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@soci I think the above is all perfect- I'll add to do flats or short heals (nothing over an inch or so), or nice boots (clean, no tears, nothing with all kinds of weird buckles or western- but something to consider especially if you are somewhere cold). No one thinks of shoes until you bring the wrong ones and your feet hurt or you are slipping all over the ice (I learned this at my first conference).

Inside Graduate Admissions: Merit, Diversity, and Faculty Gatekeeping - Posselt

One year a long time ago, there were penguins who didn't wear hats when swimming. This made their mothers livid. "Unacceptable!" Frightened, they screamed, "Bears!" Nobody seemed convinced so instead of going swimming they tried juggling. Their mothers tried everything they thought would teach her a skill. However, she couldn't even make oatmeal without disastrous results. So, the penguins gathered money (obviously) trying to purchase a bear. Towering over them, a grizzly beast danced, devouring all bears with such ferocity that even God enjoyed it. Afterwards, God congratulated the penguins and applauded them. "You did it!" Suddenly, the grizzly beast started dancing vigorously. There was an acromantula nearby. It challenged the preconception that magical mushrooms were magical. Sparkling, the magical mushrooms were spreading throughout town. Nobody with pyromania thought grilled cheese would spontaneously erupt into nine identical squirrels! Nevertheless, the penguins elucidated the benefits of sparkling water from Iceland. Suddenly, Iceland exclaimed, "Enough!!! No more penguins. Kill all of the arcades on Monday because King Arthur suffered from sphenisciphobia." Tragically, everyone forgot lasers cure bug madness, meaning none of them stripped the violet beast of his powerful jaw bones. So while some arms spouted Kool-aid, others chopped nuts. This phenomenon halted commerce. Together twenty-five yellow dragons danced sporadically inebriating all anger gods, while academics drank champagne profusely. Who were they? Snotty undergrads eating free Tetrahydrocannabinol Chlorate. Homicidal kittens emerged from congressional hearings purring rhythmic improvised melodies, infuriating the associate professors who stripped them intermittently of all credentials. The incredulous kittens meowed like dragons farts. Except Bruno, who mewed like tinkling bells. Understandably, one chicken farted. Then, surreptitiously, two giraffes killed the conspicuous dragon. Audaciously, someone belched "RAWR!" Startled, four punks flew

Johns Hopkins looks like that will be at least another week (or more) until we hear back from them. They look like they are one of the later schools to notify (which kinda makes sense it was one of the last apps I did). I think, to add to the list of ones we should hear from/some I'm waiting on, UC Davis (waitlist, rejections, and potentially more acceptances) & WSU will hopefully be the same (only one acceptance so far).

Congrats to everyone who received good news over the weekend! It is encouraging to see acceptances posted on the results board. Good luck to everyone this week! Fingers crossed for good news all around! (I am really feeling the Cali hippy/optimism vibes after yoga today).

I can't stand "Cash me ousside, howbow dah" memes. I mean, really, how did that become a thing?

One year a long time ago, there were penguins who didn't wear hats when swimming. This made their mothers livid. "Unacceptable!" Frightened, they screamed, "Bears!" Nobody seemed convinced so instead of going swimming they tried juggling. Their mothers tried everything they thought would teach her a skill. However, she couldn't even make oatmeal without disastrous results. So, the penguins gathered money (obviously) trying to purchase a bear. Towering over them, a grizzly beast danced, devouring all bears with such ferocity that even God enjoyed it. Afterwards, God congratulated the penguins and applauded them. "You did it!" Suddenly, the grizzly beast started dancing vigorously. There was an acromantula nearby. It challenged the preconception that magical mushrooms were magical. Sparkling, the magical mushrooms were spreading throughout town. Nobody with pyromania thought grilled cheese would spontaneously erupt into nine identical squirrels! Nevertheless, the penguins elucidated the benefits of sparkling water from Iceland. Suddenly, Iceland exclaimed, "Enough!!! No more penguins. Kill all of the arcades on Monday because King Arthur suffered from sphenisciphobia." Tragically, everyone forgot lasers cure bug madness, meaning none of them stripped the violet beast of his powerful jaw bones. So while some arms spouted Kool-aid, others chopped nuts. This phenomenon halted commerce. Together twenty-five yellow dragons danced sporadically inebriating all anger gods, while academics drank champagne profusely. Who were they? Snotty undergrads eating free Tetrahydrocannabinol Chlorate. Homicidal kittens emerged from congressional hearings purring rhythmic improvised melodies, infuriating the associate professors who stripped them intermittently of all credentials. The incredulous kittens meowed like dragons farts. Except Bruno, who mewed like tinkling bells. Understandably, one chicken farted. Then, surreptitiously, two giraffes killed the conspicuous dragon. Audaciously, someone belched "RAWR!" Startled,

