Tigalily

Congrats!!!

Just checked OSU's website and it's a reject.

Thanks, Kelkel!

My only admit so far has been to an M.A. program, in the form of a short letter via snail mail with no mention at all of funding. Do you guys think it's okay to email the program coordinator to ask about the possibility of funding or T.A. opportunities?

You could fill a teacup with what I technically know about art history -- only had some introductory level undergrad courses. But I have found that using art in lectures has been invaluable for me, especially in introducing a new period/culture/religion, etc. It really gets the students talking (instead of sitting there like zombies) expressing their perceptions of what a piece tells them and then relating it back to the lecture.

Congrats to uhohlemonster! Still nothing here from the history PhD programs I applied to but I did get an acceptance today from IUB's Central Eurasian Studies M.A. program. Yay!

Congratulations!

Congrats! I applied there too. Hope to hear something soon.

Thanks. The days can't go by fast enough at this point.

I still haven't heard anything and my status has said "in review" for months now.

I'm a GTA right now and at my school we get assigned to one prof in lower level history courses with 70-80 students. The pay is minimal but there is a tuition waiver. We do 50% of the grading, help create exams, and lecture three times each semester. I discussed this in my applications because I thought it gave me a lot of good teaching experience so I hope they don't look down on it. I was also told to add it to my CV as teaching experience and as an award.

Sorry Kelkel. Don't give up yet though!

Congrats TMP! I'm so happy for everyone who's getting good news.

My app got switched to a different department just recently. I originally applied to IU History with a Middle East concentration but they temporarily suspended this sub-field for 2012. I was able get it switched to the Central Eurasian Studies Department at the very last minute. I'm pretty happy about it because it would be a better fit for me anyway. Good luck to everyone!

I did an intensive summer program (equivalent to two semesters of language) with no other coursework and then in the fall I did another intensive combo class. It was difficult in the fall, cramming another two semesters of a lang into one, but luckily I only had one grad level history course and TA duties. I didn't get grad level credit for the lang courses but they did count towards keeping my hours at "full-time" status. It was worth it.