Brooklyn College

[kaiphi]

Anybody applied to or encountered Brooklyn College's Master's program in English?

I'm considering all the factors and realizing it might be the perfect place for me, but I'm not sure how competitive they are because I can't find anything about this particular program.

[Yanaka]

I'm flagging the post. I think I should build up a list of a few MAs as a "safety" plan. @biyutefulphlower I see we meet again  Would you mind sharing a few words about the program and faculty? And telling us how selective entering the program is?

[kaiphi]

Ahhh, thank y'all so much!

At first I was listing it as a safety school but it's all so perfect:

Small college, long list of notable literary/academic alumni, bridge classes in theory and literature so I can further develop my research interests, perfect opportunity to boost my GPA and extend my academic body of work, plus it's in New York which was a very important next-step in my career path. (I also work as a writer and write for New York pubs regularly, so this would work wonderfully for my career path.) The campus is actually very close to my Brooklyn friends and fav bookstores, in fact!

So now it's my goal program. 

[Yanaka]

Have you checked funding? (Sorry I'm using you, I just thought I'd ask before I get the chance to look it up myself)

From what you're saying it seems to be the perfect fit!

[Yanaka]

Hi @biyutefulphlower (love your pseudonym)!

Thanks for the very helpful reply! I'm not considering non-funded programs for now, like AT ALL haha. But the school seems great, especially if you were coming from Cornell and did not find any change in the caliber, as you said. 

[Yanaka]

6 minutes ago, biyutefulphlower said:

Awe, thanks @Yanaka!  My name actually means 'beautiful flower', so it's a play on that (and my quirkiness, hehe).

Oh you're actual name translates to beautiful flower? Smart! And quirky is so cool.

[Yanaka]

*YOUR. Ugh!