[Fields?]

American History

R_Escobar (20th century, American Indian), crazedandinfused (antebellum, intellectual), hopin'-n-prayin' (southern, religious), stevemcn (transnational), Simple Twist of Fate (early American), zb642 (20th century, labor/working-class culture), BCEmory08 (19th-20th century Catholicism, labor)

_{European History}

Kelkel (Modern Germany, political), goldielocks (Britain), SapperDaddy (Eastern and Central Europe), kotov (Modern Romania, Holocaust, labor), RevolutionBlues (Modern Western Europe/France labor and leftist politics), theregalrenegade (18th/19th cent British Empire/environment), jrah822 (19th century Britain; emphasis on colonial relationship to India), grlu0701 (Intellectual & cultural history, fin de siecle Germany and Italy), naturalog (modern European [mostly German] intellectual and cultural/sexuality and gender/political radicalism)

_{African History}

Oseirus (precolonial/early colonial West Africa), Singwaya18 (20th century East Africa), Safferz (20th century Horn/Northeast Africa)

_{Latin American History}

teachgrad (20th century, Southern Cone), BH-history

_{East Asian History}

alleykat

_{Near/Middle Eastern History}

uhohlemonster

Atlantic World

sandyvanb

Global/World History

cooperstreet (Cold War)

_{Jewish History}

_{uhohlemonster, hopin'-n-'prayin, kotov (Holocaust)}, naturalog (sometimes modern European/Holocaust)

Science/Technology

shaxmaty1848 (Cold War)

[Fulbright 2012-2013]

accepted - bulgaria eta

Rejected. :-(

[Fulbright 2012-2013]

I'm feeling Austria, France, Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Bulgaria (but I swore this past week was going to be Bulgaria's week...)

PLEASE let this week be Bulgaria's week.

[2012 History Admission Thread]

PhD- History

Arizona: dukelover50

Brown: Attia, Ganymede18 (partner), virmundi

 

Cambridge: superfluousflo

 

Columbia: Cpetersen, Safferz

Harvard: Safferz

Illinois-UC: Gene Parmesan, R_Escobar

Illinois-Chicago: crazedandinfused

Johns Hopkins: Pugsley87

Michigan State: Cranston

 

Minnesota: remenis, WendyDarling

Northwestern: Ganymede18 (partner), genesisy, goldielocks

 

Nebraska: R_Escobar, grlu0701

NYU: Sequi001, uhohlemonster

Ohio State: iamincontrolhere-haig, ticklemepink

Oxford: alleykat

 

Penn: Safferz, runner09, Pugsley87

Pitt: teachgrad/CageFree

Princeton: easybreesy9, maeisenb, Roxelana, Safferz

Rutgers: goldielocks

SUNY-Binghamton: alleykat

SUNY-Buffalo: goldielocks, Veilside1, wikichic

SUNY- Stonybrook: abacab44, always sunny, crazedandinfused

 

Temple University: crazedandinfused, alleykat, superrockr1

Virginia: cupoftea_andasitdown

 

UC- Berkeley: Astarabadi, CPetersen, telemaque

 

UC- Davis: teachgrad/CageFree

UC-Riverside: teachgrad/CageFree

UC- SB: virmundi

University of Exeter: Lureynol

University of Chicago: Attia, calamari19, Sequi001

University of Miami: sandyvanb

 

UNC- CH: cupoftea_andasitdown

 

USC: CPetersen, virmundi

 

UT- Austin: emerald54

University of Washington: Gene Parmesan

 

UW- Madison: Attia, emerald54, hopin’-n-prayin’, RevolutionBlues, sequi001, telemaque, ticklemepink

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL): taybaxter, goldielocks

Yale: Agora, Safferz, telemaque, virmundi, zb642

PhD- Other

Harvard (AmCiv): CPetersen

Kansas (AMST): Gene Parmesan

 

Purdue (AMST): Gene Parmesan

SUNY- Buffalo (AMST): R_Escobar

UC- Davis (Cultural Studies): genesisy

 

UC- Irvine (Culture & Theory): genesisy

UC- SB (Classics): Attia

MA- History

Cambridge: Lureynol

Chicago: uhohlemonster

Drew (History & Culture): naturalog

Fordham: qbluecheers

Indiana: GloFish

Louisiana State: grlu0701

Miami U.: Kelkel

 

Northern Illinois: Cranston

Tel Aviv University: uhohlemonster

Texas Tech: grlu0701

UMass-Amherst: crazedandinfused

SUNY-Binghamton: Kelkel

UT- Dallas: Kelkel

West Virginia: grlu0701

William and Mary: historyguy12485

University of Vermont: jrah822

[Fall 2013 Applicants?]

