JaimeA

Hi proflorax - I feel nervous! I love my students and my school, but I, too, would like to get back into more writing and research. It's not that the opportunity isn't there at this level; it's just that the demands of the job are pretty prohibitive. Grading 125 student papers three times a semester wears a girl out. I was also turned off by the methodology of many schools' ED programs, but there are some out there that are immensely flexible and offer the opportunity to work with great faculty and do interesting research. Since my areas of interest include WAC/WID, learning transfer, and technology and writing instruction, the programs that have a strong emphasis on teaching and learning, particularly at schools with strong English programs, are good fits. We'll see... Glad to hear you had a successful go at the application process. Is there anything specific to which you attribute that success (aside from, perhaps, just being more awesome than everyone else? ha)?

I didn't really consider Eastern Michigan. They're EDST PhD seems to be focused on nursing and P-12 education, and they don't offer a PhD in Rhet/Comp that I see.

Hi! I'm new here, but when I saw this thread didn't have any replies, I thought I'd chime in. I'm applying for PhD programs in Rhet/Comp and Rhet/Tech. This is the only year I'll be able to enter a program, so I'm hoping for good results (or at least one good result). I'm applying to MSU (my top choice - looks like this is where you are?), Michigan Tech, Louisville, and Tennessee. I'm also applying to a few PhD Education programs, but ideally I'd like to stick to Rhet/Comp and stay in the Midwest or northern Southeast. I'm a full-time faculty member in English at a North Carolina Community College and did my MA in English at IU. Anyone who's taught at a CC probably knows there's not a lot of time for publishing, so I don't have that going for me, but I do have a good deal of teaching experience and research, a 3.96 GPA, and above average GRE scores. I'm not sure I have specific questions, but any advice from folks in these programs would, I'm sure, be very useful. Cheers!

I know I, for one, have still not heard anything on funding. Anyone else? I did get notice of official acceptance to the grad school a few days ago. It's probably the transcript holding them up. It took a while for me once I sent my officials.

Hi All, New to the Grad Cafe forums. I, too, was accepted to the CRDM program on 2/15 via email with what seems to be the common caveat: we'll let you know about funding.