PhD Linguistics at McGill

[Grad Nat]

I just applied to the Linguistics PhD program in McGill University and I am just waiting for the results. Is anyone else in the same situation as I am?

[anawerkmann]

Dear all,

I'm writing from Croatia.

I wanted to ask you if you could tell me something about your experience with the admission process.

What do you consider to be the most important thing? What can impress the admission committee the most? What do you think was the greatest strength of your application? Feel free to add anything you consider useful.

[fuzzylogician]

I'd suggest reposting this question in a different forum to get better exposure. Furthermore, most students on thegradcafe are only now applying to schools so they can't really give you advice with any perspective. Try reading some of the general advice threads in the Applications forum for that.

My answer: The strongest part of my application was my letters of recommendation. It's the one thing that everyone mentioned when I visited schools. I also had a good research record and some teaching experience, though no real publication or serious conference presentation.