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You'll find a way to make it work. It won't be easy at first, but once you find a comfortable pattern you'll be fine. babies just want attention, so I would read statistics flashcards to them in a Dr, Suess tone. They can't tell the difference. I also read my study guides into a voice recorder and listened to it with headphones while I rocked the baby to sleep. maybe I think too highly of myself, but I feel like I'm incredibly capable of multitasking since my babies trained me so well. Then again, that was for a master's degree, so the phd world may he much harder.

I had a 2 year old and a newborn when I started my masters program. I actually did better than when i was an undergraduate with no family obligations. I worked all day, took care of the kids until they went to bed, then stayed up late studying. I usually spent about 8 hours on Saturday doing assignments. my previous job was 6 days a week, so it was the same for everyone. Sundays were 100% family time. Overall I think it worked out. Now my kids are 2 and 4, so I don't know if it will be worse or better if I start another program.

I've had classes with Dr. Eck and Dr. Wilcox at UC. They run the Crime Science Institute. They just did a crime report for cincinnati. If you get accepted there you could get a few years experience working with them before you finish the program. Good luck. I'm more of a corrections person myself, but Dr. Eck almost converted me to situational prevention.

No, I wish! I just put all my eggs in one basket and I can't stop thinking about Cincinnati.

Dang, that is tempting.

Then Cincinnati would be a great program for you. That's right up their alley.

2015 students?

I'm currently 'on probation ' at work because I started less than 12 months ago. If I tell them Im quitting this Summer they could fire me immediately and I would lose my vacation time, sick time, and 401k matching. I have to keep it a secret until my 12 months are up, then put in 2 weeks notice and quit. I feel awful about it because I genuinely love this job and my supervisor.

Any clever ways to tell your significant others that you finally got accepted? Nothing big and flashy, just a fun way to let them know the wait is over.

He didn't say anything, but I once saw a student come to class 15 minutes late, sit in the front row, eat an entire McDonald's salad, throw the bowl in the trash, and leave. In another class I saw a student eat an entire box of dry waffle ice cream cones. They are very crunchy.

Is it invite only?

That is shocking and terrifying. Why in the world would they prefer students who have less education and haven't proven they can do graduate level work? Just to fill a quota? I'm biased, but this doesn't seem to make any sense. On the plus side, if I'm completely rejected I have something to blame besides myself. I can hold a grudge against this ridiculous process. I think Sykes and Matza might say I'm neutralizing my conscience, but I'll take all the comfort I can get right now.

I broke down and emailed the professor who referred me. He told me I was not being considered anymore, but I still haven't gotten official notification. I don't know why they are holding back letters if they've already decided. Maybe they have a big waiting list and they don't want to leave anyone out. I won't get my hopes up. He made it seem like I was not qualified to compete even though he offered to refer me. Devistating. UC was my 1st choice and I only have one more school pending. If I get a letter I'll post on the results page and let you know. Good luck.

Congratulations. Did you already hear from Cincinnati then? This isn't a selfish question to gauge my chances. I've already been informally rejected. I have some sappy hero-worship for the researchers in Cincinnati, so I imagine everyone else does too.

I don't know if it helps, but even though I'm desperate and miserable, if I were on the committee I would definitely accept you before my own application. There are still a few schools that haven't released thier results yet. If we both applied to the same ones you are a shoe-in before me. But there may still be people who would beat us both. I hope that makes you feel proportionately better as it makes me feel worse. Happiness is a zero-sum game. Cruel fates that turn us against each other! Think of the crime we could stop if we all worked together!

My biggest obstacle is that I've had to work full time through my bachelor's and master's degrees. I've had to struggle with mandatory overtime and balancing my coursework for a decade. It's been terrible. The sad part is that I have never been able to get job in the CJ field, so I have ten years work experience as a forklift driver. It's awful sitting in an interview and trying to explain why I have a master's degree and drive a forklift. It's a huge problem getting in the doctoral program too. They would rather have someone with six months research experience than someone who has ten years in a factory. I know there are plenty of other people in worse circumstances (it's better than having no job at all), but it does make the application process much more stressful. I see the phd program as my only way out. It's a lot of pressure to be relying on a committee of strangers. I think February is my least favorite month now. So much for staying positive!

I know that Cincinnati only provides funding for three years. After that you have to apply for grants to fund yourself. I'm not sure if it's really that bad though because I knew someone who took 7 years to complete the program. I don't know the details, but he conducted a whole lot of research during that time and was the director of a rehabilitation clinic.

I've had a stack of books in my garage for the past 2 years that I haven't been able to read. I used every spare minute reading for my MS courses and I haven't had time for pleasure reading. If I get accepted for the Fall that gives me about 6 months to read them. Starting with Mark Twain's journals and notebooks.

Mark Twain. all the time.

Congratulations!

Good point. I didn't think about that. I waited a year between graduating and applying. There's so much that goes into this process. I can't wrap my head around it.

I'm in almost the same boat as you (but I have a much lower undergrad GPA). I didn't apply to FSU, but I'm pretty sure they consider a terminal MS the same as a thesis. The only difference is they like to have your thesis as a writing sample. If you have a demonstration project they might count that as the same. Good luck.

Frank&Stein Good luck with Cincinnati! I've been there several times. It's a great school. They haven't updated thier FAQs in years, but they have one webpage that says they do a wave of acceptances every two weeks. So maybe we'll hear back eventually. I'm not going to beat myself up if I don't get accepted to UC, but I really hope they call me in for an interview so I know that I have a chance. A flat-out rejection would screw with my mind. Good luck!

I must admit that I’ve been watching this thread since it opened. I created an account so I could ask for some help. I applied to the University of Cincinnati’s CJ program and I haven’t heard from anyone. I know they only started looking at applications a few weeks ago, but apparently someone already got accepted on February 1st. I haven’t even heard if they do interviews or not. If anyone else applied there please keep us updated in this thread. I’d like to know what to expect from the committee. Don’t worry about competition from me. I’m not a top contender. Thanks for all the information so far. Good luck!