rems Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Funny that I just posted the above this morning. Just accepted to Ohio State's Comparative Studies program and nominated for a University Fellowship. CONGRATS bluecheese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Wow, congrats!!! bluecheese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Congrats! What is "Comparative Studies"? And also (since hopefully you will be making a decision between this and other acceptances) what kind of hiring prospects do you have with a Comparative Studies PhD? Edited January 18, 2013 by DontHate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 http://comparativestudies.osu.edu/ It's like Berkeley Rhetoric, University of Minnesota Cultural Studies, etc. Super excited! Troppman and bluecheese 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troppman Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Congrats, bluecheese! They have some absolute rock stars (students and profs) in that department! bluecheese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHEoS Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Congrats, bluecheese! All of this positivity is making waiting so much easier/better for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 The hiring prospects, I think, depend on what project one undertakes. Some things make the job market harder (like people who study theory strictly). My project should position me for english, gender studies, and theory programs. So, at least in my case, I think they're pretty good. Also, I'm in a good position for creative writing jobs (but those are always a shot in the dark). Also, Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Funny that I just posted the above this morning. Just accepted to Ohio State's Comparative Studies program and nominated for a University Fellowship. ASFUIHASJDPAOSIDJASDOIASJDASODIASJDAS CONGRATS! YOU ARE AMAZING. bluecheese and lisajay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical cat Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Congrats to both of you! And may there be many, many more of these posts in the coming weeks.I will deny ever having said this but OSU's Comparative Studies program is pretty cool and was really hard to cross off my official list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Does OSU publish stats about the job outcomes from that program? I'd like to look at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Does OSU publish stats about the job outcomes from that program? I'd like to look at them. jobs jobs jobs capitalism jobs ETA: I'm just teasing you, of course. Edited January 18, 2013 by asleepawake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Shit's important to me! I want to be in academia for the long-haul, not just for 5-7 yrs. It has nothing to do with capitalism, it has to do with my life goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 I want a job, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rems Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Shit's important to me! I want to be in academia for the long-haul, not just for 5-7 yrs. It has nothing to do with capitalism, it has to do with my life goals. Sounds like socialist talk to me. Me, my daddy, my daddy's daddy, my daddy's daddy's daddy, and my daddy's daddy's daddy's daddy don't take too kindly to socialists. asleepawake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I've heard mixed things about interdisciplinary degrees. TripWillis and DontHate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) I've heard mixed things about interdisciplinary degrees. Same here. I don't know what to believe -- is cultural studies and interdisciplinarity the wave of the future (I hope so, yes please), or do you end up cornering yourself out of every available job market? (i.e. not a history scholar, not a sociology scholar, not an English scholar, no lines for "American Studies" professors -- might be a tough pickle) Although, in Bluecheeses case, it is not the time to worry about that; it's the time to celebrate because this is effing awesome! Edited January 18, 2013 by TripWillis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Congrats to you both! Bluecheese, that is *super* exciting. I really, really wanted to apply to Comp Studies at OSU, but the program ended up not being the strongest match for my interests. You can rest easy the rest of the season knowing that you have at least one really awesome option! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 AKA "I want to be employed until somebody else starts the revolution thnkx." waparys, 1Q84, rems and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Q84 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 AKA "I want to be employed until somebody else starts the revolution thnkx." Heehee! You tell em, asleepawake! This is officially my new favourite post on gradcafe. asleepawake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) I know some people in a similar program. They do have a harder time getting jobs, but when they do get jobs they are often much better than the jobs than one gets from a second tier/or lower first tier english department (and are often equivalent to what one might get from a first tier english department). That said, it does make things a bit harder. Given my interests, though, it may open me up to a variety of interdisciplinary jobs (American Studies, Women and Gender Studies, etc. on top of english departments). I actually wouldn't have applied if I didn't think there were job prospects. I talked to several faculty before making the decision to apply to such programs It's "weirder" than a strait english degree, but it is totally doable. And thanks to everyone for all of the good wishes!!!!! Edited January 18, 2013 by bluecheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nada.am Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Congrats to both of you! Adding to what is hopefully positive energy in the coming weeks for all, I got an email this morning saying that I've been nominated for a fellowship from UCSB's comp lit department. Before I get too excited...fellowship nominations seem to be like unofficial acceptances or something of the sort, right? 1Q84, waparys, Gwendolyn and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Yes, that's usually the case. CONGRATS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestage Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 The hiring prospects, I think, depend on what project one undertakes. Some things make the job market harder (like people who study theory strictly). My project should position me for english, gender studies, and theory programs. So, at least in my case, I think they're pretty good. Also, I'm in a good position for creative writing jobs (but those are always a shot in the dark). Also, Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! out of curiousty, how specific of a project did you outline in your SOP? did you talk to people in the department? I looked briefly at that program and much more seriously at the more or less equivalent one at Minnesota, but I didn't apply to either because it looked like I wouldn't really have a shot if I wasn't willing and able to essentially turn my SOP into a mini dissertation prospectus. I was neither willing nor able. In your experience, is this a reasonably accurate conclusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 My prospectus was fairly specific. It wasn't a mini dissertation prospectus given that I'm unsure what theoretical approach I want to use to tackle my project (I mentioned some options, but didn't have one set in stone). I also have 2 or 3 things that I'm interested in all circling around the same area (on top of my interest in creative writing). I do have a project that I want to do, vaguely. But it definitely wasn't as set in stone as a dissertation prospectus. To a certain degree, I think all programs (from what I gather) want applications to have some sense of what they want to study. If that changes, cool. I didn't contact anyone at any of the schools (I do know some people at a couple of schools because of creative writing connections... but not at OSU). I did mention people I might potentially work with in my SOP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1racyjacks Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 http://comparativestudies.osu.edu/ It's like Berkeley Rhetoric, University of Minnesota Cultural Studies, etc. Super excited! my Berk POI told me that Berk rhetoric, while good in theory -- is more law-oriented than really 'englishy' so if you want to do something with english and interdisciplinary studies (I cross over to cog and neuro science) it's better to apply to english. just fyi cuz the Berk rhetoric website doesn't make this clear. But I think gender studies might still make it to Berk rhetoric Not sure about UMinn cultural studies PS now wondering if us internationals get informed later than americans in general. granted, none of my unis have notified anyone yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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