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3 minutes ago, latemeg said:
I just got an email from UW Madison. The program has recommended me for admission, graduate school is just waiting on my official transcript. No acceptance letter yet, but O M F G
I'm on top of the world. 5 more schools to hear from, but they can all be rejections for all I care.
I have apparently run out "reactions" to press on gradcafe, but HUUUUUUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!!!!
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3 minutes ago, soc4315 said:
OMG!!! Congrats, that's incredible!
Does anyone know if decisions for the sociology PhD program at Cornell are released at the same time as the developmental?
When I talked to current DSoc students at Cornell, they couldn't stress enough that the DSoc and the Soc programs are totally unrelated. They have like one "welcome the new cohorts" party together a year, but that's it.
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40 minutes ago, KevinJHa said:
Anyone have any fiction suggestions? I need to get away and also crave some intrigue/drama.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. Slight but beautifully written; set in an alternate universe but with frightening similarities to the present-day ambitions of Pence et al. regarding Israel. I have read it and reread it many times because it's so sad, beautiful, completely absorbing, and yet just a bit hopeful.
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I got into Cornell Developmental Sociology!!! I can't believe this is real! I had to have my partner read the email to confirm, but it's true.
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1 hour ago, pinoysoc said:
I already deactivated my Facebook. About to delete the social media apps on my phone. I just can't. I'm in no mood to argue with my mom trying to explain why it hurts. Or why it's hard to accept the "Maybe it's not time" speech.
Going to re-think life.
@pinoysoc I'm so sorry you're having to argue with people about feeling hurt. The process is nowhere near over, so don't lose hope yet.
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2 hours ago, tsh05 said:
Now am freaking out. Both Ohio and Berkeley have sent out acceptances and I haven’t heard from either. Assume the worst?
Berkeley acceptances aren't all out yet. Don't lose hope.
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43 minutes ago, soc4315 said:
Anyone want to claim the Berkeley acceptance?
It seems to be @academicirl or their fellow summer fellow at Princeton? Whoever it is, congrats are in order!
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7 hours ago, abenz said:
Hey team, just had my first (admittedly implied) rejection. Indiana Bloomington sent out its Gender Studies acceptances on 19th Jan and its waitlist emails went out on 23rd Jan. I’ve just found out and checked my emails and portal again, and I’m still just submitted, which makes me think it’s a rejection. It definitely wasn’t my first choice ... but it still sucks, especially as I thought I had the grades and fit to get in. Kind words appreciated!
Hi @abenz, an implied rejection is not a rejection though. Plus, you still have other schools to hear back from. Don't lose hope - you only need one admit.
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I haven't really been freaking out that much because I've been sure of getting rejections the whole time. But knowing that Berkeley released decisions today last year has me frantic. It's my top choice (as it is for many others, I'm sure). I only today realized that this rejection will come first and be absolutely crushing.
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19 hours ago, travelmug1Q84 said:
I've been pounding Haruki Murakami books. Since December I've read Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage, 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, A Wild Sheep Chase, and Sputnik Sweetheart. Non-Murakami reads: A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and So You've Been Publically Shamed by Jon Ronson.
I have to admit, it's been pretty fun to tear through these over the past two months. Once an acceptance (hopefully!) comes, I'll probably start getting back into some more sociology text intermittently with the fiction. How is the Marlon James book?
Also, as a side note, we applied to almost all the same schools! Fingers crossed for both of us!
Aww, thanks for the well-wishes! I hope you get into your dream schools too.
I have bizarrely fond memories of binge reading Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, given that it's hardly a pleasant book. How did you like it? The James book has some of the most beautiful writing and interesting characters I've read in a long time. My only complaint so far is that it depicts a very masculine world. -
2 hours ago, travelmug1Q84 said:
binge-reading fiction until 2am
This really helps though, doesn't it? It's one of the more pleasant side effects. What are you reading? I read Han Kang's the Vegetarian and am making my way through Marlon James's beautiful behemoth (over a 1000 pages), a Brief History of Seven Killings.
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I got an email from Law and Society Association this morning saying that I'll be presenting parts of my MA thesis at the conference this year. Anybody else heading to Toronto in June? Not really sure that there are many socio-legal folks on the board this year.
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14 hours ago, abenz said:
Thanks Qeta. I've applied to UCB but I'm really not holding out for good news haha.
