meowth
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I just noticed my first mistake. I've submitted this writing sample to three places already with a statement at the beginning that says "originally written December 2013 for blah blah blah" except... I wrote it last year, 2012. I'm not even in school now, so.
They might not even notice though.
It's like when I had to write a summary of it for a reward once and said 19th century in my description... and later when I went to the event that included it, my mom of all people notices that it should be either 1900s or 20th century, not 19th. (Once again though, probably not something people really care about.)
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^ Most sociology programs don't do interviews. Visitation weekends are usually held over late February-late March. This sounds like an informal type invitation that's usually extended out to local students. In any case, try to have fun. Which other programs are you applying to?
That sounds about right. They probably get a good number of people from town applying. (Still haven't gotten an e-mail back since I replied, but they're probably just out of town for break by now.)
I have an application in for University of Chicago, and I'm working ones on Boston University, SUNY Albany, and University of South Florida all due in January.
I also applied to one Psychology & Women's Studies program, U Michigan, and I'm considering applying to a social psychology Master's program but that's not even due until February. I also applied to my alma mater's Women's Studies Master's because the sociology profs I want to work with are all affiliated with Women's Studies too.
I hope that even though I'm only applying to 6 or 7 schools, that that's enough variety to have a chance. I think Chicago and USF consider applicants for their Master's programs too when they apply to the PhD programs, so that's cool.
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They might e-mail reminders about the application, but once the due date is past and your application fee isn't paid, they should stop. I've started a few applications that I never finished because I decided I was no longer interested in the program.
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LesSoc & cultsoc,
They invited me after I applied (they said they were pleased to see my application) so I'm not sure if it's really a "recruiting" event, but I also haven't been accepted so it's not a "visitation weekend" either. They didn't mention anything about interviews, just "meeting with" people and sitting in on seminars. It's also on a Monday and a Tuesday a week into the new semester, so I'm not sure how that'll be working out. Maybe I'll get more info soon too since I've replied to the initial e-mail.
But I'll keep in mind all that you've said! Especially since I have NOT been accepted, I'm going to assume at least some sort of informal interview (even if that's just having a conversation with the professors) and do some more research into the program beforehand. First impressions and all that! Though luckily if I want to meet more with specific professors at a later time I probably can, since I live in town and hang out on campus (read: use their library computers) quite often. So it's not my only chance, but still a good opportunity.
I'm definitely looking forward to it, especially since I was worried about getting to explore any programs and this one is right here.
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Spider Man
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Well, I'm a bio nerd hence the "adenine" and "monarch" (as in monarch butterfly) but adenine monarch is also an anagram of my first and last name. I dare anyone to try and figure it out. i'll pay pal you your next app fee if you're successful
Is "adenine" an anagram of one name and "monarch" an anagram of the other, or is "adenine+monarch" as a whole an anagram of both first and last names? That's all I'd want to know before making any guesses.
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I waited until after I graduated to apply because I was already so busy doing an honors thesis. I also wasn't 100% on what I wanted to go to grad school for.
Pros:
- I get to use my complete transcript, that I graduated with highest honors, and show my honors thesis.
- Time to gain more experience (like even my last spring semester helped a lot).
- More time to think about where to go to graduate school and what to go for.
- Time to see if I just like working or if there's anything else I'd rather do.
Cons:
- Since I started working I actually still ended up quite pressed for time when application season rolled around again.
- It took me a while to actually find a job (but you'll be okay there).
- Might be hard to take time off work to go to interviews to visits.
- Student loans started collecting six months after graduating.
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Nope, sorry. I'm in Florida.
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I got an e-mail inviting me to visit the Sociology department mid-January at my alma mater. I'm definitely going because it's really close (I still live in the city). I don't even know the sociology department because I've only taken a couple sociology classes and I didn't major in it either, so I think this is a great opportunity. (They have not accepted me or anything, just said they received my application.)
However, I was kind of wondering what I might expect, if anyone knows? The e-mail says I'll get a chance to meet with faculty, grad students, and staff, as well as have the opportunity to sit in on one or two seminars. I don't think this is an official interview or anything, but certainly I'll have to keep in mind what kind of impression I'll be making. So I'm just curious if anyone has been in a similar situation.
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I did not.
In psychology I was told to e-mail professors because you tended to work with just one professor once you got there, and needed to make sure they were accepting students. The one professor would basically be the one advocating for and accepting you into the program. For the one psychology program I applied to, I made sure to e-mail the professor.
