pruzhalskii Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 These are both top programs, so no. It comes down to a lot more than an Ivy name. Indiana often ranks higher due to placement record. Placement record should also be a factor! Hi uromastyx! I am new to all of this, but do you mind me asking what program at Minnesota you applied to?
uromastyx Posted February 20, 2013 Author Posted February 20, 2013 Hi uromastyx! I am new to all of this, but do you mind me asking what program at Minnesota you applied to? I applied to the German Studies track, but have already begun Swedish and would continue with Scandinavian Studies if I went there. As such, I would possibly look to switch to the German/Scandinavian PhD track.
FreeLindsey Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Uromastyx, I was in Marburg for the summer. Took classes at Speak + Write Institut. Did quite a bit of traveling apart from that, too. For those wondering about funding, Penn State offers about $17,000 plus $3000 summer support. UPenn offered me $24,000 plus $4000 summer support. I feel like those are pretty good indicators of range, from my understanding. So, anyone familiar with wait list protocol? I have no idea when I'll find out if a spot has opened up for me at Princeton, and I am very interested. They're having me visit on March 29th for their conference, which will be mad awkward if I don't get offered a spot. But I'm really hoping to know before then... Meh. Angst. Anyone heard from NYU, Toronto, Rutgers, Brown, or Harvard?
uromastyx Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 Uromastyx, I was in Marburg for the summer. Took classes at Speak + Write Institut. Did quite a bit of traveling apart from that, too. For those wondering about funding, Penn State offers about $17,000 plus $3000 summer support. UPenn offered me $24,000 plus $4000 summer support. I feel like those are pretty good indicators of range, from my understanding. So, anyone familiar with wait list protocol? I have no idea when I'll find out if a spot has opened up for me at Princeton, and I am very interested. They're having me visit on March 29th for their conference, which will be mad awkward if I don't get offered a spot. But I'm really hoping to know before then... Meh. Angst. Anyone heard from NYU, Toronto, Rutgers, Brown, or Harvard? Very cool! And the price tag with the Ivies reflects the amount of money there, and not always the quality of program. But 28K/year is suh-weet! I do know that Harvard does interviews. Did you get one? But I didn't apply to these schools In hindsight I should have applied to Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia. Such is life.
FreeLindsey Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Harvard does do interviews and I didn't get one. But I have an interview with Rutgers tomorrow (well, er, later today I guess)!
uromastyx Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 Harvard does do interviews and I didn't get one. But I have an interview with Rutgers tomorrow (well, er, later today I guess)! Best of luck!!
FreeLindsey Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Well that was odd... the interview went very well (we talked for almost 45 minutes) and he said that they were "extremely, extremely interested" but really didn't give me a time table in terms of finding out whether or not I'd be accepted. He seemed to be trying very hard to sell me on Rutgers, but I don't know, it was very strange. verisa and spicyartichoke 1 1
uromastyx Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 Well that was odd... the interview went very well (we talked for almost 45 minutes) and he said that they were "extremely, extremely interested" but really didn't give me a time table in terms of finding out whether or not I'd be accepted. He seemed to be trying very hard to sell me on Rutgers, but I don't know, it was very strange. 1) 45 mins 2) "extremely, extremely interested" 3) they are selling the program You may expect the acceptance in the near future. Congrats!
FreeLindsey Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Thanks, I hope you're right! He did a good job of selling it... Any news on your end?
uromastyx Posted February 22, 2013 Author Posted February 22, 2013 My interview at Minnesota was similar. They were definitely trying to sell it to me. And it worked! Well, I was waitlisted at Michigan today, post interview. I'm somewhat surprised by this, but this is the game we play. I've gotten the ball rolling for a couple of campus visits, which I'm looking forward to. I've heard nothing from Carolina-Duke, which I was hoping for. It seems late for them, so this is probably not great news. But I'm really just twiddling my thumbs waiting for my prospective college at Oxford. My friend said it takes about 3 weeks to hear, but it's been 4 already. (The website states upwards of 8-10.) blah
FreeLindsey Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Ah, I know a prof in the German department at Minnesota (came to a conference at my uni... on Epictetus, funnily enough) and he was an awesome guy. I thought about applying there but decided that I really didn't want to live in Minnesota... I'm seriously getting impatient, but I'm really looking forward to my visit to UPenn in a few days. They just sent me the itinerary and it looks like I get to meet just about everyone.
