musichistorygeek Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Applications in. I have no idea how I'm going to make it to March. runn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runn Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Applications in. I have no idea how I'm going to make it to March. I know exactly what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karajan Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hi, all -- I applied to the following schools last year for musicology. If any of you are applying to them and have questions about their applications or whatever, just let me know - I may be able to help! UPenn Columbia Yale Cornell Harvard Princeton Berkeley Stanford Michigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karajan Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Eastman interview notifications are out, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochabear Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Eastman interview notifications are out, I believe. Indiana interview notifications are out, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runn Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Indiana interview notifications are out, as well. Notifications from the University of Michigan are coming out, too. Edited January 4, 2013 by run_kmc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echopw Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Is there anyone here want to apply NYU's film scoring, I only apply this one, and so nerverous now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runn Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Is there anyone here want to apply NYU's film scoring, I only apply this one, and so nerverous now. Take slow, deep breaths. Everything will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echopw Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Take slow, deep breaths. Everything will be fine. Thank u, wish you all the best:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroshiman Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Hi everyone, just found this forum. I applied for Musicology PhD programs and was rejected to Indiana, invited to interview at Northwestern, and am still waiting on word from Stanford, CU, and Brandeis. This is indeed a nerve-wracking process and I wish everyone the best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karajan Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hi everyone, just found this forum. I applied for Musicology PhD programs and was rejected to Indiana, invited to interview at Northwestern, and am still waiting on word from Stanford, CU, and Brandeis. This is indeed a nerve-wracking process and I wish everyone the best of luck. Hi! If it helps at all, I heard from Stanford last year on 25 Jan. Good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroshiman Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 My PhD Musicology applications were submitted as complete (GRE scores, recommendation letters, writing samples, etc.) as of an hour ago. Now comes the hard part: waiting. What are some of the schools you applied to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroshiman Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks Karajan, hopefully I'll hear some good news from them very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmage09 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hi everyone! So great to see a little pocket of musicologists/ theorists/ composers on this site! And we have our own personal guide (Karajan) to the application process (thank you!). I hope that together we will be able to endure the stress of waiting, console each other, and celebrate together! I didn't know what I was going to do while playing the wait game, but if you will all allow it I think this will be my therapy! Here's to hearing soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroun Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 For those who have a Ph.D interview(s) ahead (or who had interviews in previous seasons), what are you doing to prepare for that? Especially if it's not a long one. (within 30 minutes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroshiman Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Make sure you can intelligently discuss the desired course of your research and how University X would be a good fit. You should also familiarize yourself with recent scholarship of the faculty. I have a Northwestern interview and I am familiar with the writings of one faculty member in particular, so I will make sure to bone up on the work of the other faculty before I visit. I'll be at Northwestern from Feb. 14-16, and I'm not quite sure what to expect from a 3 day "interview". I imagine it will be a mixture of interviews, meetings with faculty and current students, sitting in on classes, and perhaps a social event or two. It's an extended visit and they are paying for everything, including my flight. Surely that's a good sign, right? Does anyone have a sense of how competitive it remains at this stage? I would welcome any general interview advice from those who have gone through this already. Should I expect any diagnostic exams during this visit? Do I need to dust off my solfege? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroun Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Make sure you can intelligently discuss the desired course of your research and how University X would be a good fit. You should also familiarize yourself with recent scholarship of the faculty. I have a Northwestern interview and I am familiar with the writings of one faculty member in particular, so I will make sure to bone up on the work of the other faculty before I visit. I'll be at Northwestern from Feb. 14-16, and I'm not quite sure what to expect from a 3 day "interview". I imagine it will be a mixture of interviews, meetings with faculty and current students, sitting in on classes, and perhaps a social event or two. It's an extended visit and they are paying for everything, including my flight. Surely that's a good sign, right? Does anyone have a sense of how competitive it remains at this stage? I would welcome any general interview advice from those who have gone through this already. Should I expect any diagnostic exams during this visit? Do I need to dust off my solfege? hiroshiman, there are numerous threads and posts about interview weekends, so you will benefit from those if you haven't looked at it yet. (I guess you did already?) Mine is just a skype interview. I wish I were invited to an all-paid visit! Enjoy your visit at Northwestern... and good luck! I'm just an applicant so I don't know about competition rates at this stage, but it could be anything from what I hear. AdComms might just want to check you in person and get to know you better beyond the papers, or there might be 2:1~4:1 chance of getting in. Of course I'm hoping for the former but who knows... Anyway it will be easier if you know who your interviewer(s) is/are going to be. I don't know who will interview me yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochabear Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 What are some of the schools you applied to? I applied to UCLA, Stanford, Illinois, Northwestern, Case Western, Michigan, UT Austin, Chicago, and CUNY. I only heard from one (Indiana) and that was for a rejection. Nothing else so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catenaires Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 it looks like 15 people were invited to interview at Eastman this year for theory. I don't quite know how big the theory pool or general applicant pools typically are or how big the incoming cohort is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroshiman Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 That Eastman interview is this weekend, correct? Best of luck to you, let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musichistorygeek Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Does anyone know which schools DO NOT INTERVIEW? I've heard Chicago and UCLA do not? I am applying for ethnomusicology. I've heard that Cornell doesn't interview for musicology, but, to be honest, I don't know much about ethnomusicology programs. Speaking of interviews, is anyone else interviewing at CUNY in a couple of weeks? (I won't be able to get out to NYC, so I'll be doing a phone interview. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karajan Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Last year, I had interviews for Columbia and Penn, but no others. Of course, this year, things may be different -- I don't think Princeton interviewed last year, but, this year, they apparently are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmage09 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 From what I understand, Princeton only does regional interviews and only if there is an alumni in the area willing to conduct them. If you don't get an interview it does not count against you (per website). Karajan- about what time last year did you hear from Columbia and Penn for interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karajan Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I got my Penn interview email on 18 Jan, and my Columbia interview email on 26 February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroun Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 From what I understand, Princeton only does regional interviews and only if there is an alumni in the area willing to conduct them. If you don't get an interview it does not count against you (per website). Karajan- about what time last year did you hear from Columbia and Penn for interviews? Maybe that's for undergraduate admissions? Because they are doing Skype interviews this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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