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I know it sounds a little sad but my only hope is Harvard now and I am hypnotizing myself that they may be releasing results alphabetically. Or I have to pray for a partially funded MA from BU or Fordham. The most anxiety comes from the fact that I am older than normal applicants and I will get even older after an MA
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1 hour ago, RobBer said:
Hello there,
This is my first time apply for a PhD. I applied to Rutgers, Harvard, Princeton and NYU. I understand not having heard from some universities yet means a silent rejection. My question is: is it possible to be waitlisted somehow?
Hi, there is only one Rutgers acceptance on the result page, probably there are still more acceptances waiting to go out, and Rutgers haven't sent out rejections nor waitlists yet. NYU and Princeton only released interview invitations so far, it is plausible that NYU are interviewing all finalists but I am not sure about Princeton--whether the choice of conducting interview varies along subfields. Neither have any official decisions for acceptance yet. Harvard is usually releasing at the end of the month. So all four are still possible.
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On 4/14/2021 at 4:44 AM, Ramus said:
While I caution y'all from placing too much stock in anecdotal data, allow me to share two brief examples of other recent PhD outcomes from my subfield. I imagine you all know the stories about those who end up in adjunct hell, but I wanted to share these two stories because they help illustrate what can happen even when you do everything "right."
Person A: Graduated from the University of Michigan three years ago with two publications in hand, had participated in one of the keynote panels at the national conference in our field, and was well connected with all the big names in our historical period. A brilliant, brilliant guy. Person A won the lottery in his first year on the job market: he got a TT position at one of the better programs hiring that year (an R2 in the Midwest). But Person A has been absolutely miserable in his job. He lives in a place without the intellectual life he enjoyed in Ann Arbor; he lives in a place without any kind of city life; and he's stuck with students who aren't terribly smart or engaged. Every time I talk to person A, he talks about how he wishes he could leave his job but that he feels like he has no way to escape. The takeaway: even when you get achieve "the dream," you may realize that, in reality, it's not quite all it was cracked up to be.
Person B: Is graduating this year from Yale University with two publications and multiple national conference presentations. Person B struck out entirely on the academic job market this year (which isn't saying much, as there were three jobs posted in our subfield). Person B is now scrambling to accomplish the transition to an alternative -- which he had always thought would be an easy one. He's now in a position to graduate with no job lined up, having struck out thus far on "alt-ac" jobs, too. Person B, who had dreams of being the next Stanley Fish, resorted to calling me a couple months back to ask how to break into technical writing, and he now seems resigned to volunteer to gain experience, taking on personal debt in the process. The takeaway: don't buy into "you can just do something else if it doesn't work out," as though employers are waiting around to hire English PhDs. Moving out of higher ed takes time, dedication, and hard work, often requiring you to seek and participate in internships or learn new skills before you can find a job. Though it often gets framed as the easy back-up option, it can take months or years to develop the kind of resume that would make you competitive for the jobs that can put you on a path toward stability.
Regarding what Ramus said about a PhD graduate from UMich with two publications and a national conference and a PhD graduate from Yale with two publications and multiple conference presentations, I think there is a misunderstanding of the sign of academic vigor in the humanities. Journal publication is a major indicator of academic success in natural sciences. As an English PhD, however, what's most important is whether you can transfer your dissertation into your first published book, or academic monologue. Published books are mostly the sole indicator of academic preparedness in the English subject. Journal articles and conferences are but supplements and could be fairly frequently achieved by PhD students in their first or second years of study. The most important output in an English PhD program is the dissertation a student writes and whether that can be revised into a first book ready to be published. Usually, you if get a TT job, with your first published book, you can apply for securing the tenure. It is true that an English PhD graduate having several marvelous journal articles but not academically prepared for writing book-length monologues may not be competitive in the academic job market.
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4 hours ago, gagne said:
Thank you all for the advice and link! I took a chance and sent an email. It's approximately a month after the initial email (I was so stunned and then felt awkward just sending an "omg thank you" email in response). I informed them they are my top domestic choice and when I will likely hear back from at the latest from my remaining programs (both of which are international and thus, may not have great funding for me).
I'm hopeful that by sending this email-letter of continued interest outlining once more what drew me to the school-program and an example of my extension of my current research methods in poetics will aid my likelihood of acceptance.
You looked familiar. Hope you get in
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I am just saying that if the department doesn't have a blind admission policy, for many public universities, the money used to fund one international student could instead be used to fund 1.5-2 American students (because they could easily apply for in-state tuition from the 2rd year onward), so probably the English department won't admit blindly.
That said, if a public university is a good fit, you should still apply. Just keep in mind that certain universities have an absolute "no funding for international students" policy, for example UNC, and you want to prevent that situation
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21 minutes ago, koipond said:
Oh my god, really!? Did you confirm this with the English DGS?
UNC's website indicates "The majority of our graduate students are fully funded. (International students please reach out to the Director of Graduate Admission for more information." I was admitted without funding and DGS said no funding is available for international students. It was my fault thought that I didn't contact her beforehand.
After receiving this unfunded admission, I researched websites of public universities I applied to and saw this on Berkeley's English PhD page:"International applicants should consult the Graduate Division's website for admissions requirements and estimated costs of graduate study for international students" and I lost hope. I haven't confirmed this with the English DGS at Berkeley. You may ask him directly. I am sorry if this is misleading information.
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Advice to international applicants: If you are interested in a public university, make sure to email DGS beforehand to clarify if the department admits international candidates blindly and funds them. Some schools would not say that directly on their website, there may be a tiny line of words in the bottom such as "international students please contact DGS/Graduate Admission office for more information" right on the funding page whereupon the very first sentence at the top of the website reads "Every admitted student receive full funding for 5 years." This usually means they don't fund international students. (For example, Berkeley, UNC)
Even if the website indicates nothing about international applicants, I would suggest contact DGS of a public university before you apply to make sure that they mix international students in the pool and fund blindly
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Hi everyone! Happy Valentine's Day! I am looking forward to the Valentine's massacre;) just a joke
I have 0 acceptance yet and would really love to get in somewhere soon~kinda sad, applying to Berkeley/UCLA was the dumbest idea I had. I just discovered yesterday on Berkeley's website that "international students should contact Graduate Admission Office directly to estimate the cost of attending PhD in English" meaning they have no funding available. I bet a similar circumstance goes with UCLA. More than half schools on my list are public, guessing I made a mistake.
Congratulates to all these who have multiple offers! I am suffering from extreme anxiety though
I'll let you know where I end at
PhD English - 2024 Admissions
in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
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