IvyPlus Exchange?

[ChunkyMonkey]

Has anyone done this exchange? I'm really curious about it but can't seem to find as much info as I would like. How feasible is it? Can you do it more than once (it seems like you can)? Is it more difficult at some schools than at others? Does it change the conditions of your stipend? 

If anybody has any info on this, it would be much appreciated! Hope y'all are having a peaceful decision season (or at least as non-stressful as is possible lol)

[dilby]

owo I did not know about this at all, and it could potentially allow me to work with some of the major POIs put other schools higher up on my list than Yale

thank u for bringing this to my attention ?

[ChunkyMonkey]

28 minutes ago, dilby said:

owo I did not know about this at all, and it could potentially allow me to work with some of the major POIs put other schools higher up on my list than Yale

thank u for bringing this to my attention ?

No Problem! Same for me. It sounds amazing, so I'm trying to make sure it's not too good to be true haha

[Musmatatus]

I feel like the best thing to do would be to ask your specific program(s) for how many students have done it in the past 6 years, and if you could be put in touch with them.

[eddyrynes]

Bumping up this thread, 'cause I'd also like to know if this exchange actually happens or if it's only something that's there to look good on paper.

[FiguresIII]

Same here! I talked to a POI at Yale and she knew some folks who had done it. I am certainly looking to, I'm just wondering what semester/year. Can you only do it during coursework?

[dilby]

I also wonder how it works between semester-based schools like Yale and quarter-based schools like Chicago/Stanford — do they just fudge it and say "a seminar is a seminar"?

[FiguresIII]

Taking a class at the institution that rejected you being like... 

 

Edited April 4, 2019 by FiguresIII

[frenchphd]

Lmao. You need a good reason to go to that other school. Also, once you begin your PhD studies at a school, the transition is a real thing (moving, literally and figuratively, is NOT easy). Most people I know wanted to stay through the second year to solidify their connections in the school (faculty, other grad students). By the third year, you have to do generals / think about your dissertation. The IvyPlus isn't as feasible as you might think... not due to institutional limits (there aren't really many), but just because of the labor you have to do to learn the rules of your PhD school.

Maybe you could do it your fourth year, though? But then again, you might feel kind of done with classes by then...

Edited April 5, 2019 by frenchphd