stria Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 Did anyone else apply to PhD programs in German for Fall 2018?
avraven Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 Hello! Yes I've applied for German PhDs, nice to see someone else!
stria Posted January 25, 2018 Author Posted January 25, 2018 Likewise! I applied to several programs last December, though I imagine it’s too soon to receive decisions. What are your areas of interests?
joselynr Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 hi, hello. i applied to 3 german studies programs and 1 philosophy and 1 interdisciplinary and plan to apply to german MA programs still
avraven Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 12:05 AM, stria said: Likewise! I applied to several programs last December, though I imagine it’s too soon to receive decisions. What are your areas of interests? Expand Yeah I think it's still quite early for most places, but I did get an acceptance from Northwestern yesterday! I'm interested in spatial theories, the demonic, travel and movement in literature, amongst other things. How about you?
avraven Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 6:19 AM, joselynr said: hi, hello. i applied to 3 german studies programs and 1 philosophy and 1 interdisciplinary and plan to apply to german MA programs still Expand Hello! Nice to see someone else around!
joselynr Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 2:25 PM, avraven said: Hello! Nice to see someone else around! Expand indeed! I applied to Northwestern, too. But have heard nada. Waiting game continues...
stria Posted January 25, 2018 Author Posted January 25, 2018 Nice to see you here@joselynr. I’m sure you’ll hear back soon. @avraven, congrats on your acceptance to Northwestern! I’m interested in performative paradigms in postwar art and poetry.
avraven Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 6:39 PM, joselynr said: indeed! I applied to Northwestern, too. But have heard nada. Waiting game continues... Expand Ah I'm sure you'll be getting a response very soon then! Good luck!
avraven Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 6:57 PM, stria said: Nice to see you here@joselynr. I’m sure you’ll hear back soon. @avraven, congrats on your acceptance to Northwestern! I’m interested in performative paradigms in postwar art and poetry. Expand Thank you! Your ideas sound great, where have you applied?
stria Posted January 25, 2018 Author Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 10:01 PM, avraven said: Thank you! Your ideas sound great, where have you applied? Expand Thanks! I’m interested in learning more about spatiality as a concept in literature. Can you recommend any texts as a starting place? I applied to Penn, Harvard, Carolina-Duke, Princeton, and Washington. I picked programs that seemed to encourage interdisciplinary research. I’ve had one interview over Skype with UNC-Duke, about two weeks ago. I thought it went well. Where did you apply?
avraven Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 10:28 PM, stria said: Thanks! I’m interested in learning more about spatiality as a concept in literature. Can you recommend any texts as a starting place? I applied to Penn, Harvard, Carolina-Duke, Princeton, and Washington. I picked programs that seemed to encourage interdisciplinary research. I’ve had one interview over Skype with UNC-Duke, about two weeks ago. I thought it went well. Where did you apply? Expand The best place to start is probably Henri Lefebvre on the production of space, and then there are lots of different directions from there. David Harvey for capitalism and space, Elizabeth Wilson for feminist space etc... I applied to Penn also, Northwestern, Cornell and Yale. Fully expected to be entirely rejected so very glad to have an early acceptance!
joselynr Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/26/2018 at 12:25 AM, avraven said: The best place to start is probably Henri Lefebvre on the production of space, and then there are lots of different directions from there. David Harvey for capitalism and space, Elizabeth Wilson for feminist space etc... I applied to Penn also, Northwestern, Cornell and Yale. Fully expected to be entirely rejected so very glad to have an early acceptance! Expand I think the only overlap for me is Northwestern. The rest of my apps were to UCSB, UCI, and two more places for different programs
stria Posted January 26, 2018 Author Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/26/2018 at 12:25 AM, avraven said: The best place to start is probably Henri Lefebvre on the production of space, and then there are lots of different directions from there. David Harvey for capitalism and space, Elizabeth Wilson for feminist space etc... I applied to Penn also, Northwestern, Cornell and Yale. Fully expected to be entirely rejected so very glad to have an early acceptance! Expand Thanks for sharing — I’ve read bits by Lefebvre but not Harvey or Wilson. Well, to be totally honest, I’m also expecting rejections. I’ll take your early acceptance as a sign of good things to come for all of us. Is there a program you prefer?
avraven Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) On 1/26/2018 at 1:02 AM, stria said: Thanks for sharing — I’ve read bits by Lefebvre but not Harvey or Wilson. Well, to be totally honest, I’m also expecting rejections. I’ll take your early acceptance as a sign of good things to come for all of us. Is there a program you prefer? Expand That's the risk of applying to top programs I guess.. Best of luck to you though! (At least German isn't insanely oversubscribed haha) I actually don't think I have a preferred program, I got very positive responses from faculty members when I approached them before applying so I'd be happy with any I think. I'm international so I don't have any actual experience of these universities/cities either. How about you? On 1/26/2018 at 1:01 AM, joselynr said: I think the only overlap for me is Northwestern. The rest of my apps were to UCSB, UCI, and two more places for different programs Expand Good luck with them! Hopefully the wait isn't dragged out... Edited January 26, 2018 by avraven
joselynr Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 Interview scheduled with faculty I am interested in. Only thing I have heard so far.
avraven Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 On 1/28/2018 at 3:49 AM, joselynr said: Interview scheduled with faculty I am interested in. Only thing I have heard so far. Expand Ah well done! Who is it for?
CHAO_O Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 I applied 4 German PhDs and 4 SLA. had two interviews from UC Davis and Penn State
avraven Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 On 1/30/2018 at 12:46 AM, CHAO_O said: I applied 4 German PhDs and 4 SLA. had two interviews from UC Davis and Penn State Expand Hello! I hope the interviews went well, where else have you applied?
CHAO_O Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 On 2/1/2018 at 4:15 PM, avraven said: Hello! I hope the interviews went well, where else have you applied? Expand Thank YOU! I also Applied WUSTL (rejected yesterday) and Duke (I saw offer already but didn't even get interview, so I assume rej on the way.) How about you
avraven Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 3:47 AM, Travala said: Hello, has anyone heard from Yale or Brown? Expand I've applied to Yale but haven't heard anything yet
joselynr Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 well i was among the few candidates--though no offer of admissions has been given--to come visit campus next week. already been interviewed, being reimbursed, too. so very much confused but taking it as positive.
Travala Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) On 2/8/2018 at 12:38 PM, joselynr said: well i was among the few candidates--though no offer of admissions has been given--to come visit campus next week. already been interviewed, being reimbursed, too. so very much confused but taking it as positive. Expand Thanks for the info, I am almost sure and hope that it is positive! Is this Yale of Brown? EDIT: Or somewhere else? Edited February 8, 2018 by Travala
KatVW Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 Hello! Has anyone else heard from Penn State? I applied to their German program and had a skype interview with them about two weeks ago? This is my first time applying for schools and I'm trying not to let my nerves get the best of me.
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