FreeLindsey Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 I was just made an offer from Rutgers! Visiting next week
uromastyx Posted February 22, 2013 Author Posted February 22, 2013 I was just made an offer from Rutgers! Visiting next week Congrats!!!
verisa Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 has any of you guys heard back from Brown or NYU?! verisa 1
FreeLindsey Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 Just got rejected from Brown today :/ Nothing from NYU yet.
uromastyx Posted February 28, 2013 Author Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) yuuup. my rejection from Brown came today as well. had i not gotten into my #1 i'd be suuuper bummed about not get in at #2-#5. such is life. we can't win them all. i didn't apply to NYU. Edited February 28, 2013 by uromastyx
tabletop25 Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 I'm not sure if this is the exact place I should post this, but I thought maybe you guys could help.I was accepted to UC Irvine's and University of Washington's German PhD programs and received funding for 5 years, as well as a fellowship for my first year at both universities. I am very interested in theory, and am aware of Irvine's concentration thereof, but wanted to hear some other opinions.
verisa Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) oh boy ... yes, brown's mass notification of failure reached me too. too bad. but wasn't a great fit anyways. lindsey, have you already visited rutgers? how was it? Edited February 28, 2013 by verisa
uromastyx Posted March 1, 2013 Author Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) I'm not sure if this is the exact place I should post this, but I thought maybe you guys could help.I was accepted to UC Irvine's and University of Washington's German PhD programs and received funding for 5 years, as well as a fellowship for my first year at both universities. I am very interested in theory, and am aware of Irvine's concentration thereof, but wanted to hear some other opinions. Indeed, Irvine has a theoretical focus, but Washington also offers this aspect. I believe the latter has a certificate. I think this decision will truly be a matter of personal preference. Which fits you best? Which faculty best align with your interests? Placement? Hopefully you can visit each and see which fits. Also, please do add your notifications to the results board to help document the method/date of these programs. Edited March 1, 2013 by uromastyx
tabletop25 Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 Indeed, Irvine has a theoretical focus, but Washington also offers this aspect. I believe the latter has a certificate. I think this decision will truly be a matter of personal preference. Which fits you best? Which faculty best align with your interests? Placement? Hopefully you can visit each and see which fits. Also, please do add your notifications to the results board to help document the method/date of these programs.Indeed, Irvine has a theoretical focus, but Washington also offers this aspect. I believe the latter has a certificate. I think this decision will truly be a matter of personal preference. Which fits you best? Which faculty best align with your interests? Placement? Hopefully you can visit each and see which fits. Also, please do add your notifications to the results board to help document the method/date of these programs.sorry, I'm new ton this and don't quite exactly know what you mean by that sorry. Thank you for the advice also.
FreeLindsey Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 Verisa, yes I visited Rutgers. I have to say I was not impressed. There were some logistical glitches (my appointments were late or never showed up at all, they put me up with a grad student after telling me I would be in a hotel, etc.), but ultimately it did not seem like a very serious program. I talked to a grad student who had just transferred there. He was the youngest in the program at 27 years old, which was odd to me, just having turned 22. He said most of the students there did not have academic aspirations but were just killing time, essentially. Big red flag. The faculty were very nice and seemed very competent, but I was concerned that there weren't really any requirements for the program (like a literature survey course, z.B.). It just wasn't right for me. But then again, this was directly after my visit to Penn, which really blew me away. Also, I was speaking to the chair at Penn on Monday, and she said that she knew that the committees at NYU and Harvard hadn't met yet. But another prof in their department told me that one of their undergrads had already been rejected from Harvard. I haven't heard a thing, which is weird, because I know I didn't make their shortlist (didn't get an interview). I guess we'll have to wait and see...
lelia Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Hallo zusammen, I applied to seven programs and have three acceptances and two rejections so far. I'm still waiting on the last two, but I highly doubt I'll get admitted at this point. @uromastyx: Wow, what did you do differently this year? I admire that you tried again; I don't think my ego could stand the pressure. Congrats on all the acceptances! What schools are you going to visit? I also got into Minnesota; will you be there for the recruitment weekend? @FreeLindsey: It seems like visiting does make a lot of sense! Would you have expected that? I'll be leaving for the US tomorrow and hope to see all the schools, but nothing is definite yet. lelia and verisa 1 1
FreeLindsey Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Nos from Harvard and NYU... Still waiting to hear from Toronto.
verisa Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 sorry to hear about your rejections from harvard and nyu, lindsey! i don't know about harvard - but as for nyu, it's really a shame, the department they have seems very interesting. when/how did you hear about it?
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