butalas Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Hey there! I accepted the funded MA spot and am going to BC as well. I can't wait! Have you looked at the classes for next fall? I'm also really excited! The classes look fantastic. I don't yet know how registration works, but assuming I can just take all the classes I want to, I plan to enroll in "Contemporary Literary and Culture Theory," "American Nature Writing," and "Introduction to Advanced Research." I believe the last one is required of us. My area is 19th century American and critical theory. What classes are you thinking of taking/what's your area?
pomoisdead Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Giving this a bump since two acceptances are posted and I'm not one...any news? Details?
librarygremlin Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 I'm actually really surprised they are notifying so early-- and BC is closed today and tomorrow because of the storm. I'm sure there will be more news soon...
cbttcher Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 I'm actually really surprised they are notifying so early-- and BC is closed today and tomorrow because of the storm. I'm sure there will be more news soon... I hope so... I would really love to go to Boston. But I also didn't expect to hear of them notifying before next week.
librarygremlin Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 another acceptance went up...fff well, on the bright side, they offer a weird amount of MA's to rejected phd students, so, there's that. BUT, hopefully it's a slow burn and they're just sending out their acceptances over a couple of days.
jma310 Posted February 8, 2013 Author Posted February 8, 2013 Hi guys-- not to be the bearer of bad news but perhaps a dose of realism, last year the DGS at BC told me they had 250+ apps and only had 4 spots... so 3 acceptances are posted, maybe waitlists have yet to go out?? Best of luck!
librarygremlin Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 thanks jma310! yes, not too hopeful for BC...
katja454 Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Hi guys-- not to be the bearer of bad news but perhaps a dose of realism, last year the DGS at BC told me they had 250+ apps and only had 4 spots... so 3 acceptances are posted, maybe waitlists have yet to go out?? Best of luck! Just to confirm jma310, I'm one of this year's BC acceptances, and in an email, the DGS said that their class size is once again 4. I don't know how many they accept in total and how many they waitlist, but that seems to be their standard target class.
cicada123 Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Just to confirm jma310, I'm one of this year's BC acceptances, and in an email, the DGS said that their class size is once again 4. I don't know how many they accept in total and how many they waitlist, but that seems to be their standard target class. I'm one of BC's Ph.D. acceptances as well, and I posted on the results board.
cicada123 Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Just to confirm jma310, I'm one of this year's BC acceptances, and in an email, the DGS said that their class size is once again 4. I don't know how many they accept in total and how many they waitlist, but that seems to be their standard target class. And congratulations!!
cbttcher Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) I'm one of BC's Ph.D. acceptances as well, and I posted on the results board. Congratulations!!! Yep... Not even waitlisted apparently. Edited February 9, 2013 by cbttcher
katja454 Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Thanks - you too!! Oh, and cicada, I did my MA at BC, so I know a little about the PhD program from friends and a fair amount about the department and the area. Happy to answer any questions that you might have, if I can!
cicada123 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Oh, and cicada, I did my MA at BC, so I know a little about the PhD program from friends and a fair amount about the department and the area. Happy to answer any questions that you might have, if I can! That would be wonderful, Katja! Thank you! I'll be sure to let you know. I'm sure I'll have some questions.
pomoisdead Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 So obviously at this point no acceptance or wait list means sayonara. Anyone know if they offer any funding with possible MA offers? I can't even consider paying another dime for education...bad enough we're shelling out 100 per school for apps and GRE reports etc.
katja454 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 So obviously at this point no acceptance or wait list means sayonara. Anyone know if they offer any funding with possible MA offers? I can't even consider paying another dime for education...bad enough we're shelling out 100 per school for apps and GRE reports etc. Yep, it's possible! They admit some of their top MA acceptances with a first-year fellowship and then anyone can apply for a teaching fellowship your second year
cicada123 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Hey, everyone! For those of you admitted to the PhD program at BC, do any of y'all plan on visiting? And if so, would anyone want to arrange to visit at the same time?
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