corpCommApplicant Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Fall 2020 Application Thread for Communications Program Hi all, I can't be the only one here who's already started this process, right?! Plus, I figure reading everyone's replies will motivate me to send that e-mail or make that edit to my CV that I've been putting off Anywho, here is my list-in-progress: - NYU, - Columbia, - University of Minnesota (considering for both Comm and Asian Languages, Cultures, and Media), - UT Austin, - USC, - Boston University, - University of San Fransisco, I have my BA in Mass Comm and I'm primarily looking at programs with a strong corporate communications emphasis. Anyone else out there interested in international communication/corporate communications? Can you also share other programs that you might be applying to as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chidi321 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I am applying to the University of Pennsylvania for a PhD in Communications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea382 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Anyone else out there applying to media-focused communication doctoral programs? I've submitted to Ohio State, Penn State, UNC, Rutgers, University of South Florida, and will be applying to University of Florida. I know Ohio State and UNC's deadlines were/are this week, so curious if anyone else is applying there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PepeTheStrange Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Looking at rhetoric programs with a cultural studies presence, here. Applying to: - Penn State - Arizona State - University of Georgia - UNC Chapel Hill - University of Minnesota - Colorado-Boulder - Wisconsin-Milwaukee Half way through the applications, though one is due tonight and one of my LORs hasn't been uploaded yet. I'm worried that that is going to be a regular issue on the rest of them ? gradswag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea382 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Well, I just logged into my Ohio State applicant account (even though I know it's way too early to see a decision) and was shocked to see that my status had changed to "decision" and I've been admitted! It seems super bizarre to me though, and I was curious if anyone else is seeing the same thing. I haven't received any word from them (through email, phone, etc.) regarding the decision, and the application was only due last Sunday (12/1). Seems too good to be true and kinda freaking out that it's a mistake lol. Anyone have any similar reports? Edited December 9, 2019 by sea382 CommPhD20, Dwar and E-P 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fffighting Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 58 minutes ago, sea382 said: Well, I just logged into my Ohio State applicant account (even though I know it's way too early to see a decision) and was shocked to see that my status had changed to "decision" and I've been admitted! It seems super bizarre to me though, and I was curious if anyone else is seeing the same thing. I haven't received any word from them (through email, phone, etc.) regarding the decision, and the application was only due last Sunday (12/1). Seems too good to be true and kinda freaking out that it's a mistake lol. Anyone have any similar reports? It is really exciting! I haven't seen any change on my account. But I guess OSU nominated you to a university fellowship, because I heard they had an admission meeting on Dec. 5th to make decisions about fellowship receivers. Congrats!!! You must be the first one who got accepted this year!! Btw, may I know a little bit about your background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea382 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, fffighting said: It is really exciting! I haven't seen any change on my account. But I guess OSU nominated you to a university fellowship, because I heard they had an admission meeting on Dec. 5th to make decisions about fellowship receivers. Congrats!!! You must be the first one who got accepted this year!! Btw, may I know a little bit about your background? Oh wow, good to know! Thanks for sharing that. I was shocked to see a decision so early. Best of luck to you as well!!! As far as my background, I graduated in 2018 with my MA from Purdue in communication. Since graduating, I've been working at a media-related nonprofit. My thesis research was a content analysis of television sitcoms from 1950-2009 looking for paternal social support given to children. I'm interested in the intersection of family and entertainment media, so I was really excited by the number of faculty at OSU studying similar areas. What's your area of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fffighting Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 8 hours ago, sea382 said: Oh wow, good to know! Thanks for sharing that. I was shocked to see a decision so early. Best of luck to you as well!!! As far as my background, I graduated in 2018 with my MA from Purdue in communication. Since graduating, I've been working at a media-related nonprofit. My thesis research was a content analysis of television sitcoms from 1950-2009 looking for paternal social support given to children. I'm interested in the intersection of family and entertainment media, so I was really excited by the number of faculty at OSU studying similar areas. What's your area of interest? I am interested in studying interpersonal communication and close relationships. Yes, it sounds like several faculty's research at OSU aligns well with yours. