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I'm starting to feel like all the other disciplines are being notified first! Sociology! Classics! History! COME ON

I don't know if anyone here is applying to NYU MCC, but I know they haven't met yet and won't for a week or two at least.

...when you hear your 'safety' might only take one student this year due to funding concerns. UGH

I might be weird, but I'm soooo into making resumes. I think it's fun! Maybe because I have a PR background, but I think it's easy to spin your experience in a way that can support pretty much any end-goal. Let me know if you want me to take a look--I help most of my friends with resumes, CVs and cover letters.

To weigh in, I've been advised to wait until I achieve candidacy to go for the MPH, as I will probably have a much better idea at that point exactly what I need out of a program that can potentially supply crucial credentials that will support my dissertation research in the field. Of course, that won't stop me from going for an MPH in the event I don't get into a PhD program at all, but it just seems like something to think about.

Is anyone going to Rutgers tomorrow? I'm teaching, so I can't make it, but I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who does attend.

Subject: MA studentships available in history of sci, tech and med at Kings College London The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Department of History, Kings College London, is offering up to 5 fees-only MA studentships, and a smaller number of full studentships (covering fees and a maintenance bursary) for UK, EU and overseas students in the 2014-15 academic year. It will also offer a single four-year Hans Rausing MA + PhD studentship (covering fees and maintenance) to an outstanding home, EU or overseas student intending to progress from the MA to undertake a PhD at KCL in the history of science and/or technology For full details and how to apply see: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/study/fund/stminhfund.aspx Information about the course is available here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/graduate/index/name/science-history/ More about the Centre here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/research/chostm/index.aspx In addition, KCL has just announced a raft of new postgraduate scholarships available for students of all disciplines and nationalities: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/pgt.aspx Please direct enquires about the MA in science, technology and medicine in history to Dr Abigail Woods, abigail.woods@kcl.ac.uk

I really think it depends. I know for a fact this does not happen at at least two different R1 programs. Obviously it is safer to score above a 310 (the new 1200, I hear) but there are definitely places that aren't tossing out applications based solely on scores.

I saw Yale sending out Classics and humanities interviews. Maybe that means we can look forward to Yale interviews going out this week!

AW! Chin up. Sorry dude. Nope, UPenn hasn't moved yet. Or at least I don't think so. But I haven't heard anything online or off, and I know their stated deadline was flexible according to admissions, so maybe they are just running behind.

It sounds like you have these qualities, even if you do diminish them in this post -- I hope in your SOP you played up your research and teaching experience! Also, maybe it's a subfield difference, but it's on me to present or submit to publications. I support the research of the faculty I work for, but they don't submit me as an author and I work on my research independently at the same time. That is what I present and write about. It seems like the STEM-ish fields are a much different story, ie. "grooming," group publications...

I'm going through this too. I'm so distracted and unable to get things done because I'm anxious about results, but I know this break (my first in 5+ years!) was a missed opportunity to finish some projects and start others. Class prep is taking me so much longer than I anticipated because I'm such a nervous wreck.

Have you watched House? I was pretty snotty about it for a long time and then I binge watched every season over a short period of time. So good! PLUS ngl it taught me how to pronounce a bunch of previously unpronounceable medical terms, which helps with my research.

Maybe we should turn this thread into what shows people are mainlining to keep busy/distracted. I started watching Fringe, which has a healthy 5 seasons and a billion episodes to get me through the next month or so.

Canis, and almost everyone, I think you are right. My schools don't generally notify this early and I think I'm going stir-crazy. If and when I get the award, I'll email the coordinator or gs, but until then, I'm going to stay quiet. Thanks team!

First, I'll say that I did not contact POIs at all the schools I applied to. I only contacted POIs who are close to my adviser. Of those that I did speak with, two exchanges went particularly well, but we haven't spoken since our initial correspondences in the fall. Are we supposed to reach back out to people regarding our applications at this juncture or should we wait to see if they contact us? I am never sure about the protocol. The idea of emailing POIs now feels like it would be intrusive; however, I know some of you maintain contact or have contacted POIs after submitting and continue to chat during the period where applications are being reviewed. My gut tells me not to contact them, but I want to make sure I'm not committing a faux pas or sinking my chances by staying silent. I don't have much to say, besides reiterating my interest in both programs and maybe mentioning that I am a finalist for a departmental scholarship award. Is it worth it? Am I going to look like a nudge? Is there any one right way to interact with POIs or is it just willy-nilly chaos? Are you initiating conversations with POIs during this process? Any and all feedback/methods/theories are welcome.

Which school meets on the 31st? Gotta get that gossip going.

Congrats! If you need recommendations for things to do or places to eat while you're in town, just PM me and I can help. Though I'm sure you'll be super busy with important interview things!

Ooooh good idea! A lot of the suggestions here aren't local (I can't think of a Kohl's or JCPenny in NYC, not downtown at least) so H&M is a great choice...maybe Top Shop too...

With interview season in full swing, I'm feeling the pressure to get myself a good blazer in order to project a certain seriousness in the case of meeting with POIs. Couple this with the fact that I'm soon to start TAing my first class and you might see why the pressure to professionalize my wardrobe is building. I wear a lot of silk blouses, sleek ankle boots and skinny jeans, so it's not like a blazer won't fit into my wardrobe, but I generally mix these with cardigans and leather jackets instead of blazers--more downtown than uptown. Ladies, where do you get blazers you like? I'm not super slim, so a generous sleeve is important. I have looked at JCrew and Brooks Brothers (the sales right now are outrageous) and am not impressed.

I have to say this is patently untrue for many programs. I know for a fact that a lot of faculty are against this very practice (throwing out applications because of cutoffs) and that in their departments they make sure that all applications are considered holistically by the committee, even if it is only a brief consideration. Maybe this is an issue directly related to funding and the size of the program, or it has to do with growing resistance in humanities and social science to ETS, but it is safe to say that not all programs have someone sifting through files and chucking ones with low GRE and GPA.

This question has really been freaking me out. I left a really competitive and glamorous field (that made me miserable) to get my MA and now that I'm just about done, I realize that my only options are the PhD or going back to my old career with my tail between my legs. I have since snagged multiple RA/TA gigs, but my field isn't such that these are generally available to non-students. If I strike out and decide to reapply next cycle, I don't know if there's anything out there for me to do while I wait. I would feel especially bad for my very supportive husband, who would have to deal with my utter sadness AND the loss of income from the RA/TA jobs I've been working while I get my MA. With the adjunct system being the way it is, there's almost no way I could get a teaching job (I live in a big city with plenty of PhD competition for adjunct gigs). I know academia is where I belong, but if this board has taught me anything, it is that desire isn't enough, and the process of PhD admissions is both opaque and uncertain. In other words, failure is not an option. Anyone else feeling pretty lost on the "what if?" questions?

I have to assume many schools like Yale, NYU, Columbia are making up for a day or two lost, but even so, we aren't historically going to hear until later. The last couple years on the results page have the bulk of notifications going out in mid-February until mid-March, so it is still quite early. Interview requests usually don't go out until, earliest, late-January, and that was really just Emory and Duke last year... Not that I have been looking this stuff up. I totally have other stuff to do.

Jump, those look like great programs! Seems like a really good balance. Did you apply to HASTS at MIT? My schools are listed in my signature.

I don't know about across the board, but NYU extended winter break due to the weather. They may have changed the deadline because days were lost due to the unexpected closure.