hanbran

Thanks for the advice, guys. The institution to which I have already been admitted might be willing to offer me a terminal MA, considering its sudden and unexpected financial difficulties and bleak prospects for growth. If they reject this proposal, is it too late to apply to post bac programs?

I'm still looking out for JHU's rejection letter. I am also looking for advice . I am history major (minors in German and philosophy) at a small university which lacks a Classics department. As a result, I was able to take only two years of Latin (which, luckily, were composed of upper-division classes, since I had a great high school Latin teacher) and one year of graduate, albeit intro, level Greek as an undergraduate. This, I believe, was a significant detriment to my applications to ancient history programs, despite my writing sample, which demonstrated my ability to work with both languages at an advanced level. I now have seven rejections (assuming that JHU will eventually send my letter/email) and an offer of admission to what is, essentially, a dying Classics program. I visited and loved it. The students are intelligent and friendly and the professors are accomplished and charming. I was informed, however, that I would likely be the last student admitted to their graduate program, in the absence of an economic miracle. Two of the programs eight tenured faculty members are being forced to retire within two years. Funding was originally highly probable, but I received an email several days ago informing me that funding was now quite uncertain. My question then, is this: given my painfully-obvious lack of "formal" training in Latin and Greek, would it be a wise decision to obtain an MA in Classics (my BA will be in History) and then re-apply to Ancient History PhD programs? How common is it to receive a master's and a PhD from different institutions? Nota bene: Money will not be a deciding factor, although it is perhaps worth considering.

I'm still waiting on JHU too, so, if you hear anything from them, I'd love to know .

Me too. Sad times : (

If it helps, I too have heard absolutely nothing from or about Johns Hopkins. I think that they delay the rejections just in case those who are admitted decline immediately, and they need to add more people to a wait-list or to an accepted-list.

Wonderful! If you get any sort of a solid answer, I'd be very interested in hearing it.

Same here. I emailed him last Monday, and he originally said by the end of Tuesday (Feb. 21), but then on Tuesday he said "hopefully" by the end of the week. He also said that he'd email my letter to me, so, unless he forgot to do so, they haven't been sent yet.

Have you heard anything yet?

Have you heard anything about funding, recently?

Based on this (http://policies.cua.edu/enrollment/finaidgradfull.cfm) it appears as if you need at least a 1300 on the GRE to be eligible for a full tuition waiver.

Johns Hopkins news, anyone?

PSU's CAMS department has undergone large budget cuts over the last three years, and applicants must compete with all history applicants for funding. Last year, they accepted zero applicants, and this year they weren't even accepting applications.

That's my post, and it was through the History department.

From what I understand, there have been some school-wide delays this year, so everyone is taking longer than usual. Hopefully letters will be sent out soon, but it could be a few more weeks until we hear anything.

I got a confirmation letter with log-on information dated January 6. Did you ever get one?