Accepted Students Poll: Do you have an MA?

[nhswrestle]

Curious to see how many accepted students hold an MA and how many are coming straight from undergrad.

[cicada123]

Yep, I think this is a good topic. Exactly half of the people invited to the Emory interview had (or were in the process of getting) MAs. People tend to slight MAs, but it seems like applying with MAs is far more common than people commonly think. (Granted, this probably varies widely by Ph.D. programs.) I certainly felt like having the degree from a good school benefited me and played a very large part in why I was accepted.

Edited March 2, 2013 by cicada123

[no_foam_cappuccino]

I was accepted to the same school that granted my MA, and my admission is probably owed 95% to my experiences at that school, and their recognition of my fit. 

[jazzyd]

Nope.

[Grev]

Is this an English-majors only party, or can other literatures join?

[Ategenos]

Ish. I have a one-year taught MLitt and am in the process of doing a one-year research MLitt (in Scotland)... so it is postgraduate work, but neither of them have the same emphasis on professionalisation that the MA does (or at least, as much as the MA/PhD program that my fiancee is currently going through).

[sebastiansteddy]

My MA was a really valuable experience. I'm very glad I did it.

[planesandtrains]

your poll is screwed up. if you try to answer "no" on the first question and leave the second blank, it gives you an error message and doesn't count the vote. that's why it's so skewed to "yes" - the people who would've answered "no" prob gave up. also why you have the same # of votes in the first poll as the second, which doesn't make sense - people answering no just picked a random answer for the second, which doesn't apply to them.

also i came in with a BA but i definitely didn't come "straight from undergrad."

[nhswrestle]

Thank you to everyone who responded.

[aGiRlCalLeDApPlE]

Would anyone volunteer and tell me how to post a poll? what should I do after typing my question and choices? 

[m_pru]

I will have a Masters in Education...I found dipping outside of the discipline helped my odds at teaching-focused universities, but not so much at the big research schools. I think it depends on the culture. Some professors really want that young, malleable mind. Others don't.