sarahpc2020 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Hello, all! I wanted to start a thread for those of us applying in this application season. We're in the midst of app deadlines now! How is everyone feeling? confusinggrace and ©har1ie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusinggrace Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Chillin. sarahpc2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusinggrace Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Interview at Duke! Let's go! 🤯 sarahpc2020 and leguinian22 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahpc2020 Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Congrats, @confusinggrace! How did it go? confusinggrace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusinggrace Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 7 hours ago, sarahpc2020 said: Congrats, @confusinggrace! How did it go? Thanks! I really don't know what to think of the interview. I was let into the zoom meeting like 10 minutes late and I felt like we were in a rush to still finish on time. We went over by a few minutes, so I still got about 15 min of my 20 min interview slot, but it was a struggle to try to answer their questions in such a short time period. I felt I didn't have the time to explain much of anything outside of what was already on my application. I had read that Duke's interviews could be pretty brutal, but the adcoms all seemed pretty cordial with me. One of them (I think it was Antonio Viego) said he really enjoyed my writing sample. Although, another one hinted that my research interests may be too broad for doctoral research... I suppose I won't really know how it went until I hear back. sarahpc2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahpc2020 Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 On 1/29/2024 at 7:21 PM, confusinggrace said: Thanks! I really don't know what to think of the interview. I was let into the zoom meeting like 10 minutes late and I felt like we were in a rush to still finish on time. We went over by a few minutes, so I still got about 15 min of my 20 min interview slot, but it was a struggle to try to answer their questions in such a short time period. I felt I didn't have the time to explain much of anything outside of what was already on my application. I had read that Duke's interviews could be pretty brutal, but the adcoms all seemed pretty cordial with me. One of them (I think it was Antonio Viego) said he really enjoyed my writing sample. Although, another one hinted that my research interests may be too broad for doctoral research... I suppose I won't really know how it went until I hear back. 15 minutes does not seem like a lot of time to delve into things! I would think it would be more about putting a face to a name. Fingers crossed that you'll hear some good news soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusinggrace Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 12 hours ago, sarahpc2020 said: 15 minutes does not seem like a lot of time to delve into things! I would think it would be more about putting a face to a name. Fingers crossed that you'll hear some good news soon! I hope so. I just received my first decision of the cycle this morning, a rejection from Dartmouth's comp lit MA. I figured it would be a nice backup in case I don't get accepted into a PhD program. Guess I was wrong, but I have two other masters programs to apply to as well. Anyway, how are your applications going? Any news yet? sarahpc2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahpc2020 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 (edited) On 1/31/2024 at 2:03 PM, confusinggrace said: I hope so. I just received my first decision of the cycle this morning, a rejection from Dartmouth's comp lit MA. I figured it would be a nice backup in case I don't get accepted into a PhD program. Guess I was wrong, but I have two other masters programs to apply to as well. Anyway, how are your applications going? Any news yet? Yeah, rejections are so tough. I was rejected from the UMich Comp Lit PhD program and that hit hard. That's the only Comp Lit program I've heard from though! I've been accepted to one French PhD and two French MA programs so far, but nothing from the other Comp Lits. And I mainly applied to Comp Lits, so here's hoping . . . Edited February 1 by sarahpc2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahpc2020 Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 23 hours ago, sarahpc2020 said: Yeah, rejections are so tough. I was rejected from the UMich Comp Lit PhD program and that hit hard. That's the only Comp Lit program I've heard from though! I've been accepted to one French PhD and two French MA programs so far, but nothing from the other Comp Lits. And I mainly applied to Comp Lits, so here's hoping . . . Got the UChicago and Brown rejections last night! Scared to hope for the others! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coucoufan Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Got rejected by Yale Medieval Studies and Harvard Comp Lit yesterday. sarahpc2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongduee Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I was rejected by UIUC History program (Ph.D.), but now I am awaiting the decision of the French Studies (master) program at the same uni. I got accepted by Western Michigan Medieval Studies, but I don't have any scholarships available Besides that, I am still awaiting decisions on the Comparative Literature program at UCSB, wish me luck guys, fingers crossed!!!! sarahpc2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahpc2020 Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 Fingers crossed, y'all! We are so close to being done with all the waiting and unknowns lol @fongduee@coucoufan@confusinggrace leguinian22 and confusinggrace 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusinggrace Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 2/29/2024 at 12:42 PM, sarahpc2020 said: Fingers crossed, It worked! I finally got my first acceptance today (UCLA off the waitlist) after a long slew of rejections that made me question my entire existence. I'm going to grad school! leguinian22 and sarahpc2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahpc2020 Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 On 3/6/2024 at 7:02 PM, confusinggrace said: It worked! I finally got my first acceptance today (UCLA off the waitlist) after a long slew of rejections that made me question my entire existence. I'm going to grad school! Wow, congratulations! What a fantastic program as well! And sunny California confusinggrace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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