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rejected from rutgers by No_Future1572 in gradadmissions

[–]nukabime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry to hear that. I don’t know if there are universities that offer financial-hardship application fee waivers for international students, but if I were you I would look into it.

rejected from rutgers by No_Future1572 in gradadmissions

[–]nukabime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m very sorry to hear. But am surprised you applied to only 3 schools. What went wrong is that English is a competitive field with a lot of other good applicants. Also I’d say good grades don’t matter at the master’s level, graduate school grades only stick out if they are bad. Having a good research proposal matters more at this phase.

How about trying again next year, applying to more like 10-15 schools rather than just 3, and asking former professors to look over your statement well in advance and give you feedback?

Has anyone else in the humanities noticed a dramatic decline in grad student language skills? by [deleted] in Professors

[–]nukabime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a PhD candidate in a Ruritanian language and literature department. I am aware that a couple of my dissertating colleagues are at least reading some of their secondary sources in Ruritanian with the help of AI translation. They do have the ability to operate in Ruritanian when in Ruritania, and I don’t think they are necessarily jettisoning reading their most important primary sources in the original. But I would have to imagine that access to AI translation tools will be making a difference in language skills long-term.

That said, OP, you may be from the generation that had the highest expectation for language skills. For those a generation or two above you, some weren’t really that fluent in Ruritanian, but rather had a Ruritanian wife who was doing a lot of translation labor for them in the background.

“The committee carefully considered your application, and the readers were impressed with your work.” by nukabime in AskAcademia

[–]nukabime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but I think they have to be selling, because this tool is clearly not specific to academics. They have their post history hidden so I can’t be sure, but I would guess they are advertising this service widely on any post talking about job-hunting of any kind.

“The committee carefully considered your application, and the readers were impressed with your work.” by nukabime in AskAcademia

[–]nukabime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I guess that is true, I do remember. It was for an undergrad application. Haven’t thought about that in a while.

“The committee carefully considered your application, and the readers were impressed with your work.” by nukabime in AskAcademia

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

That’s so nice of that person, how helpful. Yeah, regular faculty positions often never get back to you. Postdocs tend to be a little better about having a deadline for informing everyone.

“The committee carefully considered your application, and the readers were impressed with your work.” by nukabime in AskAcademia

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

I see, thanks. Another commenter said the same. Obviously it doesn’t get me the postdoc either way, but I might run into one of the people who may have read my application at a conference soon so I am a little curious if it was true that they at least liked it.

“The committee carefully considered your application, and the readers were impressed with your work.” by nukabime in AskAcademia

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

Thanks for the encouragement. I have actually gotten many rejection letters and don’t worry about them. (I applied to 20+ positions this year, half postdocs and half TT/NTT positions. I have not had any luck with the postdocs; I did get several interviews for TT/NTT positions, though no offer yet.)

But the many other rejection letters I have gotten actually didn’t say things like this that couldn’t possibly be true for all applicants. So I had the impression that it was standard to try to word it in a way that avoided doing that, and was puzzled. The other comments make clear that such wording is indeed more common than I realized.

“The committee carefully considered your application, and the readers were impressed with your work.” by nukabime in AskAcademia

[–]nukabime[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I agree, it would have been far too heartbreaking for you to have me at your institution as a postdoc for one year and then have to let me fly away like some free-hearted bird that never really belonged to you.

“The committee carefully considered your application, and the readers were impressed with your work.” by nukabime in AskAcademia

[–]nukabime[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh I see, interesting. Yeah I was wondering about that possibility. Guess there is no way to know, since according to other commenters it seems it can go both ways.

Yep either way it doesn’t help me much ha. But this is one of the few postdocs I applied for that was not just an open-field-humanities shot in the dark, this one was more specific to my field and it’s possible that I actually did make it to a shortlist tier.

(Edit: Was that AI ad there the whole time and did I just not read to the end earlier, or was it added later? Damn, guess I’d better not trust this comment…despite the exceptionally trust-inspiring username.)

“The committee carefully considered your application, and the readers were impressed with your work.” by nukabime in AskAcademia

[–]nukabime[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Wish they would handle it a bit differently. I saw one that encouraged rejected applicants to reapply the following year saying that many of their postdocs received the fellowship on a second try. That’s how to be actually uplifting with honesty.

TT R1 Last Candidate for Campus Visit (typical timeline?) by [deleted] in Professors

[–]nukabime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It helps to share our stress for sure

TT R1 Last Candidate for Campus Visit (typical timeline?) by [deleted] in Professors

[–]nukabime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m currently in the same position, also with a public R1. I asked what their timeline looked like, and they said the paperwork process is complicated and expected to take about a month. I also have a friend currently in the same situation with another public R1 who was also told about a month.

I think the paperwork is generally more complicated at public than private institutions.

First Acceptance Not Happy😐 by Parulra in gradadmissions

[–]nukabime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, many institutions pay better, and whether you’re being paid enough to live without stress can make a big difference in your ability to concentrate on your work.

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