself, but it falls behind because of the random username they give you for your login. My favorite school specific platform is definitely Wisconsin's! So easy, especially if you're applying to multiple programs (I'm not, but I could tell). Cheaper app fee ($56), easy navigation, no annoying extras... The trick is, you have to pay extra close attention to program-specific requirements.
Embark is good, but it's very hard to locate stuff on it. If I want to upload my CV, for example, I have to page through it until I find the right page, unless I already know which page number it's at! At least AY lists everything by name in the sidebar.
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I looked to my left. I immediately and fervently wished that I'd looked to my right. There was a large green tree. Its branches looked contorted from the wind, but there wasn't even a breeze. A single, luscious pear hung from the highest branch. Unfortunately for my starving stomach, the trunk of the tree was crawling with enormous spiders. Undaunted, I reached for the pear, and upon grazing it with my fingertips, it turned black, shriveled on the vine, and released a pungent cloud of milky smoke. "What the ...?!" - I thought and woke up. To my dismay, I discovered that the pungent cloud of milky smoke existed even in the waking world--at least, I reflected while pulling on my pants, the enormous spiders were gone. An old man puffing a hefty cigar stared over me and muttered coarsely, "it's time." I knew this was the moment I would have to pass the test and complete my training or else I would become a failure. I donned my imaginary superhero outfit, musty and faded, and headed to the front door.
When I stepped outside, the wind was so strong it almost knocked me off my feet.
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Who else is applying to Comp Lit programs, and where are you applying? Share your research interests, talk about your dream school, and let's get to know each other. We're a tiny field--I'm sure we'll eventually run into each other!
I want to work on France in the 60s and contemporary Egypt, and perhaps Latin America in the 80s. I'd like to focus on the interaction between lit, film and societal change in each country/period. My top choice is Yale; I'm so excited about their course offerings in New Wave cinema, contemporary Arabic lit and theory (esp. deconstruction), as well as their huge collection of Egyptian films at the library. They also have an amazing French department. I kind of internally squee every time I look at their 'Graduate Seminars' page.
I keep getting nightmares about the application process. In one of them, someone posted on here saying they're applying to Comp Lit programs and they speak ten languages, and I was like, "I'm dooooooomed!"
Anyway, I'm gonna shut up now, but you guys have to do the talking!
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