waiting4breakthrough

Thank you so much for all your comments and feedback. I sincerely appreciate each and every one of them. I'll keep all of them in mind and use them as a reminder and encouragement to keep moving forward. Update: I've decided to withdraw from the program and work on the material according to my own pace this summer. This will give me an opportunity to get some rest too and recharge during the summer. I hope you all have a wonderful summer too

Hi All, If you are a Ph.D student and in the humanities field, I'd especially like your input. I am currently an M.A. student studying in the humanities field. I hope to apply to Ph.D programs in the humanities in the future. I received a summer fellowship to do intensive language studies; however, I'm having a very difficult time keeping up with the amount of workload given everyday and the daily quizzes every day. To be honest, I haven't been doing so well on the quizzes and I bombed our first test. My oral quizzes and tests are fantastic, excepts its the written portion that I do poorly on. I don't get it. It seems that many people in my class already have at least 1 year of experience in the language we are studying (I do not know WHY they're in the level 1 class with me, which is for beginner's). Many are also taking the intensive language class "for fun" because they "want to try something new" or for the native speakers, "an easy A." They honestly goof around in class and are fine with just "getting by." I just wish I could enjoy it as much as they are. I feel like I'm the only one in class stressing out every single minute of my summer. I have to maintain a certain grade in order to keep my fellowship so I freak out over every single point I lose on the quiz/test. I'm not enjoying my summer at all and I'm actually a bit burnt out from Spring classes. I'm not sure what to do. I can do my very best and continue although the grade I will receive for this course won't be as great as I thought it would be. I'm worried about how much damage it will do to my graduate GPA- especially if I want to continue to a PhD program in the future? Is a B or higher good enough for language courses? Or I'm not sure if I should give up the summer fellowship for the sake of my well being and save myself from this immense stress (Guys, I'm losing so much hair it's ridiculous...), but then I'm not sure what I'll do for the rest of the summer...and losing the fellowship would definitely suck. I guess I can work on putting together my M.A. thesis or work on a conference paper, but...ah...the thought of losing the fellowship because I couldn't keep up with the class is so disappointing. I can't help but keep feeling like a failure. I'm also afraid of what this will mean for me when I apply to PhD programs in the future. I mean I guess I can take the classes during the regular school year too...I really don't know what to do...or what the best decision is that will affect my future... [edited for privacy reasons. -fuzzy]

I just "submitted" my housing app, but that was it? All it did was "save." There wasn't a submit button or anything. Was this the same for everyone else or did I miss something?

Hello! I'll be heading to Stanford in the Fall. M.A. in East Asian studies Looking forward to meeting everyone!

Is anyone heading to Stanford in the Fall?

Accepted!! I'm beyond myself right now....wow....somebody seriously pinch me....omg... Thank you Lord!! All glory to you!!

I just saw a posting about MA in East Asian studies for UCLA. May I ask what your stats were, lucky poster? Maybe acceptances come out first and then rejections

Hey y'all! Happy Lunar New Year I was wondeirng if anyone else was applying to the Stanford CEAS M.A. program? If so did you guys get an e-mail requesting additional information about language preparation and plans?

Thanks Fell4Ever! Are you done with apps? Best of luck to you too

Hey everyone! I'm applying to MA programs in East Asian studies with emphasis on Korean studies for Fall 2012. Anyone else interested in Korean studies? It's kind of lonely being a Korean studies applicant...I don't know a lot of people studying this region. I'm still finishing up applications. Hope to have the last couple of one's done before the end of this year! I'm already thinking about Plan B just in case it doesn't work out :/

Ah! I found out there's no strict deadline for the M.A. applicants Hope it helps anyone else who is applying to this program!! Happy holidays!

Hi everyone, I am a prospective applicant for the MA in East Asian Languages and Cultures program at Columbia. The website mentions that "applications submitted after December 15 will be considered on a case-by-case basis until June 1." I was wondering what this meant because I submitted my application on December 16 according to EST time :/ Also is anyone currently in this program? There doesn't seem to be much info about this program on this board. Anyone else applying here too?