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I agree with pears that a PC will probably serve you best if you're mainly involved in archaeology (GIS work). I personally prefer Macs because, as people have said, Macs are really long-lasting and are not virus-prone. My first Mac is 6 years old and is still in great condition and running smoothly. It's now my desktop computer, and I recently bought the new Air with the student discount and it has been very easy to travel with. Bonus: qualitative software ATLAS.ti and NVivo will both be released for Mac this summer!

This is giving me some hope right now! I haven't received a single interview request, and my fingers are crossed tight for Northwestern. Le sigh...

Do you know whether these 10 people have already been notified? Because I also need to be put out of my misery!

An applicant was asked for an interview by someone at NYU today! Sociocultural Anthropology PhD hopeful. Looks like they completed both undergrad and grad in religious studies. !!

Thanks a lot; this is all very helpful. I had no idea I could go for the MPH after achieving candidacy. I can't imagine myself outside of academia after grad school, but it hadn't occurred to me that an MPH would provide a good safety net if I can't land a teaching job (especially if the current state of the academic job market doesn't improve).

There are at least two schools that would allow me to complete a Master of Public Health degree in conjunction with the PhD in medical anthropology if I were accepted. I've been wondering... Is it "worth it" to get an MPH along with the PhD? Does the usefulness of the degree depend on what populations you want to study and/or the area you want to study in? Of the med anthro professors I've talked to, about half have an MPH along with their PhD, and it does seem to depend on these two factors (i.e. those working in the U.S. are more likely to have the MPH). I want to to do fieldwork in U.S., and additionally I plan to utilize a critical approach to evaluate my proposed issue. I have a feeling it may be useful to have the MPH as I would better understand how health statistics about U.S. populations are gathered and presented (and in turn influence policy changes). I was trained predominantly in bioanth and archaeology with a focus on cultural only in my final year, so I am quite new to the subfield I want to pursue graduate study in. Any advice would be appreciated!

@archaeostudent Thanks for the nice comment. Your proposed work sounds very interesting and unique. I did apply to the GSS cluster at Northwestern! I love that NU emphasizes interdisciplinary scholarship (also, first-year "bridging seminar"... need I say more). I steered clear of programs that didn't seem to encourage integration between the subfields. In grad school I'd like to explore how biological sex is naturalized in biomedicine. Hey, you never know when that music training will come in handy in your graduate study or beyond. I feel like part of the beauty of anthropology is that almost anything can become anthropologically relevant.

Hello anthropologists! I'm going for a PhD in medical anthropology with a topical focus in gender & sexuality studies. My top two choices (based on what I perceive as the best fit between the school and me) are NYU & Northwestern U. I started out as biology/premed major, worked in a biomedical lab for 3 years, worked in a bioarch lab for 1.5 years, and have now moved into medical anthro as I figured this subfield is where I can put my familiarity with hospital cultures/biomedicine to work. Has anyone else undergone a similar shift? Nice to meet you all!