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Congratulation for those great news! I was (still am...) busy with papers to really focus on the application decision. About a couple of days ago, I found out that UW-Madison recommended me for admission with funding (though the decision is still pending), that U-M made a decision but that I will be informed later (now I am curious!). Otherwise, Yale turned me down. So if you haven't heard from them today, maybe it means you're in the good pool! Best of luck to everyone!!!!

Oh!! How so a lack of voltage? As a Parisian, I can say we/they swear pretty much, and not in a "cute" way like Germans do. The people I know from Bonn are pretty decent ("du blöde Kuh"). Just my two cents.

Hi djl2288 I was also surprised that Cornell did not require any resume. I contacted the Department and they said I could email it. It will be attached to the application. Hope this helps!

I am mainly interested in the interactions which occur when culture A meets culture B: German exiles in France and the U.S. in the 1930s, established German and French Jewish communities in presence of Eastern Jews in the late late 19th century, ethnic memory conflicts in modern Lithuania, etc. More broadly: the effect of cultural contact in terms of personal and collective identity, memory, languages, literary writing and tropes. So I applied to programs in the U.S. which seem to offer a stronger interdisciplinary background (especially in sociology and anthropology). Also, I am trying to escape the European pessimism and bureaucracy. I'm in Bonn, which is probably mid-way between Hamburg and Stuttgart. Let me know if you're stoping by the Rhine region!

Hello everyone, I am, too! I'm very excited to have found this thread, and I am mostly looking forward to the end of the application process. It is all in all a very interesting process: getting acquainted with the American administration (which is incredibly friendly---and flexible---compared to French and German bureaucracy) and trying to compact my essays to have them fit the word limit. I hope we will get positive answers by March. Good luck everyone