2011 MA or PhD Humanities/Communication Profiles and Results

Zelda_Fitzgerald
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:57:30 +0000

I was feeling pretty let down with all the science-related results and stats threads stickied around here and wanted to start this up for all MA and PhD humanities and communication-focused applicants for the 2011 cycle

Maybe this can get stickied, too?

I actually only applied to one school (my alma mater) for this year…

Undergraduate Major: Writing (BFA) / Music Industry
Undergraduate Institution: USC (2010)
UG GPA: 3.0 (Damn you, BFA!)

GRE
V: 650 (I know it could be better for a writer…)
Q: 490 (Hey, there’s a reason I’m not applying to engineering school, right?)
W: 5 (whatever)

Misc:
Music writer for college newspaper (4 years), Director of Promotion/PR for college radio station, radio station DJ (4 years), freelance journalist, music industry experience, currently working professionally in journalism

Applied:
USC Annenberg MA in Specialized Journalism (The Arts)

Haven’t heard back yet, but the application deadline was March 5 and I applied a little before then. I know I might be on the fence, but I think my professional experience as a music journalist, plus the fact my old professor is on the admission board and said he will fight for me, might be positives!