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  1. I agree with misterpat on this. I was confused when you asked if they would be a good "starting point" for a PhD... as I understand it, in sociology, if your end goal is a PhD, you're expected to apply for a PhD. Almost every school will give you a master's along the way - and if it's not your cup of tea, you can quit or transfer after the master's (they don't want you to, but this is what a lot of people do). Am I wrong? Maybe I'm misinterpreting your intentions. What were your thoughts behind applying for an MA instead?
  2. Yeah, I posted that on the results page after I got an email several weeks ago. They made it sound like if you don't get a personal call/email this week, you'll get a rejection letter from the grad school at the end of February or beginning of March. I haven't heard anything else yet, either
  3. I don't know enough about those schools specifically. You should ask your professors - everyone here is in the same position as you, so we're really just guessing :wink:
  4. Hmm, I guess it's just a few specific programs. One of my schools had a special fellowship for polyglots... I think it was Indiana, but I'm not sure.
  5. Congrats! But dang it, for the rest of us!! Have any soc majors heard anything?? What do they have against us?
  6. What's this on the results page about an interview??? Was this person a soc major?
  7. Daaaaaamn! That is a nice funding package. Congrats, Slothy!
  8. LOL. Me too!! And my prof still wants me to negotiate for a better offer once/if I get accepted somewhere. I'm just thinking, "dude, don't blow this for me!!"
  9. FWIW, my understanding is that the most competitive schools don't even have a terminal master's program. So, perhaps the pool of applicants for terminal MA programs is much less competitive than for joint MA/PhD programs, rather than the programs themselves. You should be fine - a lot of sociology programs LOVE polyglots!
  10. FYI: I met with one of my profs today who said that schools in Arizona, Florida, and especially California are suffering the most because of the economic crisis. I think she said the housing situation is reeeally bad in California, and that a LOT of their funds are tied to endowments so when the market crashes, it takes them down, too. Also, Florida relies on sales tax instead of income tax, which comes from tourism, which is down because people can't afford vacations. She couldn't say whether or not it'll be worse next year, but she suspects that schools are having to choose between smaller cohorts or smaller stipends. She said the state that's probably in the best situation financially is Texas. But screw them!! (rejected me just after our meeting - no biggie.) BTW, I also told her that I haven't heard from UCSD yet even though they've already accepted and rejected some other people. Her response: "...how do you know that??"
  11. Depends on what you mean by "real job." I delivered pizza for a year - LOVED that job. I work two part-time jobs now, both at my college - one of them especially has a lot of responsibility tied to it. But I haven't had a job where they would expect me to stay for 5+ years or anything. EDIT: note that two part-time jobs = 40 hrs/wk = full-time
  12. I'll be 23 this summer. Most of the grad students at my UG univ were between 30 and 50 years old and it was quite awkward for me. Cohorts at top 30 programs are probably much younger, of course - they still have the freedom to move anywhere in the country for school.
  13. Nope. Nothing. Could someone please just accept me already??
  14. I know people that have done the data-collection phase of their dissertation off-site, which is very reasonable. But I don't know about staying there for longer than that.
  15. Yes! And Yes!! My favorite example: FSU is #42 for soc in general but #10 for sex/gender. I'm glad those have been mentioned already. I'll also add that (I've been told) it actually works both ways: lower-ranked institutions are also often hesitant to hire PhD's from very prestigious universities. They think you'll get bored or won't be a good fit (or maybe become irritated with their students?). I wouldn't have thought that would be the case, but it makes sense if you think about it. This info is coming from my recent-Stanford-grad prof after I said "well, you went to Stanford, so I'm sure you had no problem finding a TT position." Also, as far as individual effort goes, I think a LOT of it has to do with publications (another easy, quantitative assessment... and we thought the GRE was rough). Another of my profs gave me the example of a (degree from their university) + (3 publications) = (a degree a top 15) + (0 publications), in the job market. After all, number of publications have a lot of do with school ranking and salary once in a faculty position, no?
  16. Congrats Zoeker and Ewurgler!!! I think it sounds reasonable that it might not be too late for the rest of us - I won't give up hope yet! What website are you referring to?? I didn't think they had a status website.
  17. Very interesting! I've seen Delaware ranked as low as 100 on some older lists. They said that is only the second time they've ever flown in applicants/interviewees, and they're having their 3rd annual student conference - so I'm guessing they've been making some changes very recently to improve their rankings. My UG univ is doing the same. I want to go into academia no matter what I do, so I know program reputation can be a hurdle there. That's really my only concern with Delaware. But the program's fit is very good for me (a masculinities expert AND a research center for adolescent drug use and HIV prevention!), which can be more meaningful. A lot more of their graduates (vs. higher-ranked programs) go into government jobs instead of academia, so I wonder if they just don't push their grad students to publish. These are all things I'll have to ask about when I visit.
  18. Does anyone know if UCSD has been notifying through their website or through emails from the department?
  19. I just received a phone call at 5:55 PM (4:55 in my time zone) on a Friday, inviting me to an interview/visiting weekend! I had already given up on hearing anything today around 3 PM. The faculty member even called me on her personal cell and asked me to call her back before 8 PM or on Saturday with my decision... Weird, but awesome!
  20. Cool, thanks!! I remember Joel Best's name... I must have liked him when I was originally doing my research (seems like so long ago now!). I'm VERY nervous about the visit, so thanks for your help!
  21. Did anybody else apply to Delaware?? I know it's a long shot since people around here tend to apply only to higher-ranked programs - but they have the CDAS! My only chance to keep my academic drug and alcohol hobby, professionally!
  22. USC, here. Post on this board if you make it off the waiting list, too!
  23. It means you're being interviewed. So you're on the "short list" for admission, but you're not in yet. Free trip, though! Weeee NYU flew one of my History friends to their campus for an interview last year. He did well in his interview and had a good time, but he didn't get an admission offer in the end.
  24. Someone got in to USC, acc. to the results page! If you're here: do you think you'll accept? Was the funding enough to live on in LA?
  25. The language I've heard most often is "not recommended" for admission (as opposed to "approved"). In any language, we can all agree it sucks. I'm sorry, Goldie!
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