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  1. UGH! I wish I had useful advice for you but I honestly don't in this situation. I had a similar thing happen when I was in undergrad and it was maddening to think that the professor automatically thought less of me academically based on my background. I'm not sure that I would confront your advisor about this or deliberately bring it up again. But, at the same time, I also wouldn't ignore it if it came up again. Instead, I'd probably ask lots of questions to try to figure out the basis of those views and perhaps present evidence from the scientific literature which contradicts those views.
  2. I guess I'm wondering why (you think) this is the case. I ask because this was not the culture in either of the grad programs I was in. Which is to say that students of various genders went out for drinks alone or in small groups with professors of various genders and it wasn't considered untoward, unacceptable, etc. Same with Facebook and other social media (not that I use them much but from what I know of them). Have you, or any of the other female students, explicitly tried to add one of these professors on Facebook? Have you asked a professor if they'd go out for coffee or a drink with you? If you have and have been told no, then I think that you might be able to get more traction with whatever action you decide to take. You're right that this is part of academia (unfortunately). But there are also ways to deal with this as @knp has helpfully provided. I'll also note that you may want to talk to a trusted mentor outside your department (whether at your university or at another), an ombudsmen, etc,, just to get another perspective on the situation and the possible actions you could take. Good luck!
  3. If the readings are boring to you, it probably means they aren't super relevant to your research plans, right? In that case, I'd be gutting the books, reading the introduction, conclusion, table of contents, and maybe small parts of each of the chapters, along with 2-3 book reviews. If they're books you're going to need for your comps, then you may have to suffer through them.
  4. Honestly, people here are so negative about this! While in grad school, I dated a student in my department (actually, I did this more than once but, we'll stick with one story for this post). It started out pretty casually and I honestly didn't know they were into me for a while. But, once I figured it out and we started dating, we weren't flaunting it but we also weren't hiding it. It ultimately didn't work out and we broke up after a few months but remained friends (we might've even been in a class together throughout all of this) and no one even thought about it a few months after that. Another couple began in our program at the same time and those two are happily married today so, you never know. If you like the person, you should give it a shot just to see what will happen. "Forget regret - or life is yours to miss" as Jonathan Larson put it.
  5. It would be hard to find a field-specific service. You may want to ask around here in the anthropology subforum if anyone is willing to do a SOP swap with you. Even then, it might help to know which subfield of anthropology you're applying to...
  6. Attend major professional conferences in your area, whether or not you can present. Try to attend at least one regional/specialty conference and, if at all possible, the major conference in your field. That not only helps with networking but also helps with understanding the terrain of the field.
  7. I would talk to your prospective advisors in each program to get their view on the situation. If they think it would be uncouth to apply to both, take their advice.
  8. If you want to know more about writing an annotated bibliography, there are some great resources online about writing one from the UNC Writing Center. A key question is whether the annotations are meant to be summative, evaluative, or both. Knowing that helps a lot in terms of thinking about the structure of each annotation.
  9. Actually, no, I'm pretty sure it's not part of their job description. They work with current students and former students far more than prospective ones. And, the process has changed a lot, even in the short time since I first went through it. Think about it. Most of these professors were applying to grad school at a time before email was commonly used and the expected response time was quite different back then. If you wrote someone a letter and sent it via USPS, you wouldn't be surprised not to hear for a couple of weeks, you know? Rude or not, I tend to invest more of my time in my current students and writing rec letters for those graduating or recently graduated. When there's time leftover, then I reply to prospective students.
  10. This doesn't surprise me at all. It's also exactly why both fuzzylogician and I recommended that you have someone from your department or the teaching center observe your class so they can give you feedback on what is and is not working.
  11. Do you want my cynical answer based on all the info out there about student evals of faculty and their teaching ability? The best way to get students to trust you is to be a cisgender, heterosexual, white male. Failing that, you can definitely approach this as an opportunity to improve your own teaching by attending workshops and brown bags about teaching, having people observe you*, sitting in on the classes of faculty who are respected for their teaching (and ideally who share some demographic characteristics with you, whether that's gender or race/ethnicity), and perhaps even pursuing a teaching certificate if there is such a thing at your institution. Also, when I used to teach sections that were part of a larger course, I'd be clear to put students' grades into perspective by showing them the averages and/or distribution of all students taking the course. I think that helps sometimes because it shows them that the issue isn't you per se but rather their grasp of the material. I then encourage them to come to office hours, form study groups with those in other sections of the course (because if everyone's being tested on the same material then maybe one instructor gave their students a cool explanation of a concept that resonated with them and they can then share with others), and to take advantage of any tutoring resources that might be offered. *I recommend getting observations from more than one person because what one person loves, someone else may not. For example, one professor in my department observed me and loved that I was able to get everyone in the class to participate at least once and let students guide the discussion. Another professor came in that semester and said that I didn't do enough to guide students in the discussion and that I should be more willing to jump in and correct students. You're always going to get contradicting advice so it can be helpful to get a myriad of perspectives on what you're doing well and where you can improve.
