Grimnir Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Yeah so I just submitted an app and upon reviewing it realized that I misinterpreted one of the questions. The question initially asked "are you the only person in your immediate family to attend graduate school" and I had assumed this question was asking the same sort of question as the previous which asked "are you the only person in your immediate family to attain a bachelor's degree" to which I answered YES. To the second, I answered NO because I have no graduate coursework. The way it was phrased and the order of the questions threw me off. If it had said WILL YOU BE I would have answered it correctly. So now I'm not sure there is any good way to go about correcting this since it has been submitted. It doesn't even make sense to be able to answer YES and then NO to the second question. How can you have graduate or professional coursework without any undergraduate degree? Derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hreaðemus Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Aw, I bet you can just shoot the admissions department an email and correct your mistake! I made a pretty stupid error on my Cambridge application (I said my supervisor was doing work on a writer he had definitely NOT done work on - they had almost identical names, but it was still dumb) and they let me submit an addendum before it was considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMercySeat Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 As somebody that works in education research, those are probably a proxy for SES... Dirty little trick... cloud9876 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generis Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I doubt this is enough to be the deciding point between you getting a school and them not offering you admission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimnir Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 I doubt this is enough to be the deciding point between you getting a school and them not offering you admission. Yea it was mostly a vent. I think asking them to edit it would come off worse than just letting it go lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimnir Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 As somebody that works in education research, those are probably a proxy for SES... Dirty little trick... Yeah, I'm aware. Seeing as I've already had the deck stacked against me I'm not averse to letting the admissions committee know my parents are factory workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermoineG Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 As somebody that works in education research, those are probably a proxy for SES... Dirty little trick... I don't understand. SES is important? Do they prefer or dont prefer people who low SES? Is there some kind of advantage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimnir Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 I don't understand. SES is important? Do they prefer or dont prefer people who low SES? Is there some kind of advantage They much prefer the rich and talented to the poor and talented. HermoineG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradchaser Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I don't understand. SES is important? Do they prefer or dont prefer people who low SES? Is there some kind of advantage? They much prefer the rich and talented to the poor and talented. They also may be using a proxy of SES for diversity quota fulfillment. Some schools do offer scholarships based on parent education levels, so the question could be used as a qualifier for that as well. HermoineG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMercySeat Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I don't understand. SES is important? Do they prefer or dont prefer people who low SES? Is there some kind of advantage? At the undergraduate level, first generation college students are statistically more likely to drop out. Based on those findings, some more elite institutions allegedly have been known to reject undergrads. I do want to strongly emphasize that I do not know whether this applies *at all* at the graduate level. When possible, I personally skip over those questions because I'm suspicious of them. HermoineG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermoineG Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Ahh! I didn't know this. Sneaky!! Thanks for the explanation! Once in one of my classes, few representatives of a community college were promoting one of their programs. And one of their demographic questions asked - Are you a member of LGBT? That irked me and I didn't fill out their survey at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generis Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I always thought low SES was preferred, as they are underserved populations just like ethnic minorities. It contributes to diversity, as most students who go to graduate school come from mid to high SES. They also realize that low SES students might not have had the opportunities to show of their stuff as much as a high SES student. For example, working two jobs in school limits your ability to volunteer as a research assistant and earn experience as an undergraduate, even if you could be the best research assistant ever. At least, this is what I thought... lewin and kurumi2117 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avflinsch Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Ahh! I didn't know this. Sneaky!! Thanks for the explanation! Once in one of my classes, few representatives of a community college were promoting one of their programs. And one of their demographic questions asked - Are you a member of LGBT? That irked me and I didn't fill out their survey at all. Unless this was for an application to some sort of gender studies/equality program, then I would have have given some sort of wiseassed answer - "I was denied entrance to the Local Gold Bricking Team, since I was considered to be too ambitious, but several relatives and friends are proud members...." psych face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psych face Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) Unless this was for an application to some sort of gender studies/equality program, then I would have have given some sort of wiseassed answer - "I was denied entrance to the Local Gold Bricking Team, since I was considered to be too ambitious, but several relatives and friends are proud members...." I actually got a little snarky in my statement due to the repetitive minority support statements in the applications which seemed a little reverse-discrimination to me. As a discrimination hater, I hate reverse-discrimination also, amost moreso. It's just so disgusting. I actually told a professor from Harvard about the statements and how offensive I found them and he said "I find that offensive" (he was offended by me, my offense was offensive to him) and he meant it, and I was like "Well, I'm sorry, but I'm offended by this language." Which one of us has more right to be offended I don't fucking know. Edited November 28, 2014 by psych face gradchaser, uselesstheory, psych face and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uselesstheory Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I actually got a little snarky in my statement due to the repetitive minority support statements in the applications which seemed a little reverse-discrimination to me. As a discrimination hater, I hate reverse-discrimination also, amost moreso. It's just so disgusting. I actually told a professor from Harvard about the statements and how offensive I found them and he said "I find that offensive" (he was offended by me, my offense was offensive to him) and he meant it, and I was like "Well, I'm sorry, but I'm offended by this language." Which one of us has more right to be offended I don't fucking know. I sincerely hope you did not complain about "reverse discrimination" in your SOP. That would be truly appalling and I'd reject you without a second thought if I were on an admissions committee. gradchaser, _intrigue_, Piagetsky and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewin Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I sincerely hope you did not complain about "reverse discrimination" in your SOP. That would be truly appalling and I'd reject you without a second thought if I were on an admissions committee. Especially for a psychology program, where it suggests that somebody wasn't paying attention in social psychology class where they covered the skabillion (estimated) ways that stereotyped groups continue to be discriminated against. "Reverse discrimination" is what's happening in the box on the right. To the original point, I agree with what Generis wrote. uselesstheory, VulpesZerda and _intrigue_ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulpesZerda Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) I actually got a little snarky in my statement due to the repetitive minority support statements in the applications which seemed a little reverse-discrimination to me. As a discrimination hater, I hate reverse-discrimination also, amost moreso. It's just so disgusting. I actually told a professor from Harvard about the statements and how offensive I found them and he said "I find that offensive" (he was offended by me, my offense was offensive to him) and he meant it, and I was like "Well, I'm sorry, but I'm offended by this language." Which one of us has more right to be offended I don't fucking know. There is really no such thing as reverse racism/discrimination. That would imply oppression of a group that simply isn't oppressed. You made a mistake if you wrote anything hinting towards this attitude in your sop. Edited December 3, 2014 by VulpesZerda gradchaser, AvatarPsych, _intrigue_ and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essequamvideri Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Don't feed the troll (I hope?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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