Jump to content

HistoryDude

Members
  • Posts

    2
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Recent Profile Visitors

The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users.

HistoryDude's Achievements

Decaf

Decaf (2/10)

0

Reputation

  1. Hello to Both: At Indiana I jointly applied to the NELC and the History PhD. I also will have an M.A. at that time, a year of teaching experience here at Central Michigan, and a decade of "real life" such as it was, working with the DoD and State Departments here in the US and in Afghanistan. I am interested in cultural history, particularly the transmission of spiritual ideas at the frontier regions between Sassanian Persia and Byzantium and the formation of hybrid communal identities at the borders. Thus, I need an institution where I can continue my study of Greek as well as Arabic, and an accommodating faculty. Indiana recommended a dissertation committee for me as well. They have been really been wonderful with the direct and candid communication. Illinois has a major figure in my field (late antiquity) who was quick to respond to me. I grew up in Illinois so I must confess that I'm a bit biased, but UIUC was always the gold standard for the lower midwest not only in History but obviously "hard" sciences. I had the same experience that you did. They were wonderful with me. I'm just a bit worried that my past sins as an undergraduate a decade ago (less than stellar GPA) coupled with mediocre GRE scores will overshadow my conference presentations and 4.0 in Graduate school. Among other schools outside of the Midwest, I aimed at UIC as well. They have great faculty in my area, and since they belong to the Big Ten consortium there in Chicago, I can take classes at Northwestern or even the University of Chicago proper to apply directly into my program. This was of interest to me. Despite the game of pedigrees in our field, I've found out that it's the people that matter. For all of my worries about these Big Ten programs, I'm most confident that I'm very competitive at an Ivy, due to the personal connections of the people I've met in the field. I have thoughts that these will translate into job opportunities for me (and all of us) someday, regardless of the name on top of my PhD. Probably best to avoid getting ahead of myself, however.
  2. Hello, I am hopeful that I might make a connection here with somebody who can shed some light on Indiana, Illinois and possibly UIC or WUSTL for PhD admissions in History. I have applied to all of the aforementioned, but am clueless about how I stack up against the competition. Please do drop me a line if you went through the process successfully or have any tips. Thank you-
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use