elizabethk

I love these decision posts. UNC seems like it's where you belong. Keep in mind that this comes from an objective reader that is basing her opinion strictly on a close reading of your post. And yes, misterpat, I agree--prettier girls and hot gay men... UNC all the way! Congratulations!!

Thanks guys. Nothing like a little external affirmation from faceless (yet, surprisingly trusted) strangers to push one to follow her gut... I appreciate it!!!

I've been reading a lot of the posts on the site about fit, but the job market for English majors is so bad that I'm wondering if the name of a school trumps fit in this case. All this to say I'm in at five programs: A-a private school with not enough funding B-a state school where the people treated me like a burden C-a private school with a great program (in reputation) but the people were pretty obnoxious D-a private school will a good rep that I liked well enough and had decent funding E-a state school I absolutely LOVED with enough funding My question for you wise individuals is should I go for D or E? I think E is a better fit, but should I completely forgo fit for the sake of marketability after the PhD (because as MLA tells us only 34% of English PhD students get tenure track jobs after graduation, right?) so would I be eliminated right off the bat for coming from a state school? Or would it be better to come from a state school where I had a strong support, good recs, and was able to publish more, have more individual professional development, etc. Please help.