talulah08

As someone who's spent the last few years in a department with very few women, and also even fewer people of color, who didn't initially think that these considerations would so heavily influence the norms of the department, I'm going to have to chime in here and simply say: diversity matters a lot! It's cool that the lower-ranked school is courting you so much, but (like in most relationships!) the initial courtship is not necessarily an indication of what's to come.

Just wanted to chime in here and ask, are there any theorists on this forum who are heading to admissions weekend? Theorists or no, I'm looking forward to meeting all of you at the open house

congrats sundaymonday!!

I'm in the same situation as you, and having some credits transfer over to my new program matters a lot to me. I've basically gone ahead and asked about transfer credits once I was accepted, I think departments understand why it matters and how it influences our decision making process, so I definitely say to ask soon - it'll help a lot!