twentysix Posted March 12, 2015 Author Posted March 12, 2015 Victorydance, where did you end up going, Texas or Uchicago? Were you able to acquire a full tuition waiver from either?
twentysix Posted March 12, 2015 Author Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) UCLA raised my fellowship offer yesterday to $31,000! They are also offering partial funding for their visitation day. I'm going to make a weekend out of it and visit UCLA and UCSD at the same time. The visitation days, in addition to the conference I am presenting at, are getting me out of about a week and a half worth of classes (April 1-11)! Does anyone else have a pending visitation day? Edited March 12, 2015 by twentysix
twentysix Posted March 12, 2015 Author Posted March 12, 2015 I just got back from UT Austin. How did it go? On an unrelated note, I was just rejected from Tulane. So my application period is complete!
victorydance Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 How did it go? Pretty good. Program and department looks pretty good. Met a bunch of profs and they all seemed quite nice. City is decent as well.
twentysix Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 Pretty good. Program and department looks pretty good. Met a bunch of profs and they all seemed quite nice. City is decent as well. Awesome! I love Texas, Tex-Mex and Texas BBQ; I just hate Texas politics. I Would have loved to live in Austin.
twentysix Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 Anyone doing anything interesting for Spring Break? I'm on my way to Panamá for about a week. I hope to get in some good snorkeling and kayaking time in the ocean and lake Gatun and I also plan on visiting the canal and exploring the city and its ruins. I'm excited to get to use my Spanish a little more in another real world setting.
Randomgal Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Twenty six, check your email, I got an email from the UCSD Program Director about the fellowship. Edited March 19, 2015 by Randomgal
twentysix Posted March 21, 2015 Author Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Twenty six, check your email, I got an email from the UCSD Program Director about the fellowship. Thanks for the heads up, the email went to my junk mail. Did you receive the fellowship? I did not get it out of the first 2 rounds, 1 round remains. However, they are keen on offering me a research assistantship (tuition/fees/salary) if I do not get it in the final round (which I probably won't). Edited March 21, 2015 by twentysix
Randomgal Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) I didn't make the 1st round either. It looks like we got an almost identical email. I replied to his email, but I haven't heard back yet. It would be nice to get the fellowship, but we shall see. Edited March 21, 2015 by Randomgal twentysix 1
twentysix Posted March 24, 2015 Author Posted March 24, 2015 Did the program director call you today Randomgal? He did not contact me, even though I scheduled today for him to call.
Randomgal Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Did the program director call you today Randomgal? He did not contact me, even though I scheduled today for him to call. No, he did not call me. I didn't even receive a follow up email. It's Spring Break at the UC's right now, so that might be it.
twentysix Posted March 24, 2015 Author Posted March 24, 2015 No, he did not call me. I didn't even receive a follow up email. It's Spring Break at the UC's right now, so that might be it. Ok. I didn't get a follow up email either. At my university, spring break is only for students. All university offices continue to function.
Randomgal Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 I believe it's the same for UC's. Hopefully we hear something soon, and hopefully something about a possible visitation day as well.
twentysix Posted March 24, 2015 Author Posted March 24, 2015 I believe it's the same for UC's. Hopefully we hear something soon, and hopefully something about a possible visitation day as well. I already asked, there isn't one. I made my own visitation day, the day after UCLA's open house.
Randomgal Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Oh, well that's a bummer, but understandable. Sounds like you have a busy trip ahead of you! Are you going to drive or take the train? If you drive, it's about 2 hours (but the 405 and the 5 get lots of traffic), but otherwise not a bad drive. I heard the train route down to San Diego from Union Station is quite nice (you get a nice view of the ocean ). twentysix 1
twentysix Posted March 24, 2015 Author Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Oh, well that's a bummer, but understandable. Sounds like you have a busy trip ahead of you! Are you going to drive or take the train? If you drive, it's about 2 hours (but the 405 and the 5 get lots of traffic), but otherwise not a bad drive. I heard the train route down to San Diego from Union Station is quite nice (you get a nice view of the ocean ). I'm driving. I've made the trip before so I know what to expect. Thanks for the well wishes! Edited March 24, 2015 by twentysix
twentysix Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) I see 2 people were accepted to UNM and 2 to tulane and 2 to stanford. Where are those people at? Edited March 26, 2015 by twentysix
xolo Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I am one of the admits to UNM Latin American Studies.
twentysix Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 I am one of the admits to UNM Latin American Studies. Cool. What is your focus and what is your background?
xolo Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I'm mainly interested in the Spanish language, especially in contact with indigenous languages. I have a personal connection to indigenous groups in Mexico. Academically, I have little track record. What aspects of Pre-columbian/colonial Mexico are you interested in?
twentysix Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) I'm mainly interested in the Spanish language, especially in contact with indigenous languages. I have a personal connection to indigenous groups in Mexico. Academically, I have little track record. What aspects of Pre-columbian/colonial Mexico are you interested in? Oh sorry, I meant academic/scholastic background not ethnicity. I am interested in closely analyzing the effects of Spanish colonization on the indigenous groups of Mexico. I want to see how the hierarchy of native society changes when comparing immediately before the Spanish arrival to immediately after and a little ways into colonial times. I'm shooting for ~1500-1650 CE. Do the noble/wealthy indigenous people stay wealthy and noble, how does their station in life change over the decades as the Spanish morph the region into a new political body? I originally wanted to hone in on a Nahuatl speaking group because of my fascination with the triple alliance (the triple alliance itself is way overdone), but I think that Mixtec speakers are where my immediate pursuit will lie because of offerings at my target schools. It is possible that I will do some comparative work between a Nahuatl speaking group and a Mixtec speaking group for my PhD. Ideally I'd like to learn to read colonial Mixtec during my MA, and colonial Nahuatl during my PhD. I will be graduating with a B.A. in History and a B.S. in Anthropology (archaeology) in May. I have taken some Latin American centric history/anthropology courses but not nearly enough. I want to use my MA to broaden my knowledge of Latin America, improve my fledgling Spanish, begin to learn one amerindian language (mixtec/nahuatl), and strengthen my knowledge of colonial Mexico. Ultimately I hope I can make enough improvements for a strong PhD application in ~3 years to Wisconsin/Texas/UCLA/Penn State. Edited March 27, 2015 by twentysix
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