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Wee-Bey

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  1. Yes, working 2 days a week would mean like two 8 hour shifts, equaling 16 hours--putting me at around 20-22 for the week with the church gig. There is always a chance for additional funding, but it also sounds fairly plausible that this could just be my situation all the way through, also the program has no TA requirements, and TA positions are pretty difficult to acquire due to the size of the program. The church job, as well as my part time gig (which I have done throughout my MA), are both relevant to my research interests, and would also provide me the opportunity of building my resume a little outside of academia, which I don't mind doing with the current job market. I really appreciate the responses! I'm definitely not going to go into debt for the PhD, but also don't want to NOT do it if there is a chance to make it work. So just to recap, you think working 20-24ish hours a week on top of a PhD caseload won't kill me or be so much time that it could negatively impact my academic performance? Thanks again!
  2. Hello! So I am going to keep this somewhat anonymous, but was hoping for some advice on my current situation. I applied to two PhD programs--have heard back from one and am still waiting on the other. I was accepted at the first program, but did not receive full funding. Although there are still some potential funding options within the university that I am hoping to receive, (and my POI says she is fighting for me) my current offer leaves me without about $10,000 a year uncovered. I was pretty set that I would not be able to make this work, and then recently found a ministry position in the area that would pay me about $10k a year, for not much responsibility outside of Sundays. So that, with the already guaranteed money, would put me at about even for tuition. So according to my math, I would need to work my part time job like 2 days a week for rent and living expenses--coupled with my spouses salary, to live comfortably. For the sake of brevity, basically what I am asking---is this insane? I have tried to justify the church gig as some sort of weird TA position that takes 6 hours of my life a week for 10k in tuition...So I would do the church thing on Sundays, and work 2 days a week for bills--is that too much with the workload of a PhD. program? The program is TT, and my POI is a perfect fit, and seems really excited to work with me. I just don't want to overstretch myself trying to make ends meet and not be able to do well. I'm hoping to hear from option 2 this week, and if I get accepted there, and it's fully funded my decision will be a lot easier. But in the mean time I'm just trying to figure out how I can make this option work. I would be bummed if I got accepted to a place and couldn't make it work financially. In a weird way I would almost prefer not to have been accepted than have a possibility come this close and not be able to justify it. Any advice would be great!
  3. UToronto RS has notified their first round of applicants with baseline funding. They notified via phone on a Friday a couple weeks ago, and said they would follow up with a more formal email/letter on the next Monday (which is what Essei_John was probably referring to). That's all I know, not sure about timetable for decisions, wait-list, etc. other than that some people have been notified of acceptance. To my knowledge, no schools from Toronto School of Theology have notified anyone yet. Source: Toronto M* Student and PhD. applicant.
  4. Wee-Bey

    Plan B?

    I know many of us are anxiously waiting on news, interview dates, offers, etc. This means spending endless hours imagining yourself moving to new places and enrolling in a new program. But it also maybe means thinking through what you will be doing next fall if you don't get into the program or your dreams. Anyone have any solid backup plans? Non-profit work, ministry, waiting and re-applying next year, babysitting? Anyone have any encouraging stories of working outside of academia and finding happiness or making it into a dream program after a couple years away from the academy?
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