Tritonetelephone
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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
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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:
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Tritone,
The fact that I can speak multiple languages hasn't been very useful so far... I thought it would be a plus, but so far, it seems it has been neglected.
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.
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That would be me, Tritone. I double majored in Ethnic Studies and Psychology at UCSD so that is probably why they are requesting an interview.
Congrats!
But dang it, for the rest of us!! Have any soc majors heard anything?? What do they have against us?
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What's this on the results page about an interview??? Was this person a soc major?
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Just accepted by Cornell. They emailed me about two hours ago while I was in class. Very strong funding offer - 21.5k for 5 yrs (2 w/o TA/RA commitments) plus around 4.5k for 4 summers. Can't wait to visit!
Daaaaaamn! That is a nice funding package. Congrats, Slothy!
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Two months ago I was like, "I will go with the one that offers the best funding..." Now I'm like, "I'LL TAKE ANYTHING."
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!!"
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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!
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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??"
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25 when i start! oof.
have any of you youngin's ever had a real job? always wondered about that. like, if having a job and being out there in the real world affects grad experience/performance at all.
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
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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.
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Nope. Nothing. Could someone please just accept me already??No word from UCSD yet? -
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.
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Another thing to keep in mind is that just because a scholar went to a lesser-ranked school, it doesn't mean they weren't accepted to others with higher rankings, it just means that for whatever reason (being close to family, preserving a relationship, school fit, advisor fit, closer to research site, etc.) they chose that school.
Yes!
when you get into areas of specialization the rankings change significantly. For example, one institution in the top 5 or 10 might not be one of the best departments for the area you are interested in studying.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?
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Congrats Zoeker and Ewurgler!!!
Wait and see, I'd say... I interviewed last week, but I think that was because I'm a "nontraditional" applicant. The acceptance came via e-mail, and again, the Sunday notification may just be a quirk of my situation, since my interviewer promised to get back to me within a week.I think it sounds reasonable that it might not be too late for the rest of us - I won't give up hope yet!
My acceptance isn't reflected on the IU website yet, so I imagine there's a stack of decisions on someone's desk waiting to be input...and maybe that will trigger the rest of the notifications...?What website are you referring to?? I didn't think they had a status website.
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The NRC rankings put Delaware at 69th.
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 am wondering what the opportunities in academia look like for someone coming out of Delaware (i.e. similiarly ranked universities)? Tritonetelephone, what are your post-Delaware plans if you do go there?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.
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Does anyone know if UCSD has been notifying through their website or through emails from the department?
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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!
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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!
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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!
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USC, here. Post on this board if you make it off the waiting list, too!
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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.
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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?
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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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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?