Miss. K

2010applicant: thanks much for your advice. That is definitely starting to sound like the best idea. I was just hoping that I could get away with not paying boatloads for my masters and doctorate. Fat chance, I'm sure.

Thanks, everyone, for the very helpful insights. So no funding for the MA? Ever? Or just not much? I'll be up there this Monday for NSSR's open house, and will report back. (Hey, it's free and a good excuse to go to NY.) 2010applicant: Broadly speaking, I'm interested in Political Sociology. More specifically, I'm interested in citizen interactions with various levels of government, public involvement in plan-making (such as city planning and education), and how the media influences the public's participation in both quality and quantity. All good subjects for polisci as well, but I like the frame of sociology. Harvard, Cornell, Stanford, and Chicago seem like other good choices...but I'm not confident I could get in to any of those as I've been out of school for a few years and don't have close connections with professors from undergrad (at Chicago).

Thoughts on the quality of education at the New School for Social Research? I hadn't heard of it until very recently. The professors seem to be focused on topics that align with my interests... very closely, in fact. But it's nowhere near the rank of other schools I'm considering, and I can't find much about it beyond its own website. Know anyone there? Is it rigorous? Positive/negative reviews? Thanks in advance!