MedAnth077

Check out Cornell. They have a strong STS department. Although your PhD needs to be in one or the other (STS or Anthro), you can definitely have a PI from the "other" department on your committee.

I just sent you a lengthy message reply, since I've been in a very similar situation before! Hope to hear from you soon.

Peanut, Can you elaborate on what you want to study in graduate school? Do you have a specific geographic interest? I only mention it because it might help us provide some input. In the mean time, congratulations on your movement on multiple fronts, that's really exciting!

Hmm... that sounds dangerously close to the "participant" part of the "participant observation"! I'll take the ironic lab coat any day though.

Word!

I am not a current student, but I did chat with some current students before I applied to McGill. For PhDs, it sounds like the department currently only offers 3 years of funding. Just a note though that tuition in Canada is much better than in the U.S. There is a chart on their graduate school page that can elucidate on this further: https://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/tuition-charges/fallwinter-term-tuition-and-fees/graduate-fees (and remember, that's in Canadian dollars, not US--- the Canadian dollar is equivalent to 77 cents on the US dollar atm). I hope this helps, but if current students want to add some information, that would be helpful to me as well!

Any more news from McGill's Master's program? I know someone called earlier this semester and they were told that final decisions would be made in April-ish... but that's true of all programs, since the deadline to accept is usually April 15. I'm wondering if anyone has been accepted yet.

To the person that posted the UPenn reject, did you email the grad director and thus you got a reply back, or did you get a reject email without asking first? I have three PhD programs left to hear from... I wonder if I'm being super impatient, but I was just hoping to have definitive answers by early March to get this moment in my life over with. Isn't that terrible?

I find that article pretty hilarious, if only because it is so accurate. I wonder what my flair is supposed to be if I want to do ethnographic fieldwork in hospitals in the United States?! All in all, for the ladies, I would echo what's been said and note that decent slacks or a pencil shirt (knee-length), paired with a cardigan and a nice tee/sleeveless shirt (I always tend towards the polyester ones since they seem to resistant wrinkling a little better than silk shirts) can look very simple and professional. If you're already accepted, I would not even bother with a suit. You're in, you might as well keep it professional but also be yourself (and thus be comfortable). At that point, you're there to see department and determine if it's a good fit for you, not to wow them with your amazing wardrobe.

Just the few accepts on the results page... I will say they seem to be very late on just rejecting folks (not saying your friend is rejected, but since they already sent out admits, that could be the case). I was expecting to hear from them late February with a rejection myself... I wish they'd get it over with!

Medanth101, that is truly wonderful, congrats! Would you mind sharing your prospective doctoral project/interests? Congrats again!

If I may interject and add my two cents--- first of all, I want to say that I come from one of those undergrad institutions that really devalues test scores and grades (which I love), so @Peanut, I'm with you when you say the GRE is not a good measure for what most grad programs want in a candidate (esp. PhD programs). That being said, unfortunately, there is a system in place that says grad programs can use those scores in some way--- it's different for every program, some use it as a first cut, some don't really look at it, some use it to determine funding, etc. But what stuck out to me, Peanut, is that you seemed to fair pretty well on some of your practice tests. 155 V and 145 Q are reasonable scores, and certainly if you have other aspects of your application that stand out, I think a graduate admissions committee would be receptive. If I were you, I would seriously reconsider taking the test. Those scores you mentioned above would be a considerable improvement, and I think they speak well to what you are capable of. I also want to say that holy cow, the GRE is an intense experience, and completely frightening, so I feel like for most people, going in the second time would not be nearly as intimidating (maybe it was just my test center, but the security and Big Brother feel was intense). I can highly recommend Magoosh, and they often have sales where I think I paid maybe $150 for access to the site/learning tools for 6 months. Like you, I did not take a math class during my entire college education, and between Magoosh and other free sites, my Q went up 10 points. I know it seems like a major pain in the butt, and it is, but at least getting a 300 will get your foot in the door for those programs that use the test score as a first cut. After that, it gets easier to get to the point where you get interviews and acceptances at those programs. I hope this helps.

Winter is coming.

Woohooo! Congrats, that's amazing!

There is actually a somewhat slightly dated thread on MAPSS, as well: Just an interesting read, since a few alums contribute with their perspective on the program. FYI.