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  1. When I was looking at different Master's programs, I went to a class while visiting and had the same reaction. After receiving some very wise counsel (from my mom, go figure), I realized that I sat in on ONE class. Maybe the Prof. was having an off day, or perhaps you ended up visiting a class where the student mix wasn't so great, maybe they made the material seem much more boring/pretentious/etc. than it really was. You just have no way to know. In my case, once I considered it, I realized that even if the content of ONE class made me feel blah about things, the years I spent preparing for the MA had inspired me and made me even more interested in my field. You have to take a leap now and then. Fast forward to now: I am about to sign onto a PhD program. I have also had serious doubts about it, partly because I'm not too thrilled with some of the intro classes and theory seminars I will have to take. However, I have now realized that I have to work through those courses with the unappealing material to get to do the research I'm really excited about. You may not be thrilled with all the material you have to cover, but keep your fun, free-wheeling post-courses media studies aspirations in mind. It might be worth it in the end. Finally, on law school. I think the points made above about how something new and fresh can be tempting are completely true. However, think very carefully about law school. There are many, many reasons not to go (higher incidence of substance abuse, depression, and divorce among lawyers, for example). I was thinking about it at one point and my brother (an unhappy law student himself at that time) sent me a huge article that convinced me to nix the plan. If I find it I'll post a link. I wouldn't rush into it, and I would definitely do a lot of research. In case you're thinking about being one of those "save the world" lawyers, read A Civil Action first (don't see the movie, though. not as good). However, if you're really interested in law, maybe you should look for a way to incorporate that interest into your media studies research. My brother is always complaining about how law is represented in TV shows and movies, and I think there are studies now about how media representations of the ease of moving criminals through the judicial system (think shows like Law and Order where the criminal always confesses in the end and gets sentenced within a few weeks of arrest) have been creating ridiculous expectations among juries and the general public and then affecting the outcome of cases, or even attempts at judicial reform. That's just one example. There's a lot of room to combine your passions without getting a law degree. Best of luck to you!
  2. Hey- I likely will be joining you all in the fall (Anthropology). I was considering on-campus housing, but now I'm questioning it! Mehist10, can you give us the housing rundown as you see it? I visited a few of the units when I was there a couple weeks ago and they looked passable (I live in a graduate student dormitory now. An actual dormitory, not an apartment style complex, so maybe my standards have fallen). Curious about your perspective. Thanks so much! 5 more months until sunshine!
  3. Hello! I received an acceptance e-mail a while ago but haven't decided yet. Things (possibly) working in my favor ('cause, really, who knows?): I worked for a year and a half in a field strongly related to my research interests, I am currently getting an MA in regional studies and managed to cajole a well known medical anthropologist into writing me a good rec. (along with another anthropologist, which the website says is something they look for), my research interest is informed by a personal experience that helped me form my research goals, and I had decent GRE scores and strong GPA from both undergrad and my current MA program. I'm glad to hear that you've been accepted to some programs you're excited about! I'm still waiting in no-man's land for a few of them to show any signs of life. Agonizing! If we stick together, we shall overcome!
  4. Hey- I just applied to medical anthro programs/schools with med anthro focus. I applied to: Yale, Princeton, UC Berkeley, UCLA, U Chicago, Harvard, and Stanford. I think the best advice is to look for programs with faculty that match your specific med anth interest, or who have med anth faculty specializing in your region of study. I focus on China, so I had to cut out some schools that had no one in that region (although I still applied to a few of them because of their general med anth strength). Best of luck!
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