Ryzhaya

Hooray for Vasily Grossman! I think he definitely deserves to be more widely read. I'm hoping some day to expand on an essay I wrote on a short story of his (Старый учитель - - which is absolutely heartbreaking and will make you cry on the bus in front of everyone) and some other short works by Ehrenburg and Rybakov. And I am also currently reading Жизнь и судьба (about 50 pages in) - - what a bizarre coincidence! I'm hoping to follow it up with Rybakov's Тяжёлый Ресок if I still have the emotional strength - - those two right in a row could be a bit much.

Большое спасибо! (And I always feel weirder using вы with my peers anyway - we're all friends here ). And I'm so glad you commented, because I've certainly been creeping on your posts and wondering where our interests might overlap. And I must say it's nice to see someone with similar interests getting into a PhD program at Yale! I've only read Жизнь насекомых by Pelevin - - what is your #1 must-read by him? Also, have you read much of Tat'yana Tolstaya? I adore her stuff, and she certainly seems to fit your interests, especially Кысь. Ahhh it's so nice to nerd out on stuff that's actually in my field - - no offense to all you English folks!

So glad you recognized Бегемот! That book was the whole reason I started studying Russian. Besides being interested in Bulgakov (obviously), I'm interested in 20th Century Russian lit in general (particularly Soviet-Jewish authors), the history of Jewish thought, literary theory (especially Bakhtin), and representations of space and the body in literature. And yeah, I applied straight from my B.A., not counting my two very productive years of waiting tables after graduation What about you?

I'm in the same boat with one of my acceptances. Their initial email said that would get back to me with funding info, and when I wrote back several weeks later asking when they expected funding decisions to be made, they replied with a nebulous "later in the semester" and assured me they would let me know . . . I've received another offer with funding, and I'm tempted to write to them again, letting them know about my other offer and that I won't be attending their university unless they're able to provide me with a similar level of support, but I don't want to sound rude or pushy. And perhaps they're waiting on university-wide fellowship info or something like that? I'm not sure how long I should wait or what exactly I should say. Advice, anyone?

Just received my acceptance to the Comp Lit MA program with a TA-ship. Super excited because it's the best funding news I've heard so far. Any and all information on the program (or the university and town in general) would be most welcome! Sorry you weren't accepted, Enzian, and congrats on the UNC admit with funding - - as a fellow Slavic-type, I hope we'll be seeing each other at conferences soon

Congratulations, inciragaci, and thanks for responding! I guess that means I can start considering Penn State an implicit rejection . . . ah, well. What other Comp Lit programs are we all waiting on? I'm still waiting on U Mass Amherst (and someone got an early notice on the results board, so I'd imagine their decisions are coming soon); Colorado (should be coming out next week, according to an earlier email); and Toronto's MA program.

Yup, me too. Ah well. And with that, I'm officially moving out of California . . . weird!

San Francisco State's MA deadlines for both Classics and Comparative Literature are May 1st. I don't think they offer funding, although I seem to remember some folks TA-ing. You can also take one class per semester at Berkeley. PM me if you have questions.

I can't help with most of your questions, but as a fellow UIUC Comp Lit admit, I figured it was worth mentioning that they view all of their admissions as PhD applicants. I sent the graduate director an email asking about the usual timeline for a few things, and he mentioned in his reply that they "do not admit students who do not intend to continue on to the PhD." Just figured I'd share! Also, congratulations - - and perhaps I'll see you in Urbana this Fall!

So I've just been accepted to Dartmouth's one year Master's program in Comp Lit (with a tuition waiver, but no fellowship, unfortunately). Is anyone else considering this program, or does anyone have any relevant information to share? I'm hoping for a better-funded alternative, but I'm excited to be admitted (Ivy League, whoa!) and will certainly consider it. Also, I know that funded MAs are generally seen as more prestigious than paid ones - - any ideas on whether the tuition waiver might make future ad comms look upon my MA more favorably, or does this idea only apply to fully funded offers? Thanks, and best of luck to everyone!

I'm still waiting on 6 of 8 schools, and for funding information on my one admission, and AAAAAAAAGHHHH GOD I JUST WANT TO KNOOOOOW ALREADY!!! Ahem. Pardon me. As you were.

Congrats to the Penn State Comp Lit acceptance, whoever you may be! Anything you'd like to share with the rest of the class?

Speaking of airplanes . . . is anyone else freaking out about the idea of moving? I was lucky enough to get an acceptance very early on, but it's certainly given me plenty of time to obsess over the fact that this is really, actually definitely going to happen - - and soon! Add to this that I only applied to one school in my home state, and that I almost certainly will not be able to afford to visit programs before April 15th, and that I have quite literally only seen snow three times in my entire life . . .

HaruNoKaze, I'm in Comp Lit, not English. I'm assuming all the Comp Lit letters came from Salgado in his capacity as Graduate Advisor for that department, because I'm not a Latin Americanist.

MyshkinLit, don't let these English folks freak you out - I'm sure Comp Lit is just set up differently. I'd recommend just sending them an email and asking when they expect funding decisions to be made. I emailed this question to the program to which I've been accepted, along with a few other questions about the program and a request to be put in touch with some current graduate students, and they responded promptly and helpfully.