Zouzax
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Rushing to finish applying to places hahaha.
UCLA/SC are due today! X_X
lol you're right ... I finished my applications in the beginning of November sooo I've been obsessing on this forum ever since ... thanks for the explanation
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i know what you mean, I wish they'd just send the letter & take me out of my misery!
I miss the efficiency of the european university system. When I applied for my Masters, I gave in my application on July 30th, took the entrance exam on September 4th, received an interview invitation on the 5th, had an interview on the 7th and found out I was admitted the following week
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hey! where is everybody?
echo... echo.. echo....
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Yes, it is OK to contact professors after submitting application, given that the deadline has not passed already. If your POI has already started looking into candidate files, sending an email might bias his/her judgment - since this can swing either way (good or bad), you don't want to take the risk. If the deadline is little late, say, after Jan 15, then I don't see why you can't talk to someone whose research interests you.
You can still contact profs if you didn't do it before sending out the apps. I might actually do that.. am heading to a conference in mid Jan, and I know that this prof will be there. I already have indirect link to this prof via another prof in the same dept (I emailed this second prof, and he said that including him, the first prof (the one coming to the conf) would also be interested in me) but now I want to meet him and talk to him. And the conference data is before the deadline for this school. I digress. I did contact few professors in other schools before I applied, and they encouraged me to apply, and said they'd be excited to see my application. But that's all they will say. However, one leg up you'll have is that they'll remember (hopefully, right?) your name, and you might stand out based on pseudo-familiarity.
thanks for the helpful response. actually, the deadline was December 7th ... so I'm thinking I shouldn't try to contact the professor. Even though, I was thinking that the semester is probably over/nearly over & they won't be looking at apps until the spring session starts -- but that's all conjecture I suppose
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so, is the consensus that it's OK to contact professors after submitting the application? I haven't contacted anyone at one of the schools I applied to, & now I'm thinking I would like to contact one of the professors I'm interested in working with, saying that I applied to the program & am interested in working with him, will he be taking any new students this year, etc.
If I havent contacted anyone before applying, should I contact them now? Or would this seem strange?
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SVN, if you dont mind my asking, are you located in Turkey? I saw the characters in your post & i could recognize those "ı"s anywhere
If so, Im teaching English here, too, in Istanbul. If you need help, etc. please feel free to write.
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Me too!
Well, I'm only going to the UK if I can find funding, and I'm not accepted anywhere in the US (because US programs are funded, and I absolutely can't afford the UK). But I would absolutely love to go to Edinburgh!I agree! I was an exchange student there when I was high school & I absolutely fell in love with it, I always swore I'd go back one day ... I'm applying to a Ph.D program, thankfully they offer funding or Id never be able to apply ... but then again, its barely enough money to live on...
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thanks for the advice, guys. I'm a little bummed I didn't think of this beforehand, but I havent kept up with it this semester so it never even crossed my mind until now ...
If the general consensus is that contacting professors after sending in an application is a big mistake, I won't do it. I AM considering sending a revised resume with the web address on it to the department secretary, however. Maybe I'll think about it a few more weeks before making my decision. Interviews aren't requested in my department until late January anyway, from what I could gather ...
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ha yes Harvards extensive financial aid application WAS over the top ... of course I didn't qualify for anything. Do you know if the admissions committee looks at that before accepting you? Or is it processed by a completely different department??
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so glad you started this thread.... last time I read the Linguistics forums, I got so depressed. Before, I had this hope that one or two schools would see the potential in me, & want to 'be part of my development & success' (thanks bhikhaari), but after reading how qualified everyone was & the experience theyve had I was SO down on myself.. it was like, who're you fooling???
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Alyanumbers, I see you're applying to Univ of Edinburgh .. for what semester are you applying?? I'm going to apply for Fall 2011!!
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So, I sent in all of my applications over a month ago. I was perfectly happy with them, until I realized the other day that I didn't mention my blog in any of them. I have an academic blog that's related to my field, & I'm thinking it would've been nice to give the address to the adcom, if they're interested in seeing some of my recent work (especially since the writing sample I sent in is completely unrelated to my field, since my Master's thesis (which is more relevant) is nowhere near ready for submission).
Is it possible to send a 'heads up' email to the adcom, letting them know I have this blog, that if they're interested they can see some of my 'language-related' work? Or should I just wait, see if I get any interviews, then mention it then? I'm really torn between these two options. On the other hand, I'm afraid my lack of a relevant writing sample will hurt me, too.....
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in terms of best, I'd like to nominate Yale ... it was easy, had a user-friendly menu on the left-hand side, asked the right amount of questions, only requested scanned transcripts, and because of how easy it was, was one of the first apps I finished.
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"who does this girl think she is??!!"
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You all have a lot of energy to apply to so many schools, as others have said!
I am applying to two PhD programs. This has been the source of a lot of anxiety but there are only two schools that will support me in my (albeit narrow) interests. I agree with those above who don't follow the "I will get a PhD anywhere" philosophy. To me, it seems that the education you get during a PhD program is as important (if not more important) than the degree itself. I am also keeping in mind that I will be spending the next couple of years of my life in this program (and will likely be turning 30 there), so I am not applying places just to "get in." (not to suggest that this is what people applying to 10+ are doing...)
