KWojciechowski

Hi, everyone!! I found GradCafe a while ago, choosing to just lurk in the shadows and absorb as much information about graduate school as I could. Right now, though, I'm halfway done with my sophomore year of my undergraduate degree and am looking for some advice from people who have been in my shoes. I am majoring in Communication & Sociology, with minors in Philosophy, Psychology, and Technical Writing. I work as a peer mentor at my university's writing center and know that I want to pursue a graduate degree in Rhet/Comp after I graduate in the Winter of 2016. I eventually want to teach introductory composition to undergrads, but my own personal research often focuses around how sociological and philosophical theories come to influence human interaction, specifically written texts and media communications. That being said: am I pursuing the right thing? Am I studying the right subjects? I have quite some time before I actually apply to grad school, but I'm looking to make connections and begin campus visits in the next few months. With that, which schools should be on my radar? I'm looking specifically at the University of Illinois at UC (as some of my current research is being funded by their English department). Any other suggestions or scholastic advice or reading suggestions are most appreciated!