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Generally, I believe in having "a space" outside of the dominant culture as an educational, and essentially curative, step. Before one can use one's own voice to affect change within society, one ideally should be able to hear that voice, to practice using it, without fear of being silenced. Going to a women's college was immensely helpful for me for this reason. However, I don't think it's productive, as an end goal, to only be able to engage in that separate space and never move outside of it. I think in general feminists believe in engaging the dominant culture, and therefore should invite diverse voices into women's/gender studies--under specific terms (if thou art a member of the dominant cultural group, thou shalt not dominate discussion. Thou shalt deal with listening to the experiences of women, people of color, and working class people, and recognizing their issues and concerns as valid and worthwhile. Etc.). On the other hand, I know that having those (culturally dominant) voices present, in practice, can be difficult; I suppose some would rather just not attempt it, which I feel is unfortunate.

Hi--I would go with the guaranteed funding of globalization studies, UNLESS you plan on applying to traditional anthropology programs. I've heard they tend to prefer anthro-specific backgrounds....

Um, speaking from experience, Seattle has plenty of the latter....minus the sun .

I got a rejection letter as well. I actually was impressed, because they personalized it to state the reasons I wasn't admitted (research fit). They said they only had the resources to admit 2 out of 60 applicants.

I only applied to 6 schools (5 PhD, 1 MA), BUT the school I panickedly added to the list at the last minute, after only just finding out the program existed, is my one PhD acceptance. I am soooo glad I did because that last-minute add turned out to be a great fit. However, I do sort of wish I had expanded my search to departments close to my discipline...

Scratch that, rejection from UCSC today :-/. Good luck to you, Ortega!

Me! To both, but no word from either. Word from further up the thread was that UCSC has already sent some acceptances and UW has interviewed....

Just based on what you wrote here, I feel a lot more "passion" come through for you around the NYCEP program. I think moving to NYC is a huge decision--it's a city unlike any other. But if big city turns out to be more appealing to you than small college town, it sounds like you are already leaning towards the latter program. BUT-- my perception could be off.

I grew up in NE CT (where UConn is). It's adorable. It's quaint. But Storrs does not even qualify as a college town, which is something UMass Amherst has, at least. If you like the idea of rural New England, go for it. But if you value some sort of cultural vibrancy, it's not there.

Michigan is cold. IMO, Seattle has a pleasantly mild climate and UW is a vibrant, beautiful campus in an even more vibrant neighborhood. I can't speak to the quality of programs at either place, but having just moved to WA from the Midwest, I'm so glad I did.

Lol, thanks, VirginianFeminist. Congrats to you too!

As far as cities, I currently live in Seattle, and have spent time in Boston and NY. If you like mountains and general access to greenery, Seattle is the superior choice. UW is also right in the city, as opposed to BC, which is really in a suburb on a far out limb of the green line (Boston public transit). Other than that, the differences are primarily East Coast dynamism versus West Coast laid back ism. And weather. Seattle is substantially warmer in winter, milder in summer, than either Boston or NY.

Thanks! Also, congrats! Now you don't have to worry .

I saw that other people got into Stony Brook on the results page....if you are one of those, have you gotten your official letter yet? All I have is the email acceptance from a few weeks ago, and the more time goes by without something official in my mailbox, the more I worry they sent me the email by mistake!

I'm actually in a similar boat, so I'd be interested to hear what they say!