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12 hours ago, NinaNinotshka said:
I'm headed to Cornell, super excited about everything (except the prospect of long, cold winters)!
What field? Did you get off the waitlist or were you accepted immediately? Congrats, it was my dream school but didn't manage to get off the waitlist ! But I will be attending an equally awesome uni !
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4 hours ago, Adelantero said:
I'm in a program where we are essentially admitted to a specific adviser, so I was able to get a letter from her pretty easily, but wouldn't have felt good about asking anyone else, as I didn't really know the other faculty well. If you're in a program where you don't yet have an adviser, I bet you can still get a pretty good letter. After all, a committee of these people sat down and decided that they wanted you in their program. so they already know you well enough to think you're going to do great. If it's possible, maybe sit down with one of the faculty that shares your interests most closely in Sept., talk about your plans and your proposal, and ask that person what you would need to do to get a letter out of them. I guess that sounds like bribery, but what I mean is that they probably have an idea of how to get to know you well enough to write a letter. Alternatively, I bet you could get a professor that's teaching a course you're taking or TAing to write a letter, as long as you take time to sit down with them and chat.
Great advice thank you so much!
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For those of you that received the award and applied during your first year, did you have recommendation letters from your current institution (if you didn;t work with any of them before starting the PhD program)? I think I will apply next year but I am worried that the reviewers will comment that I do not have any recommendations from my grad school (doesn't make sense since I will start the PhD program in late September...).
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On July 14, 2014 at 11:11 PM, sugarplum said:
So, I read a lot about U.S.A Universities but almost near to nothing from Europe and Asia. Is it really that unworthy or is it just that nobody is interested in going there?
I'd like to consider places somewhere outside the American continent (which include North, Central and South America).
Which universities would you recommend?
I am looking for a PhD focused on research, my interest being Human-Interaction Communications.
I was also considering Social Psychology, but I am not sure if it is a viable option since my background is in Communication Studies.
I am hoping to read a lot of answers
Veo que eres de México así que te contesto en español. Creo que la mejor opción para ti serían las universidades del Reino Unido o en los Países Bajos (especialmente Amsterdam o Nijmegen). Además hay muchas becas para estudiantes Mexicanos/Latinos en estas regiones. Por cierto, no le hagas caso al comentario de MAC2809 que entiendo porqué dijiste lo de America ya que muchos estadounidenses colectivamente se llaman de esta manera (un nombre erróneo por supuesto)
Suerte y esperemos que encuentres el mejor programa posible para ti!
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9 hours ago, Birdie said:
Now April 1 and I still don't have a decision from one school. Should I call them and ask point blank WTF is going on? I was rejected everywhere else, so everything is riding on this.
Did you get waitlisted ?
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9 hours ago, Birdie said:
Now April 1 and I still don't have a decision from one school. Should I call them and ask point blank WTF is going on? I was rejected everywhere else, so everything is riding on this.
I would suggest to email them..I declined a school that waitlisted me because the person that I spoke with informed me that getting off the waitlist at this point was difficult...
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16 hours ago, socdecaf33 said:
Alternate. What disciplines are fellow alternates in?
I'm in political science.
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I received mine immediately. So far I only heard of one other person being an alternate...wonder how many of us are in that list :/
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5 hours ago, Today12345 said:
Congratulations on being named an alternate! There is such a list; it's almost like a waitlist. Hopefully, some people decline the offer so that you can be selected. I know someone that received a fellowship after getting off an alternate list.
Thanks! Hoping for the best but for now...just feeling like I did all in my power to get the award and regardless of the outcome, I will keep on trying! No accolade will decide my value or self-worth
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alternate ...didnt know there would be alternates for the ford. oh well.
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Anyone get the NSF GRFP? Got honorable mention..bittersweet but oh well..now gotta figure out if I want to apply this upcoming year or the next..
