Liberal Artist

Hi - I'm going to be going too =D I'm from NC but never lived in Durham before, I think it'll be fun.

Okay, yeah, I've decided officially I'm going to Dartmouth =P

I got into the MA Comparative Literature program, and am leaning toward that option, but haven't officially decided and accepted yet!

woo hoo waiting! NOT. Today someone who just finished his PhD in Poli Sci @ UChicago laughed when I told him I applied to the Committee on Social Thought... I'm not really sure how to interpret that, but he's Canadian -.-

So what did you hear?

Hi!! I'm applying to the Committee aussi! Like everything, it's uber competitive so I'm content to just wait until March and not stress myself out anymore

YAY 4 Lacan & Kristeva!!! Hey y'all - I'm another Comp Lit person willing to come out from hiding. I prefer interdisciplinary programs but in many cases that led to Comp Lit... at least @ UChicago, Duke, UPenn, Cornell, and Dartmouth. In other areas I applied to: MTL @ Stanford, Social Thought @ UChicago, and Modern Culture & Media @ Brown.

Hi! I'm applying to MTL too! Submitting my app today. I have not contacted any of the faculty, but would be willing to talk with you about the program and others!

If I do an MA instead, I only want to do a 1yr program (& preferably funded). Dartmouth is the only one I've found in Comp. Lit. I am actively looking for more and in other areas related to cultural studies. I may have found one @ Columbia, but am waiting to hear back more information about their fellowship.

University of Hong Kong is really good and so is National University of Singapore if you want to be in the region. Back in the States - have you looked at Duke's MA in East Asian Studies?

Where did you find this and how did you get access???

In my opinion, I think you're right to go to CIR @ UChicago! They are the shorter & cheaper program for you to get what you want and with the best name possible (you will easily get a job in D.C. or abroad with UChicago). Also, for your concentration in Asia - UChicago is much more Asian focused in its faculty and course offerings.

Thanks, milestones13! You're absolutely right. I guess that explains why they're my top choices and as for a Plan B - that's one of the reasons I have the M.A. on there and am still looking to find others. If I were to add other PhD programs they would be: Comparative Literature & Literary Theory @ UPenn Comparative Literature @ WUSTL Institute of the Liberal Arts @ Emory I just wanted to keep the list manageable am leaning toward doing an M.A. first rather than go to a program that's not a top choice if I didn't get any PhD programs I liked.