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Ross Thames

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  1. Hey TinaUmbrella, Yes, that does help. I think that no one really other than current students has much to say about UCLA is telling. I can personally attest that both Brustad and al Batal have been insanely friendly. Brustad wrote me a huge email twice, once before I had gotten in, to explain everything. I also spoke to professor el-Ariss whose book the trials of Arab modernity is excellent. I've been leaning really strongly towards UT, but since I have been blessed to have a choice, I wanted to make it as informed as possible.
  2. Does anyone have any impressions, opinions, ideas, hearsay about the Arabic programs at UCLA versus UT Austin? Just academically speaking. Maybe even general impressions of the amount of academic independence/ size of program/etc for the programs in general. I've heard that UT Austin has a very strict orthodoxy about their Arabic program (they literally write the book) but that they also have an awesome program. I've heard so little about UCLA beforehand, but in speaking with a current student, it seems like a tiny program, which could also be a good thing in terms of independence/access to professors. Any thoughts?
  3. I know this should go in the decisions decisions forums, but I didn't see any activity over there for Near Eastern Studies. Does anyone have any impressions, opinions, ideas, hearsay about the Arabic programs at UCLA versus UT Austin? Just academically speaking. Maybe even general impressions of the amount of academic independence/ size of program/etc for the programs in general. I've heard that UT Austin has a very strict orthodoxy about their Arabic program (they literally write the book) but that they also have an awesome program. I've heard so little about UCLA beforehand, but in speaking with a current student, it seems like a tiny program, which could also be a good thing in terms of independence/access to professors. Any thoughts?
  4. Historian7, you got into UT? What is your research interests?
  5. Shoshenqiii, I got accepted into the UCLA PhD NELC program last Friday. I got my funding offer with the acceptance as well.
  6. Thanks Idoone. A prof reached out to explain everything last night. There are some wonderful, super thoughtful professors out there. Good luck everyone!
  7. Hey everyone, I've got an acceptance for a PhD program, and am waiting to hear about funding. Is it wise, in order to express my interest in accepting, that I write or call the graduate adviser to say I'm happily and patiently waiting for more details, or write to a POI to do the same? The department hasn't heard anything from me since they accepted me, but I don't really have anything to say until I hear more details, any thoughts?
  8. yay! who got into UT?
  9. I had a phone interview this weekend!
  10. Hey there, I tried to start the same forum as you, sorry I never saw yours, I've had a few people answer over at "NELC 2013 - Middle East, Near Eastern Studies" I'm interested in Arabic language ideology and intellectual production, applying to Berkeley, UT, and UCLA
  11. Modern Arabic literature and sociolinguistics
  12. Hi there, I've applied, I started another thread and it's been dead quiet. It's called "NELC 2013 - Middle East, Near Eastern Studies".
  13. I applied to Berkeley, UT, and UCLA.
  14. Salaam, A few years ago when I applied to graduate programs in NELC, this forum kept me sane while waiting around. I have just sent off my application for Near Eastern Studies, and have 4 months of waiting ahead of me. I only have the stupid GRE left to take (didn't know I had to take it again until about 2 weeks) ago. I thought I would start the thread this year. Once deadlines are past I will be happy to talk more about where I've applied and what my academic interests are. Anyone else interested in commiserating? Middle Eastern Studies Phd Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Turkish, Arabic, Persian
  15. hey thread, I got my official letter today ( March 29) from Columbia offering admittance to the MA program in MESAAS unfunded. I had called the school last week and was told on the phone I was not accepted, so that must have meant the PhD program.
  16. hey there,

    thanks a lot for your comment. I did find the book online and will actually be able to print it at this bookstore in Soho. If you ever get some free time, please be in touch. I'm at lundriguez@gmail.com

  17. for anyone tired of waiting for their MESAAS admissions decision, you can call Jessica Rechtschaffer at 212-854-6512 and she will tell you over the phone.
  18. Hey thread, If there are any of you in the New York City area who would like to meet up for a coffee some time and shoot the breeze about Modern Arabic Literature, Modern Turkish Literature, Middle Eastern Politics/History, or swap Arabic books (I'd swap a Sonallah Ibrahim for a haydr Haydr (I've been trying to get my hands on walimat li-i3shaab al-bahr for ages)), please send me a message. It would be, along with my ny public library card, a nice consolation when my Columbia rejection comes in the mail.
  19. yeah I'm waiting on Columbia as well. I think people were saying different things as to when they were supposed to give word. Late March?
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