jvaknin Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I was recently accepted into the Comp. Lit. doctoral program at Berkeley, and was wondering if anyone else who's been admitted has heard anything regarding a possible visit? Is there an admits weekend, and if so, does anyone know when it is? My acceptance email was literally two sentences long, and didn't contain many details. Also, feel free to share your research interests. Thanks and best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storyteller Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I was recently accepted into the Comp. Lit. doctoral program at Berkeley, and was wondering if anyone else who's been admitted has heard anything regarding a possible visit? Is there an admits weekend, and if so, does anyone know when it is? My acceptance email was literally two sentences long, and didn't contain many details. Also, feel free to share your research interests. Thanks and best of luck! Hey there! I am waiting to hear from Berkeley's Comp Lit program. I came across your posting and figured I check and see if you accepted their offer, and if so, what you think of the department now. Also, when did you get your acceptance letter (end of January, early Feb, etc.)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyanumbers Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Hey there! I am waiting to hear from Berkeley's Comp Lit program. I came across your posting and figured I check and see if you accepted their offer, and if so, what you think of the department now. Also, when did you get your acceptance letter (end of January, early Feb, etc.)? Just saw a Berkeley acceptance on the results board... Was that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storyteller Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Just saw a Berkeley acceptance on the results board... Was that you? No, sadly, not me. I still haven't heard yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parapraxis Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I was recently accepted into the Comp. Lit. doctoral program at Berkeley, and was wondering if anyone else who's been admitted has heard anything regarding a possible visit? Is there an admits weekend, and if so, does anyone know when it is? My acceptance email was literally two sentences long, and didn't contain many details. Also, feel free to share your research interests. Thanks and best of luck! when did you hear from Johns Hopkins? I'm waiting on the Humanities Center for Intellectual History... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehtc0ke Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 when did you hear from Johns Hopkins? I'm waiting on the Humanities Center for Intellectual History... That post was from last February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvaknin Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hey there! I am waiting to hear from Berkeley's Comp Lit program. I came across your posting and figured I check and see if you accepted their offer, and if so, what you think of the department now. Also, when did you get your acceptance letter (end of January, early Feb, etc.)? Hey! I accepted Berkeley's offer, and am glad I did so. The administration's great, the faculty is supportive of your work, (etc.). Coming to Berkeley from an Ivy, I do notice plenty of differences in terms of resources and facilities (some offices are closed during the day, library hours have been slightly cut, etc.) but these definitely don't impede your work or affect the intellectual caliber of the university. If I remember correctly, I received my first (very informal) acceptance email around this same time last year, so I'm guessing you should be hearing back pretty soon. I think the faculty recently finalized or is in the process of finalizing acceptances, but am not too sure when notifications will be sent out. If you have any other specific questions, feel free to send me a message. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxpuppet Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Quick note - the admission notice on the results page for this year is not a fluke or a fake. A friend of mine (who I don't think uses this site) was admitted yesterday as well! Congratulations both to her, to the results page poster, and to any other Berkeley Comparative Literature admits! fromeurope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oulou Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I am completely new to this forum... Having said that, I got my informal acceptance from Berkeley Comp Lit just yesterday. It was my first choice, so couldn't have been happier right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storyteller Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I am completely new to this forum... Having said that, I got my informal acceptance from Berkeley Comp Lit just yesterday. It was my first choice, so couldn't have been happier right now! Congratulations! Would you mind sharing your interests and your admissions profile (GPA, GRE scores, background, languages, etc.)? For those of us still waiting and thinking about re-applying next year, it would help us get an idea of the kind of person they are lookng to admit. Thanks and congratulations, again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oulou Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Congratulations! Would you mind sharing your interests and your admissions profile (GPA, GRE scores, background, languages, etc.)? For those of us still waiting and thinking about re-applying next year, it would help us get an idea of the kind of person they are lookng to admit. Thanks and congratulations, again! Thank you very much! I promise to do that as soon as I hear a bit more from them... No idea about funding yet, so I feel a bit nervous about treating this as settled. Soon, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mruggi Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 do they send rejections via email too? i read somewhere that they send them out via regular mail and that seems awfully unfair to those of us who live in other countries. this means i might only get news in three weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oulou Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I'm thinking you could ask their very helpful and kind administrative assistant, maybe. Just explain that you live in Brazil, and ask her if she could tell you the decision if it has already been sent out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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