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacecomm Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Hey folks! I'm applying to mass communication doctoral programs with a focus on social movements/social change. Applied to UNC, Cornell, Southern Cal, and UCSB. Now we wait. Congrats to the person who heard back from OSU! jujubean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fffighting Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) On 12/9/2019 at 12:15 PM, sea382 said: Oh wow, good to know! Thanks for sharing that. I was shocked to see a decision so early. Best of luck to you as well!!! As far as my background, I graduated in 2018 with my MA from Purdue in communication. Since graduating, I've been working at a media-related nonprofit. My thesis research was a content analysis of television sitcoms from 1950-2009 looking for paternal social support given to children. I'm interested in the intersection of family and entertainment media, so I was really excited by the number of faculty at OSU studying similar areas. What's your area of interest? Hi, I got an email from OSU's department of communication today. I also got admitted! Edited December 10, 2019 by fffighting JIAYU SUN, sea382 and Dwar 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIAYU SUN Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) Interested in media psychology, social network, technological affordances. Applying to: - Boston University - UC Davis - UW Seattle - UTA - UPenn - UWM (Journalism and mass comm) - Cornell - UCSB - UGA - Washington State University Edited December 11, 2019 by JIAYU SUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIAYU SUN Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) On 12/10/2019 at 1:52 AM, sea382 said: Well, I just logged into my Ohio State applicant account (even though I know it's way too early to see a decision) and was shocked to see that my status had changed to "decision" and I've been admitted! It seems super bizarre to me though, and I was curious if anyone else is seeing the same thing. I haven't received any word from them (through email, phone, etc.) regarding the decision, and the application was only due last Sunday (12/1). Seems too good to be true and kinda freaking out that it's a mistake lol. Anyone have any similar reports? Congrats!!! One of my friends also received her PhD offer from OSU today! Can I know what other programs are you applying to? Edited December 11, 2019 by JIAYU SUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatecoffee0h0h Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Hi, I'm interested in public opinion, emotions, and social media, focusing on the spread of political misinformation from a comparative, cross-national perspective. I'm applying to Stanford, University of Texas-Austin (Journalism), University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, and University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea382 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 14 hours ago, fffighting said: Hi, I got an email from OSU's department of communication today. I also got admitted! That's awesome!!! Congratulations!! Looking forward to visiting campus during their visit days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea382 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, JIAYU SUN said: Congrats!!! One of my friends also received her PhD offer from OSU today! Can I know what other programs are you applying to? That's great!! I'm also applying to UNC at Chapel Hill, University of Florida, Rutgers, Penn State, and University of South Florida. gradswag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayblack Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Hi guys!! Congrats to everyone who got their admission decisions already! That's super exciting :-) I applied to Stanford, UC Berkeley, Columbia, NYU and CUNY - my interests lie in the intersection between digital misinformation and health (in particular emerging infectious diseases). Hoping I get positive answers (I think I have to wait until mid-Feb at the earliest :/). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosen Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Hello everyone! First of all, good luck with the upcoming submission deadlines! How many universities did you (any of you) apply to for the PhD communication program? I wasn't sure as to how many I should applied to, so I went with a healthy high number! After doing a bit of research from past years, it seems like the admissions letters will come in around late January to early March. This depends on the school of course. On the actual application site, only one or two specified when the notification would actually be sent for graduate admissions. Understandably, each department is different. Ohio seems to have come in early, but I didn't apply there! What were your feelings on the GRE? For me the writing might have been a boost, but math has never been my strong suite. Anyways, I'm interested in finding out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea382 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 17 hours ago, Rosen said: Hello everyone! First of all, good luck with the upcoming submission deadlines! How many universities did you (any of you) apply to for the PhD communication program? I wasn't sure as to how many I should applied to, so I went with a healthy high number! After doing a bit of research from past years, it seems like the admissions letters will come in around late January to early March. This depends on the school of course. On the actual application site, only one or two specified when the notification would actually be sent for graduate admissions. Understandably, each department is different. Ohio seems to have come in early, but I didn't apply there! What were your feelings on the GRE? For me the writing might