skgarcia Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 X-posted from main application forum! Hope that is okay. Hi there, I don't want to hear anything about the "cash cow" aspect of this program. My parents will be funding me completely if I get accepted. I do want to know if you guys think I have a fighting chance in hell of getting in? I'm applying for the English literature M.A.P.H. I haven't taken the GRE yet, and it's scheduled for next week. Given my stats, what GRE would you guys like to see if I wanted to get accepted? B.A. in English, concentration literature, history minor, finished my undergrad in 3 years, 21 years old at graduation 3.5 cumulative undergrad GPA, cum laude honors (I'm scared my cum is too low? Algebra and Spanish KILLED my GPA) 3.79 English content GPA 3.96 history content GPA Three letters of recommendation from PhD holders and published authors in the English literature field/professors from my undergraduate studies If anyone got into M.A.P.H. -- what were your stats? Thank you so much 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagato Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I was accepted to MAPH with significantly more modest "stats." What matters is much more the quality of your writing sample and your statement of purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skgarcia Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks for your reply. How long was your statement of purpose/what was the general gist of it? What was your GRE score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skgarcia Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Also, is the quant part of the GRE really as worthless to MAPH as they say it is? I contacted the dean and he said they really don't care about quant at all. I am practically retarded at math (not really, but my math skills pale in comparison to my reading/vocabulary) and need to know how much time to spend studying it before my test. I kinda want to completely devote myself to vocabulary and really shoot for the stars in that department and neglect my quantitative studies. I'm just really bad at math; I'm afraid my math score may be really, really bad if I don't study for it. However, my time is severely limited.. what to do, what to do? What if my verbal is outstanding, over 90th percentile, but my quant is sub 50th percentile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. t Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 X-posted from main application forum! Hope that is okay. Hi there, I don't want to hear anything about the "cash cow" aspect of this program. My parents will be funding me completely if I get accepted. I do want to know if you guys think I have a fighting chance in hell of getting in? I'm applying for the English literature M.A.P.H. I haven't taken the GRE yet, and it's scheduled for next week. Given my stats, what GRE would you guys like to see if I wanted to get accepted? B.A. in English, concentration literature, history minor, finished my undergrad in 3 years, 21 years old at graduation 3.5 cumulative undergrad GPA, cum laude honors (I'm scared my cum is too low? Algebra and Spanish KILLED my GPA) 3.79 English content GPA 3.96 history content GPA Three letters of recommendation from PhD holders and published authors in the English literature field/professors from my undergraduate studies If anyone got into M.A.P.H. -- what were your stats? Thank you so much 8) I got into the MAPSS on a half scholarship with slightly better stats and GRE scores of 167V/158Q/4.5W. I don't think there's any more of a specific answer to your question than simply looking through the results archive and seeing what general stats got people in. Out of curiosity, what interests you in the MAPH program, and what do you hope to get out of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilene Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I was accepted to MAPH with significantly more modest "stats." What matters is much more the quality of your writing sample and your statement of purpose. Hey Swagato, did you attend MAPH? If so, could you tell me how big the cohort is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagato Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 About 110. You'll only do the Core course as a cohort; after that you mostly split up into your chosen areas (i.e. English, Cinema Studies, whatever). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formofmyform Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 skgarcia, I've been accepted to MAPH and I have a lower verbal than you. Have you been accepted, too? I have another offer, but I really would love to attend Chicago so am trying to find methods of funding. You're lucky to have parents that will fully fund you. Mine will help, but they won't pay all of it, so I'm hoping for a work-study or something of the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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