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Hi everyone, Does anybody know something about UChicago's MACSS program? It starts this year, but I think it seems even better than MAPSS. But no one is talking about it in this forum. Is there anyone who applied to this program? This is UChicago's ad for it: (http://macss.uchicago.edu/page/why-choose-our-ma-computational-social-science) Why Choose our MA in Computational Social Science? Our two-year MA in Computational Social Science will give you the ability to apply cutting edge technologies and statistical techniques to data sets that are orders of magnitude larger than one normally encounters as a social science investigator. Our four-course core will introduce you to the fundamentals of large data analysis, modeling, and computer programming. Our structured curriculum will develop the tools and applications necessary to make important contributions across the social sciences. Depending on your field, that could mean problems of memory formation, language use, knowledge networks, changing historical patterns in the distribution of material and cultural objects, the conditions under which social movements succeed or fail, or how partisan identification shapes social and economic behavior. Our three-quarter "research commitment” will have you work directly with a member of our Computation faculty, collaborating and co-authoring on papers. Our summer practicum will get you embedded within an academic or professional organization, allowing you to take your research and computational skills directly into the field. Our weekly academic mentorship, beginning with an advanced doctoral student “preceptor,” and continuing through every level of our faculty and staff, will assure that you are maximally competitive for PhD study. Our Director of Career Services will provide a full suite of weekly programming, including resume workshops, networking opportunities, mentors-in-residence, and on-campus recruitment.