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  1. abenz
    Hi! I don't know if you've already made the decision, but definitely do a thesis! There's basically no point doing a Masters if you don't. Everyone will expect you to have one, once you're in the job market post-Masters. If you want to work back in the UK in the long-run go to Oxford - networking will be key, and Oxford has the name recognition in the UK/Europe, more so than Columbia. (I went to Cambridge and have applied for studies in the US, and of six top-tier universities I applied to, including two Ivies, hardly anyone recognised names).
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    I didn’t get into Brown. My PhD dreams are over. Sad to say, unless Emory has a rejection and I’m off the waitlist. Thanks for the support this year friends - it’s been fun to talk through this with you.
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    Hi @paulbets this is the Sociology forum, you would be better to ask in a biosciences forum.
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    Thanks for the good wishes everyone! Still waiting on Brown as my last hope of acceptance (Yale is such a long shot due to faculty fit, but guess you never know for certain!). Hope you all hear good news soon
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    Thanks @qeta! I'm shocked, the grad coordinator's email made it sound like my rejection letter was in the post, but the chair of admissions just messaged me. So pleased. Even if I don't get in, I feel like at least someone (sorta) wants me
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    holy s--- I got waitlisted at Emory!
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    The best advice I had - which ties in with yours - is that you need to be able to show an admissions committee that you can devise a PhD project, based on your interests and a potential research question. My interests are about the links between technology, fertility, contraception and embodiment, for example, and I gave examples of how I would like to study this, with particular reference to research already undertaken at X school or faculty members that were researching similar things already. Having an interest in “health” or “Gender” very broadly wouldn’t be specific enough, based on the feedback that I had from a number of professors.
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    Hey, I just got rejected from Emory. The grad coordinator sent me a lovely email (in reply to my inquiry) saying that I haven’t received a rejection letter due to the flexible nature of the recruitment process but I won’t be accepted into Emory. She said decisions had been made following the recruitment weekend, so good luck to anyone who attended who hasn’t heard back yet!
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    I definitely don’t think Emory has sent out all their acceptances ... if you look at what that person said, they contacted Emory to ask, rather than being told by Emory directly. I wouldn’t assume a rejection at all.
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    This might seem like a silly issue ... but both for Berkeley and UWM I didn’t receive an email to check the portals, I just checked when everyone else did. So even tho I’ve checked and have received emails from both systems before, I’m paranoid I might be missing stuff from other schools (and I’ve checked junk/spam at least once a day, nothing). Has this been the case for anyone else?
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    Berkeley rejects are on the website as a pdf letter - sorry if you didn’t get in.
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    Anyway, now that I have that off my chest, I’m going to spend a little less time on the forums while I wait on my final four schools! I’m usually around for a PM if anyone wants to catch up, and good luck to everyone still waiting on results! And congrats to those who have their acceptances!
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    Hi, I don’t really want to continue commenting on this in much depth because everyone obviously has different stories, and the comments certainly come from a place of support and good intent, and this is certainly not meant at anyone in particular! I just feel that these comments accidentally reinforce the narrative that we, people who have been rejected or are waiting on offers, are going to be depressed or upset that we haven’t been accepted yet. Not everyone does associate their self worth with rejections, and preemptively commenting along the lines makes me feel like I’m expected to be upset ...
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    I completely appreciate the sentiment behind it, and do understand your points. But people can accidentally come across as a little condescending - I suppose in a jokey way, I’m just asking people to bear that in mind when they post, to avoid sounding that way!
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    Can the person who was rejected by Berkeley share where they found that info? When I logged in to the site, nothing came up and my application still says "submitted". (Sorry to hear about your rejection )
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    Hey folks, it's really sweet that people are reminding everyone that we are worth more than our admissions ... it would probably be sweeter if it wasn't coming from people with those coveted admission spots already, who have the luxury of not being in that position
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    Congrats to you, and to the others who were accepted/waitlisted! Glad you had some more good news This is a repeat of an earlier question (sorry) but does anyone know if Berkeley has started making rejections? I don’t think I’ve been accepted as I didn’t get a phone call a few weeks ago (and overall I don’t think I was a great fit) but it would be nice to know for sure.
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    One thing I found most helpful when I was applying (note - I haven't gotten in anywhere) is to arrange a quick Skype call. You can type an email for 20 minutes and have not even scratched the surface, but if you can talk for 20 minutes, you can cover a lot of ground. If your grad students are amenable, that might be more helpful?
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    London, England

    abenz replied to mox's topic in City Guide

    Hey! Born and bred Londoner here - happy to answer any questions about the city. I’d strongly suggest somewhere like Victoria Park (Hackney), Brockley (South london), Greenwich (its a bit further away but beautiful), Peckham (really strong community feel), Clapham junction. If you (or anyone on this forum!) is looking for rental places, use either RightMove.co.uk or Spareroom.co.uk (the former is best for whole properties and the latter is best for finding room mates). We don’t use anything like Craigslist or whatever. It’s really tricky but as places move so quickly in London, you could potentially wait until mid July or August to find a place! Happy to answer any questions you might have via PM
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    Hello - you’re in the Sociology forums. I would suggest looking in the psych forum as we won’t be any help here
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    Just so I feel some masochistic joy - how was the Emory open weekend?
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    Hi @European Lumpi, I think its important to support people’s choices even if we wouldn’t necessarily make them. The application process is a long process and people may change their minds for any reason. UWM is one of the highest ranked programs for sociology and this decision can have life long ramifications. I wouldn’t fault anyone for wanting to reapply for a higher ranked program if they thought it would be better for them in the long run (which is not to say that NCSU is a bad choice at all, just that UWM opens a lot of doors in the future!).
  23. abenz
    Has anyone had any rejections from Berkeley yet?
  24. abenz
    Thanks @qeta - I will definitely bear this advice in mind if I apply again next year!
  25. abenz
    Rejected from UWM too. Feels kind of numb. Sad not to have any more information or more personalised rejection. But onto the next ones I suppose.
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