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One year a long time ago, there were penguins who didn't wear hats when swimming. This made their mothers livid. "Unacceptable!" Frightened, they screamed, "Bears!" Nobody seemed convinced so instead of going swimming they tried juggling. Their mothers tried everything they thought would teach her a skill. However, she couldn't even make oatmeal without disastrous results. So, the penguins gathered money (obviously) trying to purchase a bear. Towering over them, a grizzly beast danced, devouring all bears with such ferocity that even God enjoyed it. Afterwards, God congratulated the penguins and applauded them. "You did it!" Suddenly, the grizzly beast started dancing vigorously. There was an acromantula nearby. It challenged the preconception that magical mushrooms were magical. Sparkling, the magical mushrooms were spreading throughout town. Nobody with pyromania thought grilled cheese would spontaneously erupt into nine identical squirrels! Nevertheless, the penguins elucidated the benefits of sparkling water from Iceland. Suddenly, Iceland exclaimed, "Enough!!! No more penguins. Kill all of the arcades on Monday because King Arthur suffered from sphenisciphobia." Tragically, everyone forgot lasers cure bug madness, meaning none of them stripped the violet beast of his powerful jaw bones. So while some arms spouted Kool-aid, others chopped nuts. This phenomenon halted commerce. Together twenty-five yellow dragons danced sporadically inebriating all anger gods, while academics drank champagne profusely. Who were they? Snotty undergrads eating free Tetrahydrocannabinol Chlorate. Homicidal kittens emerged from congressional hearings purring rhythmic improvised melodies, infuriating the associate professors who stripped them intermittently of all credentials. The incredulous kittens meowed like dragons farts. Except Bruno, who mewed like tinkling bells. Understandably, one chicken farted. Then, surreptitiously, two giraffes killed the conspicuous dragon.

Hey all, has anyone heard from PennState? I am starting to feel confused as to what's going on with my status there as I've heard nothing. I can see that people have had interviews and been accepted but no rejections have been posted (although someone on here said they had received a rejection in the mail- I have not). I e-mailed them and silence and the website still reads "in review." Thoughts?

After you talk to the department you'll know if they received it or not and can go from there. Sending positive vibes your way. I hope it all turns out to be for the best/works itself out. (If they didn't get it I would totally try for the refund, though, I don't know how much that school was but applications are so expensive for a program to never have viewed your file).

First, if I were you I would reach out to the department and ask, asking won't hurt. Then, if that doesn't go the way you want at the very least they could refund you the application cost, right? I mean if your application wasn't sent through and wasn't considered that would be my request. I'd make it to graduate admissions, not to the department. That way, if you don't hear elsewhere and choose to apply again next year you aren't paying twice for your application to only be considered once. Also I am so sorry this happened to you.

First, great topic. I am out of upvotes again (too many people have had good news). After being denied 5 times and making 1 waitlist I bought the kindle edition of Posselt's book and read the entire thing while waiting for my advisor to send back edits on my thesis. I am now more worried than I was at the beginning of this application process. In the book they refer to "diversity candidates" as "risks"- twice in quotes from Sociology departments, they defer to the GRE (even though studies prove this to be a terrible test of ability), GPA is no longer relevent (why did I work so hard?), and on the whole failed to look at all applicants in the holistic way that websites suggest they will. Obviously she didn't study only Soc programs, but this book gave a lot of insight as to what is going on in those meetings and what a student who doesn't get in this year can do to improve their chances next year. I applied to 13 programs so I cast a wide net, and I am yet to hear back from 6 so fingers crossed. Of course if I don't hear good news or make it off one of the waitlists I will apply again. I think that is the most important message for people who are denied, in academia you will be denied things more often than you'll get them (funding). After reading Posselt's book the plan is- I'll study and retake my GRE's so that my quant score is above the 80% (my other scores are already there), I'll try to publish work from my thesis, I'll submit papers to conferences (I already have 3 papers I've presented), and I'll start reaching out to potential programs over the summer, and I'll continue to teach at the college level (at least at a community college as I'll have my MA). I think it is important to add that you can do all the things you thought were right in this process and still not get in, as was essentially described by Posselt. There are things you can't change, for example, like where you went to school (Posselt discusses the problem of elitism at length), or whether or not your application reminds them of a student who flaked out. What you can do is not give up or that's my view on being denied.

