pdh12 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @jonnyboy, ah, revolutionary info! Do you think this is *just* UChicago's practice, or a universal approach? I get the sense that some schools interview their ''shortlist of candidates.'' In a fever I found this albeit dated little article from Yale, sort of documenting reticence around the shift in humanities to interview: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2012/01/11/grad-school-divided-over-interviews/ My UCSC acceptance came without an interview, which may be precisely why I was accepted. I swear I'm not a monster, but my interviews (so far, all Skype) *always* spiral into chaos--for me, the tech interface Essentially deforms what could be meaningful, telepathic communication into a solipsistic fugue-state. I know it's important to field candidates in some form of human-interaction, but Skype don't cut iiiiiiitttt. Bottle-o-Red 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeinspace Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @pdh12 Skype interviews are literally the worst. I've hated every single Skype job interview I've ever had and always seem to mess it up. I do fine with in person ones though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thismortalcoil Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, pdh12 said: @jonnyboy, ah, revolutionary info! Do you think this is *just* UChicago's practice, or a universal approach? I get the sense that some schools interview their ''shortlist of candidates.'' In a fever I found this albeit dated little article from Yale, sort of documenting reticence around the shift in humanities to interview: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2012/01/11/grad-school-divided-over-interviews/ My UCSC acceptance came without an interview, which may be precisely why I was accepted. I swear I'm not a monster, but my interviews (so far, all Skype) *always* spiral into chaos--for me, the tech interface Essentially deforms what could be meaningful, telepathic communication into a solipsistic fugue-state. I know it's important to field candidates in some form of human-interaction, but Skype don't cut iiiiiiitttt. I can't speak for other schools. The only reason I have this information about Chicago is because I discussed it with a professor yesterday. That said, I believe a similar process occurs at Columbia; while I had a few friends who interviewed there (and were not accepted), the friends I have who were accepted to their PhD cohort were accepted straight away. From a logistic standpoint, it makes sense: if the candidate is a good fit, if she has an interesting resume, and if she has strong LORs and has demonstrated excellence in some way (whether through conference presentations, winning grants, extracurriculars, etc.), why would one waste their time interviewing? The language of Chicago's emails seems to ratify this perspective. After all, not every candidate who signs up for an interview gets an interview—and if the school based all their acceptances on these interviews, would that not be unfair, or at the very least myopic? As an aside, I also do not like interviews, and am grateful most schools seem to function off application materials alone. I interviewed Charles Bernstein a few days ago for a book chapter and essentially sweat through a shirt because I could not hear him but pretended I did, rather than say "could you speak up," etc., ad nauseam. mandelbulb and barshmie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeisokay Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 penn comp lit said they do interviews via Skype for a short list. i guess skype is better than the video interviews I've done where you record your answers like you're talking to a person but you're really staring at the webcam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh12 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @jadeisokay oh man, anecdote fun. i just did one of those crazy pre-records for a job--i don't have electricity so had to leech wifi outside various buildings. i was accosted and 'hit-on' by various, seemingly drunk or opiodally-influenced transients (my town has a problem) *several* times. Like, As i was answering the questions. by the last question it was dark out and i was recording it blairwitch-style. fortschritt22 and jadeisokay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeinspace Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I'm now obsessively checking all my application portals for updates even more than I was earlier this week. This waiting is killing me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havemybloodchild Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 8 hours ago, FiguresIII said: Damn I just realized that I mention one of the profs who's interviewing me at Chicago in a footnote in my sample, and what's more, that I take issue with their entire argument in the work I cite. HMMM this is about to be interesting. I think, if I were that prof, I would be much more interested and excited to talk to a potential student who did a great job of pulling apart my argument than one who just agreed with it. You got this! FiguresIII 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilby Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Two of my POIs are major secondary sources in my writing samples. Hopefully they won't think it's weird or sycophantish but I am generally confident in that thesis chapter so I'm not too worried. Mumasatus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh12 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) @placeinspacefeelin this hard--the precipice of no return is palpably nearing. Edited January 24, 2019 by pdh12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreid Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @pdh12 and @placeinspace - I feel ya. Just now, my phone made a beeping noise and I literally leaped out of my chair to check my email thinking it was finally time. There was nothing. Then I realised the beeping noise had come through TheGradCafe, and was caused by someone else posting on the forum that the wait was sending them crazy. Good grief we all need help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh12 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @dreid SO META Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopie5 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Today's dubiously healthy coping mechanism is...listening to podcasts about death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havemybloodchild Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 20 minutes ago, Bopie5 said: Today's dubiously healthy coping mechanism is...listening to podcasts about death! Oooo which ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopie5 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @kendalldinniene Currently listening to the THIS podcast episode on Death! It's a podcast about non-dual thinking from various spiritual perspectives (kind of Buddhist, pantheistic, pseudo-Christian). Not quite as juicy as like, true crime podcasts, but very philosophical/thoughtful and sometimes funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havemybloodchild Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Is it just me or has spam email production gone up about 1000% this week? I keep getting the most random junk I feel I’ve never seen before. Like I just got an email from ticketmaster, a company I probably haven’t even thought of, much less used, since the early 2000s. Wth? Why, universe??? victoriansimpkins and SomeoneAcceptMe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopie5 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @kendalldinniene LMAO I also just got an email from ticketmaster. urrrrghhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilby Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I made a Julius Caesar "oh my god he has Airpods he can't hear us oh my god" meme, but apparently I've used up all of my media upload bandwidth for this forum ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopie5 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @dilby Shakespeare's tragedy cannot compare to this tragedy, of knowing this meme exists, and knowing we will not see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonel_ Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, dilby said: I made a Julius Caesar "oh my god he has Airpods he can't hear us oh my god" meme, but apparently I've used up all of my media upload bandwidth for this forum ? this is top tier meme content lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandelbulb Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @dilby upload to like tinypic and then "insert other media" and select insert image from URL ? dilby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LurkersGonnaLurk Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Hey guys!! I am on the waitlist at Tennessee! I noticed several on the results page. Anyone have details on their waitlist? Within their English department, there are three different concentrations. Are the waitlists different depending on the concentration? Thanks! mandelbulb and Bopie5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilby Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 brilliant idea @mandelbulb, here is the meme: as an aside (heh), this is basically my version of Caesar putting aside the crown three times before accepting it SomeoneAcceptMe, fortschritt22, mandelbulb and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandelbulb Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 congrats @LurkersGonnaLurk ! (and great name) LurkersGonnaLurk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneAcceptMe Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, dilby said: brilliant idea @mandelbulb, here is the meme: as an aside (heh), this is basically my version of Caesar putting aside the crown three times before accepting it This meme is everything I needed and so much more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwils15 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 This is random, but has anyone else listened to Vampire Weekend's new music yet? dilby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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