joanlba

Mejor que no los cojan... jeje.

Flying in 2 days, so I still have some time to post before that.

Yup. If they ask I'll do it. But, I still believe it means I have passed a first round review. You don't call all your applicants to discuss their applications, just those that you might have interest in. Well, as said before, I'm going to go for a week away in the next couple of days, so I'll have some rest about this whole thing. Without knowing it, I booked a trip to the only country in the Americas where Internet is not a given thing in an hotel (or elsewhere, for that matter). I won't be around the forum, but will report after that!

December 31st. Nope, just a call bc they are doing a first review.

Yup. I see 2 other posts, besides mine. Probably the silent observers? You are most invited to talk, if you want to.

Hay algunas escuelas que enseñan català. Se que Notre Dame ha comenzado a ofrecer cursos en su M.A. Pero quizá quieras apuntar a una escuela que tenga un programa de verano en Catalunya para eso (esto es más probable).

BTW, I'm online in the chat right now. Had a small chat with nuclear! Join us, or lets plan a day when we all can do it! Why I'm being paranoic: post 19).

Nuclear, to update on what you said earlier: You actually have a quite good spanish from what Im reading in your sentences. The lower grade on your test might be then due to the fact that you only speak it in practical situations (and that you learned it).

If you wanna talk tonight and remember the old days of the Internet, I created an IRC Chat Channel: https://chat.mibbit.com/ The channel is: #spanishapp

Wasn't expecting it, I can tell you that. I'm helping my parents move; when the phone rang I was just taking a break, and didn't had any notes at hand. Had to rush to my computer and started checking my notes.

I rather not say names, just to be on the safe side. Sometimes DGS lurke around places like this. It was an ivy league university.

Just had my first interview. Completely unannounced. My phone was off, I turn it on and boom, US number calling. About 20 minutes of explaining my future career plans, explaining my SOP. They told me it was a informal interview because they've just started reviewing materials. All I can say is that I wasn't planning this type of interview. Overall, I think I managed to do well but nevertheless, but I was kind of shaking during the whole thing. Let's start getting nervous.

Algo que lei hace algun tiempo: Scene. It's a fine sunny day in the forest, and a rabbit is sitting outside his burrow, tippy-tapping on his typewriter. Along comes a fox, out for a walk. Fox: "What are you working on?" Rabbit: "My thesis." Fox: "Hmmm. What's it about?" Rabbit: "Oh, I'm writing about how rabbits eat foxes." (incredulous pause) Fox: "That's ridiculous! Any fool knows that rabbits don't eat foxes." Rabbit: "Sure they do, and I can prove it. Come with me." They both disappear into the rabbit's burrow. After a few minutes, the rabbit returns, alone, to his typewriter and resumes typing. Soon, a wolf comes along and stops to watch the hardworking rabbit. Wolf: "What's that you're writing?" Rabbit: "I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat wolves."(loud guffaws) Wolf: "You don't expect to get such rubbish published, do you?" Rabbit: "No problem. Do you want to see why?" The rabbit and the wolf go into the burrow, and again the rabbit returns by himself, after a few minutes, and goes back to typing. Scene: inside the rabbit's burrow. In one corner, there is a pile of fox bones. In another corner, a pile of wolf bones. On the other side of the room, a huge lion is belching and picking his teeth. Moral: It doesn't matter what you choose for a thesis subject. It doesn't matter what you use for data. What does matter is who you have for a thesis advisor.

Hey! I've been away for a couple of days but I'd like to say something about changes of deadlines: I had them for 2 of the departments I was applying. In one of those, the department actually moved their deadline earlier so I had to make one of my professors write an early LOR and then moved it later again. I think its due to number of applications received. Yeah, we will start hearing about interviews in about 2 weeks. Take some time off, go climb a rock. I'm going for a week ago during the peak time of application nonsense. No internet connection, no computers.

nope. usually 5 days to a week if by phone. otherwise I would consider the department extremely unprofessional (but it has happened here before, check the other forums).