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  1. I didn't want to respond to this, but I couldn't help myself. 

    Complaining about funding, a schools inability (from the applicants perspective) to inform all rejected applicants at the same time, terrible application systems, poorly written rejection letters, methodology preferences at each department, etc. is acceptable on gradcafe. Personal attacks on gradcafe on a Professor is unacceptable and unprofessional.

    Anyways, I agree with the recommendations provided by TheGnome. Just be careful about what you post. You are obviously frustrated,  I can't imagine your situation getting better. Good luck. 

     

    This is true. guess the stress gets to people

  2. I am not failing. Thank God. But I am making straight B's. I cant seem to get an A on anything, other than quant work.

     

    Any advice on how to get A's in grad school.

     

    My funding is dependent upon me making an A average...So I am worried.

     

    I only take Saturday night off, Thursday night off (after 10pm on both nights) and I try to work out a hour a day to stay sane. So I am putting in a ton of hours.

     

     

    Also, when there is "grade inflation" in grad school. Does that mean professors drop down the grading requirements for A's. For instance, instead of a 90 being a A, they may drop it down to a 80 for a A? Everyone keeps telling me (students), that its ok and dont stress, but my old college NEVER inflated anything (unless you were in engineering). If you got a 79.9, that is a C.

  3. I started classes this past week, though Math Camp actually started almost 2 weeks ago, and maybe my expectations were just for it to be even worse than I could imagine, but so far things haven't been too tough.  I've finished up all but about 50 pages of my reading for the coming week and am getting a lecture ready for Wednesday for a class that I'm TA'ing but the prof will be away at APSA. 

     

    The biggest twist for me was that I wasn't even supposed to be a TA this semester at all, but due to unforeseen circumstances the department needed a theorist to TA and I'm one of 2, so I'm now the TA for a 50+ student class and am leading 3 discussion sections a week.  Had to drop one of the classes I intended to take as well.  Luckily the course isn't too bad in terms of work I'll have to grade, so I won't really feel the crunch until after all of my work is done and we get their finals in. 

     

    I am nervous about statistics and all of the methods work that I'll have to do, as it's nothing I've ever done before and is completely outside of the vein of political science that I come from and believe in, so that might be the difficulty, but I'll do what they want for now until the prof who I'll work most with and learn from comes back from leave next year and is able to guide me more for real theorist work.

    Well its good that your having a good time so far. Too bad you had to drop a class though. That sucks.

  4. Hey everyone.

    I am nervous about my first year. Anyone who is currently a 1st year feeling like this? Also, what should I expect? Any experienced people have any advice for us new students?

    I am worried about the amount of time TA'ing is going to take away from my work. Should I try and publish something this year? Should I start thinking about my dissertation or just finish classes? I was told I should always be thinking about my dissertation...

  5. One notch down is what I told. If you went to UHouston, you can expect to teach at south texas college (small colleges), teaching unis or go into the public/private sector. If you are ok with that, than go.

    I know this because I grilled Houston after I got accepted on their placement. Alot in public policy (some dc, most texas), small colleges, etc.

  6. Business PhD's make good money. And you may still be able to research international tax policy. MUCH more tenure track jobs in business. Stipends are much higher too for TA/RA. My UG that was unranked in business had AP's pulling 80-100k their first year with a pretty laid back tenure requirements (from what i know/heard).

  7. I asked this in another thread, but:

    How is the job market? Specifically, how to do you get an academic job (or how have you seen others do it)? What are these "job talks" and other things that students do? So lets imagine your defending your dissertation next may (2014), and you are hitting the job market. What would be a good timeline of things to do from now until you graduate next may?

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