Northwestern Hopeful

I'm female, too. My department was pretty small, even for a small liberal arts college. My graduating class had 7 philosophy majors (4 men, 3 women), and the department had 3.5 professors (2 male profs, 1 female, and 1 male prof who split his time between the religion and philosophy departments). Personally, I'm looking forward to joining a department that actually teaches feminist theory (not a particular research interest, but a field I'd like to study). My advisor was fantastic, and I generally liked the other professors well enough. I really clashed with the department head over both academic and non-academic issues (couldn't stand the bastard), but I think he was one of those professors who loved to be hated. Just relished in striking down any opposing views and generally making you feel like you were two inches tall. Liked to cross the line into one's personal life a bit too much, but sometimes that's what you get in a small, close-knit environment...

Alright, floks, I broke down and called the graduate program assistant. She said that a few decisions had been made and sent but that the committee was still meeting to discuss candidates. She said that they would be finished by the end of this month (so long from now!!!) and that we would either receive a letter from the department and Graduate School by postal service or by email. Here's to another month of waiting!!!