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    2014 Fall
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  1. Thanks for the replies. Yes, I wasn't quite clear about my exact thought process. I went into primatology to do work in conservation. No matter what I do with my life, I want it to help the environment in some way. The field school opened my eyes to some quite disheartening environmental issues. I think I might be able to do the best work in environmental law. I'm going to assume I have to reapply entirely for something like law school. Bottom line though, I'm not sure anthropology is a good fit for me. I think you are all correct in your encouragement of taking some time off. I wouldn't want to take a spot in a PhD program away from someone who actually wants to work in it.
  2. Hello, So I am a semester away from graduating with my bachelor's in Anthropology. I've applied to four grad schools for biological anthropology with the hopes of going into primatology. It's been my goal since I began college. But over winter break, I went to a primate behavior and ecology field school and was more than a little miffed that I hated it. The methods, the subjects, everything. Maybe it's because we were studying monkeys and I wanted to study apes. I don't know. That field school has put me off the field. I can't get my spark for it back. When I first applied for grad school, it was "oh no, what if I don't get in?" Now it's "oh no, what if I DO get in?" I've been thinking and have some ideas for what else I would like to do. I'm going to do some serious soul searching this summer. My question is, if I get into one of the schools I applied to, would I be able to switch my acceptance to a different program like in undergrad? I doubt it but I felt I should ask. I applied to NYU, City University of New York, Rutgers, and Yale. Thanks.
  3. I am yet another undergrad brat asking about my chances of getting into grad school. Evaluate if convenient please? It would be great to hear from some anthropology grad students Here it is: Program of Interest: PhD in Biological Anthropology Schools: NYU, City University of New York, Rutgers, Yale (I doubt I can get into this one but it's a dream. I must try.) Major GPA: 3.57 Cumulative GPA: 3.49 (likely higher after fall grades come out, those will only be in time to make Rutgers and Yale deadlines) GRE Scores (New Scale): Verbal- 160 Quantitative- 151 -I have three letters of recommendation from reputable anthropologists, one the former president of the American Association of Physical Anthropology. -I currently hold two research positions in two different biology labs and have another position in an anthropology lab set up for spring. No publications >.< -This winter I am attending a Primate Behavior and Ecology field school. -I work at a ropes course but I'm told work experience is pretty irrelevant... -I have expressed in my statement of purpose an interest in studying nonhuman primate communication systems in the wild. Thanks ^.^
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