MillerS
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It seems that Princeton called the admitted students today. I heard from 3 students admitted. UC Berkeley will hold an Open House in March. That's all I've heard...
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@anonymous clown Hello! Congratulations on your acceptance in UC Davis! So, I received the same invitation to UCLA's Open House, but decided to participate via Zoom. As far as I understand it, they said not to take the invitation as an official acceptance - the letters would be sent by February 16th. However, it also seems very strange to me that they could spend money on reimbursement (flight, accommodation) if the person hadn't been accepted for the program. It wouldn't make much sense, would it? So I think we have a good chance of being accepted. Let's hope so!! 🙂
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Hello everyone! @Imperator Totius Hispaniae Congratulations on your results! @Anhelé Good to know about your interview! That's awesome! I'm still waiting for news... I'm just trying to avoid looking at my e-mail 24 hours a day, jajaja. Good luck, guys!
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Hello, everyone! Good to see this topic. I'm applying for five Hispanic Literature programs this year. Fingers crossed!
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Congratulations! I'm very happy to hear this! @_flora I don't know if anyone here is expecting news from Texas, but today I received an update from UTexas at Dallas: "Application Final Review". Apparently, in this case, it means that the Department made a decision and forwarded it to the Graduate School. I think they will send the results already this week. As for UHouston, no updates yet. These are the last two universities to close my cycle. Good luck for everyone!
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@SPANGRAD22Congratulations!!! I'm so glad for you! Probably we will study together! ? BU is my top choice. If you want, we can create a WhatsApp group with the other classmate. For questions, doubts, anyway... We've been looking for apartments lately. Sometimes we suggest links and exchange information to each other. Last week we talked to a PhD candidate via Zoom. He explained a lot of things about the department, exams, teaching fellow conditions, it was very helpful! Please let me know if you are interested. One more time, congratulations! I was sure that you would get the offer letter!!
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Hey, guys! How's it going? Two days ago, I received more two PhD acceptances: University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of Washington (Seattle). I'm thinking between Boston University x University of Washington. To me, they seem like the best options so far. I'm still waiting hear from University of Houston, but I think I'll get into BU. In general, what's the main difference between public and private institutions? Are there any advantages or disadvantages to consider in my decision? What do you think about? Thanks a lot!
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@SPANGRAD22 I was not interviewed. Acceptance was straightforward. Quite different from the other two universities I was accepted to. I think that in the BU there is no interview stage. What there is, as I understand it, is a post-approval interview, to align expectations with the advisor and to clarify doubts about the program!
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@caromellaThank you very much! Congratulations for UNC-Chapel Hill! It's amazing! @SPANGRAD22 I haven't had any updates on my portal. Just email the Chair of the Admissions Committee with a copy to the Graduate School. Good luck, my friend! Hope you hear good news soon too!
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Hey, pals! @caromella @SPANGRAD22 Today I received a message from BU! The message states that the admissions committee has recommended my application for the Graduate School: "I am pleased to inform you that our admissions committee has recommended to the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences that you be awarded admission." Still waiting for the offer letter, but the advisor will call me on Monday, "to discuss your interests with you and also to respond to any questions you might have. Additionally, we will be in touch soon about arrangements for a virtual opportunity to learn more about our program and our community." And he ended the email: "My colleagues and I hope very much that you will be joining us in the fall!" That's my top choice! I'm so excited!
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Congratulations, @GRADSPN1! CUNY looks like a great program! The teacher I contacted few months ago is retiring this year, so I didn't apply there. In addition, costs seem to be very expensive in NY (same as I heard about Boston, MA). But I think it depends on the offer letter $ you receive and if you are going with dependents. I don't know how much the stipend is at CUNY... Good luck in your decision! For here, nothing at all. I'm still waiting...
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Where is Boston's results? I was thinking that they were going to send the results today. Waiting is hard... ?
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@AnheléNo, en verdade hablo del programa de Spanish with a concentration in Literature or Linguistics. No les pregunté sobre Escritura Creativa. Pero creo que no hay problema en contatar con el programa, caso tengas un potencial advisor con quien pueda hablar. ¡Buena suerte!
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No sé si alguien aplicó para University of Houston, pero confirmé la información con el departamento: el resultado del PhD program in Spanish sale a fines de febrero. UMass Amherst creo que será uno de los últimos. Según la información del sitio web, de 6 a 10 semanas después de la deadline (que era el 1 de febrero). Es decir, hasta alrededor del 9 de abril, en el máximo. UTDallas sigue siendo un misterio. Mi status aún se apresenta 'Application complete', cuando en la verdade creo que debería estar 'Under Comittee Review'.