have been a boost, but math has never been my strong suite. Anyways, I'm interested in finding out I am applying to six universities. I think it's just a matter of how many institutions you're actually interested in pursuing and how much time you want to spend applying. As far as the GRE, the writing is the worst part for me. I retook it this fall and got a 4.0 again. My verbal is high and my quant is pretty good, but I think the GRE is usually considered as just one of multiple factors (and is perhaps not a super important one?) institutions look at in determining whether or not they want to offer admission. Best of luck on all your applications! Rosen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenmill Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hey everyone, I need some advice about one of my applications. I applied to Brown's Modern Culture and Media program over the weekend. They ask for ALL* schools that you've attended (in bolded letters) so I wanted to be sure I included everything. I just graduated from a master's program at Duke, but before I got to Duke I took one course at Hunter College in New York as a part-time student in the Art History MA program. I honestly barely remember taking the course (it was a couple of years ago) and I don't have a transcript or evidence that I took the class. I added Hunter the Education section of the app, and attached a short paragraph where the transcript is supposed to go explaining why I took this course. I thought had received a B+ in the course so I wrote the letter grade in the description. I checked back after the fact and realized that I actually got a B minus. I'm honestly kicking myself today because I feel like I totally messed up this section of the app. I was surprised they wanted every* school so I didn't have the transcript ready or on hand from this one course. I can't believe I reported something incorrectly, and I'm worried this looks really sloppy. Does anyone have any advice on how to handle this? How bad will this look on my application? I have accurate transcripts for my master's degree and undergrad, and the rest of my app is totally fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffayo104 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Hi all, Congrats to everyone who got into OSU! Wow. My interests are media effects/media psych/health comm, and I'm applying for Penn State, Cornell, SUNY Buffalo, Florida State, UCSB, UC Davis. gradswag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIAYU SUN Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) On 12/17/2019 at 7:22 AM, ffayo104 said: Hi all, Congrats to everyone who got into OSU! Wow. My interests are media effects/media psych/health comm, and I'm applying for Penn State, Cornell, SUNY Buffalo, Florida State, UCSB, UC Davis. It seems that we have similar research interest. ?My interests are media psychology/ online communities/ social media affordances. And I also apply for Cornell, UCSB, UC Davis, but I am still working on the UCSB online application form... Can I know more about your background??♀️I have several research experience but I don't have any publications. Good luck for your application! Edited December 25, 2019 by JIAYU SUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradlurker Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 18 hours ago, JIAYU SUN said: It seems that we have similar research interest. ?My interests are media psychology/ online communities/ social media affordances. And I also apply for Cornell, UCSB, UC Davis, but I am still working on the UCSB online application form... Can I know more about your background??♀️I have several research experience but I don't have any publications. Good luck for your application! Haha, we have pretty similar research interest and background as well. My research interests are media psychology & info tech. I also applied for Cornell, UCSB and UC Davis. I have several research experiences but no publications as well. I only have a Bachelor's degree though, so I'm feeling pretty insecure D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffayo104 Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 On 12/25/2019 at 6:39 AM, JIAYU SUN said: It seems that we have similar research interest. ?My interests are media psychology/ online communities/ social media affordances. And I also apply for Cornell, UCSB, UC Davis, but I am still working on the UCSB online application form... Can I know more about your background??♀️I have several research experience but I don't have any publications. Good luck for your application! 22 hours ago, gradlurker said: Haha, we have pretty similar research interest and background as well. My research interests are media psychology & info tech. I also applied for Cornell, UCSB and UC Davis. I have several research experiences but no publications as well. I only have a Bachelor's degree though, so I'm feeling pretty insecure ? I only have one pub and some research experience but not in the areas I'm working on. I have heard it's normal not to have any pubs before doing PhD anyway, or so I reassured myself. None of these programs requires you to get an MA first right? Also, a college graduate with a bunch of research experience seems pretty competitive to me. Let's hope we all get in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdicksen3 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Has anyone heard from UW-Madison's Mass Comm program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PepeTheStrange Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Got the acceptance letter from UNC-Chapel Hill. No word on funding yet. sea382 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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