Daisy123

Thank you for your re-assuring and insightful post- it gives me SOME hope.

Hello everyone! I know its acually too late for me to consider this, but now that i am WAITING for results, i am going insane. The weakest aspect of my PhD anthropology applications was my GREs. I sent in two scores - Q- 680 V-490 and then Q-148 and V- 158....i know...take one hit to the other...If i could have just combined the best of both efforts it would have been so much better So as you can see, BAD . I want to know, will this eliminate all my chances of getting in ? Otherwise, i have ALOT of experience , a GPA 3.58 (MA) and i was a good fir for most of the schools i applied to: Sony Brook , Chicago, Pittsburgh, Boston, UCLA, Stanford, and Arizona (I realize some of these are impossible, but i had to try because i was a great fit). Any opinions or taughts would be greatly appreciated

Hello everyone! I have a question for everyone in this waiting game for anthropology: I am a PhD applicant with interest in archaeology. I applied to UCLA (cotsen) , Stony Brook, Boston, Pittsburgh, Arizona University, stanford (not going to happen), and chicago (also not going to happen-, i will sacrifice my little finger if that works out) My worry are my GRE scores, or more so my quantitative score that was abysmal ;( - my first GRE it was the same situation reversed. I sent in both scores. my GPA is alright, 3.56 and 3.58 (BA, MA). During the last week of December i got an informal email from Stony Brook that invited me to visit the campus before admission decisions are made, and that they will cover some of the travel expenses. I went, and it was very different than i imagined. They asked questions like " So , will you have trouble finding excavations by yourself", "do you have anyone to stay with in Turkey", "do you need help in this and that are" ....questions like that....no one really asked me about what i actually want to do..they were very specific questions like that. I met with 3 faculty members and i was introduced to a bunch of graduate students. Does anyone know anything about this university? Is this a good sign? I cant even tell if it was an interview or what, but i DO know that the committee has not formally met yet, so that cant be a good sign....I dont know what to think since i have NEVER heard of an invitation like this. Any input will we greatly appreciated. I just dont think i can get in anywhere because of my GRE..... I have lost all hope already

Hello everyone! I have a question for everyone in this waiting game for anthropology: I am a PhD applicant with interest in archaeology. I applied to UCLA (cotsen) , Stony Brook, Boston, Pittsburgh, Arizona University, stanford (not going to happen), and chicago (also not going to happen-, i will sacrifice my little finger if that works out) My worry are my GRE scores, or more so my quantitative score that was abysmal ;( - my first GRE it was the same situation reversed. I sent in both scores. my GPA is alright, 3.56 and 3.58 (BA, MA). During the last week of December i got an informal email from Stony Brook that invited me to visit the campus before admission decisions are made, and that they will cover some of the travel expenses. I went, and it was very different than i imagined. They asked questions like " So , will you have trouble finding excavations by yourself", "do you have anyone to stay with in Turkey", "do you need help in this and that are" ....questions like that....no one really asked me about what i actually want to do..they were very specific questions like that. I met with 3 faculty members and i was introduced to a bunch of graduate students. Does anyone know anything about this university? Is this a good sign? I cant even tell if it was an interview or what, but i DO know that the committee has not formally met yet, so that cant be a good sign....I dont know what to think since i have NEVER heard of an invitation like this. Any input will we greatly appreciated. I just dont think i can get in anywhere because of my GRE..... I have lost all hope already

Hello everyone! I have a question for everyone in this waiting game for anthropology: I am a PhD applicant with interest in archaeology. I applied to UCLA (cotsen) , Stony Brook, Boston, Pittsburgh, Arizona University, stanford (not going to happen), and chicago (also not going to happen-, i will sacrifice my little finger if that works out) My worry are my GRE scores, or more so my quantitative score that was abysmal ;( - my first GRE it was the same situation reversed. I sent in both scores. my GPA is alright, 3.56 and 3.58 (BA, MA). During the last week of December i got an informal email from Stony Brook that invited me to visit the campus before admission decisions are made, and that they will cover some of the travel expenses. I went, and it was very different than i imagined. They asked questions like " So , will you have trouble finding excavations by yourself", "do you have anyone to stay with in Turkey", "do you need help in this and that are" ....questions like that....no one really asked me about what i actually want to do..they were very specific questions like that. I met with 3 faculty members and i was introduced to a bunch of graduate students. Does anyone know anything about this university? Is this a good sign? I cant even tell if it was an interview or what, but i DO know that the committee has not formally met yet, so that cant be a good sign....I dont know what to think since i have NEVER heard of an invitation like this. Any input will we greatly appreciated. I just dont think i can get in anywhere because of my GRE..... I have lost all hope already

no no, the hook is the hook. thats the first sentence or so and then move away before you turn it into a verbal diarrhea

I think i found some really good advice : the hook is important, but if you see yourslef spending time on your past experiences, and you ARE sumbiting a CV, mention it, reference your CV and move on

so if the department does not mention anything should i assume that they are letting me make the decision?...godddd i am never going to finish this in time

and are these SoP s single or double spaced...

Hello everyone! i wanted to ask you all, how long was your Sop or letter of intent, - pages single or double spaced? ....i am at about 1600 words and i dont know if it is too much

Hello Everyone, I am new to this forum , but i see a sea of knowledge here that i would love to benefit from I am going to apply to a couple of schools for archaeology, but i am a bit stuck. I cant find any info. on how long my sop should be...2-3 pages but double spaced single spaced? Word count? Can anyone who has applied tell me how long their letter was? I would really appreciate this. Also, my GRE is low....my V was 158 but Q 148....i did one before and the results were reversed. ...I dont know if it is even worth applying . Do i even stand a chance or just wait until next year? thank you so much. I do have previous experience and my MA's GPA is 3.58. THank you!