grammercie
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I applied to 7. It wasn't the application fees that killed me, it was the transcripts to every school, sometimes requiring 2 copies.
7 was just about right.
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Unless you have a specific job lined up, go to grad school. You can explore what you want to do just as easily, and you'll come away with a degree at the end of that time. It will be a lot harder to get those references to write the second time around and a few years later, and you have no idea what the pool of applicants will be like or if the programs change or close.
There are a lot of threads on here from people questioning whether they are doing the right thing. I think most of us have cold feet or anxiety about starting in the fall, so you're not alone in that. If you have funding, go for it! If you don't have funding, try it for a year and leave if you don't like it. And you can always seek out internships while in school.
but that's just my two cents. Good luck!
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I don't know a thing about Duke, but I just graduated from PTS in 2009. Would be happy to answer any questions--just PM me.
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Check into state health insurance for children. Sometimes they'll cover parents as well. If your wife isn't working, there's a good chance you'll qualify while on your stipend. Here's a link in Texas:
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I set up a private facebook group. PM me if you want an invite, just need an e-mail. If nobody PM's me before September, I'll delete the group
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Hows about start a facebook group and post the link here. Those who want to connect there can without worrying about identities being connected here, and we can connect with each other there individually. I really dislike linkedin, but I am on twitter also.
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Declining at Temple University and Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
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@thisistheyear I was the poster from last week. I just today received my letter, and I'm not too far away. There was no information on funding so I called the department chair who explained the funding process there. Basically, if you don't get one of the few University fellowships, there isn't any.
Seemed like a great program, but I'll be at Drew in the fall. Best of luck to you!
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I'll be at Drew University in Religion & Society
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You have until April 15, so why not take some more time to mull it over? Put the decision on the shelf for a week and focus on other things. Is one of your recommenders someone who would listen and ask questions without judgment while you talked through your concerns? I get what you're saying, but walking away from something you've worked 2 years to get to--a fully funded PhD program? A lot of us have written on the forum about post-acceptance depressions, panics, and second-guessing. Take your time to make this decision, please.
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Anyone heard anything recently about Temple admissions?
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Another option is to take a couple courses through a local university or college that pertain to your desired major. Do a bang up job in the classes, interact with the professors, and there you have your references. This is what I did after being out of school for 10 years. Not a single one of my undergrad professors could have remembered me. But the professor who taught the extension class was pleased to help me along toward graduate school in a field we both love.
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Also, do landlords deposit your security deposit right away? I don't have the money for a deposit at the moment, do they just need it to show that you're serious about signing the lease?
Definitely do not write a check that you don't have cash for. In my state landlords open a savings account with your deposit, so yeah, they cash it.
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Call the admissions office. You're right, with finals it's a busy week, and you are next year's news. I would guess that the chair doesn't put together the letters herself, so call the admins.
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*shrug* we're all in this for different reasons with different tolerances for paying our own way. Endowments were hit hard and at the same time there was a surge in applicants. The schools don't have to pay more to get good students, and there won't be any incentive for them to return funding to previous levels until the number of applicants drops.
Top schools that offer great stipends weren't the best fit for my studies, at least not where I could geographically attend. I have some partial funding and will work for the rest. I'm in it because I'm dying a little each day I don't read and write about the things that inspire me. Whatever on the job afterwards--who knows what the world will be like in 5 years?
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Try this link that will take you to a listing of job banks for private schools. Some of them are religious schools. Good luck!
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And after all that...he chose Berkeley.
Boys confuse me
LOLOL Well, Berkeley's a big enough place to wander off to your own space if he keeps confusing you. Good luck!
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If the money comes with strings, cut the strings. You're going to have enough people advising you, telling you what you must and cannot do, and exerting pressure of one kind or another (heck we even push each other on this forum
).Explore your options with the financial aid folks, make a plan for what to do if the 'rents cut you off (which is always a possibility), and then let your parents know calmly where you are going to school.
Good luck!
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gnlamp is correct. I graduated last year. 100% tuition grants are not always the case, it depends a lot on your financial situation. Most spouses work--and are expected to unless you have preschool age children.
But thisistheyear is also correct that tuition is insanely cheap compared to most other places at $10,000/yr. Family housing is also insanely cheap compared to the surrounding area.
Also, look into New Jersey Family Care for health insurance. In NJ, if you make below a certain threshold, the state will cover children and their parents. Friends who have been on it say its great, and the premiums & co-pays are either extremely low or non-existent. That can save a lot for families on one income.
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What Armadillo said. Really, don't take up a spot that someone else wants!
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Just get the deferral in writing before you agree to it. Read through it carefully to see if there are strings attached.
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Thanks! I took a year in between to work & apply for programs. I'm so excited to be back in school, I don't even have words! The kids just laugh at me, "Mom, WHY do you like school again?"
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I'm a single mother of 2, just finished a 3 year masters program, and will be starting my PhD in the fall. Just avoid people who discourage you--they are not helpful. And possibly have their own motives for discouraging you.
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I got an email from a faculty member at my top choice school, which gives guaranteed funding to all PhD students for the entire duration of the degree, offering me admission into her lab shortly (think 1 day) after the interview. The official letter is in the mail, but I haven't received it yet. I really want to email her and say 'of course I will accept!' right now and get the ball rolling but I feel like I should wait for the official letter.
Note: I know I want to go here, not the other places I was accepted or have not heard from yet.
Any opinions/advice?
Wait for the letter and make sure for sure it matches the verbal offer. I'm sure she knows you are super excited. Wait for all your options before you decide.
Here's a post that seems smart to me:
Constructive or Systematic Theology
in Religion
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There is a good discussion of constructive theology in this paper here. http://www.ams-lgbtq.org/Updates/Horst.htm
constructive theology and systematic theology are not at all the same thing. I think what wikipedia is trying to say is that constructive theology is gaining a foothold as a valid school of thought. Systematic theology has been criticized widely by people of color and women for failing to attend to its own context.