anonymous_soc

It should be good, but I would just upgrade to 512 GB SSD just for longevity. What's the point of having a nice laptop thats thin and light if you have to take a big external with you? 
 
 
In all honesty, you could probably get by on a macbook (non pro) or macbook air.... you don't really need that much power for most things unless you are working with hundreds of gigabytes - tera bytes of data... most people don't do that even in the sciences !

I thought I got in and the situation is complicated, but basically I'm still siting on a waitlist, so I was wrong. The interview I had was confusing in that regard. IM me if you wanna know more.
 
 
 
Thanks, I appreciate all you've said and you're basically right. Sociology in the US isnt that field, w/a few exceptions, I've learned that the hard way. I've found the right field, sociology in Canada or elsewhere or some areas of human geography (for my interests anyway) but then the cost becomes job market viability upon graduation and funding to get in. There's a mass student strike spreading across Canada atm which has held up my application, which has aggravated the situation. What it comes down to this is this, I can't do my research if I don't get that silly degree. At least then I'd have  the makings of the kind of manuscript in the dissertation that I want to write and hopefully publish somewhere eventually, b/c I know what I want to do, even if that means after the phd a non-academic career. And to me finishing my education is a big deal, key life goal. Anyway, now I don't know, such is life. Good luck to everyone who has gotten in somewhere.
 
 
Thanks, hugs and best of success to you as well!

For anyone on the waitlist, I will be rejecting UC Irvine's offer tomorrow. I saw a post on the results page, so thought I'd update. I hope this helps open up a spot for someone. Best wishes to all in deciding over the next two weeks!

I will very likely be saying yes to Michigan

Couldn't have said it better myself. The process is a crapshoot, and results are not indicative of intelligence or worth.

P.S. I meant to upvote, but accidentally clicked the red arrow. Don't know how to change it. -___-

Couldn't have said it better myself. The process is a crapshoot, and results are not indicative of intelligence or worth.

P.S. I meant to upvote, but accidentally clicked the red arrow. Don't know how to change it. -___-

Please don’t say that. I am sure you are a wonderful student. Your worth is not determined by a Ph.D. program, and you can always try again. Maybe this happened for the best. I know many grad students who are very unhappy in grad school, and not everyone who made it is deserving. I am sure you will do great in whatever you will do in the future.
*Hugs* 

My favorite was an acceptance I saw on SAIS from last year:
 

Good luck to everyone who has been waitlisted

You're a life saver. Thanks for the heads up!

I've been lucky enough to have been offered admissions to several sociology phd programs, and from each university I've been admitted to I've received emails from several professors making themselves available to answer any questions about their university's program. At the moment I'm still soaking in having been accepted and haven't really formulated many questions (other than questions about stipends & cost of living, which seems rude to lead with), but I would like to continue these correspondences. What kinds of questions have you been starting off with?

I have a friend who was able to add $10K to her stipend plus a sweet apartment in NYC by basically putting two top programs in a bidding war. She's a great person and a very good candidate for a bunch of reasons (including being Af-Am, totally acing the GREs, and having awards and a high profile in her previous profession). I think she will be extremely marketable when she goes up for jobs and would be surprised if she doesn't get 1) a top university press for her first book and 2) competing offers at top 10 programs. So, to get to a 40K stipend and sweet apartment in the East Village, that's the kind of candidate one might have to be.

Not sociology, but an interdisciplinary field, btw.

I have heard of other people who tried it and got nothing, but also didn't suffer any negative consequences.

The ones on the results page were Northeastern I believe.

That's rude. I've never gotten that sense. What's wrong with being happy that you got into a program? It's a huge accomplishment and nobody is rubbing it in anyone's face. We are all helping each other get through this difficult time. This is a very peculiar experience and it helps to have one's peers be there to help.

I'm uncertain. I got an e-mail this morning that said to check the website, which contained a rejection letter. I believe acceptances were already sent out to everyone, though I'm not entire certain. That's just speculation. 

Has anyone else that got an e-mail for a phone interview from Indiana heard back from the DGS about a specific time when he will call?

POI = professor of interest
 
The professor that you mentioned in your SOP.

I only used the Magoosh free online flashcard decks, and I found those easy to use and helpful.
 
https://gre.magoosh.com/flashcards/vocabulary/decks

hey everyone—been peepin this page for a while & thought i would join. hope everyone is holding up okay and congratulations to all yall that got in!
 
@ritsukot74 i was the UIUC acceptance. i haven't heard anything about UIC, but i didn't apply there tho. hopefully you hear soon!

The Economist was one of my "go to" sources for challenging reading material. Also, as you mentioned, keeping abreast of recent happenings is great.

thanks @Anna_M and @anonymous_soc (and congrats on your Texas admission)! that is definitely a relief.