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comicalgirl

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    2014 Fall
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    Communications

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  1. Is this about candidates for Communications Studies or for Schools of Journalism and Mass Communications programs? For example UGA has both and I'm applying to Grady which is Mass Comm. Thanks.
  2. I'm sorry for the confusion. I now realize that this forum is made up of both speech/rhetoric communication dept. applicants and those for journalism and mass comm depts. (on the case of UGA, this would consist of applicants to the Grady College of J and Mass Comm vs. the Communication Studies Dept. for the PhD. If I am in the wrong forum, please re-direct me.
  3. Was told of rejection when I called them, but still have not received an official email or letter by mail. Today is Sunday, March 9th. Only 6 were accepted with funding out of 83 applicants to UGA.
  4. Anytime Eileen! I don't know how they plan to contact. You should get a letter/packet in the mail. They only accepted 6 with funding. You can check the online web portal to see if there is any info. I knew I was in trouble when I checked and no longer had access, so I called them. That's how I received my reject bomb over the phone. You can call Debbie Sickles and ask her. I will be seeing some of the faculty at ICA in Seattle in May. But, if you read my most recent posts, I will have to move on from academia. There is no support for my candidacy anywhere that I can attend. This is sad for me, as quite frankly, I have not heard of any other candidate who is about to publish (3rd revise and resubmit status), got paper accepted as sole author to ICA's health communication division and identified $50,000 in outside funding for my dissertation topic (apparently unheard of in the social sciences/communication). I thought all this would make me a strong candidate, but apparently-----not. Best of luck to you!
  5. You should be hearing from UGA soon. The committee turned in their decisions early yesterday morning. Admin is preparing the letters/responses to applicants.
  6. Thanks for all the helpful responses. Here are a few answers. Host institution is lower ranked. Received 26 applications for about 5 funded spots. The other institution is very highly ranked with 83 applications for 6 funded spots. Yes, two members of my thesis committee were asked to and seemingly, happily and willingly provided LOR's for both host and the other institution applications. I was given a sort of "heads up" by one of those profs who was on the selection committee that 16 apps had been read near the deadline and that this person expressed concern that my application might not warrant a top spot. After deliberation over this news, I quickly and swiftly, applied to the other higher ranked institution who said, "we'd really like to see your application" with enthusiasm after initial contact regarding application submission. Can not relocate due to personal circumstances and there is no salary of any kind here to assist me. Meaning, no spouse, nothing. Also have a young child. So, I think as a single mother with zero income and no ability to re-locate since child loves school and father is nearby, leaves me at a severe disadvantage to begin with. Not to mention, I wonder some days how I was able to accomplish what I did under those circumstances and I might add an hour and a half commute each way, which sometimes involved me spending the night in a cheap motel, for all this time in the M.A. program. So, again, realistically, how can I agree to adjunct at only $2,000 per class (apparently the going rate in my area) and pay the bills? I think not. Must now pursue options like working in the field, or in admin in higher ed somewhere. It's all really quite a shame. To have that type of success at academia and then feel like the rug was pulled out from under you as a "non-traditional student". Just really did not want to lose momentum or institutional access which would also be required in order for me to continue my research and keep going prior to attempting Fall 2015. Thanks again for all your responses. I am pondering and working out plans C, D, E, and F. :-0
  7. I was swiftly and punitively rejected for admission for the PhD at my host institution back on Jan. 27th. They met the previous Wed, and I got the email on Monday morning 1/27 at 9 am. Although I received a very nice long letter from the Chair indicating I could contact him to discuss, I have put this off. I think I am still licking my wounds over it a bit since I was told that to be successful in academia, you must get papers accepted to conferences, publish papers and identify/obtain funding for your research. So, I put my head down into it as an M.A. and am about to publish in a top peer-reviewed journal, got a paper accepted to ICA's Health Communication Division for presentation in May in Seattle and identified $50,000 in funding that I could apply for towards my intended dissertation topic. Today, I found out that I was also declined admission to the only other program I applied. Because I am "geographically challenged" I could only apply to two institutions. To make matters even more interesting, I just received an email this morning from one of my professors asking me if I know of anyone or would be interested in adjunct teaching a class at my host institution. The fact that I graduated in December and have not been accepted into their PhD program also leaves me out in the cold regarding the travel funding to get to ICA, so must foot the bill myself. And, yes, it was accepted as a sole student authored paper. I'm going anyway, because it would be a good experience to present my research and I would get to see Seattle. So, doesn't it seem strange that they seem to be saying, "You were good enough for our M.A. program, but you're not good enough to be accepted into our PhD program, but we think we might like to hire you to be one of the faculty?! I have run this by two current professors in this field at other institutions and they are quite astounded and confused by it as well. However, right now, I would really like to hear from others in the field regarding this very unique situation. Because, clearly I am pondering whether to even continue down the academic path and re-attempt for Fall of 2015, or just chalk it up, move on and get a real job far away from this seemingly political mess. Thanks for any input you can give me.
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