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  1. Oops, I thought you meant Penn State Anyone hear from Penn State?
  2. I actually logged into inquire about this and saw your comment, especially Penn State. I'm still waiting to hear back from them, but it looks like at least some of the Sociology folks have already heard from the school. Glad to know I'm not the only one wondering about this... :(
  3. Hey Focault - I actually have the same issue with Stanford. I did upload a copy of my official transcript thinking it'd be sufficient, but the website says they require two official transcripts up front. I'm debating whether I should send transcripts just to be safe. For schools that are still awaiting GRE scores, maybe go to the ETS website just to double check you sent the scores using the correct institutional code. I had to resend my GRE scores to another school because I used the departmental code when it was explicitly stated on the website NOT to. Hope everything works out!
  4. I actually have a very similar issue. All of my research has been qualitative based and I'm worried that schools won't view that favorably. I did take 2 stats courses (intro and intermediate) in undergrad and did fairly well (A-s in both classes), but don't have experience with quantitative research at all. By the way, did Penn State offer any funding for your masters? I saw your earlier posts and you mentioned you've been accepted to some JD programs as well. I'm interested to know what your plan is. I only ask because I think we might have very similar interests. Sorry if I'm asking too many questions!
  5. Hey, thanks for this info. You say you have a lack of experience in statistics - could you elaborate on this? By an "existing background in statistics," do you mean quant research or stats courses?
  6. Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! Will take your advice to heart. I wish you the best of luck with everything!!!
  7. It was some phd student that I met on another online forum. What he was basically saying was that there are hundreds of students from Yale, Harvard, etc with a 4.0 and still struggle to get into top 20 schools and I, someone "from the country," meaning Canada, don't even have a shot at top 100 schools and should look elsewhere. He told me the reason I'm "so out of touch with the real world" is because I'm from Canada. I don't know why he was so hostile toward me, but I feel much better that apparently what he told me was bogus. Thank you for the comment! Fortunately, he isn't. He's just some random phd student I met on another internet community. But there are a lot of phd students and even professors on this community so I thought I would get some real helpful advice, not belittling comments like that. He also told me my 3.9 GPA was "meh" for these top schools, as there are loads of people from Ivy with a 4.0 applying to these schools. However, what you tell me is exactly the case: I'm 100% certain that my professors will write great recommendation letters for me and I know this because I feel like I know them at a very personal level and think of them more as my mentors and teachers. Thank you for your advice, and I'll just do my own thing to the best of my abilities and hope for the best. This is exactly what my wife told me: "don't listen to naysayers; just go your way." Thank you. Your words really make me feel better and that I can do it. I wish you the best of luck as well! Thank you. People on this forum are really helpful and put things into perspective for me. I'm not going to try to understand why he said he said because now I realize that he wasn't even worth my time and energy. I truly wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours as well. Thank you.
  8. Thank you for your comment. I know admission into any school isn't guaranteed just because you have good stats; but what this guy told me really threw me off and ruined my day. I'm a bit relieved that I at least have a shot at these schools. Thank you!
  9. Hi everyone, I'm a Canadian student planning to apply to US phd programs in sociology next year. I'm currently in my last year of study and expecting to graduate with a CGPA of 3.9. I've conducted several independent research projects, one of which has recently been submitted for publication (IF: 1.1X), based on the recommendation of the professor who supervised my research. I'm also working on my Honours thesis, which, again my supervisor (a different professor) tells me I should seriously consider publishing. I haven't taken the GRE yet, but I also know that the GRE is not a determining factor for admission. Nonetheless, I'm obviously going to do my best to get the best score possible. I also believe that I will receive at the very least decent recommendations from all my professors. The reason I decided to write on this forum is because someone told me that my application is weak and not even competitive for top 100 schools. His exact words were "you'll probably get rejected by most of the top 100 schools; you should look elsewhere." Please don't get me wrong, I would probably still be happy to go anywhere, granted that I receive funding and the research fit is reasonable. However, I really thought I had a shot at some of the top 20 schools or at least 30-50 schools, and what he told me really made me feel like I'm not good enough and someone who's "out of touch with the real world." Is this really true? Should I really consider applying to schools outside top 100 to even have a shot? I know it was just one man's opinion but I felt so belittled. I'm a student-father and I've worked so hard (like everyone else) trying to juggle work, school, and family all at the same time. If anyone could please chime in and tell me where I stand, I would really really appreciate it.
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