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  1. Thanks for replying! I've talked to my undergrad professors, and they're pretty much saying "go for the PhD but apply for Masters programs just in case". They're pretty focused on funding and having better research opportunities. But they are all quite a few years older and have always been in academia. Any more recent grads/grad students are suggesting a Masters.  

    I have a research area that I want to focus on, but I think I really have a lot more to learn. I've been really leaning towards going for a Masters first. 

  2. I'm two years out of undergrad and am in the process of applying for fall 2017.

    My undergrad's in physical anthropology, and I'm interested in going back to school for anatomy based programs. It's not a completely topic change as a lot of my courses in undergrad were anatomy and physiology based. I'm also taking the Bio GRE at the end of this month as I have less Bio coursework than a typical STEM major.

    In the past two years, I've been working in a science museum as a teacher, so I have a lot of experience talking about science and speaking in front of groups. BUT this means that I haven't been in a lab for two years, and I haven't been doing research. I'm hoping that I can play up all my teaching experience in my SOP, but I am very weak on the research portion which is so crucial.

    I have three professors from undergrad who are on board to write recommendations for me. They all know me pretty well and have actually written recommendations for me before for scholarships and research grants in undergrad. GPA 3.81, GRE V165 Q160 W5.5.

    I'm planning on applying to a variety of MS/PhD programs, probably 5-6. Should I maybe just apply only for MS programs to help my research resume before trying for PhD programs? I'd like to start contacting a few professors to see if they're taking grad students, but I want to be sure which step is best for me.

    Feel free to ask for any additional details.

  3. Hey Daisy123, 

     

    I've taken a bunch of Dr. Judd's bioarchaeology and osteology undergrad courses/seminars. She's a very clear and considerate instructor. She's done a lot of work in Jordan and Sudan. She is one of those professors who really cares about her grad students. I will say that she usually prefers students who already have an MA and a strong focus. She's also really awesome at responding to emails quickly. 

     

    http://anthropology.pitt.edu/person/margaret-judd

     

    I've also hear really great things about Dr. Perry at ECU. She works primarily in Petra.

     

    http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/anth/Megan-Perry.cfm

  4. Ok thanks, good to know about the buses as I assume I'll be using them very frequently and probably late at night too. So is Polish Hill not walkable to the university area, if I chose to walk? Lawrenceville seems even farther away than Polish Hill but maybe geography/highways changes that...

     

    Honestly I probably can't afford Shadyside (for what I want to pay), but Squirrel Hill seems to vary a lot price-wise. I loved the houses I saw in Squirrel Hill when I visited... are the neighborhoods of Lawrenceville and Friendship/Bloomfield much the same? Bloomfield also looks really close to Pitt- is it an area where grad students normally live?

     

    And for South Side Slopes- don't you have to cross a bridge to get to the university?

     

    Sorry for all the questions but thanks so much for all your help already!

    Polish Hill and Bloomfield are far enough from the Pitt campus that I would warn against walking. The 54 buses go through both neighborhoods and would take you right to campus. Friendship is also definitely a bus only location. Students can take a 15-20 min walk from some parts of Shadyside or North Oakland, but everywhere else is going to require a bus. South Side is definitely way too far to walk. All the 61 buses go through Squirrel Hill. I also wouldn't recommend walking, because Squirrel Hill is past CMU. 

     

    A lot of places in Pittsburgh are heat included, which is extremely helpful for the winter time, and would save you a lot of money. Be careful of places with really cheap rent, because prices will skyrocket in the winter. 

  5. I'm still waiting on three schools, but it's not looking too great. Waiting post interview is absolute torture. Reapplying isn't the worst though. I can get some experience in the field. 

    So much action this week guys!! I've been checking the boards obsessively while at work...ugh. Congrats to all the accepts!!

     

    Still waiting on UPitt...brutal because my partner has been accepted to CMU, and we would love to end up in the same place. There were a couple of accepts in early Feb, but I couldn't tell if those were for Arch or Anth, I'm waiting on Anth. 

     

    Anyways, thanks to you all for being a great support community! 

    Pitt's cultural anthropology adcomm has been deciding on funding, so if you call the department, they can probably tell you if you're on the shortlist. All the early February acceptances/rejections were archaeology and physical. Good luck!

  6. Hey guys! I've been following this board for quite some time. Everyone is so wonderful and supportive. Congrats on acceptances! If anyone applied to Pitt, I'm an undergrad here, and the archaeology and physical anthropology results should be out already. Cultural anthropology is notifying soon. 

     

    I've been waiting to hear back from a school since my interview in mid February. I know that they're taking two out of the five they interviewed, but I haven't heard a thing for two weeks. I'm mostly worried because one of the profs told me that they would be sending out notifications the week after my interview. Do schools send out acceptances and then just not tell people that they waitlist? I'm seriously freaking out here...

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