Fall 2023 Applicants

[applyingforfall2023]

I have applied to quite a few programs, incl PhDs at Cornell, Harvard, Penn, Yale, UChicago, Princeton, UMich, UCBerkeley, as well as a MPhil at Oxford (for comparative linguitics). I have only heard back from Oxford so far (acceptance), but I am waiting for further updates from the American schools, so I could make a more informed decision. 

The US funded options are financially sensible as far as compared to unfunded American ones, but a program in France or Germany would still be way cheaper. Especially because as an international student in the US on a F1 visa, I can only work for 20 hours per week, on campus. But in the EU I could work basically however much and whereever I'd like to.

Good luck for everyone applying this season!

[Siunas]

On 1/5/2023 at 11:40 AM, archanonymous said:

I am also a current undergrad @Siunas! Very nervous haha. What do you focus on? I study Hellenistic Greece mostly.

I feel you dude. In general I do cuneiform studies, and I am really looking forward to programs  that could integrate Hittitology and Assyriology.

[applyingforfall2023]

11 hours ago, Siunas said:

I feel you dude. In general I do cuneiform studies, and I am really looking forward to programs  that could integrate Hittitology and Assyriology.

Halo! Another (parttime) NELC person here. From my understanding, not many American unis have an active Hittitological (however the word is spelt) department outside of UChicago. 

Have you considered applying to German/French schools? Places like FU Berlin, Marburg, Würzburg, or LMU Munich all have great Hethitologen as well as an active Altorientalistik department. Plus they, at least from my understanding, actually have funding for graduate students. If you know German, that would be great; but I do know people who work in Altorientalistik in Germany who have basically no German at all... (Leiden and Oxford, of course, are both great places for both Hittitology and Assyriology.)

Edited January 8, 2023 by applyingforfall2023

[JMAurelius]

On 1/7/2023 at 10:53 AM, applyingforfall2023 said:

I have applied to quite a few programs, incl PhDs at Cornell, Harvard, Penn, Yale, UChicago, Princeton, UMich, UCBerkeley, as well as a MPhil at Oxford (for comparative linguitics). I have only heard back from Oxford so far (acceptance), but I am waiting for further updates from the American schools, so I could make a more informed decision. 

The US funded options are financially sensible as far as compared to unfunded American ones, but a program in France or Germany would still be way cheaper. Especially because as an international student in the US on a F1 visa, I can only work for 20 hours per week, on campus. But in the EU I could work basically however much and whereever I'd like to.

Good luck for everyone applying this season!

Congrats on the Oxford acceptance! ?

[Boerinnetje]

On 1/7/2023 at 3:53 PM, applyingforfall2023 said:

I have applied to quite a few programs, incl PhDs at Cornell, Harvard, Penn, Yale, UChicago, Princeton, UMich, UCBerkeley, as well as a MPhil at Oxford (for comparative linguitics). I have only heard back from Oxford so far (acceptance), but I am waiting for further updates from the American schools, so I could make a more informed decision. 

The US funded options are financially sensible as far as compared to unfunded American ones, but a program in France or Germany would still be way cheaper. Especially because as an international student in the US on a F1 visa, I can only work for 20 hours per week, on campus. But in the EU I could work basically however much and whereever I'd like to.

Good luck for everyone applying this season!

Oxford applications for Masters closed January 6th. How did you get an offer already? Early applicant or was your course different? I applied for the MSt in Greek/Roman History and was told to expect to hear early March.

[applyingforfall2023]

47 minutes ago, Boerinnetje said:

Oxford applications for Masters closed January 6th. How did you get an offer already? Early applicant or was your course different? I applied for the MSt in Greek/Roman History and was told to expect to hear early March.

Hallo! The application ddl on 6.1. is the university-wide deadline (I think) for international students' funding, but the university, from what I understand, takes students both before and after that deadline.

For my particular course (comparative philology): https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/mphil-linguistics-philology-phonetics, there are two ddl, one on 11.11., one on 6.1. The first round of applicants are accepted before the beginning of the second round.

Good luck!

[canyoudigit]

Hi everyone!  Just found this website and thought I'd join in.  I've applied for PhD programs in Classics at Cornell and Harvard, ISAW at NYU, AAMW at UPenn and IPCAA at Michigan.  I did my undergrad at UWO in Canada and my Masters in Scotland so the American system is very daunting!  Anxiously awaiting responses from the schools but UPenn is my dream.

