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The Campus Visit: Advice Requested
ghijklmn replied to Academicat's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Do it. The visit can make all the difference. For instance, the school I was most excited to get into for reasons of fit, location, and general awesomeness just didn't give me the right feeling when I visited. Ended up liking another school more that I hadn't really considered strongly. -
Fall 2014 applicants??
ghijklmn replied to sugoionna's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Rose, you might also be wait-listed. Last year, I e-mailed the department at around this time (horror of horrors!) and found out that this was the case. -
Fall 2014 applicants??
ghijklmn replied to sugoionna's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
It can be helpful for them when putting together a funding package. If they see what other schools you applied to and make a guess about which ones will want you, they can have a better idea of what their competition is. -
Final Decision Thread 2013
ghijklmn replied to Datatape's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Hmm well yes the winters are cold. But I contend that you barely notice it, because you just don't go outside in the winter... you stay inside where it's nice and toasty, ride in heated cars, or bundle up like it's the last day on earth. The summer are also really nice! -
I don't know to the number, but I was told by grad students that it comes down to about $800 a semester after the tuition reduction.
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Final Decision Thread 2013
ghijklmn replied to Datatape's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Minnesota is awesome! Minneapolis is consistently ranked one of the best places to live in the US. It's bicycle-friendly, green (when there's no snow), and affordable. There's lots of culture and great restaurants. They're expanding their light rail system. The winters are really not that bad -- just buy a good coat and take the bus. Srsly! -
Anoveldave: I actually ended up accepting an offer off the waitlist that I hadn't visited, even though I had visited my other three schools. It made me nervous initially, but I talked to a whole bunch of profs and grad students, and in the end I was pretty convinced. However, there's still a chance that I'll hate the campus, which worries me.
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Best Comparative Literature Program?
ghijklmn replied to deciding's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
This is all very subjective and of course depends on what your field of interest is. For example, UT Austin has one of the best Near Eastern Studies programs in the world, so if that's your field, I would say go there. UNC and Indiana also have great programs -- the others I'm not so familiar with. Have you been admitted to all of them? Have you been able to visit? -
Jealous. I have to say, when I'm buckling down for those cold Chicago winters I'll be cursing myself for not choosing UT!
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Yes but they have to teach immediately!
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Maybe ask your professors what they think of the programs? However, their opinions may be a bit outdated, so take them with a grain of salt.
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Final Decision Thread 2013
ghijklmn replied to Datatape's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
I'm going to Northwestern! Feel so good to be done deliberating! -
Declining Offers
ghijklmn replied to skybythelight's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
I felt/feel exactly the same way. I also felt guilty because they paid a huge chunk of airfare (like >$1000). To two schools I wrote to the DGS and told them that after much deliberation I had decided to attend another school, then said something nice about their school that I liked and said something about hoping to meet again in the future. -
Well if it were a topic I was interested in (hypothetically), I might do it for free. Though probably nothing detailed, just some comments on the whole thing. If you want someone to really engage with your writing sample and give you detailed advice, then that might be harder. (Maybe like $50? I don't know!) Are there any former professors of yours who would be willing to look it over?
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Final Decision Thread 2013
ghijklmn replied to Datatape's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
I was curious about Buffalo's placement record after reading this, so I checked it out. Is >50% TT placement after 5 years bad? -
Comparative Literature, 2013
ghijklmn replied to vvvooommm's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
I wonder that too... then again, Michigan didn't tell me I was "top" of the waitlist, so my chances must be like 0.1% haha.