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  1. You don't know anything about my situation because I haven't shared any info. But nice ad hominem attack. I never said prestige was the ONLY thing that mattered, or even the top priority. But it does matter and it's a point that is often neglected. Institutional prestige matters in the sense that we form our identities not in a vacuum but rather based on the feedback we get from others through interactions—This is introductory sociology: looking glass self/double consciousness. If you meet someone on an airplane, they're almost guaranteed to have heard of Yale and will likely be impressed that you're earning a PhD there. Maybe this makes you feel good about yourself. Graduate school can completely deflate one's self esteem. Moments like the one I described may help you power through. This status might matter more for folks who are from less privileged backgrounds. They get to wake up each day remembering that their determination got them a spot in a revered institution. But such prestige is not the only thing that matters. In fact, I would argue the stipend/benefits matter far more. A top 10 program does fuck all if you burn yourself out from working three jobs because your stipend was not enough to live on or god forbid you get sick.
  2. Have you never read about symbolic interactionism? The Matthew Effect? Do you even sociology, bro?
  3. "shouldn't" and "aren't" are two different types of statements. I'd be the first to argue that the prestige of the institution shouldn't matter. But would anyone sincerely argue that it doesn't?
  4. Thanks for the snarky response. I would urge you to take a look at Bourdieu’s works, particularly Distinction if you think that status doesn’t matter. You’re also straw-manning me. I ever said that the only (or even most important) goal of a PhD is to impress people. I also stated that thinking about long term placement matters but so too does the here and now, especially for those of us who don’t come from wealthy families.
  5. Symbolically, there are benefits to jointing Ivy departments that aren’t so highly ranked. When you meet someone and they ask “Where are you getting your PhD?” Answering with “Cornell” or “Yale” will be impressive to them because it’s a school they’ve heard of and it carries Ivy League prestige. More importantly, though, an institution’s resources matter. The graduate stipends at Cornell and Yale are usually competitive. Yes, you ideally want to think long term about how the program might lead to earnings potential down the road. But in the here and now you still have bills to pay. Also, pay attention to health insurance plans. God forbid you actually need to use it. But if you do, you don’t want to be financially ruined. (File that under things I might never have thought about until a global pandemic struck).
  6. ...According to a faculty member. Best of luck, y’all.
  7. “**In response to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania is not accepting doctoral applications for fall 2021 admission. We hope to welcome a new cohort of graduate students in the fall of 2022.“
  8. The Department of Sociology has decided to pause Ph.D. admissions for Fall 2021. We make this decision reluctantly, along with other Social Science and Humanities departments in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, to meet the extraordinary challenges facing our students, the university, and communities around the country. As the nation struggles with threats to public health, the economy, and its political institutions, this is an urgent time for sociological research and analysis. We remain vitally committed to this project and express strong support for our students in this effort. Prospective students can apply to the department’s Master’s program in Fall 2020 for admission in Fall 2021 or apply to the Ph.D. program in Fall 2021 for the resumption of graduate admissions in Fall 2022.
  9. The Department of Sociology has decided to pause Ph.D. admissions for Fall 2021. We make this decision reluctantly, along with other Social Science and Humanities departments in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, to meet the extraordinary challenges facing our students, the university, and communities around the country. As the nation struggles with threats to public health, the economy, and its political institutions, this is an urgent time for sociological research and analysis. We remain vitally committed to this project and express strong support for our students in this effort. Prospective students can apply to the department’s Master’s program in Fall 2020 for admission in Fall 2021 or apply to the Ph.D. program in Fall 2021 for the resumption of graduate admissions in Fall 2022.
  10. From the website: ”We regret to announce that Princeton Sociology will not accept applications during the 2021 admissions cycle. In order to ensure that the department has resources to adequately support its students during the covid-19 pandemic, we will hold off on bringing new students to the program until 2022. The decision to eliminate a cohort of future students was not an easy one, but we have decided that our priority during these unsettled times is to take care of those who are already matriculated in the department. We look forward to reading applications again in the fall of 2021 for the 2022 cohort.”
  11. What do you mean by ‘“cash cow?” And if that were true, why is it a problem?
  12. Columbia’s 1-year MA PROGRAM IS A MUCH BETTER BET IF YOureE LOOKING TO LAND In A FUDED PHd program
  13. Based on your retelling, you didn’t ask this “curt” professor for a letter of recommendation in the e-mail; you requested an in-person meeting. And it sounds as though you did so without giving even a week’s notice. Most faculty members simply do not have this kind of flexibility in their schedules to accommodate such a request. Faculty members’ time is spent on their own current students as well as myriad service obligations to their institutions and to the discipline. They simply don’t have the time to be at the beck and call of any one student, especially not a member of the alumni. And to make such an ask might be seen as devaluing that professor’s time. I would wager that’s how the request was interpreted. If what you want from this faculty member is an LOR, your best bet would be to make the ask explicitly via email. If the faculty member sees any need for more information that cannot be exchanged via e-mail, she will likely schedule a meeting with you.
  14. The last rankings were from 2013. Princeton and Berkeley stay at number 1, now tied with Harvard and Michigan. https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/sociology-rankings
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