2022 Applicants

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Hi! I was offered admission into UofT and McMaster for a masters in English. I have been offered a cgsm, paid TA-ship, and option to do thesis or coursework at McMaster. I have no funding other than OSAP for UofT and its only coursework, they dont offer TA-ship for MA students. I want to pursue a PhD so I am not sure which uni would be best. I am undecided because UofT program hasn't offered CGSM yet and the program is stronger than McMaster English. Does anyone know about the McMaster English MA program? Thanks!

[Cordelipup]

This is my second cycle applying for PhDs and I ended up at a fully funded Masters with a TAship and an additional award. I came into this cycle from a very dark place last cycle. I've been a public school ELA teacher for the past 5 years (without a Master's), and desperate to realize my dream of a PhD program but feeling stuck and unappreciated as an educator. My research interests are in Rhetoric and still K-12 focused.

I'm very happy with the program I ended up with. It was absolutely about "fit" more than anything else. I really didn't think that a fully funded Master's program with a TAship was even in the realm of possibility because they seem so difficult to find, especially after COVID. But I'm excited to be a part of a program that is excited to have me!

I guess I'm writing this because it is what I would have appreciated reading as I scoured these forums this cycle or last cycle. I hope everyone else ended up somewhere they are happy with as well.

Edited April 16, 2022 by Cordelipup

[plainblacktights]

Hey everyone! I'm still officially waitlisted at CUNY (Comparative Literature), but it really feels like a joke now. I wrote to the program director last week to express my continued interest and he hasn't responded. I am having a really hard time understanding why they won't just officially reject me. It's not as if I would be paying for the program and they could possibly profit from keeping me hanging until the last possible second. Any thoughts?