100freestyle Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Congrats, LinguisticMystic! That's awesome--I'd love the chance to study under Walt Wolfram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianlinguist Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Just out of curiousoity who has done, or will be doing a Linguistics MA with funding that covers at least tuition? And how was the funding offered to you? like did it come with your acceptance, or did you find a Grad assistant advertisment and applY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funology Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 wame0601: A lot of Canadian programs offer funding (to Canadians at least), uOttawa, UBC and McGill to name a few at the MA level. SSHRC and OGS both offer MA funding. I say this because you mentioned being Canadian in that other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinguisticMystic Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks! I was actually offered a teaching assistantship/full tuition remission/heath insurance in the same email. So... yay! I really couldn't be more excited right now. Can't stop beaming! Very excited to work with Walt Wolfram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Tall Cappuccino Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yay! Congratulations!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianlinguist Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 funology, yeah I know, i've already applied to U.S Schools though, oh well I guess all I can do is hope So I don't mean to bum everyone but what would you do if you were me and you have heard from nowhere and this happens ... I did this indepedant study (TESL research project) last spring and my idiot advisor submitted the wrong paper work, and took my school a year to process. Yesterday I find out that he gave me a C-, and not only that the course was 4 credits, and has been on my transcript since early Jan (before I applied to EMU, and after my transcript had been forwarded to a few other places. Well after grade appealing and freaking out all day he admitted he made a mistake, changed the grade to a B+ what i earned, and is re-writing his letter of rec to EMU, because he told them explicitly about the C- (I mean they saw the transcript too). He says its going to take my school 24 hours to process the grade change. But I still am freaking out to the point where I wanna cry, I mean in the last three years I have a 3.5 (almost a 3.6 with the change. (but 3.4 overall) However, in an independant study related to education and linguistics only a year ago as far as some schools know I did terrible. Do you think when its fixed I should send in a new transcript?? Also, do you think I should explain why they are getting another letter of rec? (I only used him for rec letters a few times but where he mentioned the C- hes re sending) It still makes me mad because in his second letter he just says he gave me a B+ not that he messed up the first time. Sorry for the panick, just figured you'd understand better then all my none grad school going friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianlinguist Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Oh and I know I am a genius for that being on my transcript for like a solid 6 weeks and me not noticing until today.....and the grade on the paper was always a B+ so I just assumed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Tall Cappuccino Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Ouch! That's horrible! I would probably send out an email to the graduate advisor at each school receiving the new transcript/rec letter. I hope this works out for you! Keeping my fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianlinguist Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks I appreciate that! I hope so too! I'll send out a letter asap and hopefully my school processes my transcript change asap! it sucks cuz next week is spring break and i doubt much will get done in our school adminisitration that week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busbus Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) But I still am freaking out to the point where I wanna cry, I mean in the last three years I have a 3.5 (almost a 3.6 with the change. (but 3.4 overall) However, in an independant study related to education and linguistics only a year ago as far as some schools know I did terrible. Do you think when its fixed I should send in a new transcript?? Also, do you think I should explain why they are getting another letter of rec? (I only used him for rec letters a few times but where he mentioned the C- hes re sending) It still makes me mad because in his second letter he just says he gave me a B+ not that he messed up the first time. Sorry for the panick, just figured you'd understand better then all my none grad school going friends. Awww.. that sucks. I hope you get in one way or another (there's always next year if this year doesn't work out - just look at me). And why exactly did your advisor point out the C-? Or maybe I should first ask - how did he point it out? Edited March 2, 2012 by busbus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianlinguist Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) He said in his letter, all the courses I've taken with him and the grades I got. So yaaa....and I know but lviing in my parents basement next year sounds right terrible. Forigen kid=hard to find american job lol. but thanks for hoping it works out Edited March 2, 2012 by wame0601 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calire89 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Hi, everyone! My name is Claire. I wanted to join the topic because I've been going through the grad school application process and wanted to commiserate/celebrate with others! So far I've been accepted to Indiana University (MA), University of Florida (MA), and rejected from University of Chicago (PhD - though interestingly, my application was forwarded to the MAPSS program, and they accepted me) and New York University, the latter of which is okay because we weren't a great match. I am bummed about U of C, though - I was so excited about their program. I'm hoping I can re-apply after I get an MA, since I would love to work with several of the professors there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianlinguist Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Congrads on Indiana, I am studying under (I am still an undergrad) someone who did his masters and Phd there...and hes literally brilliant, I am doing n awsome phonology senior project under him. I didn't apply because I want to do a masters before my PhD, and they don't fund (or didn't in the past at least, thier MA students), will you attend Indiana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travgrad Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Claire, may I ask where you are deciding to go? I'm interested in applying to both programs for next year (if this year doesn't work out with my choices) and I'd like to know your thought process is for choosing. Many thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoods Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 saw the theoretical georgetown waitlist..... any other georgetown news? I haven't heard anything which i'm assuming = rejection.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinguisticMystic Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Which PhD concentration did you apply for at Georgetown? I'm sociolinguistics... haven't seen any results for that yet. I think they're on spring break now this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoods Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I did sociolx as well...... well, we shall wait and see I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filipa Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 wait listed at MIT, would have a serious problem since I really like my other options, especially UCn.. does anybody here know the chance of getting off the MIT waitlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 does anybody here know the chance of getting off the MIT waitlist? It depends on the year but people do get off the wait list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filipa Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 It depends on the year but people do get off the wait list. may your words come true, and me your condisciple >-< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filipa Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 may your words come true, and me your condisciple >-< "I"? oh boy, the problems of a non-native speaker, sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calire89 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Claire, may I ask where you are deciding to go? I'm interested in applying to both programs for next year (if this year doesn't work out with my choices) and I'd like to know your thought process is for choosing. Many thanks in advance! I'm not actually sure yet... it's really a very individual decision. Both Indiana and Florida have fantastic programs for my research interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiowires Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) I'm not actually sure yet... it's really a very individual decision. Both Indiana and Florida have fantastic programs for my research interests. Hey Claire, I have decent/good knowledge of one of the programs you're considering. Message me if you want more info. Edited March 6, 2012 by radiowires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabethrose14 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Got a rejection letter today from the PhD Hispanic Linguistics Department at Pitt.. which is funny, since I didn't apply to the PhD Hispanic Linguistics Program.. sending them an e-mail now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddawg50 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 well my anguishing is over--- in and going to JHU ! ! good luck to everyone else who is still waiting, and congrats to everyone else who has gotten into a program with which they're happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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