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And Catrin - I SO thought it was you that got accepted! Your # is coming up girl! :-)

Congrats Juror! So, then... did you apply to Behavioral Sciences at UCI, or Criminology, Law & Society?

So who got into John Jay?? That's awesome!

Hey sba, When is recruitment week at UCI? I was under the impression it was next weekend, but I heard fro a friend at Irvine that it wasn't for another month. Can you confirm? ha

Yay! I was able to drop off a revised FINAL DRAFT to the grad coordinator at CSULB this morning. As I had only mailed my supplemental application packet yesterday, she was much obliged to help me. God knows I didn't need to worry about this for 2 months!

Well... there's still John Jay! Keep your chin up!

Where have you applied, sunshine?

Arna - that's amazing. Gives me hope for applying with an undergrad degree to the #5 in the US!

There was also a study done that showed that, while younger students who did well on the GRE had a higher completion rate in Crim Master's programs, older students with low GRE scores had a higher completion rate with Crim PhD programs (I think that's how it went - all I know is it made me feel a little better). Anyway, I'll try and find it and post it to the forum.

I can just see the rejection letter now: Dear Applicant: We must admit that, while we were initially impressed by your admissions profile, your failure to include a "period" in your Statement of Purpose illustrates such a gross inattention to detail, we have decided to deny your admission to the Criminal Justice graduate program. We have, however, referred your file to the English department in the hopes they will take pity on you. Best of luck in your endeavors The AdComm (yes, the period at the end of their conclusory statement was deliberate). LOL

I just noticed I omitted a period in my SOP for Cal State Long Beach. What a blow it! As if I didn't have enough to worry about - LOL.

Congrats! I have also applied to Irvine's PhD program. Would you mind comparing notes? I haven't heard from them, but have been told that no decision on my application has been made yet.

What pissed me off the most was the "extra VERBAL section" ETS threw in!! I had NO idea what was going on, and so I struggled through the damn thing a second time. Who knows which verbal section was scored??? While our academic careers hang in the balance, ETS wants to do research at our expense. Messed up.

Ever considered academic renewal?

I was concerned about this, as well, however, when I asked the Director of Graduate Admissions at Irvine, she said GRE scores had absolutely no bearing on funding. Not sure if this is specific to Irvine, but I have a suspicion it is true across all programs. Hope this clears it up.

Have you submitted already?

Congrats digits!

ARGH! The suspense is killing me! *sorry*

Hey ama, I started out with an interest in enforcement but have since changed direction to focus almost entirely on rehabilitation. I even took a year off from my major and took courses in the fine arts to see if I could somehow meld the two; I believe I've found a way. Furthermore, I suspect that as society becomes more unwilling to spend its hard earned money on prisons, existing alternatives will need to be utilized - I am putting faith in the fact that rehabilitation will assume a greater role. That said, as with catrin, I am also interested in academia. I believe future generations of CJ/Criminology students would benefit from having professor who seek to challenge their students to find creative solutions to a failing system. I noticed you applied to USC, but not Irvine or CSU Long Beach and CSU Los Angeles - all three have great programs (the first a PhD, the second & third Masters). What are your stats? (if you don't mind posting them).

I have these same nagging concerns. I applied to UCI and was told that the Criminology department will only be admitting 5-7 students for Fall. Last admissions season, they admitted 18! This sucks as this is the only Criminology PhD program in Southern California. As it stands, the department is ranked #5 in the US, but I wonder if the ranking will be affected by California's budget crisis.

I know this sounds incredibly flippant, but just BE YOURSELF. I've had several meetings at UCI and I just KNEW when I was being myself and when I was trying to be someone I was not (yet). You'll do fine. Good luck!

Have you heard from UCI yet?