shellybe

I have been applying to so many assistantships! The dept. I applied to for my backup plan only offers 25% assistantships and i'm not even guaranteed one of those. so i've been applying to 25% and 50% assistantships elsewhere in the university. I have 2 papers due and 2 tests next week but i can't get anything done. i never get any work done at work either. i thought the application process was over in january! no such luck. well, at least if i get into this backup program, maybe my undergraduate GPA won't matter so much when i apply for PhD programs in a couple years...so it's ok if my papers/tests suck...right? and maybe i won't get fired since i only have 7 weeks left until i move anyway.

i just realized that what i said sounded bad...i don't blame that "advisor". i just think he doesn't realize how hard it can be to get in with so many bright minds applying to the same programs. and i think getting into 1 out of 2 schools is very good but against the odds in this game. i didn't mean to say that he was lucky to get into grad school...just lucky considering he only applied to 2!

I think Bloomington Indiana (Indiana University) is good. I rode my bike to class everyday. There are bike lanes on a lot of streets and drivers are used to it and respectful. I walked to restaurants, stores, and bars downtown. If you want to go to the mall or to wal-mart (icky), you can take the bus pretty easily. Also, parking is very expensive and difficult on campus.

i'm surprised your friends didn't sign up. i'm going so crazy, i don't know what i'd do without this site! i'm not doing so well in my pursuits. i applied to 6 programs. i've been rejected by 5 and wait-listed by 1. so i applied to 1 more program that isn't so good i guess. but if i get in there (which i think i will because it seems that it's a program where most people who apply get in as long as they meet certain requirements, which i do) i'm going to make the best of it, work really hard, and get into a good phd program in a couple of years. i meant to say msw, i've just been immersed in this soc ma stuff. so are you doing research or more applied/clinical stuff? congratulations on getting into the perfect program!

they never told me i was wait-listed until i called them so maybe if you called them you could find out for sure. let me know what they say if you do call! now they say i'll have to wait "awhile" before i hear anything. possibly april. just because they are waiting for others to decide if they want to go there or not, and they don't have to decide until april 15th. so scary! i wonder how many are on this damn list! hopefully just the 2 of us! i wrote my senior thesis on the effects of school funding/neighborhood on academic achievement. and i know dr. hallinan, the head of the admissions committee, is into soc of education so i really wish i could work with her!!!!! i like urban stuff too and i applied for an assistantship with the institute for urban research at the other school i just applied too. that's really the only attraction to that school right now, so if i do'nt get that i'll be very disappointed. don't give up!! how about the MA at boston? that sounds good. plus you might get good news from those 3 other schools, or notre dame. I'm hoping that (if I get rejected by notre dame, which i'm counting on) the MA from southern illinois will help me when i re-apply to PhD programs in a couple of years. so if you think you could have done a lot better, your performance in the MA program will show 'em all! i'm going to make what i can of the MA program, work really hard, and get as much out of it as i can. then hopefully i will get into a good phd program! good luck with usc, boston u, and new school!

hi, basille, sorry no one has replied. i was going to apply to social work programs and go for the phd, but i decided on sociology. i really want to do research on education, inequality, etc and i decided soc would be a better path for me. i read the chicago forum, so i gather you got into UIC? that's excellent!!! i was going to apply there. are you going for the phd or ma? good luck! UIC seems to have an excellent program

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you could give them a call. i did and i emailed dr. hallinan. i bet you are on the "wait list" like me. if so, we'll probably have to wait until late april to find out if we're in or not. dr hallinan said most people have been accepting the offer, so wait-listed peoples chances probably aren't so good. good luck, but (no offense intended) I hope my name is before yours on the list! I've been rejected by every other school. i have one more shot because i just applied to an MA program at s. illinois edwardsville but that program doesn't even compare to notre dame (to me anyway). well, hopefully we'll both get in! and hopefully we'll find out soon..... i'm glad to know there is someone else waiting to hear from ND on this forum. do you mind sharing your stats? and your interests? mine: GRE=V560, Q740, AW4.5, GPA=3.8, Soc GPA=3.8, research experience (but in psychology, not soc), my major is psyc, but i have a soc minor, sort of relevant work experience, i'm interested in sociology of education, inequality, etc

actually, one of my friends has a very strong kentuckian accent. one of my german friends actually thought she was from england! i had a dream a couple of weeks ago that kentuckian was a separate language. it's very twangy. for instance "single" is said "saaaangle". fun stuff like that. "icecream" can sound like "asscream" i'm making fun, but i really do like the accent. it's beautiful, in a way. but i'm still glad that my boyfriend's accent isn't so strong. his parents on the other hand...wow! but i certainly don't mean to offend anyone! i lived in kentucky for a little while and i always think i sound kentuckian on voice mail. and people from farther north probably think i do too.

