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bamafan, that story has seriously taken me in for the past few hours. I keep going from sports site to sports site to read opinions on why he would fake a girlfriend and how all the sports media failed by not realizing this was a scam. Seriously intriguing in so many ways.

Definitely not the best idea. You want to end with a strong argument for why they should admit you, what you bring to the program, and what you'll gain from it.

A lot of the difference is going to be in the coursework you take and which courses are offered by the department.

You can't submit it to another journal until you hear from the one you've already submitted the article to. Be patient. It's likely that the reviewers were late submitting their reviews to the editor (holidays and everything in North America) and that you'll hear from the editor in the next few weeks.

I think it depends on what kind of theories you intend to use and where your case study is situated. If the professors are knowledgeable about the important theories and/or the area, they can probably still advise you. But, you really should ask whomever you're thinking about working with whether she or he thinks they can effectively advise you on the topic you're interested in.

Can you really put the Gators in that category after their flop against Louisville in the Sugar Bowl?

No, there isn't.

You might try local thrift stores or the local Goodwill (especially one in a good neighborhood). You may be able to find an affordable suit or one that will work with a bit of tailoring.

I was admitted that way before. It's definitely a surprise and totally awesome when it happens. In my case, I later had to get them the third letter because they wanted to nominate me for a university-wide fellowship. Congratulations!!

Mine was around $100 but I also used a 30% off coupon that I found online when I bought it... But seriously, it's worth speding serious money if it's a place where you are going to be sitting for hours and hours each day.

I went to a couple of office supply stores and tried out several chairs before deciding on mine. Ultimately, I went with one that's rated for 6-8 hours of use daily and that works ergonomically so that my elbows and knees could be in proper alignment while I work.

Hi whirledpeas, you might just have to make do with Skype, phone, and email conversations with POIs and current graduate students if you are unable to visit. I didn't visit all the PhD programs I was admitted to and it worked out okay. In fact, I decided to enroll at a program I didn't visit based on extensive phone conversations with current students and with my potential advisor.

From what you've said, I don't really understand why you're applying to the school if there's only one professor you want to work with. You'll need to form a committee for your exams and for your dissertation. For that, you'll need at least 3 faculty members in the anthropology department. If you can't identify who these might be, then you probably don't stand a chance of being admitted.

laura_b, you'll be eligible for unsubsidized Stafford loans (~$20K/year I think) and possibly GradPLUS loans as well.

In my department, most of the contracts are for 20 hours of work per week. Yes, there are plenty of weeks where even with prep time, teaching, and office hours, I do not put in that much time. But, when there's grading to be done or extra office hours before an assignment is due, then I definitely put in that many hours. I can't imagine adjuncting two classes on top of that, especially since you'd be slammed with grading at midterm and finals time. My colleagues that both teach on campus and adjunct at the local community college are all beyond coursework so they aren't trying to juggle their own courses with everything else. But, YMMV.

Why do you blame the teacher? When I was in college, there was a guy that could write A papers in less than half the time it took me to write B+ papers for the same class. Is that the teacher's fault? Not really since we both knew the material and were capable of doing research. But, he was a better and faster writer than me. So what if it took me 12 hours and it only took him 6? I can't, won't, and don't grade students based on how long they work on a project since that's an ineffective way of assessing their understanding.

I think it really depends. As an instructor, I provide clear grading rubrics for all written assignments AND I provide them to students before the assignment is due. So, when a student comes to me and says "I don't understand why I lost points for clarity of writing" when it already says clearly on the rubric how and why such points are deducted, it's hard to see them as doing anything other than whining. I use rubrics in an effort to head this off but, it doesn't always work. I still get the "I spent 12 hours on this, how could it only be a C?" even though the rubric specifies how. Agreed. I'll often ask students to put their name only on the last page to ensure that I grade their work fairly and not based on any bias that may come from class, their previous assignments, etc. It doesn't always work because you get more familiar with their writing over the course of the semester. That said, they still accuse me of not caring about their feelings. If they want someone to care about their feelings, they should see a counselor or therapist. I'm there to teach them and grade them on their understanding of the course content, not to be their sympathetic ear.

wildviolet, happens to me all the time. I'm not sure why they think I/we care about how they feel about the grade but I always clearly communicate that grades are earned based on their work and that the grade they receive is a reflection of that work. But, I'm not sure at all if it actually helps.

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In my field, people barely even care about your abstract. But, that's because all abstracts are accepted to the conference. Consequently, it's also really easy to submit basically the same abstract to different conferences at the same time, though usually you're expected to at least change the title even if the content remains the same. But YMMV obviously.

I always had to have my final transcripts in prior to being allowed to enroll in classes for the fall semester.

My MA program had a professor well known for using the full range of grades at his disposal. He also taught the only course everyone was required to take in their first year. He let people do whatever they wanted in class knowing full well that he wouldn't give all of us As. Of the 15 in the class when I took it, 5 people got As. The rest got A-, B+, B, B-, and in one case, a C.

Something to read for all the Buffy fans out there: http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/115-reasons-why-we-love-joss-whedons-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-part-iii.php

I'm just going to share two op-eds I read today that I think provide some perspective: The first is by Gail Collins: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/opinion/collins-looking-for-america.html Towards the end, she writes: "We will undoubtedly have arguments about whether tougher regulation on gun sales or extra bullet capacity would have made a difference in Connecticut. In a way it doesn’t matter. America needs to tackle gun violence because we need to redefine who we are. We have come to regard ourselves — and the world has come to regard us — as a country that’s so gun happy that the right to traffic freely in the most obscene quantities of weapons is regarded as far more precious than an American’s right to health care or a good education. We have to make ourselves better. Otherwise, the story from Connecticut is too unspeakable to bear." The second by Nicholas D. Kristof: He opens with this question: "IN the harrowing aftermath of the school shooting in Connecticut, one thought wells in my mind: Why can’t we regulate guns as seriously as we do cars?" Towards the end, he writes, "For that matter, we can look for inspiration at our own history on auto safety. As with guns, some auto deaths are caused by people who break laws or behave irresponsibly. But we don’t shrug and say, “Cars don’t kill people, drunks do.” Instead, we have required seat belts, air bags, child seats and crash safety standards. We have introduced limited licenses for young drivers and tried to curb the use of mobile phones while driving. All this has reduced America’s traffic fatality rate per mile driven by nearly 90 percent since the 1950s." Just some food for thought.