NYU comp lit PhD

[pelevinfan]

Unfortunately, no. At least that is a plain Slavic PhD, so they can't pull a move like that and not accept any students...let's just hope that the acceptances are us!

I'll post it up as soon as I get a reply to the email I sent to the department; hopefully they get back to me sooner rather than later.

[cascadingdissonance]

Have the decisions for the program already been made by this point? I haven't heard anything, positive, negative or otherwise, since I submitted the application.

[Origin=Goal]

I was curious if anyone had some thoughts on the advantages of a more cross-disciplinary, theoretical program like NYU compared to a comp lit program more rigorously tied to traditional languages and literary studies-- especially with regard to job placement possibilities.

[asleepawake]

Does anyone know whether or not it is okay to apply to both NYU's Comp Lit and English programs at the same time? If so, would it look bad to do so? Their FAQ doesn't seem to address this question.

Both departments have at least 2 people on faculty who I'd consider ~~***dream faculty***~~, though I'd really like a chance to work with any/all of them. My interests are interdisciplinary but probably don't fit into most traditional Comp Lit departments.

(Don't mind me, I'm just busy being delusional thinking I could have a chance in either program)