KWIKKI

Don't be distressed! It is just the end of February! Some schools do not release their decisions till March or even April. I did not hear anything yet from the school I applied to, but I am trying to stay calm. Waiting is terrible, I know. But there is nothing we can do about it.

Any news from University of Colorado at Boulder? Did anybody apply to their linguistic program?

I think it's a common problem among international applicants to worry and to doubt, if he or she is suitable for a certain program. This is because many of us are doing undergraduate studies in our native country. We can't compare the knowledge of American students with our own. That's why we can only think of ourselves as good candidates, but we don't know for sure if University professors will like our application materials. I know, we all are people and we all are worried about our future. If I did my undergraduate study in the USA, I would feel more confidence right now

Thanks! The only thing is to hope for the better and WAIT...WAIT...And WAIT!!!! OMG!!! Yes, I did submit my writing sample. I had to write a new one because at my time of application I didn't have anything appropriate, just some crap Here is the exerpt from it, describing the purpose of my mini research: The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand how the language learner’s identity is discursively constructed within German-speaking context. The research covers the process of identity formation, negotiation, and interaction of different language identities (Russian, English, and German) based on an autobiographical reflection of a Russian-speaking international student’s experiences in North-American and German verbal contexts. The data were collected through the participant’s diary entries during the six month period of time when the participant was inserted into the German verbal context. I did myself without any professional guidance That's why I am a bit nervous about it. It is 3000 words and about 7 pages in length.

I see there is a hot discussion here Well, you know, guys, I am really hesitating right now. I don't know if I have any chances to be accepted into the program I applied to. I am doing my final year of studying at some University in Russia, at the Linguistic Institute. The problem is that we all study 5 years and have a specialist diploma upon graduation (it's more than just Bachelor's degree, but not Master's degree yet). All in all, I had to study for 6 years since I took one year off to spend it in Germany. My GPA is 4,9 out of 5.0 (according to Russian grading system) My TOEFL is 90 I didn't take GRE since the program doesn't require it. I did my reaearch in cognitive linguistics, but decided to change the area of my interest to sociolinguistics. And I applied to the PhD program at UC Boulder. It is really hard for an international student to be accepted at graduate program and get financial support, isn't it?

Hi everyone! I applied to only one University which University of Colorado at Boulder. That's the only program I liked very much. As every one else, I am nervious too... I would be happy to talk to anyone....