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Uh, yes!!

MAPH does sound quite intense, especially the first quarter. I was accepted to MAPH without any funding, and struck out on all the other programs I applied to this year (my first round and first year out of undergrad). I have read a lot about the program on this forum and I got really disappointed when I read the opinion of the haters. When I still had hope to get into some other programs, I kind of agreed with the crowd of haters calling MAPH a scam, especially unfunded. Now that I've gotten word from all the programs I applied to, I have started to reconsider the MAPH program because I am not really keen on waiting another year for grad school. Of course, the problem is the money. Part-time is an option, but it would just end up costing more in the long run. I feel like I am one of the students who could really benefit from the MAPH program. I know what I want to study, and I feel like I will really try to take advantage of the resources available at Chicago. I just get a little down and apprehensive when I think of the money I have to borrow. I applied for a FLAS fellowship (Foreign Language and Area Studies), but apparently they are not applicable to the MAPH program, even though I will be studying Arabic and Arab society if I decide to go. I am financially independent, with no savings, and no one to help me with the financial burden. My partner will help me with rent, but tuition would be my responsibility of course. It's nice to see people posting about the positive aspects of this program, though. I am emailing some professors that I am interested in to see what they are planning for the next year in regards to course schedules. I have a month to deliberate! I wish I could go to campus days, but I am currently working in Japan...

Congrats to you! Will you be attending?

Congrats to Pel too!!!

Congrats, I am so jealous!

That is very specific! Where did you end up applying?? Also, is anyone going to claim the Chicago acceptance on the results board?? Ahh now I am worried!

Thanks pelin!! I wish I would have applied to more schools, like you did!! >.< Ahhh I just want to know about the other schools now!

Thanks for this Grunty! It's really easy to take rejection super personally... I'm slowly getting over it. Good things come to those who wait. Trying to be patient!

I really, really hope you're right. That's the only way I can think positively about it. To tell you the truth, I don't think Berkeley would have been the best place for the type of research I want to do. Now that I think about it, that was probably clear from my application... Modern Arabic lit professors are few and far between. Let's just hope that it wasn't just because I am not good enough. >.<

Yes, Berkeley has sent me a rejection letter! My first notification is a rejection. I saw another rejection from Complit Berkeley on the result board. I am really really worried now because I thought I had an okay chance of getting into Berkeley. I don't know though. I didn't really get in contact with any professors there, nor did I have any professors in mind when I applied there. It was my last choice school because no one popped out to me. I feel like no one else is gonna accept me! I feel like it's already over! >.<

Complit and Arabic applicant here. I've applied to Complit at Chicago, NYU, Berkeley, without any word yet. I've been hearing all this noise about interviews and telephone interviews, and it's gotten me really worried! I've also applied to the MESAAS department at Columbia, and the Arabic program at Georgetown... so far, I've heard nothing from anyone!! >.< Edit: Sorry for double post..

Congrats! I've applied to the Complit program at Berkeley, but no word yet!!

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