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@caromella So they probably won't do an interview, will they? ? It's one of the results I'm most looking forward to... However, I know there's so hard! Good luck to everyone!
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Has anyone heard from BU, University of Houston or UMass Amherst?
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The week is going well! After offer letter from the MA program at University of Connecticut, today I received approval to the PhD program from Arizona State University (ASU). I'm looking forward to hearing from five more universities. I have no idea which one to decide yet, I need to read more about the programs, the States, stipend values, living costs (I have an F2 dependent), the best place for my area of research etc. The next few weeks will be decisive, guys! Strength for all of us.
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Hello, everyone! Yesterday an interested thing happened. One of the universities I applied for the PhD program offered me a position in the MA program. I believe this happened because I don't have B.A. or M.A. in Spanish. Consequently, there are many specific courses I need to take that are prerequisites for the PhD program. This was the email: "We must say that we are very excited to accept you to our program, but the committee has thought that it would be best for you to start in our MA program. The idea is to give you some more time to prepare for your PhD thesis. Some of the courses you will take for your MA will be transferred into the PhD. Once you arrive here you meet with the MA advisor and you will discuss the different ways you can work towards your PhD while you are completing your MA. The Graduate school requires us that you agree with being accepted to the MA program instead of the PhD by sending us an email stating that you are in agreement. Let us know if you have any questions." It is also unclear from the email whether I am being admitted exclusively to the M.A. or whether I am being admitted to both. Although I think it was just a nice way of saying that I need specific training before trying for a PhD... I haven't decided yet, I'll ask deadline to accept or decline the offer. I'm looking forward to hearing from 6 more universities. Thank you! Good luck!
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¡Muchas gracias por la información, Ángela! Seguí tu consejo y todo salió bien.
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Hello, everyone! Guys, something really annoying happened these days. One of the universities I applied to asks for official transcripts to be sent. The company that did the translation simply does not respond to my emails! I sent about 6 emails from last week to today, and I was just ignored. This is a Canadian company called Docsbase. What could I do in a situation like this? Any idea? Thanks a lot!
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@LDGS Great! I wish you all of success in your application! Initially, my intention was to apply for 10-12 PhD programs, but unfortunately I had to choose only the universities where my english proficiency scores were achieved. For reasons for my own research (and personal preferences), I was interested in some program in Florida; however, I missed one of the deadlines. Do you know of any universities with an interesting PhD program in Hispanic literatures in that region? Preferably in the area of Cuban literature? At first my idea was to apply in 2022-2023, but I decided to give it a try this year. I'm still unsure about the process (because the financial investment of the applications was very high), but I hope to hear at least one positive response from some university. In my case, I applied for ASU, Texas at Dallas, UHouston, Boston University, Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), UConn and UWashington (Seattle). I don't know the American university system very well, but as far as I could tell, I chose only the universities with which I identified with the lines of research. I hope I didn't choose the most popular ones, hahaha. Does anyone know if the results of some of these universities I mentioned have started to come out? When I commented "prior interview", I was referring to the interview that some programs do with candidates. Sorry, I think I didn't express myself well. But @Angela Merkelanswered the question. Thank you! Knowing these leftist tendencies now, I think I'm at a disadvantage... My research project is precisely about the failure of the Cuban revolutionary experience, hahaha. And as if that wasn't enough, I only have a few days to submit a diversity statement from one of the universities I applied to. I don't even know where to start...
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Hey, everyone! How's it going? This year is my first attempt at the application process PhD programs in the US. Despiste being a native Portuguese speaker with a degree in political science, I'm also applying for Spanish programs, as my research interests include Latin American literature, especially Caribbean Literatures. I applied for 7 programs in all for Fall 2022 (Texas, Massachusetts, Arizona, Connecticut, and Washington), but I'm unsure because I wasn't certain if I presented a good application in general. I think my letters of recommendation and GPA are strong, but my writing sample and my proficiency score in English could be better. Do you believe TOEFL scores are relevant to the Comittee or it's only necessary to meet the required minimum? Do most doctoral programs also have preview interview? So far, I have had no response. But my applications were recent (most in December, and one in the first days of January). Please, share your results when you can. I also can do it. Good luck! (Any tips to overcome the urge to update email every half hour?) ?