I may or may not be applying in Fall 2013. I've been admitted to an MA program for Fall 2012, but plan on deferring that offer if I get the Fulbright I applied for. Since I applied this season, I'll probably reapply to my top choice programs (Rutgers, Michigan History/Women's Studies Ph.D.) and the programs where I was waitlisted/close to it (Indiana, WashU). I haven't yet decided on whether I want to spend the money and time applying to other programs, since I'll have the offer to come back to.

[Fall 2012 Applicant results]

Undergrad Institution: Small midwestern private liberal arts college. Somewhat well-known around here, generally well-regarded but not exceptional. Semester abroad at large Northern Irish university. Graduated May 2010.

Major(s): History & Sociology

Minor(s): Gender Studies & Peace Studies

GPA in Major: ~3.7

Overall GPA: ~3.45

Position in Class: Significantly above average.

Type of Student: Domestic white queer female(ish), three grandparents hold postgraduate degrees.

GRE Scores (revisedversion):

Q: 161

V: 168

W: 4.5

Research Experience: Senior thesis (Jewish male adolesence in 1930s Berlin), as well as other longer papers. Presented twice at my school's undergraduate research symposium.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Received a prestigious study abroad scholarship through the State Department for 2005-2006. High merit scholarship from my school, several external merit-based scholarships.

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: German Language Lab Assistant. Served on mostly-faculty committee which organized a series of speakers and films throughout the academic year.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:

Special Bonus Points: A semester of non-degree graduate coursework (all As!). Fluent in German and have spent almost two years living there. Even though my recommenders (two history professors, one sociology professor) aren't particularly active in their fields, they know me really well, we've kept up since I graduated, and they're really really supportive of my academic goals. (I know this is probably true to everyone for some degree, but I'm definitely way closer to my former professors than a lot of people are.)

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Started doing university coursework when I was 13, which probably says something. That doesn't show up on my app directly, but is easy to figure out based on my birthdate and dates of attendance.

Applying to Where:

Accepted - Drew University History & Culture MA (60% scholarship)

Waitlisted - Indiana

Rejected - Rutgers, Stanford, Michigan (History/Women's Studies joint Ph.D.), WashU (but I was really close to getting waitlisted), CUNY Grad Center

Outstanding - Central European University (MATILDA Women's & Gender History MA) and Fulbright (English Teaching Assistantship to Bulgaria)

My main research interest right now is gender and sexuality in twentieth-century Germany; in general, I'm interested in the intersections of sexuality and gender with nationalism, political radicalism, and social change.

Statement of Purpose: I used my statement of purpose to discuss my development as a historian, highlight my research interests and some of my current and past work, and talk about what I liked about their department, professors I'd like to work with, and why I think I'd be a good fit.

Writing Sample: A term paper from a graduate-level early modern Europe class I took this past semester. It's not in my field (it was about cricket and social class in eighteenth-century England), but definitely stronger than any work I did during my undergrad. One school contacted me and asked for my senior thesis, which I revised quickly and sent them.

Communication with POIs: Emailed many professors I was interested in working with. A few never responded, but all the rest were extremely supportive. Many offered to look over my CV, SoP, et cetera. I also e-mailed most of them after having submitted my application, letting them know that it was in. One in-person meeting with a professor in early October; we got coffee and talked about history for about an hour.

Lessons Learned from Application Process: Try not to let yourself get too discouraged when all the rejections keep piling up, even though it's hard. It's okay to freak out at people and vent about how you feel like a failure/your life sucks/you're going to die poor and alone/you're super stressed about all of this. Try to find other academic-y people who can commiserate with you, even if they're in other fields. Also, revise, revise, revise. Apply to a good mixture of schools, not just the top programs. (I didn't make this mistake, but I still want to stress it.)

[Drew History and Culture]

A bit of necromancy, it seems. I was recently accepted to the History & Culture MA with a 60% scholarship and the possibility of switching to the Ph.D. (with funding, hopefully...) after my first year. I'm still waiting to hear back about a Fulbright I applied to, but at this point, Drew is the plan.

Anyone else out there going to/thinking about Drew for next year?

[Fulbright 2012-2013]

Did anyone see this awhile back on the Europe/Eurasia page?

"New ETA Programs are available in 2012-13 in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cyprus, Georgia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia."

I wonder what that means....

If I recall correctly, that's been up since the summer. I remember seeing that list when I was trying to decide where to apply.

(I'm new, by the way. Waiting to hear back about an ETA to Bulgaria. Would like to spend my free time collecting oral histories focusing on identity development for young (under 30) Bulgarians or so, especially in queer communities.)