Rochester

[yellowjackets]

Cary Nelson seemed to get a decent job.

When he got that "decent" job, you were probably not even born yet. So look at the recent years. And average Joes like us getting that kind of job he has now is like a camel going through the eye of a needle these days.

[mityak]

Nope. I don't know if it's a good program with "bright" students but it seems its graduates don't get any real jobs. I'm done with Rochester. The main reason I applied there was that there was no application fee. All the Ph.D. programs in humanities at Rochester are no good, I mean, in terms of job placement.

I wasn't asking a question. The professors are good and the students are smart in VCS. Job placement is a real issue to consider though. That aspect guided my applications, and I haven't gotten any acceptances, unfortunately. Rochester is definitely not known for it's humanities but there are some really, really smart professors in the English department: a MacArthur fellow (Joanna Scott), a Breadloaf program professor (Jennifer Grotz) and a few flat-out geniuses in James Longenbach, Ken Gross and John Michael. I'll end my spiel on that, but you're right. The job placement is not great.