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1 minute ago, Spaghettyohz said:
I didn't have publications last year and got HM, and did have 3 publications this year and got nothing (although all three reviewers noted that my publication record was exceptional for my stage - 1st year grad). I described a mixed methods study plan this year as well. I don't know if it helped or hindered me though.
The only real critique I received was that I didn't have any LORs from my current program. But, considering that I started grad school 3 weeks prior to the NSF deadline, it didn't seem reasonable for me to include any. They would have been much weaker than the ones from PIs I've known for years and have published with.
that's interesting...I wonder if that will affect me too if I don't have any recommenders from my institution (its yr phd student this upcoming fall)...but there really is no way around it right?? Anyone with this dilemma?
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Should we be expecting the news this week?
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Yeah same here....
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Also, anyone waiting for the Ford now?
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For those of you in the social sciences...did you have any publications? I have 0 and got an honorable mention..their main critique was that I didn't use mixed methods/mostly qualitative work. I am wondering whether I should apply for the NSF next year or the following to get a publication in at least...but seems like they liked my app overall..just the methods part was lacking..
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G/VG, G/E, E/VG, honorable mention: guess they don't like qualitative work.
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2 hours ago, Neist said:
I echo your comments, but I'm not discouraged by my results.
I just finished Free Radicals: The Secret Anarchy of Science by Brooks, and I feel as if I'm going to turn into a anarchist historian. That last reviewer just didn't get it, and I'll prove it, eventually.
Anarchy?
yahs.
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I am a transfronteriza student and as a cross-border commuter from Tijuana, I have done my undergraduate research on cross-border commuter's perceptions of border enforcement at the Tijuana/SD border. I ended up choosing political science for a PhD program (got into ucla and UCI ) because I want to study the national security aspects of border security and how these measures have increased classism and racial profiling. Additionally, I am interested in border theory (especially critical theory and its relation to border controls). If you are sure you only want to do border studies, UT Austin has a good "masters" but not a PhD. It also depends on what approach you want to take. Sociology is probably the best field to study immigration and borders, but there's also great people in geography, anthropology, and history. The big names that stand out to me are DeSipio (from UCI) and Douglas Massey (Princeton...one of the best border/immigration scholars). UC Berkeley's Soc prob is good but I don't think you would benefit a lot from it since it does more stuff on immigrant incorporation. UCSD is somewhat okay depending on the department you want to go for...but there's better schools out there. The point is that education is what you make of it and no matter what school you choose, it is how you use the resources that will count. I am really interested in border stuff so you can PM me if you want more input.
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6 minutes ago, TongueSten said:
Mood^
I just want to know!!!!
I would give this a thumbs up but I have exhausted by thumbs up for the day (can only like 5 things)...isn't it from Star Trek?
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2 minutes ago, chaparral said:
Waking up at a normal hour... if I set an alarm, check it, and go back to sleep its gonna be like a weird dream (probably nightmare).
Yeah that's the worst...let's just sleep (those of us who can) and in the morning see what's up.
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Oh bollocks I am so scared can't hold it together :|
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Alright lads lets stay strongggggg!!!
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Wait so it is for reals coming put tomorrow??? ?
Choice of grad school and main research interest
in Political Science Forum
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Hey don't be too hard on yourself...you're doing a great job in your search and I was in the same boat last year when I was applying for...you don't have to be ridiculously assertive like others have pointed out..it's okay to doubt yourself
Don't worry about your grammar mistakes, you came here for advice not grammar corrections 
Be careful with what "fully funded" actually means..because most PhD programs are fully funded..but that doesn't mean that you will receive a stipend all years. Sometimes you will have to TA so don't worry too much about that. I actually would encourage you to reach out to professors you're interested in working with even if you are still in the stage of deciding what you want to study..sometimes speaking to them helps you narrow down research interests and they can give you an idea of how to improve your application. Otherwise, I highly encourage to reach out to current students in the programs. Sometimes they are more willing to provide advice, especially since they have been in the same situation as you!