@abenz I would love to go to UCB for many reasons, not least because I have an amazing relationship with my supervisor there. It's almost impossible to get in though, so I'm expecting bad news but hoping for good news. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a UCB acceptance for you too! Good luck with the UK app!
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9 hours ago, abenz said:
Yes congrats to the UCLA admit!
Can I assume that all UC schools respond at different times, or will we start hearing back from other UCs soon?
5 hours ago, pinoysoc said:UC's, if I'm not mistaken, don't release results together. Each school's departments are independent and do it based on their timeline. You can check out the results page. If not, can someone who's familiar enlighten us!
@pinoysoc is right. The UC departments are completely independent. Source: UCB prof who was the head of adcomm last year.
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1 hour ago, KevinJHa said:
I'm sorry to hear you had that MA experience, it sounds like it really got to you. I really wish you the best in getting into Berkeley.
The good part about all of our individual stresses and such is that it will be over relatively soon, and we will all know for sure where were going and if we can handle it. Now is the time for strength!
Thank you for the kind and encouraging words! I hope you get into all of your top choices as well.
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4 hours ago, pinoysoc said:
How are you keeping up with waiting?
I'm alright most of the days because I am sure that my applications this cycle were not up to par. My partner wasn't ready to apply to jobs this cycle as we'd planned, so I get another shot at applying next year with not a lot of downsides. My problem is that my MA department was horrendous and discriminatory and my exchange at Berkeley soc. absolutely wonderful. The combo makes me extremely scared to go to a department that I do not know well. But I only know Berkeley and getting into that department is so so hard. I actually had serious breakdowns before submitting apps to other schools because I don't want to repeat my MA experience, which made me feel utterly powerless and less than human.
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On 1/8/2018 at 6:53 PM, pinoysoc said:
What brings all these doubts (in my case) is not believing in myself and the work I've done. Partially, there's also my untreated anxiety & depression since losing insurance after graduation. So it's a double whammy. I came in this application season trying to be confident. I ended up deleting all my application things (i.e. SOPs, drafts, etc.) in December 2016 thinking I wasn't going to go for my PhD anymore; then used July through September to research what programs I was going to apply to, rewrite SOPs, and contact my professors who I told months earlier that I was going to do a Pre-Med Post-Bacc after graduation.
Hi @pinoysoc, that sounds extremely tough. I also suffer from anxiety and depression and taking my medication honestly helps. I don't know what your finances are like and if you are able to get a prescription. If you have a prescription and a Costco in your area, the medications at their pharmacy are super-cheap and the pharmacy specifically is not legally allowed to discriminate against non-Costco-members.
I hope that you hear good news from your schools soon!- KevinJHa, pinoysoc and CandideCoating
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Hi @soc4315, I submitted this statement as part of my application to the Developmental Sociology program. My statement was 1.5 pages (single-spaced, written in LaTex). I talked about my personal journey as a racialized immigrant woman and how that experience has informed both my research interests and my volunteer work. I concluded with a sort of vision statement about the work I would like to do as a diversity fellow for Cornell students and Ithaca residents.
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5 minutes ago, abenz said:
@abenz I am hoping that we will both get good news from our common departments (Berkeley, Brown, Wisconsin)! It would be fun to meet face-to-face during prospective student visits, although I remain unconvinced that I'll make the cut this year. Your profile sounds incredibly strong, so I'm sure you have very good news coming your way.
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On 12/28/2017 at 2:49 AM, abenz said:
Hi again! Wisconsin-Madison came back to me and said it was fine, they were still sorting out the received documents so no need to worry. They did say they had 250+ applicants ? and that decisions would be made around early Feb.
Phew! You must feel so relieved to have that sorted. Thanks also for relaying the application pool size and decision timeframe info!
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Hi folks! Not sure if anyone else is applying to JHU this year, but their portal was malfunctioning over the holiday break and applications could not be submitted for the Sociology Department. The program coordinator just emailed me to let me know that the deadline has been extended to Jan. 3, 10pm EST. Just thought I'd make a PSA in case anyone had trouble submitting the app over the break or is having FOMO and thinking of applying to one more program.
Fall 2018 Acceptances/Interviews/Rejections Thread
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I co-sign the above. It was never apparent to me before, but schools seem to stagger their acceptances according to criteria not known to us. Berkeley's string of phone acceptances last Friday doesn't seem to signify much for other candidates except that they must wait some more.
Which Doctor Who season are you up to? I assume you're watching Nu-Who, rather than the classic series.