Suny Binghamton

[Dagny1984]

Has anyone heard anything from Binghamton?

[desaparecido]

Has anyone heard anything from Binghamton?

There have been two posts in the results section by someone who, apparently, was accepted into the PhD program last year and seems to have been kicked out. I'm not sure why he posted that in the results section, and I'm quite certain it was something along the lines of blowing off steam and letting people know his thoughts on the matter as opposed to a reaction to any sort of admissions decision, as I went to Binghamton for my MA and I know they typically let people know rather late (given their mid-February deadline). A good friend of mine is waiting to hear from them regarding PhD admission, and he hasn't heard anything yet.

FYI, if you happen to catch those posts on the board, the DGS the poster is referring to is not the current DGS. David Bartine (to whom he's referring) was the director last year (his second in the position), but now Donette Francis, I believe, is directing the program. If you have any questions about the program or anything, feel free to let me know. Some people didn't have great experiences with it, but personally I found the program to be very rewarding, though it certainly has its limitations.

[Dagny1984]

There have been two posts in the results section by someone who, apparently, was accepted into the PhD program last year and seems to have been kicked out. I'm not sure why he posted that in the results section, and I'm quite certain it was something along the lines of blowing off steam and letting people know his thoughts on the matter as opposed to a reaction to any sort of admissions decision, as I went to Binghamton for my MA and I know they typically let people know rather late (given their mid-February deadline). A good friend of mine is waiting to hear from them regarding PhD admission, and he hasn't heard anything yet.

FYI, if you happen to catch those posts on the board, the DGS the poster is referring to is not the current DGS. David Bartine (to whom he's referring) was the director last year (his second in the position), but now Donette Francis, I believe, is directing the program. If you have any questions about the program or anything, feel free to let me know. Some people didn't have great experiences with it, but personally I found the program to be very rewarding, though it certainly has its limitations.

Thank you Readwritenap.

I am actually interested in the strengths and weaknesses of the department.

[chainofbeing]

Does anyone know anything about their Philosophy Literature and Theory of Criticism program? I have an admission with no funding details, and that's why I'd appreciate any further information about Bing. like Dagny1984.

[aliko54]

Same here chainofbeing..Acceptance with no funding info

[chainofbeing]

Same here chainofbeing..Acceptance with no funding info

I hope we get a good funding...as opposed to what I keep hearing leads me to believe...

[aliko54]

Today I got the funding info by mail...It's 14.5k + assistantship

[chainofbeing]

Today I got the funding info by mail...It's 14.5k + assistantship

Great news! congratulations. even though you are inclining to USC I believe this kind of validation won't do any harm ... I am still waiting on my funding info. I feel like: they may take their time.

[Dagny1984]

Great news! congratulations. even though you are inclining to USC I believe this kind of validation won't do any harm ... I am still waiting on my funding info. I feel like: they may take their time.

chainofbeing, do you know how many people they are taking for fall 2012?

[chainofbeing]

chainofbeing, do you know how many people they are taking for fall 2012?

No, I actually don't, why? oh..if this question is what I think it is...

[Dagny1984]

No, I actually don't, why? oh..if this question is what I think it is...

I was curious if they mentioned how many people that they are accepting into the program. Sometimes they tell you something like you are 1 of 4 etc... I am on the unofficial waitlist.

[TripWillis]

This guy keeps posting this on the results board:

"A couple months after I was accepted to the BU PhD program, I tried to switch courses due to what I thought was a personality conflict with a prof. The grad program director seemed on board with this switch. To my face, the grad program director said the switch was ok if I found another course. I found out subsequently that the grad program director was warning the other professors against letting me make this switch to their courses. He told some professors he wanted me out of the program. It seemed to me at the time just bad timing, not a coordinated denial. The grad program director later made up some flimsy reasons for warning me about my performance in the program. One allegation related to my partial grade from the dropped course which didn't factor into my GPA. The other purported reason was student comments on my grading, which I was not actually shown evidence. The grad director also gave several graduate students a work overload. The number of undergrads to grade was capped at 70 per semester, but the grad director assigned overloads of several hundred students to multiple grad students. Several years ago the dept received a formal warning about using this type of overload, but regardless of that warning the use of the overload was repeated during my terms."

Oh my god dude, get over it!

Edited March 25, 2012 by TripWillis

[chainofbeing]

Never seen this before, but definitely heard about their shrinking funds and early teaching assignments. still considering to go there though.