Unlikely, I know. Much of a night life? Is it extremely conservative? I'm scared.

i hope you're feeling better soon. and good luck on finals. i'm getting my application together for southern illinois at e-ville. i'm also applying for a GA with the institute for urban research so that makes me feel better about the whole rural area thing...i just don't know how good my chances are at getting it and the deadline for application isn't until june 1st, so i won't know until after i've already moved. ack. i think i'm qualified but i'm sure lots of others are too. and that's exactly why i haven't gotten in anywhere yet! still no luck working on papers either. too busy with applications, thegradcafe, etc. ?

(in my opinion) Bloomington is really weird in that it tends to be very liberal, while it is surrounded by the bible belt. it was a great escape for me...

i completely understand guest. i am also on a waiting list with my future depending on the outcome. i guess my chances aren't so good. i can only hope that those accepted to that school will make up their minds as soon as they can so i will know whether i can go there or not. good luck w/ emory or w/ department politics at NC State!

congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is great news! i think it's funny that we try to tell ourselves we'll be happy taking a year off, just so we won't be so utterly depressed if we don't get in. but if we get in we know that's what we really wanted... and it's time to celebrate. good job!

i really wish i would have visited notre dame a few weeks ago, but i was wanting to go during spring break and now i feel like it's too late. but i think that might have helped my chances (Like IU for you meridionale). ah pooey. but i did email profs in the departments i applied to. i dont think that's seen as sucking up. i don't know anything about the schools you listed but i have friends who are undergrads at ISU, and they like it ok. i hear terre haute is dirty though. good luck!

britt, i think you would be able to find a lot of soc profs with similar interests. are you in an MA program right now? good luck! no word for me. one day till spring break!

hi, i'm also somewhat of a facebook junky. on the home page under where it says "my account" click pulse on check out the latest trends with pulse. then use the drop down list at the right to pick a school haha the bible's #2 at my school. right below harry potter.

That is terrible. hopefully it comes tomorrow so you don't have to wonder for a week or more. this waiting is bad.

i hate this dilemma. i would just wear black pants and a button-up shirt with a collar. good luck!

i did contact the chair. she wasn't very optimistic about my chances. she said most are accepting the offer so far and it is really "tight" for those of us on the wait-list. no word on whether i'm high or low on the wait-list. hopefully, i'm next up! oh, well, a girl can still hope! i just have to say, if anyone reads this who was accepted to ND already, you should really turn them down. just kidding. :wink: seriously, though, people should decide asap...like if you have 2 offers, pick one, let both schools know your decision, and wait for the next offer. That sucks that wayne state won't offer funding. that's very important to me too. i started applying for jobs here for if i take the year off from school. i would like to keep my current job too, but i will need more mula.

yay fat tuesday. everybody go out and forget this junk if only for one short night!

Hello. You all convinced me to call. They said I am still on a "wait list" and decisions should be made within "the next week or so". i do feel a little better now, just knowing what's going on. the woman i talked to also said it would be a good idea to email the admissions chair to let her know i'm still interested. At first she couldn't find my application so i got really scared, but she had just misunderstood my last name. whew. at least i still have a chance! and i'm glad they didn't reject me today because i'd be in a bad mood for all of the fat tuesday fun!

I think that a strong letter of recommendation from a phd in the field you want to study in is good even if he/she is not a famous scholar. none of my letters were from famous scholars...then again, i haven't been accepted yet. :? well, good luck!

i'm scared to call. someone somewhere else on this forum said you should not call because it just slows things down and annoys people. i think i will call friday if i haven't heard yet. surely i will hear by then! ack. :?

good luck with UW! i only have the 1 left to hear from...rejected from the rest. i'm going to look into applying to some more this weekend. i'm interested in soc of ed so i might even apply to educational policy MA programs...what do you all think? i wonder if it's hard to get in? and i can't find any kind of rankings for them. are the programs any good? who know. there is one with a soc of ed specialization. that would be good. i'll have to look into it to see if i like it. i also wonder if they set you up for a policy career or if you can continue in academia...like phd in sociology of course!