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I've officially accepted Michigan! Excited!
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I spoke with a professor who went to a top ten program (according to the NRC) for their Ph.D. and in the program there were only students from elite schools like the ivies and have read or learned how to read dense theoretical texts. Coming from a large state school, they felt unprepared and unwelcome in that environment. The kind of previous preparation is probably more important than name, but in socio-cultural, you might have to sit next to people who've read Foucault in undergraduate and places that teach that tend to be places that are also elitist. I know experiences can be specific to the individual, but academia is undoubtedly elitist. If you didn't get exposure to that previously, it might be hard. But content comes second to the tactics you learn - I'm privileged in that I'm coming from an undergrad that is reputably one of the hardest academically, and though I have not read much anthropology in terms of content, I have learned how to approach texts. If you're bright and motivated, you'll succeed regardless of where you go, but certain places prepare you for graduate school better than others.
That said, the schools you've listed are great schools and it depends on how you prepare yourself, so take challenging courses and courses you think would prepare you for whatever subfield in anthro you want to go into. Best of luck!
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Heh. Got the official rejection notice from UChicago's PhD program... even though I have been fully aware I wasn't accept for about a month now. Oh well, at least that's completely done.
Hey, do you know if it's an official form email? I didn't get anything from them today.
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Accepted at Columbia, rejected from Berkeley. I felt Berkeley was my best fit, but it was the earliest app I sent in and riddled with problems. I am really happy though! I couldn't have imagined a better cycle. Good luck and best wishes to everyone else.
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Thanks for the repso
I think funding should be a minimum requirement check box. If it's liveable, that's good enough. The money is the most fleeting part of this entire thing. Program(s?) 3/4 looks like it ticks all the boxes to me. I don't think you should pick a much lower ranked school (e.g. program 1) just because it's a slightly better interest fit. Your research interests will likely change throughout your program. What really matters is learning the material, skills, background, etc. that lets you conduct the research you want later on (assuming that is your career goal). You are not tied to forever doing the type of thing you do in your PhD.
I do think you should consider personal fit as well. Have you visited these departments? Is that an option?
Thanks! I unfortunately won't be able to visit the programs, but there is some geographical considerations like weather, distance from family, that factor into this decision. I have also reached out to students in my attempt to get the best feel as I can without visiting.
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Hi all,
I'm wondering what insights you could give someone who has these options fit, funding, and program ranking between these options:
Program 1
- Decent funding
- Great in area focus
- NRC ranked in the top 30 in field
Program 2
- Great funding
- Not great in area focus
- NRC ranked in the top 10 in field
Program 3/4
- Liveable funding
- Decent/great in area focus
- NRC ranked top 3
My most important criteria are fit and funding.
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Accepted at UConn! Medical subfield. Over the moon!
As a 'repeat offender' (nicely coined, Faulty) this means the world to me. Funding, etc. Nice emails from DGS + potential advisor.
Hope this means lots of good news to come for everyone!
Congratulations! I also read your blog, and I am happy you got through it and came out on top!
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Best to everyone waiting to hear back! It's so nerve wracking to wait but the struggle's almost over !
For those who've been offered admission to Michigan, how does your funding look? Do GSI/RA appointment include tuition? Please pm me.
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Woo congrats SSCCATAGAPP!! It looks like you're off to a very good admissions season! Just curious, since Cornell is one of my top picks, do you know if they have already sent out all acceptances/wait lists already?
Congrats again!
Hey! Sorry for the late response, but I am certain they have already sent out acceptances and waitlists because the result boards have shown a handful of acceptances and waitlists from them. Good luck though! I just got an email from Michigan's Rackham stating that I've been accepted (no email from the department yet), but if funding comes through, I am more likely to choose Michigan over Cornell. If you're on the waitlist, best of wishes!
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Where did you get an offer, SSCCattttttcat (your username is hard to spell)? Congrats! Let's hope we can all keep hearing only the best of news.
Haha that's what I get for using an acronym from the Simpsons although SCCCatttttcat is really cute so I like it. I got into Cornell with promised 4 years of funding! It has an amazing program for my geo area of interest and whatever happens now is just icing on the cake. But I have to be honest, a huge part of me really wants to go to the west coast but Berkeley is so hard to get into. I'm hoping for the best though, my LOR writers were very supportive of me.
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Checking my email so much lately. This one has me really freaking out, this is my biggest reach and fit program. But alas time will tell.
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Congratulations on your acceptances for those of you who've made it in! And good luck to everyone else! I heard back from my first program and it's an in! I'm so happy.
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This might sound silly, but I did meaning association with things I found funny or interesting, like words that described my friends (there's plenty of complex synonyms for cheap lol).
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ETS practice test: 167-169V; 148-153Q; did not study for the W.
Actual: 168V; 157Q; 4W (lol maybe I should have studied).
I took a free two day course offered at my university the weekend before and studied the night before the test. I didn't really study for the Q or W because I was told they didn't really matter for anthro programs. I promise I'm not negligent, I just didn't have much time to study before apps were due. I think if I had more time, I would have studied a bit more, although I don't think my score's a deal breaker.
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It seems unprofessional on his behalf to make you submit your application before their stated deadline. While it makes sense with him being your POI, the review process should ideally be the same for all applicants.
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I have 9 out of 10 applications submitted. Just one pesky essay on the role of museums in today's society and then I'll be home free.
Does anyone have any suggestions on gifts for letter writers? I plan on sending each one a nice hand written note, but I've heard it's sometimes a good idea to get them a modest gift. Would something from the museum gift shop I work at seem cheesy? We have some cool stuff that's reasonably priced, but I am planning on leaving this job to attend grad school, so I don't know if a gift from there would come off as tacky. I feel like I'm over-thinking this, but that would be par for the course for me
I baked!
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Berkeley is pretty high on my list, but I'm also afraid to get in because housing is so expensive in the Bay Area. There seems to be even less affordable housing available around Stanford.
Anyway, I applied to sociocultural to work with Charles Hirschkind and/or Saba Mahmood. I'm interested in Arab expressive culture and embodiment, cultural appropriation, and postcolonialism.
I listened to Rosemary Joyce's history of anthropological thought lectures on iTunes University, and loved her!
I don't know how anyone can live out there on a graduate stipend - maybe luck and a lil elbow grease?
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My issue is my password isn't working, so I requested a new one a few times, but that never went through. I sent them an email.
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I knooooooooooow! Who have you applied to work with?
I've applied to work with Aihwa Ong, I'm interested in capital, migration and subjectivity. -
I can't access the app for Chicago or Harvard lol. Maybe it's a sign?
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I am really crossing my fingers for Berkeley! Even though my statement of personal history was kind of crappy - and I had more than a few grammatical mistakes in my SOP. Maybe they would find it endearing (I doubt it lol).
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I'm concerned. I can't really a place that fits me better than Berkeley, but even if they take me, it ultimately it comes to being able to live. I want food to be generous with me. :/
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Hello! I've been reading this forum for a while, and it's very helpful.
I am applying to Ph.D. programs straight out of undergraduate (I am a senior). My GREs are 168V; 157Q; 4W.
I am concerned about my Q and W because they are not extraordinary- mostly because I am not sure if Berkeley offers funding based on them. Does anyone know about their funding criteria?
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After I already submitted my application to Berkeley - I realized I had two grammatical errors at the end of my SOP. Yikes.
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Does anyone know about how Umich housing works? Is it hard to get into the graduate housings (northwoods?)
P.S. if anyone has an apartment near either central or north campus and needs a roommate, please pm me!