However, for sociology I was told by a professor that instead of working with a single professor, you tend to work with several professors within the department (even if you might have one that's your main go-to), so it wasn't the same as psychology where you needed the one professor to be accepting students. So for sociology I didn't e-mail any professors, and while for many programs I had one particular professor I liked better, I tried to make sure that there were other professors I wouldn't mind working with as well. I did not e-mail any professors before applying.
Not saying it's a bad idea, I just already spent so much time writing SOPs and doing everything else that sending out e-mails seemed like one more stressful thing that I didn't want to do.
(At this point it also depends on when your applications are due. December 15th? The professors might be out of town anyways at this point. January 15th? Maybe worth a try.)
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midnight oil
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3 schools and 4 programs so far.
GRE: $80 (reduced price to test the new score scale back in 2011)
GRE score reports: $25 x 2 (my alma mater already had the scores from 2011)
Transcripts: $12 x 3 (my alma mater didn't need one; another program required 2 because I had to send one to myself to scan it)
Application fees: $30 + $65 + $65
So, $326 so far. But I also decided not to apply to three programs due the 15th, partially because of the cost... would've been another $346 and I just had to spend $1,300 on dental work today, sigh. (But I ruled out applying for other reasons too, of course.)
If I apply to the four programs due January, that should be about $388, so $714 for 8 programs (and would've been $1,060 for 11 programs on my original list).
Less than the dentist at least.
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Pokemon. One of my favorites...
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My parents were both community college drop-outs (so their highest education is high school), so I'm the first to go to college for more than a year, actually graduate with a degree, and now applying to graduate school.
Even in high school my parents couldn't really help me with anything beyond basic encouragement because they didn't really know most of stuff I was doing, and they were even more lost trying to understand what I did in college! They're both good in their fields (civil engineering and computer programming respectively) but they've worked up the ladder for a long time (from soil tester and secretary respectively) and that's different than learning the stuff at a university. But, I also think they might've been some of the last of a generation actually able to work their way up without a college degree, and if they ever lost their jobs at their companies, I'm not sure they'd be able to get back into the workforce very easily despite so many years of experience. It's just different. I'm lucky to say I don't think I've struggled very much; it probably helps that I'm white, U.S.-born, my parents were also U.S.-born, etc.
I'm doing fine... graduated summa cum laude, found fields that I love, applying to graduate school.
Even though my parents didn't got to college, they always expected me to, so that really helped! Yet they also never told me I had to do one thing or another. Like, even if I hadn't gone to college they probably would've been okay (but I was always did well in school so that probably would've surprised them). I've been pretty self-motivated and I liked being given pretty much free reign and very few expectations. They were a little worried that I'm taking a year off post-graduation and working crappy jobs while applying to graduate school, but now that I've been doing fine with that I think they're less worried.
I'm still surprised when I hear people talking about their parents going to college, graduate school, sometimes even in the same fields! It's hard to imagine.
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I have a D+ too, but from sophomore year, but by the end my overall GPA ended up at 3.6 and I still got summa cum laude.
When I first started doing my graduate school applications I wanted to mention how I started out in another major and just didn't do too hot, but it just sounded like too much of an excuse and like my later major was a "backup" (which it kind of was but) which I didn't want to do because I really, really love my major(s) way more than that one I was in when I got the D+. Other than that, I don't really want to mention mental health things either even if they were maybe a contributing factor.
So... I just didn't mention it at all! It was in a class totally unrelated to my majors and what I'm going to grad school for. Everyone makes mistakes, and I did well enough otherwise that I don't see the point in dwelling. Especially since it was only in sophomore year (and in your case, freshman year I think shows even more it was just an oops.) I think it also helps that I've already graduated though, so I was able to show that I did consistently well the rest of the time in school to make up for it.
The only time I've had to list now is on one app that asks for all my mathematics and stats classes. I think it has me list them assuming whatever I add is an extra thing, a good thing, but instead now I have that D+ staring me in the face when and I'm just thinking "I really don't ever need that advanced of math for program anyway and it should be good I got that far at all."
If they ask about it in a follow-up anything, sure, I'll explain. Otherwise, I mean, it's no secret but I'd rather focus on my strengths and on my education that's actually relevant.
(But if your D+ is in a psychology or history class I guess I'd suggest explaining it!)
(Also, I haven't actually gotten in anywhere yet, so who knows.)
