Mile6
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36 minutes ago, Kashew_Nuts93 said:
Would the Columbia acceptances be willing to share what field they’re in? I know Columbia admits by field and just curious if I should just cross it off now.
American history; both 19th and 20th C interests mentioned in statement.
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1 hour ago, Trail_Blazer said:
I am also curious about the prospect of getting interdisciplinary degrees, but in my case, history of science & medicine. There are quite a few institutions like MIT HASTS, Harvard HoS, Yale HSHM, U of T IHPST, and so on; I have applied to some of them this cycle. How do you think of getting a PhD in such programs instead of, say, "History proper"?
I was trying to decide between HoS and History for several months last year. The truth is, every program is different, and what people study in history of science covers an incredibly wide range of topics. There are fewer jobs in HOS, but it is also significantly easier to get into programs (at least in terms of raw numbers of applicants and spots available). Historians of science also have a different range of jobs available after graduating, many of which are in the private sector and pay much better than history proper. The difference in graduate experience between HOS programs is significant too, and requires a lot of research. At Harvard, HOS and history are totally different departments; a friend there is totally miserable because she has to work quite hard to get attention from the history department and has run into some prejudices. At Yale, it’s a more integrated experience because HOS and History are the same department. HASTS is totally unique too. At some schools like Hopkins, history of medicine, history of technology, and history are three separate departments. Peers in HOS will come from non humanities backgrounds much more than in history. I recommend speaking to several historians of science and being totally honest about your research interests to help sort through what is right for you. It is a wonderful fit and experience for some people. In my case, history ended up being the right fit for me. Googling HOS fields/orals lists were also helpful in making these decisions. Looking at which scholarship resembled what I hope to write was helpful in figuring out which path was the best fit.
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1 hour ago, MatildaMedievalist said:
Okay....so if my portal for Brown didn't update, with all these rejections going on, does this mean it's an admit??? Anyone else have no update at Brown?
Also, my roommate got a waitlist at Duke, but my portal hasn't updated there. Again, anyone know what's going on???
(I have class in 30 minutes and am dying inside guys, help.)Sounds pretty promising to me!
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8 minutes ago, emeraldsapphire said:
@Mile6, I'm a Berkeley admit, but nope, haven't heard anything. I zoomed with a current student yesterday who said the base stipend now is around 34k. (Wasn't always that much, however...) Anyway, I think the department's just slow in getting the funding package info sent out. I'm also planning on flying out there to visit, hopefully soon, to expedite the decision making process.
@Kashew_Nuts93, if you're applying in early modern for Notre Dame, I'm happy to talk. I was an early modernist in the History PhD program there for a few years.Thanks! Honestly I’m not rushing them, just glad to know I’m not alone. I know UVa made last minute increases to their funding packages (a family friend is a prof in a different dept), so I’m hoping Berkeley might be considering something similar. Inflation/rent increases are way outpacing stipend raises :(
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Just now, cafe0294 said:
You mean that you did not have an interview or you did have an interview? Did you not hear after the interview? I am sorry I did not understand. Thanks.
Sorry. I didn’t have an interview.
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Just now, Mile6 said:
I haven’t (I’m an Americanist). Because of the smaller pool of admits, I feel like it’s most likely we didn’t make the cut and the people who did just aren’t on gradcafe. I’m assuming the same is also true for Columbia.
(Sorry to be a downer, just seems unlikely we’d still be interviewed. I guess anything is possible though! ???)
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2 minutes ago, cafe0294 said:
Has anyone else been interviewed for PhD in History at Yale? Have you heard anything from the POIs and the department yet?
I haven’t (I’m an Americanist). Because of the smaller pool of admits, I feel like it’s most likely we didn’t make the cut and the people who did just aren’t on gradcafe. I’m assuming the same is also true for Columbia.
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For anyone accepted at Berkeley, have you gotten your formal funding details yet? Starting to get nervous I haven’t received anything
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Anyone able to give more info about that MIT interview listing on the results page? (Was it a generic email or individualized from POI, etc.). I’m guessing they interview everyone they accept?
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On 1/19/2022 at 8:54 PM, flowersandcoffee said:
Congrats!!! What's your subfield?
Americanist. Not sure how I was categorized by Berkeley beyond that, I’m sorry. All I know for sure is that I wouldn’t be considered an early American historian. My SOP pointed to a range of both nineteenth and twentieth century interests. Wish I could be more helpful
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2 hours ago, CoffeeCatsCorgis said:
Question for folks with Penn interviews: Did you Zoom w. FOI prior to your interview? Soooo curious if this means I didn't make the short list!
No, I didn’t, either at Penn or at Berkeley (I am one of the lucky admits there). I think talking to POIs/FOIs can help if it’s down to you vs a few other similar candidates, and if you made a very strong impression in those convos. According to my advisors, more important is a significant subset of the faculty reading your application and thinking you’d be a good match for the department’s strengths (that they both have the expertise to guide you, and that you could add value to their intellectual community as well).
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5 hours ago, jebbush2k20 said:
Is there a sense that Penn interviews *are* more of a formality, or something more substantive? Trying to figure out how excited to be as they are one of my very top choices
I was told by a prof that Penn interviews a short list of candidates to figure out who to admit. I don’t know how large that short list is, but I have to imagine less than half (or even 1/4) of those interviewed get in.
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