Hmm, do I bump a three year old thread, or start a new one? This is post one for me here, and I do not know the preferences of this board. I am taking the risk and hope y'all will indulge my bump because I see the original poster, intextrovert, seems to be at Michigan, a place intextrovert swooned for. Perhaps intextrovert will still be receiving notices of new posts, or will see this and offer their current perspective.
For anyone else, I am presently in a terminal M.A. program and thinking about the next step. I'm not 100% certain advancing beyond my M.A. is feasible at my age (currently 51). If I do, ecocriticism would probably be the emphasis I would pursue.
I am interested in current thoughts as to top programs, although ranking may be well down my list of factors when I make the decision.
Thank you.