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Does she have an advisor with a higher level of education that could perhaps at least co-sign the letter? That's what was recommended to me when I was considering asking a student with only a master's for a letter last year (I had taken three of his classes but didn't know his advisor at all). It was also said to me that if I did that, at least make sure the other two letter writers had their PhD / doctorates. I would say that it also helps to consider the selectivity of the program, if you think she could write a really persuasive letter, and if you actually have other options.
But I can't really same more because in the end I just decided to wait another year, and this year I was able to get three letter writers with PhDs. The same same student with a master's actually ended up getting his PhD over the summer, but I ended up not asking him because he was so new and had likely never even written letters of rec yet.
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I ended up changing my mind about a few schools so now I'm almost exclusively applying to Sociology programs save for a Women's Studies masters program at my alma mater and a one-of-a-kind Women's Studies & Psychology PhD program. And I've applied to one sociology program so far, PhD at my alma mater.
I'm trying to get my application for University of Chicago in today because it's due on the 10th and I'm working all day tomorrow. It's quite intimidating though! But I'm glad I have a couple statements under my belt already so I don't have to start this one from scratch.
And then I decided against all the programs that had apps due on the 15th, so at least it seems like I'll have a break in due dates until January 15th unless I find some other programs to apply to. But even then, I couldn't try for anything earlier than January 1st or so and still have time (at least for transcripts and LORs to be sent).
I did end up looking up the ranks for programs too and using them to weigh whether or not I apply. Like Northwestern was a top ten program AND I didn't feel like I was a good fit, so I decided not to waste my time and money. (Different than U of C which is high ranked but I really, really like the program and at least one particular professor there.)
Hope everyone else is doing well with their applications.
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lexiro,
Even though I sent the requests for my recs at the same time (when it gave me to option to check off both programs, I checked off both programs) I believe each one went out as two separate e-mails to each professor. So, when I submitted my application, 6 emails got sent out, 2 to each of my 3 professors.
I know that while two of my professors uploaded recs for both programs at nearly the same time, the third professor only uploaded one letter. I assume that's because she knows that the materials for my second application aren't actually due until January (but since I was applying to both programs as one application I had to do them by the first deadline in December). (This is really the only reason I'm pretty sure they went as two separate e-mails.)
I guess make sure that you professors know that you're applying to two programs and that you need two LORs from them for UF. They might have seen the two e-mails from UF and assumed the second one was just a resend or a reminder. I think you can resend your request too if you need to (though I'm not sure how that works if they already submitted one).
Good luck!
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GRE scores should be sebt electronically, so theoretically they should get there pretty fast once you actually get your grades on them and pay for them to be sent over. That's what it sounded like when I asked my school if they still had my GRE scores; like, they're all just on the computer somewhere.
Which really makes you wonder why it costs $25 to send each one, ugh.
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My area is no where close to yours, but I applied to two programs at UF. At first I was worried it might come off weird, but I just made sure my two separate statements agreed with one another because I assumed the professors from one department or another would see both (also the professors I was interested in working with were affiliated with both departments) and figured that would be okay. Not that each statement can't emphasize a slightly different thing, just making sure you seem consistent in your message of what you want to do, even if the programs draw you in for different reasons.
So I believe you should go for it! Costs the same for your application either way and you can even send out the letter of rec requests for multiple programs at the same time (although it doesn't send until after you submit your application entirely).
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Since I graduate last May I'm working two part-time jobs now. Once is a county job that actually has opportunities for advancement (even if the entry level job I'm in now is only part-time and low-wage), so if grad school apps don't work out I just plan and applying to a full-time position there once I work there a few more months. Then decide when next year roles around if I really want to try again. I could also one day work on a master's in that field and they'd even help pay for it.
It's not too bad, really. The only problem with working this job, being unrelated to what I'd want to do in grad school, is that it would be difficult to find more opportunities to improve myself. Even last year when I decided not to apply I thought I'd have more chances. I did gain some more experience in the spring semester, and a little bit summer and fall, but come fall when I got my jobs I also had to drop most of my volunteering or unpaid work because I just don't have time when I'm also having to work to make ends meet.
But at least I have this job to fall back on, and I'm glad for it.
Applying for Fall 2014 Sociology?
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I keep feeling like I'm done already but I still have two applications due the 15th, one on Feb 1st, and on the 15th.
It's like, "Ah, isn't three enough...?" Except of course I won't find out about any of them until probably all the rest are due.