Tabes
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Anyone see the news about Yale Egyptology? http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/08/28/egyptology-program-in-hot-water/
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This thread has been a big comfort, especially given the current visa worker strike. This is the same advice I was given by my school, but I heard it here first! -
Millionthing the "no such thing as a safety school" sentiment. My life just got flip-turned upside down in the most amazing way!
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Claiming the University of Toronto MA acceptance
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Apparently the Memphis committee is meeting this week. Anyone else excited to hear from them?
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Congrats to whoever it was that got into Brown!
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Perhaps now is a good time to begin practicing that diplomacy...
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As an asthmatic with severe allergies, I use a small air purifier with a HEPA filter in my bedroom. Something like this may be helpful to you: http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-16200-Desktop-HEPA-Purifier/dp/B0000TMDY2/ref=pd_sbs_hg_5
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Rock on! My undergrad mentor is an AI/HB scholar. What's your area of interest?
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GRE: Any way to dodge this elaborate, money-making scam?
Tabes replied to Fresh Brew's topic in GRE/GMAT/etc
To a full-time, self-supporting student with no family support, $150 is a lot of money. -
Are A Lot of Grad Students From Privileged Families?
Tabes replied to waitinginvain?'s topic in Officially Grads
No, you can't buy a position in grad school, but when you have a trust fund, don't have to work, can afford an expensive top-tier undergrad and can travel for unpaid internships, it sure is one heck of an advantage. -
I mean, though, it's an Ivy. Can you really say you're surprised that they're selective?
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grease fire
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morning after
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...turns out it'll probably be harder to become a muppeteer than it will be to get into grad school. I don't know if that's comforting or discouraging.
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It was really bad around midterms last semester. She walked in on me making shadow muppets on the wall. Turns out when she melts down, she says "screw it, I am going to watch anime until I die", so we mupeteered while watching Fullmetal Alchemist until the insanity passed.
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Cry. Find a job, work for a year, apply again. Consider becoming a muppeteer.
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Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school
Tabes replied to Clou12's topic in Waiting it Out
"So, uh, how do you plan on eating with such a useless degree?" -
My meltdown plans usually involve becoming a muppeteer.
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Heh, I'm going nuts and the deadlines for my programs aren't even until Tuesday I know I have strong letters of recommendation, but I just feel like I'm nothing compared to the folks who can apply to seven or eight programs and have had more opportunities :/
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So I just put my applications in for Egyptology grad programs. I have an okay GPA (3.6) from a state school, okay GRE scores (89th percentile on verbal), good languages and research and strong letters of recommendation. I wish I knew what the competition was like, but I can't find any information anywhere. Anyone else applying for Egyptology this year? I could only afford to apply to two schools and I'm feeling like a real chump next to some of the other applicants who are applying to nine programs and have prestigious internships :/
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Applications are in. I am feeling really, really inadequate. I could only afford to apply to two schools. My GPA is okay (3.6), I did all right on the GRE... but I have absolutely no idea what my peers applying to Egyptology programs are like, or even how many there are. I am jealous of people in fields who have some feel of the competition.
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Actually, most people applying for Egyptology MA programs are not expected to have a formal Egyptology background, seeing how only a handful of schools offer undergrad degrees in the field. They are expected, however, to have a strong background in a discipline such as history or anthropology and to have reading mastery of French and/or German.
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When contacting a POI who has a television show, would it be bad form to mention having seen said show and enjoyed it? Should I stick explicitly to her research and publications, or would it be worse form to pointedly ignore the television show?
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Hey, all. I'm posting to get some answers and closure on a topic that has been a major source of anxiety for some time now -- how much does the prestige (or lack thereof) of your undergraduate institution matter for graduate admissions? Some background on me and my field of study: I am an older student (turning 27 in two weeks) attending a small, no-name state college because it was my only financially feasible option. I make decent grades (3.66 -- not stellar, but not awful) and I have gotten to know my professors very well, including an independent study with the dean of my department. I plan on applying for Egyptology masters programs in the fall -- the three I definitely am applying to are Toronto, Memphis and Liverpool. Will a strong writing sample/personal statement and strong letters of recommendation make up for coming from a no-name school, or will the people from the big leagues win every time?
