THS

Nah, but if you do get in maybe give whoever you e-mailed a little space so they can forget about it.

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

Deaf ears

Yup, I didn't get an e-mail though and I had no changes to my application on the website....the board looks like one got an email and the other found out on the website? I am sincerely sorry for their bad news, I've gotten lots of that in the last week. I'm just hoping this not hearing is a good sign...

I have had a rough start to my application season. 4 rejections so far out of 13 applications...so I still have 9 schools to hear back from and the schools that said no where all top 10 schools, but still disheartening. I am really hoping for some good news soon so that, as this post is titled, this torture will end.

easter bunny

lady bugs

I don't envy your future IRB process, working with minors is a headache. My friend went through that process for her MA research (she does work w/ education too, but with indigenous youth and ways of learning (conflict between traditional and government imposed) in Central America). Super interesting work on the whole though- there's a lot to be learned from where we teach our young people how to be people. Good luck with your applications!

What did you do your thesis on? I am choosing to stick to my MA research area, it just seems like I've done so much work/reasearch on my topic at this point that I'm starting to have a working lit review ready to go at the start of projects which is nice.

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

air head

Wise choice, they definately will!

Here's to wishing you luck in hearing back elsewhere. That's really interesting though. I know someone at my current institution who does similar work but they are in ethnic studies. I wonder how the methodology you'll use will differ from what they'll do. I also applied to Michigan! For me it was for a couple faculty who look at poverty/inequality but your topic is really interesting. I have always had a hard time with cognative theory/buying into the ability of it to be something that is generalizable but I am excited to see how sociology deals with this- its a big deal in anthropology right now. Good luck on your applications! Thanks! I thought it would be interesting and so far, it is! Good luck in hearing back from programs, it sounds like you will have some narrowing down to do for your dissertation! Are you coming from a BA or MA? I ask only because I am interested in the scope size of projects expected for sociology. ANTH would advice to pick something managable until you are in a postdoc or tenure track position.

So we've all applied and little debates about which programs are best for types of research methods or theory or culture have popped up on other threads. I am interested in what everyone is looking to study and what programs they view as being the best fit for their research interests. It'll be a better place for the back and forth too since now we can get some nuanced opinions from what others see as programs strengths/weaknesses that we didn't see (so if I applied to one or didn't apply to one that you think//know would have been a stronger fit...). Given that sociology is such a diverse field I am sure we will see a lot of nuance in our answers. I research poverty, inequality, and class in the United States- focusing on policy initiatives and the consequences that these have for individuals- particularly with a rural/urban contrast. I view my strongest fits as Johns Hopkins, Stanford, and Washington State- all have strong branches of their programs that focus on poverty (Johns Hopkins has the PSI, Stanford has the Center for Poverty and Inequality, and Washington's program has a concentration in social inequalities). I applied to 13 programs in total, all have people who study facets of inequality that I am interested in, but the overall programs were not always the best fit. Thoughts on mine? And what about all of your interests and choices?

No tacos for us...looks like we both have lots of places to hear back from though!

UGH be careful what you ask for...I wanted more news and it wasn't great. If you are still waiting to hear from UT Austin check the website.

ocean away

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

I would take a waitlist at this point...just having heard nothing is killing me.

I read this a while ago at work, thanks for being so positive!!

They sent an e-mail saying that our status was updated and then when you log on and click the link to view the application status, sign in, and there's another button with the letter. It says this if you are rejected: "On behalf of The Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I offer my sincere appreciation for your demonstrated interest in pursuing graduate studies at the University. Your application for admission has now been reviewed by the faculty of Sociology. With regret, I must inform you that it will not be possible to offer you admission to the Sociology program...." It goes on two more paragraphs about the rigor of getting in and fit. Hope this helps.

popped balloons

Anyone heard anything else from PennState? It looks like their process drags on a bit with slow rolling acceptance (from what people have posted in the past) but I just wondered. I know someone got a rejection in the mail last week but I've been watching the mail and nothing...Also wondering about University of Arizona and Austin (although I saw that someone e-mailed Texas yesterday and "news is coming". No news isn't bad news (as annoying as that is), but I'm getting restless this week.

Air Heads

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