[Boerinnetje]

21 hours ago, Stephanie Sherrett said:

Hi everyone!  Just found this website and thought I'd join in.  I've applied for PhD programs in Classics at Cornell and Harvard, ISAW at NYU, AAMW at UPenn and IPCAA at Michigan.  I did my undergrad at UWO in Canada and my Masters in Scotland so the American system is very daunting!  Anxiously awaiting responses from the schools but UPenn is my dream.

Where in Scotland? I'm at St Andrews

[canyoudigit]

1 hour ago, Boerinnetje said:

Where in Scotland? I'm at St Andrews

I was at Edinburgh and graduated in November. St Andrews was my backup school!!

[applyingforfall2023]

Update: I've scheduled/had interviews with UMich and UChicago so far. Any comrades?

[Fall2023Classics]

25 minutes ago, applyingforfall2023 said:

Update: I've scheduled/had interviews with UMich and UChicago so far. Any comrades?

At UChicago were you contacted by the Classics faculty or the Near Eastern studies/Hittitology faculty for the interview? 

[applyingforfall2023]

22 minutes ago, Fall2023Classics said:

At UChicago were you contacted by the Classics faculty or the Near Eastern studies/Hittitology faculty for the interview? 

Classics

[Fall2023Classics]

28 minutes ago, applyingforfall2023 said:

Classics

Nice! And who are you going to be speaking with? I did not get an interview request from them, but I did attend UChicago. I got an interview request from UMich too. 

[JMAurelius]

On 1/11/2023 at 9:00 PM, Stephanie Sherrett said:

Hi everyone!  Just found this website and thought I'd join in.  I've applied for PhD programs in Classics at Cornell and Harvard, ISAW at NYU, AAMW at UPenn and IPCAA at Michigan.  I did my undergrad at UWO in Canada and my Masters in Scotland so the American system is very daunting!  Anxiously awaiting responses from the schools but UPenn is my dream.

Welcome!  Fingers crossed for you! ?

[789]

@Fall2023Classics Did you apply to IPAH, IPCAA, or lang/lit at Michigan?

[JMAurelius]

Congrats on the interview invites, @applyingforfall2023 and @Fall2023Classics!  And best of luck!  I screwed up one of my interviews so badly that even now I still cringe a little when I think about it.  lol

[Fall2023Classics]

15 minutes ago, 789 said:

@Fall2023Classics Did you apply to IPAH, IPCAA, or lang/lit at Michigan?

Lit! 

[Fall2023Classics]

11 minutes ago, JMAurelius said:

Congrats on the interview invites, @applyingforfall2023 and @Fall2023Classics!  And best of luck!  I screwed up one of my interviews so badly that even now I still cringe a little when I think about it.  lol

Thanks! Any advice? I am so nervous about what they might ask ?

[applyingforfall2023]

1 hour ago, Fall2023Classics said:

Nice! And who are you going to be speaking with? I did not get an interview request from them, but I did attend UChicago. I got an interview request from UMich too. 

I just PM'ed you. (I don't want to post other people's names in public).

[applyingforfall2023]

1 hour ago, 789 said:

@Fall2023Classics Did you apply to IPAH, IPCAA, or lang/lit at Michigan?

I also applied for lang/lit at UMich!

[Siunas]

Hey my dear NELC fellows! Have you guys heard anything from the schools? 

[canyoudigit]

Has anyone heard anything back yet?  Trying to keep the anxiety levels down but it's not working too well?

[PugLife95]

13 minutes ago, Stephanie Sherrett said:

Has anyone heard anything back yet?  Trying to keep the anxiety levels down but it's not working too well?

I applied to a bunch of programs, a mix of PhDs and MAs (archaeology track), and I haven't heard anything either so you're not alone! I'm trying not to think about it too much, as well, but that's definitely much easier said than done lol 

[magnamater]

22 hours ago, Stephanie Sherrett said:

Has anyone heard anything back yet?  Trying to keep the anxiety levels down but it's not working too well?

One response, an interview offer from Cornell for the PhD program

[sulpicias]

Hi guys! Just wanted to say that I got interviews at UPenn and USC, accepted at U Wash. I heard thru the grapevine that Stanford and UCLA have sent out interviews already, though, which I did not get :(