Somebody very wise once told me that hell is not being rejected from all of your grad schools. Hell is only getting into the ones you don't want to go to.
Good luck to everybody!
That is .. a fabulous quote.
I had the same philosophy .... first, I couldn't afford to apply to a bunch of schools, and second, I only want to spend my time & money at a place that I feel is truly worth it. If I'm not accepted to any (which is a huge possibility), I'll apply to programs that I like in Europe. Truth is, I'm on the fence about moving back to the States & I think my being accepted or not will be Fate telling me what's the best move.
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...wow....
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AHH! First interview invitation for UNC Chapel Hill BBSP! Sooo excited!
congrats laurend!!!
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(stands) hi, I'm ZouZax, and I'm a gradCafe addict. Come February I expect to be a quite severe application-checking addict, so let's get that out of the way now. (sits)
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i second the vote for Stanford & its inability to click on the page you want. Of course, I uploaded my statement of purpose, transcripts, and writing sample last .. AND at different times ... and quite unfortunately, these three things just happened to be on page 15 (or was it 13?) doesn't matter, all I know is that every time I wanted to edit one of those I was incessantly clicking, trying to get to the right page.
I also agree with the vote for MIT's stark application. It made me feel ... lonely.
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it's so great to read that other people are freaking out like me (I know i shouldnt be pleased by other people's stress, but it IS comforting). All I do is think about my applications, whether someone at some school has taken a peek at mine yet, what are they thinking, is there a huge mistake??? Some days I think, who are you fooling, you're not going to be accepted anywhere .... and some days I'm feeling really positive, and thinking, wooooo you'll definitely be accepted to ONE of them!! For sure!! One of them has to be fooled into accepting you lol. I'm already having total Imposter Syndrome .... which I didn't even know was a term until I joined this forum, and I'm SO glad there's a term for it because I thought it was just called Crazy.
I really just need to KNOW already!! I wish it were February
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On the same boat now. My professor promised again and again that she would turn in everything yesterday and now she keep disappearing from me......
Great news!! My profs submitted the rest of my LORs and now I'm officially done with all of my applications!! There's hope for you, too!
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Im applying to Linguistics this year as well! Have a B.S (honors).in Psychology from a large, private university, where I actually focused on Neuroscience but, because I wanted to graduate a year early, left with a Psychology degree in 2004. Dabbled in various languages & am now pursuing a Masters in Translation Theory in Istanbul, where I'm focusing on Psycho and Neurolinguistics for my thesis. Undergrad GPA (Overall): 3.89. Grad GPA (so far): 3.83. Speak/read 7 languages (I say read as one of them is Ancient Greek, can't do much speaking there). GRE score: 640V, 780Q, 4.5W (unfortunately). Teach ESL as well, and have translated a few books from Turkish to English.
Am very worried about my chances of being accepted, as I don't have a traditional linguistics background, my thesis is nowhere near completion so I had to settle with sending my undergraduate honors thesis (psychology) and a current bibliography for my master's thesis as writing samples
Some schools I applied to: NYU, Brown, MIT, Yale. Only applied to 'dream'/'reach' schools as its really expensive to apply, as you guys know, and I could only afford to apply to a few (max 6). Want to concentrate on Psycho and/or Neurolinguistics for my Ph.D. Let's see! Can't wait to hear everyone's results!
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sent my applications in a month ago, waiting for one prof to send a LOR to 4 of the schools, inexplicably he sent 2 letters electronically about 3 weeks ago and then lost his enthusiasm, claimed he would do it last week but I'm still waiting ... so frustrating!
feeling really negative, am convinced I wont be accepted anywhere. already thinking of ways to improve my application for next year....
wish I could sleep until february!! the suspense is the worst!!
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Finished my applications, applied to 6 Ph.D programs in the States, and will probably apply to a few in Europe (France, maybe Germany) if I'm not accepted. Only applied to 'dream' schools. Need a school that can offer full-funding.
Would have liked to apply to 2-3 more but it got WAY too expensive. Cost me 100$ just to FedEx 3 transcripts. Thankfully the other schools used scanning uploads or I wouldve had to take another school off the list haha.
Now of course I'm convinced Ive made some HUGE, GLARING mistake on all of my applications that will cause me to be immediately rejected.
Movie recommendations
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TV Shows: Mad Men (the. best.)
Dexter (I put this right next to Mad Men. a good guy serial killer. my dream show.)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (Larry is so neurotic & dysfunctional. But i KNOW everyone identifies with him)
Nip/Tuck (absolutely insane. Youll find that you can't even explain what's going on in the show to your friends, even though you really really want to)
30 Rock (hilarious)
Better Off Ted (think Arrested Development, but in an office)
Fringe (great. scary. im really liking this current season)
Bones (love the science, gets a little cheesy but definitely worth it)
Two & A Half Men (even though it's incredibly sexist, there's 8 seasons & you can realllly kill time watching it. Pretty funny too. And mindless)
Other shows I enjoyed/am enjoying: The Sopranos (especially the first 3 seasons), The Office, Sex & the City, Nikita (it's growing on me), Scrubs (I rented the DVDs of each season one winter break & watched them back to back. It seriously almost made me want to be a doctor. But lets keep that between you & me.)