brkrgal85
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brkrgal85 got a reaction from Cesare in Welcome to the 2012-2013 cycle
If you know you're not going to go to certain schools, go ahead and decline if you cannot go to their visit weekend. There are many others who are waiting to find out if they can even go visit, because they are stuck on a wait list!
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brkrgal85 got a reaction from Longtime Lurker in Welcome to the 2012-2013 cycle
I'm not trying to be rude, but I think we are all over analyzing this big time. I'm just fine with my choice to go to Florida State, because the IR/Comparative area is very strong there, and if I teach in SEC schools for the rest of my life, that's fine with me. They have placements at University of Georgia and very nice towns afterward. If you are really passionate about Political Science research, I would seriously think that you'd be happy to get somewhere on a Tenure Track job, even if it isn't in the Ivy League tower.
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brkrgal85 got a reaction from teamind in Welcome to the 2012-2013 cycle
I'm not trying to be rude, but I think we are all over analyzing this big time. I'm just fine with my choice to go to Florida State, because the IR/Comparative area is very strong there, and if I teach in SEC schools for the rest of my life, that's fine with me. They have placements at University of Georgia and very nice towns afterward. If you are really passionate about Political Science research, I would seriously think that you'd be happy to get somewhere on a Tenure Track job, even if it isn't in the Ivy League tower.
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brkrgal85 got a reaction from eponine997 in Welcome to the 2012-2013 cycle
Very true - I see your point! I have just seen people make huge mistakes the other way around, too, and end up leaving their "dream" schools. It happens!
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brkrgal85 got a reaction from CaliGrad87 in GWU Masters in Media & Public Affairs
I applied to their undergrad program in this field, and I was wait listed. You will love it. DO IT!!!!!!
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brkrgal85 got a reaction from alittlebitofluck in Welcome to the 2012-2013 cycle
In at Indiana University - Bloomington; Other schools been accepted at: FSU, Texas A&M, Illinois, Waitlisted at Rice
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brkrgal85 got a reaction from Wemayet in Welcome to the 2012-2013 cycle
Also, no offense to the undergrads on the board going straight to graduate school, but the amount of time to study for the GRE is reduced big time if you are working. I did take a study course, but it was online, and it was a secondary company (I didn't use Kaplan and the companies that will charge 1000+). Another big pet peeve - the cost of sending the GRE scores PER report to the institutions. 25 bucks for each score beyond your 4 "free" ones. Wooow...