Top 10

[opalbrite]

I saw someone post about Comparative Literature, but can anyone tell me the Top Ten for just English Lit.? Everyone seems to naturally know, and I feel so lost. . . though I am guessing places like Yale and Harvard are up there.

THANKS!

[latenight]

US News and World Report ranks their top 10 Literary Criticism and Theory programs as:

1 Duke University

Durham, NC

2 Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

3 Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

Baltimore, MD

4 University of California--Berkeley (Cali)

Berkeley, CA

5 Columbia University

New York, NY

6 University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

7 Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)

St. Louis, MO

8 Yale University

New Haven, CT

9 New York University (NYU)

New York, NY

10 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

and their top English programs here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandr ... egl/search

good luck!

[anese]

For some reason, I get this odd sense of satisfaction seeing that Harvard is not in the top 10...then again, its not like its at the bottom either. I think my sister's bitter experience with Harvard has rubbed off on me...

[opalbrite]

I'm a little nervous now, because Harvard was my first choice. . . what is so crazy about it? Does anybody have any info?

[feminist]

If you look at the general rankings for top English PhD programs, Harvard is tied for first with Yale and Berkeley, so no worries.

The list posted here was for criticism and theory.

[anese]

I'm a little nervous now, because Harvard was my first choice. . . what is so crazy about it? Does anybody have any info?

Well, it's not crazy, my sister just had a terrible interview, with a really rude Harvard rep, in a smoky bar of all places! He questioned whether or not she had been lying about her credentials, attempted to goad her into arguments, etc...I also have rarely had any positive interaction with the students there, except for one.

I don't think it is entirely bad, I'm just not certain that the social environment is as friendly as I would like it in an institution.

ETA-- Of course, this is ALL ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE...don't let my personal "hang-ups" influence your choices go and see for yourself.

[Minnesotan]

It's all a matter of opinion. The top program in the nation is the one that gets you the best education and provides the best support for you, not some other jerkoff. Think about the environment you'd like to work in, the topic you want to study, and the people with whom you'd like to learn.

U.S. News knows nothing about what I need out of grad school - only I do.

[immersion]

Ok guys, US News and World Reports rankings have to be the most nonsensical list ever. And, I would hasten to add, that Harvard has a horrible English program. I mean simply awful. They haven't produced work of interest in quite a while...