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  1. anyone looking to share a flat in nyc this fall? :)

  2. Since Eva Bellin said she'd be happy to advise me, and since I have no other offers .. CUNY.
  3. I will say the similar stuff. There are points in these rankings there you shift in quality or reputation. As long as your gap does not contain such a shift point, go to the better fit. Plus, your thesis and the recommendation you'd get from your advisors matter big time as well. But, if you are between, say, Cornell and Davis (5 spots according to the US News), pick the higher ranking school.
  4. hey APGradApp., don't diss those who watch porn all day...
  5. Hehe come on dude, we all know how it works. If you don't get an e-mail when others are... No harm though, as I said, it won't change anything other than me feeling more and more stupid
  6. I probably didn't. Although it sort of sucks, I was more into CUNY anyways. NYC will be good, but the irony is that I only got accepted by the very state school I was almost not gonna apply to because of the $125 fee and paper-copy references. Besides, it still feels like I am not much of a good candidate after the results
  7. Awesome! You deserved it. Since it was an e-mail acceptance, and my inbox is empty, I assume destination CUNY for me
  8. Here's what my advisor claims about this job market and school you graduated from discussion: "As long as you have a kick-ass (my description, not his ) thesis and good relations with good professors that have connections (and by -good relations-, he means they think you are bright and they like you) from your phd institution, it is not that impossible to find jobs. If you are not bright, a Harvard degree won't save you, your thesis will be the most significant sign of this".
  9. Do you mean PhD in PoliSci for those programs? (sorry, had to ask since you seem to be an MA student in Anthro.).
  10. Oh totally. "Me" two years ago and "me" now is completely different. MA is a great way to enter the academy and get to see where your interests are headed and what your capabilities are.
  11. True, that is a tough decision. I feel like I would be inclined towards UNC, but I have no idea why. But then again, when its a tie, feelings are the deciding factor.
  12. Thanks You should ask the school if they have a waitlist for funding. and if so, where do you stand on that list? I asked that when I got an unfunded offer from GWU and they replied, telling me that they do have a waitlist for funding, but I was not on it (meaning, no possibility of funding for me).
  13. As previous posters said, Chicago doesn't turn me on (academically!). I mean, I do not know if they study what you study, but I heard it is more of a qualitative school, which would decrease your chances of getting a job. In this sense, Madison is a better choice. (I am assuming you wanna do quantitative methods). About Yale MA, if you think you can dazzle the professors in a year (when you start your second year, you will be already applying, so your efforts won't affect your recommendation letters) and get them to write really good letters for you, I'd say, take Yale's MA. As far as I have understood, money will not be THAT much of a concern to you so I won't mention that aspect. But in my experience, it is very hard to even get two awesome letters from one year of MA. I mean, professors usually expect you to take 2 classes from them in order to make a good impression. So you might end up applying with almost the same profile, but one additional good rec. letter. You gotta ask if that's worth the two years. And quite honestly, Gtown undergrad degree places you into a certain pile of students anyways, Yale MA might not add that much of a marginal utility. To sum up, what will you lose if you pick Yale? Some money, two years (of additional studying) (and two years of late entry to job market = two additional years you have to wait before you can earn a humane pay ), and turning down a phd program you already got into. What if things get worse the following years? But then again, if you believe in yourself and claim that you can get an awesome GPA and two great letters from Yale, of course go to Yale!
  14. I received another e-mail from CUNY: "I suspect that the admissions letter you received offered a decision deadline of April 15 and, so far as admissions goes, that's accurate. For fellowships, however, it is important for us in the Program office to know as soon as possible whether you plan to enroll." How dare they put pressure on me to decide when NONE of the professors I sent an e-mail to discuss the program replied back!!! Are they thinking "if you are even considering our university, you must be desperate. Beggars can't be choosers, so either accept it or f*** off!" ? I don't even get to talk to any faculty member?? And Brandeis better be FAST!!! end of vent.
  15. I actually started liking CUNY. With Eva Bellin, and few more people with nice backgrounds who study Latin America and democratization, I think I might pick CUNY even if Brandeis sent an acceptance. Yeah, 18K a year is very low for NYC, but I assume I could get another 10h/week work in the university library or something. The only concern I have is that CUNY is around 50 in the placement rankings whereas Brandeis is around 25. Should I be the optimistic butterfly and hope that I can publish stuff and be one of the exceptions from such schools?
  16. Sorry to hear that, mate. It's weird that they started e-mailing rejections before acceptances.
  17. Is it only me, or do you guys also feel like Brandeis is not gonna say anything until June?!
  18. That would definitely help. But if you can, at the same time, raise your GRE score, that would be better. Big shot schools, especially at such times of plethora of good candidates and scarcity of funds, tend to ignore those with low GRE scores unless you were exceptional at some other areas, like serving as under-secretary of state or a reputable journalist. Then again, if your writing sample demonstrates an excellent command of English, don't worry much about the GRE for schools other than the top ones.
  19. Unfortunately it does not work like that. If they have funding, they offer you funding. If not, you will not get anything no matter what you e-mail them after the decisions have been made. And deriving from my experience, you have to ace every aspect of your application in order to be considered for a well-ranked program. That is, great GRE, great TOEFL, great GPA (or good GPA from a great program), great letters, great SOP, great fit of research interests and great writing sample. If I were you, I'd start to reinforce the weak spots of my profile such as the GRE scores and apply next year if you will not be satisfied with a low ranked program. At least, that is what I plan to do for next year.
  20. I replied to the "Congratulations, you are in" message and Martha Finnemore told me. I actually asked "do you guys have a waitlist for funding. If so, can I learn my spot?" and she said "I'm afraid you are not on it, which means we will not offer you funding".
  21. Asked GWU if they had a waitlist for funding and learned that they do. Regardless, I am not in that list either
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