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Izulde · 02-27-2007, 08:35 PM

Had a fairly substantial chat with the prof from post #28 today.

His recommendation was that because I'm so late to the game foreign language wise that I should stick to British or American history/studies. He pointed out that the best scholars in non-English fields are the ones who are either A) native speakers or B) taken the language from middle school/first year of high school at latest on and that furthermore, I would need to understand the intracies of the language not only in its contemporary sense, but 300-400 years before and so on.

So I thought about what he said and I have to say with some reluctance that I agree with him.

Fortunately I do have significant interests in the ancient and medieval aspects of British history and am also interested in British colonialism and its effects both on the colonized people and the colonizers.

So with that in mind, I did my research into Delta Sigma Phi chapter schools (I decided that with the exception of University of Florida, which seems like an awesome place to be at and Gainesville a fantastic place to be in and Princeton, which is doctorate only and has so brutal a language requirement I'd never get in there anyway) and thus have now narrowed my schools list into two spheres:

History
San Diego State, Washington State, Kentucky
-Washington State seems particularly suited to my historical interests.
-Kentucky would require me to focus on the ancient/medieval areas as they don't seem to have much in the way of colonial/imperial specialists on staff.

Creative Writing
Florida, Purdue, Oregon, Arizona
-If Florida had a DSP chapter, it'd be my #1 choice without question.

So basically I'm looking at 6-7 schools, split between the two tracks. One or two may get dropped along the way or I may apply to all seven.

I requested info from WSU and Purdue because there were spots to do so on their websites. Didn't find that for the other universities.

Now it's time to start studying up for the GRE and continuing to work on the creative writing pieces I've started.

02-27-2007, 08:35 PM	#30
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Had a fairly substantial chat with the prof from post #28 today. His recommendation was that because I'm so late to the game foreign language wise that I should stick to British or American history/studies. He pointed out that the best scholars in non-English fields are the ones who are either A) native speakers or B) taken the language from middle school/first year of high school at latest on and that furthermore, I would need to understand the intracies of the language not only in its contemporary sense, but 300-400 years before and so on. So I thought about what he said and I have to say with some reluctance that I agree with him. Fortunately I do have significant interests in the ancient and medieval aspects of British history and am also interested in British colonialism and its effects both on the colonized people and the colonizers. So with that in mind, I did my research into Delta Sigma Phi chapter schools (I decided that with the exception of University of Florida, which seems like an awesome place to be at and Gainesville a fantastic place to be in and Princeton, which is doctorate only and has so brutal a language requirement I'd never get in there anyway) and thus have now narrowed my schools list into two spheres: History San Diego State, Washington State, Kentucky -Washington State seems particularly suited to my historical interests. -Kentucky would require me to focus on the ancient/medieval areas as they don't seem to have much in the way of colonial/imperial specialists on staff. Creative Writing Florida, Purdue, Oregon, Arizona -If Florida had a DSP chapter, it'd be my #1 choice without question. So basically I'm looking at 6-7 schools, split between the two tracks. One or two may get dropped along the way or I may apply to all seven. I requested info from WSU and Purdue because there were spots to do so on their websites. Didn't find that for the other universities. Now it's time to start studying up for the GRE and continuing to work on the creative writing pieces I've started. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)