  12. @NicSpain16, what you've been offered does NOT sound like a post-doctorate fellowship. As TakeruK explained above, a postdoctoral fellowship would provide funding for you to use after you've completed your PhD, not during the course of your graduate program. This to me sounds like a graduate fellowship offered to entice/attract/retain top-notch graduate students. I would make sure you get this offer in writing.
  13. If you post your questions on here, it's likely that someone will drop in to answer them.
  14. Two key questions: Can you contact some of your undergrad professors to get their opinion about whether you should be applying to MS or PhD programs? Do you have a clear idea of what you want to do research on that you could articulate in a PhD application?
  15. Do you have computer science/programming experience? If not, it may be a stretch to get into the CS and HCI programs you've listed as those are at well-respected universities.
  16. Here are some questions as you think about things. You don't have to answer these are but these are some of the things I'd be considering if I were in your shoes. Who would your new advisor be at Stanford? What is the placement record of your current advisor and the potential new advisor? How do the funding packages at each place compare? Are you still taking coursework? If not, how will you meet people in your "cohort" at UCLA? If you are, will the coursework you've already taken transfer?
  17. Are you interested in environmental anthropology? If so, you might be interested in this: Students interested in pursuing graduate study in environmental anthropology are encouraged to apply to Northern Illinois University’s Master’s degree program in Anthropology, with supervision by Dr. Emily McKee. Through cooperation between the Anthropology Department and the Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy (ESE), one graduate teaching assistantship is available for an excellent Anthropology MA candidate with an environmental focus. Within a well-rounded four-field program, NIU’s Anthropology Department offers a wealth of expertise in environmental anthropology across the subfields, including faculty research in climate change, industrial agriculture, high altitude adaptation, environmental justice, resource conflicts, and sustainability and conservation (http://www.niu.edu/anthro/faculty_staff/faculty/index.shtml). Rich opportunities for interdisciplinary environmental research are available through ESE (http://www.niu.edu/ese/about/faculty_staff.shtml). A summary of Dr. McKee’s research agenda can be found here, http://www.niu.edu/anthro/faculty_staff/faculty/ekmckee.shtml. Information on the Anthropology graduate program, including program requirements, financial aid options, and assistantships, can be found here, http://niu.edu/anthro/graduate/index.shtml. For more information, please contact Emily McKee
  18. The rent at the place in question was $600/month so much more than a 2% increase. And while an 8% increase may not be extreme, it's something to factor in if you're on a limited income (which I was while in grad school).
  19. 1) You'll have to contact the school to see if it's binding. If they say it's not, then you can apply to other programs without having to worry too much. 2) No, the graduate school admissions offices don't and can't legally communicate with one another about your application. That would be a violation of FERPA (a federal law covering educational records). 3) It's not ethical but, if the program isn't offering you any funding, then you'll just need to do what you have to do.
  20. I would clearly separate the peer-reviewed publications from those that were not peer-reviewed. If you only have one publication in a section, then you only have one.
  21. What do you want to know? Honestly, you should be able to pick up a textbook on mixed methods or research methods in sociology and use that to help guide you as you write your SOP.
  22. I prefer cards that offer cashback (Capitol One, Discover, Citi, etc.) to those that offer flight rewards but that's because I am not loyal to any one airline (go see Chris Elliott's website if you want more about the logic of this). All of those companies offer credit cards which have no annual fee and offer 1-2% cashback on every purchase you make. In addition, all have options where you can get a card that will also offer rental car protection, extended warranties on certain purchases, etc. It's really a matter of preference though. I have multiple cards and which one I use depends on the context.
  23. You list who you need to list based on your interests. And then you hope like hell that if you go to that school, those people get tenure.
  24. I don't see why you couldn't just send the email you've outlined above. Either the professor responds or they don't. That's not up to you. Knowing whether the resources at Emory are the right ones for your project does seem like it is useful for you, which is why you should go ahead and email.
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