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chicagosociology

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    Chicago
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    Education, Race & Ethnicity, Culture
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    Sociology

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  1. thanks a lot for the info. Taking it into consideration.
  2. Thanks for that information. I had heard that some grad students complained about terrible grad housing there (I saw some pictures).
  3. Hi all, I am very interested in the Sociology of Education, and Temple University has several professors who are in this research area. Temple is not a highly ranked program, but located in Philadelphia. Does anyone have much information about their program? Thanks.
  4. I just received an e-mail response from Emory University, and they are waiving the application fee if I apply before December 15, 2009. Yay!
  5. At the suggestion of a friend who is in the final stage of graduate school, I'm going to try to apply to at least 10 programs to improve my chances of getting in somewhere! (More application fees). I am currently unemployed, with limited income, has anyone ever heard of graduate schools waiving the application fee for people in my situation?
  6. Thanks to everyone for their replies. The safety schools are actually places that I would be interested in going, the faculty at those schools are publishing and are researching interesting and relevant topics, so I will apply to them. I'm more concerned about funding at safety schools, and I also need to make sure that I work my butt off to "shine." But they are definitely good fits for me. I've been measuring the quality of the education by looking at the number of PhDs received per year vs. the number of MAs, also looking at the quality of the placement for each grad (college, university, research org, or wal-mart cashier. lol.....jk) Most of the programs I've been looking at post these statistics. I can only really afford to apply to about 5-6 programs this year, so I have to make each one count.
  7. Hi all, I am applying to PhD programs for fall 2010, I am not the strongest candidate (weak GRE scores), my undergraduate GPA in Sociology is great, my cumulative improved my last years and I also took courses post bachelors in which I received strong marks. I am 27, and have worked on a clinical research project at one of the top 10 universities, albeit mostly in an administrative role. I have applied to schools mainly based on the premise that there are two faculty members there who are doing research that I would be interested in doing (Religion and Race/Ethnicity for now). The schools that I am applying to are ranked in the 20s, 30s, and some in the 50s (safety schools). My question is, how concerned should I be if I only get admitted to a safety school? I'd be concerned about availability of funding, program quality, and finishing and getting a decent position afterwards with going to a lower tiered school. Because I'm not a shining candidate, this is a real cause of concern for me. Any input would be appreciated.
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