gracedavis91

attending Davis this fall for PhD in anthropology- looking for a place to live! message me if you have any suggestions!

anyone thinking about CUNY, UC Davis, or New Mexico next year?? Feel free to PM me... I have some hard choices to make!

Also... what about reputation for either school? Anyone know about how CUNY and/or NYCEP is viewed on the east coast?

Got accepted for Anthro, and I will probably be making a trip to Davis in the next week or two! Trying to decide between this school and one in NYC...

got accepted for physical anthropology at CUNY! trying to decide between that and UC Davis...

Hi all, I've recently been accepted to a few schools for PhD programs in Biological/Physical Anthropology. As of now, I've narrowed it down to either UC Davis or City University of New York at the New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP). I'm going to study primate behavioral ecology. These two places both have offered me excellent funding packages, making my decision that much more difficult. Furthermore, the cities of Davis and NYC could not be more different! Here are some thoughts: Davis -I would be the first PhD student of a new faculty member, who I really love, but has less experience. Her field sites are in Panama and Kenya. She is very ambitious and driven and seems to have great vision for what she wants her lab to be about -Davis is a small town that is quite isolated -Davis has excellent Animal Behavior and Ecology programs that I can draw from for my research -It seems like I would have more freedom at Davis to do what I want -Davis is closer to my family CUNY/NYCEP -I love the NYCEP program, where I will be taking classes at NYU, Columbia, CUNY, and The American Museum of Natural History. I get exposure to faculty across these campuses in a variety of fields all about primates!!! -NYCEP has a wonderful internship program where you are required to take 3 internships, one at another institution other than your own and one outside of your primary field of study -There is a lot of commuting involved... -I would get to teach my own courses (which I would greatly enjoy, although this is a lot of work) -I would work with a professor who I was a field assistant for last year, so I know her fairly well. She's an excellent scientist and I get along with her quite well, although she's somewhat disorganized. Her field sites are in Africa -I love the primates I would work with at CUNY (baboons and mountain gorillas, likely) -I'm a little unsure of what it is like to live in NYC. It's a big decision and a big move. In the end... both are excellent programs and I am having the hardest time deciding! If any of you have lived in Davis or NYC or know more about these programs any advice is appreciated =)

UCSD is in a spectacular location. San Diego is a wonderful place to live- incredible weather, vibrant city, and so much to do... if you have never been to California, I can tell you first hand it is one of the most beautiful states with unparalleled diversity (need I mention Yosemite or Sequoia National parks, the Mojave Desert, the Sierras...). It's a great school, too. Go to the place where you believe you will be most supported by the people you work with and where you will thrive in and out of the university

anthro accepted 6 students for Michigan, all of them have already been notified as of last week