spellbanisher

http://history.berkeley.edu/graduate/program-faqs Swimmer's methodology is very tenuous. He's using GRE scores for engineering and education to estimate average GRE's for all other disciplines. The NRC provides some data, but the stuff available to me is from the years 2003-2006, and I only got an average verbal score (which was 665 for Berkeley, 705 for Stanford). You might be right about East Asian studies having slightly lower verbal GRE. A 50% quantitative score is also very respectable for a humanities major. A 90%-50%-5.0 would probably be more than sufficient no matter where you apply. As I've already stated, its the sop and the writing sample that really makes the difference for acceptance, as well as languages. My area is US History, 1870-1930. School is in signature. My GRE splits were 95%-29%-5.5.

GRE scores are often important for university fellowships, but if the department really thinks highly of you they will offer a standard funding package no matter your GRE. A fancy fellowship is sweet, but if you neglect the most important parts of your application (the writing sample and the sop) to get a higher GRE you will be worse off. From what I've seen, a 90 percentile on the verbal and 50 on the math might be slightly below average for the kind of schools you are applying to. Berkeley, which is as prestigious as the programs you listed, notes on its website that the averages for a recent cohort was 96% verbal and 71% quantitative. But keep in mind that there are a number of other factors at play for university fellowships.

Shriner's hospital is about 20 miles from Davis, so at 20-40mph it would take you 30-60 minutes to get home. Certain areas are also more congested than others. Things could get gridlocked around the i-80 junction, but once you get past the causeway traffic speeds up. If leaving during rush hour, expect a 30-45 minute commute.

I've had similar feelings, so it is not normal.

I can't comment on the morning traffic, but whenever i've driven in the evening rush hour traffic it was more like 20-40 than gridlock.

If you are a nonresident student who is in the process of establishing California residency for tuition purposes and you leave California during nonacademic periods (for example, to return to your former or parent's home state) I think this means you actually staying in your former state of residence like how undergraduates return home during nonacademic periods (i.e. during the summer and Christmas breaks). I don't think this refers to brief visits. Here is what the UC Residence Policy States http://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/_files/ed-affairs/uc-residence-policy.pdf What they want to see is that 1. Your permanent residence is in the state of California. If they see, for instance, that you only rented an apartment for 9 months, they are going to assume you are not permanently residing in California. What they want to see is that your sole legal residence has been in California for 366 consecutive days. 2. That you have severed all legal ties to other states. 3. That you have established legal ties in California, such as a driver's license, registering to vote, etc.

1. I doubt it. Grad programs don't generally care about non-related extracurriculars. If you can relate your writing to your interests/abilities/goals as a professional historian, then it might be of some benefit. If the program only asks for a statement of purpose, I would not include any extraneous extracurriculars. If it asks for a statement of purpose and a personal history statement, I would include the extracurriculars in the personal history. 2. Most grad programs will only care about your major GPA, and they'll care even more for your GPA in upper division history classes.

I have to agree with your disagreement. There are over 4000 colleges in the United States, but only about 280 focus on research. Recently, I earned my MA in history at a CSU, which is the tier of the California higher education system that focuses on teaching. About a month or so ago the CSUS history department was hiring a new faculty member, and in one of my classes the professor spent an hour explaining to us their hiring process. A key point was that they want someone with extensive teaching experience. They generally do not favor ABD or freshly minted PHDs. As the professor explained, he got more research support as a graduate student than he does now. They are a little wary of applicants from elite universities with lots of research credentials but little teaching experience, because those kind of candidates are more likely to jump ship at the first opportunity. This is a big concern, because when a faculty member leaves an opening is not created. For the department to hire a new faculty member, the administration has to create a new position, and that does not happen often, especially in recent years. So when a faculty member leaves, it usually means the department (i.e. the tenured faculty) shrinks, resulting in more work for everyone else. In short, they want someone who is gonna stick around, and that means they want someone who enjoys teaching.

Whining is my first passion, but I don't have the chops to be a comedian, so i went to grad school instead.

It is not uncommon for people to get graduate degrees in fields different from their undergraduate. Two of my letter writers got their BAs in literature. The fact that you are already doing research in history with notable historians already gives you stronger credentials than most applicants with BAs in history. The enthusiasm you seem to be showing, along with your research and collaborations indicates that you are a strong candidate. To answer your question more directly: apply to any program where you believe you would be a good fit. As long as you provide letters of recs from historians, a strong historical writing sample, and a statement of purpose that explains why you are a good fit for the programs you are applying to, you should be a very competitive applicant.

http://daviswiki.org/social_sciences_and_humanities_building

Where are you living now, the Alaskan wilderness?

You can look up the admissions statistics here. http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/publications/data-reports.cfm?type=html&rptno=2

Typically, after you have advanced to candidacy you can go live wherever you want.

I don't think the anthropology department is located in the death star.

What about the tango guy?

I was a slacker. My only extracurriculars were cross country and track. I didn't even take the SATs/ACT.

8th and Wake appears to have an online application now. Only three rooms left. http://www.8thandwake.com

Well, they better start having babies, especially those in the sciences, because the anti-science crowd reproduces like jack rabbits.

A guy who just brings up babies with someone he barely knows is obviously cuckoo for cocoa puffs.

If you feel unworthy of the money, you can always donate it to charity. The spellbanisher relief fund is a very worthy cause.

They are boring, needy, and annoying, which is how I imagine most of my students will be. Jk (about students, not children). Boys are the worst: hyper, loud, and destructive. Girls are tolerable,albeit still mind-numbingly boring.

Why?

UC Davis is having a new graduate apartment complex built, and it is currently leasing for the 2014-2015 year. I got a heads up from the history graduate coordinator.

I just got accepted off the waitlist for George Mason, but I declined immediately as i've already accepted another offer (and put down a security deposit for an apartment).