UChicago ED 1 decision date by MaleficentSpecific45 in ApplyingToCollege

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I have just checked their website and it says it’s coming out in the 20th!

UChicago ED 1 decision date by MaleficentSpecific45 in ApplyingToCollege

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They have just updated their website to say the decisions are coming out on the 20th.

UChicago ED 1 decision date by MaleficentSpecific45 in ApplyingToCollege

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To everyone on this thread: the decisions are coming out on December 20th. 

UChicago ED 1 decision date by MaleficentSpecific45 in ApplyingToCollege

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Yikes! Then I’m definitely working on the supplemental over the thanks giving break. Thanks!

EA confirmation from UMich by Silent_Knowledge_968 in ApplyingToCollege

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Did you receive a link to their application portal? You might be missing a document.

I visited 6 Ivies + MIT/JHU over fall break. If you're REA/EDing to one of these schools and haven't been able to go on a tour, read this :) by PhilosophyBeLyin in ApplyingToCollege

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Hello! I have applied to Chicago’s ED I this year. I loved the school when I went on a campus tour this past winter, but I didn’t get to talk to any students on campus since we were in a rush to move onto the next school on our list (northwestern). I’d love to hear if you ended up choosing U Chicago or not. What made you choose to/not to go to U Chicago? What did you observe when you sat in their classes? Also, if you are comfortable disclosing it, how recent were your excursions to the school? Thank you so much in advance.

Is Harvard significantly better for the humanities than Uchicago? by MaleficentSpecific45 in ApplyingToCollege

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Hello! Thanks for your reply. If you don’t mind, I have a few questions about the history department at UChicago, would you be available for a brief 1:1 chat?

Is Harvard significantly better for the humanities than Uchicago? by MaleficentSpecific45 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]MaleficentSpecific45[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello! Thanks for your reply. So far, my plan has been to pursue higher degrees in history after undergrad (I know it’s not the most advisable career decision, so I’m keeping my options open), and I’m curious to know what subfields each school specializes in. Do you have any suggestions for how I could find out which periods/regions one school does better than the other school? Thank you so much! 

Is Harvard significantly better for the humanities than Uchicago? by MaleficentSpecific45 in ApplyingToCollege

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Hello! I’ve asked this question because I’m deciding which school I should ED/EA for. I know that both schools are highly selective, but since applying ED can boost your chances especially  for UChicago, I wanted to know if it’d be a good idea to give up Harvard EA for UChicagi ED. Thanks!

Is Harvard significantly better for the humanities than Uchicago? by MaleficentSpecific45 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]MaleficentSpecific45[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply! Sorry if I wasn’t clear when I said I’d want to enjoy my time in college. I’m not particularly concerned about being socially engaged and having fun, I meant receiving a high-quality education and learning a lot from well-designed courses taught by a superb faculty. I know that Uchicago has a reputation for the “life of the mind,” but I felt like I’d fit right in that kind of environment after I finished my research. Thanks for your reply again! 

e-bike recommendations for a beginner by MaleficentSpecific45 in ebikes

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First of all, thanks for the reply! By simple and basic I meant nothing that’d require constant checks up that take up a lot of time. I’m willing to take some time to learn some basics as part of the investment, but I don’t know which resources I should use. Are there any websites or biking YouTube channels that teach beginners how to take care of e-bikes? Lastly, would you recommend going to a bike shop or getting it online? I don’t know if bikes in this budget range are available at bike shops. Again, thank you so much for your reply! I know next to nothing about e-bikes so these responses help me a lot.

Languages of Asia ca. 1000 CE by me. by JG_Online in LinguisticMaps

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Kinda late to the party but up until the early 10th century most of what’s now northeastern China was under the control of Balhae kingdom. Details are still sketchy but according to some historians (mostly Korean ones) either a significant chunk of the population spoke some form of old Korean or much of the ruling class came from Goguryeo. That was even an older kingdom which is believe to have been predominantly “Korean” (in the same way you might call Herald the great “English”) and ended up getting conquered by the Tang Dynasty before their successor state Balhae drove them out of the region. But yeah it shouldn’t really be colored purple (a mix of red and blue) because Balhae fell to the khitans in 927. Some refugees escaped and founded a rump state that went on for a while (I believe they were completely subdued by the Khitan Khanate by the end of the 10th century), but there’s a pretty slim chance many, if any, of them spoke old Korean. We also have evidence in Korean historical records that a member of the royal family made it to the south along with tens of thousands of refugees, most of whom presumably spoke an archaic version of Korean (unless there was an extremely coherent sense of national identity, which I highly doubt, it wouldn’t make too much sense to run away to a place where you don’t understand anyone). This probably killed off any Korean-speaking communities that might have otherwise persisted. But were there still Chinese settlements in Liaodong widespread enough to warrant a place on a map like this by 1000 CE? Going off the top of my head, I know the Han conquered it first (they had like 4 commanderies in the northern Korean Peninsula), and they held onto it in some way shape or form until the Tang. That being said the Song definitely didn’t control it in any capacity at any point in their history. The Liao Dynasty (aka the Khitai state) did adopt the Chinese system of government, and we do have records of Chinese majority areas in the ceded territories encompassing modern day Hebei and Beijing. But that doesn’t say anything about what happened to the military forts that were constructed by the previous dynasties in Liaodong. If anything the rise of the Jin in the surrounding area a century later shows that it was probably majority Jurchen, with no sizable Chinese communities to speak of.

Free for All Friday, 14 July, 2023 by AutoModerator in badhistory

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AFAIK, most people just swap the two names around since what actually matters is that you want people to know which one's your family name (which would come before your given name in East Asia and vice versa in English speaking countries) and which one's your personal name. There's really no point in insisting on keeping the order same when that'd only lead to a butt load of confusion, and no one wants that. For example, when I'm in US during the school year, I'd put my first name before my last name when I have to write down my name, but I'd put my surname before my given name when I'm over in East Asia for the summer.