So: I have a little hypothetical, and I'd be very grateful for any insights you all might be able to offer.
Q: Let's say I got an offer from a top Classics Ph.D. program, with the specified intention of working on Classical linguistics/Indo-European topics with a professor who has a dual Classics/Linguistics appointment. Let's say I had a revelation that I would be much happier/my research would be much better situated within the Linguistics department, as opposed to the Classics department (i.e. further linguistics courses would be much more useful to me than more survey and the Ph.D. reading list in general). Is there any protocol for such situations? Am I stuck? Would I have to turn down my Classics offer and reapply to Linguistics next year to work with the same professor?
I have a feeling that responses may tend towards "talk to the department," but I wanted to hear a little feedback from you before I do anything like that. Thank you!
