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salexa

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  1. I was planning on applying for the 2011 and 2012 application cycles but "real life" got in the way. This year, it's this or it's this. This all being said, I'm in the process of assembling a safety list with a former advisor.
  2. My Plan B for not getting into a PhD program is doing my MA. I got my BA in 2011 and I've been in the workforce for over a year now. By the time I would start grad school in Fall 2013, I'll have been in the corporate workforce for 2.5 years. The best part about my experience in the corporate world was that it showed me that I need to pursue my academic goals at all costs.
  3. At this point I'm going through my statement of purpose. I have my writing sample. I have contacted all professors who have committed to writing recommendations -- they've all gotten back to me. I've contacted an historian who I did research for and she's also assured me she'll write me a recommendation. I've also got my GRE test date set up. Planning on acing the verbal and writing, yet super annoyed about the thought of doing math for the first time in over 6 years. Right now I'm shooting off my emails to professors to see if they're available in the Fall 2013 semester. Honestly, what's getting me through this is just sucking it up, applying to schools regardless of that nagging voice in the back of my mind telling me I'm "not good enough," and talking to friends who have already gone through this process.
  4. I've been wondering the same thing, actually. Does anybody have any input?
  5. Hi all! After lurking for quite a while I suppose it's finally time to post. I'm just starting my applications to PhD and MA programs in US history (with an emphasis on US foreign policy/American exceptionalism/the place of the US within the world [very broad right now... hope that makes sense...]). I graduated with a BA in history magna cum laude from UConn in May 2011. I've been looking at programs for quite a while, and I'm finally ready to apply. Any advice / support is greatly appreciated. I'm really glad I found this board.
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