Congrats!

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One year a long time ago, there were penguins who didn't wear hats when swimming. This made their mothers livid. "Unacceptable!" Frightened, they screamed, "Bears!" Nobody seemed convinced so instead of going swimming they tried juggling. Their mothers tried everything they thought would teach her a skill. However, she couldn't even make oatmeal without disastrous results. So, the penguins gathered money (obviously) trying to purchase a bear. Towering over them, a grizzly beast danced, devouring all bears with such ferocity that even God enjoyed it. Afterwards, God congratulated the penguins and applauded them. "You did it!" Suddenly, the grizzly beast started dancing vigorously. There was an acromantula nearby. It challenged the preconception that magical mushrooms were magical. Sparkling, the magical mushrooms were spreading throughout town. Nobody with pyromania thought grilled cheese would spontaneously erupt into nine identical squirrels! Nevertheless, the penguins elucidated the benefits of sparkling water from Iceland. Suddenly, Iceland exclaimed, "Enough!!! No more penguins. Kill all of the arcades on Monday because King Arthur suffered from sphenisciphobia." Tragically, everyone forgot lasers cure bug madness, meaning none of them stripped the violet beast of his powerful jaw bones. So while some arms spouted Kool-aid, others chopped nuts. This phenomenon halted commerce. Together twenty-five yellow dragons danced sporadically inebriating all anger gods, while academics drank champagne profusely. Who were they? Snotty undergrads eating free Tetrahydrocannabinol Chlorate. Homicidal kittens emerged from congressional hearings purring rhythmic improvised melodies, infuriating the associate professors who stripped them intermittently of all credentials. The incredulous kittens meowed like dragons farts. Except Bruno, who mewed

I don't think that's insufferable, I think it's natural after a while to embody what you study to some degree. I might disagree with you about the ability for a program to sniff us out but I agree it is possible (I just finished Posset's Inside Graduate Admissions and it seems like they barely have time to read our personal statements and writing samples). At any rate fantastic topics all around! Sounds like you are going to make for a fervent academic! Best of luck and congrats on your acceptances thus far!! Looks like you have some options!

I mean as long as you finish Thanks for the links! I just had time to actually check it out. That's is so interesting! First: Wow to what you study, that's definately a type of research that is different from mine! I don't think I could read racism all day and end the day being very happy- but you are making the world a better place for trying to understand the imapct of anonymity online. Two: The theoretical basis for these methods is then ??? Goffman? Just wondering. The best thing about that field book is that it has the chapters on data analysis and writing/publishing. Not many include that! Thank you for sharing! I've always wondered how the digital studies worked.

I'm out of likes/upvotes today! But thank you for optimism/reminding others and me that hope isn't lost because of news Best of luck to you too!

People have now heard acceptances from all but 2 of the programs I applied. So I'm holding out for good news, but I'm prepping myself for the "what if" scenario. You are absolutely right though.

Going forward I would like to explore the impacts of policy (medical or other safety net) on low income communities (how it impacts mobility, how policy can impact/reinforce class inequalities). I hope so too- I'm starting to have my doubts about getting in anywhere this year but here's to being optimistic. Congrats again by the way! It is a great program!

I did work with nonprofit groups that gather and distribute expired food (amongst themselves, not run by middle class for poor)- most of my conclusions were about how they negotiate class in rural settings (moral capital). I found Sherman's work to be really useful. That's why I'm so hopeful about WSU though- I could really continue on & grow w/ what I've been working on w/ my MA.

Congrats! I am so jealous right now! WSU is one of my top schools and I've used her work quite a bit in my thesis....I'm still holding out hope.

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