Literature Organizer

which university has phd program in subject:literature persion?

I am currently an undergraduate, and I knew it was ambitious to apply to a PhD straight out of college. As expected, I was not accepted into the PhD program in Comparative Literature, but I was invited to apply to the Master’s in Literary Studies by simply writing a new statement. It says I was one of the few selected to do this. Should I do this?

I’m looking at Phd programs in comp lit. I was hoping someone out there could evaluate how realistic my chances are at getting into Berkeley. Is anyone familiar with what it takes to make the cut?
My profile: GRE 700V (96%), 780Q (88%), 4.5AW (51%);
UNC-Chapel Hill: undergrad GPA 3.55 with double major in English/French lit;
two years study abroad;
intermediate classes in spanish, italian, ancient greek, anglo-saxon (Old English).
If Berkeley is a longshot for me, what other West coast schools should I consider?
Thanks!

Please give a realistic opinion; some of these details are extrapolated but I am generally trying to be as accurate as possible. I am going to be a senior.

Class Rank: 1/485
Weighted G.P.A. : 4.6, will be 5.2 hopefully. (4.0 unweighted)
Honor Roll, every semester.
A.P. Classes:
U.S. History (5 on the exam)
Chemistry, Biology, BC Calculus, European History, Language and Composition (pretty sure 5 on all the exams)
I plan to take AP Macro/microeconomics, physics C, spanish language, Government and politics, statistics, and british literature

SAT: 2310 (770 M, 800 W, 740 CR): I hope to get higher on CR
ACT: 35
SAT II: I took Chem, Math ll and literature, and think I got at least 770-800 on all.

Activities
Speech - State runner up and state champion. 2 time regional champion, 2 time national qualifier, national quarterfinalist and hopefully higher this year. Named most outstanding speech person twice by my school. Speech and Debate President. 3 time letter winner
Academic Challenge - 2 year varsity captain, regional all star, league runner up.
Interact Club - secretary
Spanish Club - treasurer, organizer for funding over 500 lbs of supplies for our troops in Iraq.
National Spanish Honor Society - Committee Chairperson, bronze medalist national spanish exam
National Honor Society
Student Council
Habitat For humanity
Peer Tutor
Freshman Mentor
Internationally, worked in India for Thalassemia Awareness Drive.
Nursing home volunteer.
Relay for Life - Chief School Organizer
Over 120 hrs of total community service

Sports:
Varsity Tennis, 3 time letter winner
Individual League Champion, 2nd team, all-league. Most improved player award, co-captainn
Cross Country Co-Captain, 1 year varsity letter.
I also forgot to add my PSAT - I got a 232 on it, so hopefully that will enter me into the national merit scholarship race.

I am a university teacher in English literature and non-native. I am quite familiar with software programming and teach esl students with my own software. I wish for a combination of IT, teaching, software and literature in my PHD thesis. Please inform me of any online university which accepts my software as my PHD thesis. Looking eagerly forward to your kind answers.

The subject matter will involve philosophy, anthropology and psychiatry

Hi,
Can you help me with this one?
I would like to learn the most common books that you would be asked to read/analyze in a typical US university. I am thinking about studying in the US and I would like to be prepared.

Thank you for help!

I am currently living in Japan and just received my master’s in education (my BA was in English). I eventually want to work as a college professor and was thinking of getting into a doctorate program but am wondering if my age would be a factor. For the record, I am 26 and have been teaching for only 2 years. What would getting a doctorate degree entail if in the area of literature, English or writing? Any tips? Thanks in advance!
I am American and want to live and teach back in the States but have been told in order to work on your PhD you need to have worked in the specific subject of the field you want to study for several years. Could that prevent me from getting into a program?

I plan to apply this fall to PhD prgrams, and I am looking for schools that particularly have a focus on women’s literature and gender studies in their English department. I already have a few in mind, but I’d like some more schools to consider. If you have any suggestions of schools I should check out, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks!

I’m a high school senior now and have accepted admission to a tier 1 state school. I didn’t really think of Dartmouth until after I’d accepted to the other school but I want to go there for their film studies program and their agreement to waive tuition to anyone whose total family income is less than 70,000 a year is a definite motivator.

Here are my senior year high school stats:

Grammar & Composition: 96/A
Pre-Calculus: 94/B+
British Literature: 100/A+
American Government: 98/A+
Spanish 2: 99/A+
Physics: 100/A+
Religion: 99/A+
College Prep Vocabulary: 95/A-
Economics: 100/A+
Algebra 2: 90/B-
Art: 100/A+

4.0 unweighted GPA
1700 SAT
Drama Club: 1 year
Debate Team: 1 semester
Yearbook/Prom/Construction Fund Organizer: 2 years

I took Algebra 2 for a second time as an elective, I passed it the year before.

I also took 2 college classes last semester and 4 this semester:
Expository Writing: A
Psychology: B
Theatre Appreciation: B
Philosophy: B
Sociology: A
Environmental Biology: A
[The last 4 grades are what I have currently]

I went to a liberal arts private school. We didn’t have AP classes but all the classes were Honors.

I know Ivy Leagues are extremely selective when choosing transfer admissions, so what are my chances if I maintain at least a 3.5 GPA while at the state school?