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Thank you, Kevin!!

I am going to state the following as a theory: NF types ( Enfp, Infp, Enfj, Infj) are "bleeding heart" types in sociology who are the ones specializing in land conservation and water rights, native american issues, social justice, racism.... As an INFP, sociology is very attractive because of the possibility of helping the disadvantaged through research and public policy.

May I ask what your research interests are? I am curious! My closest friend is an ISTJ and he is an extremely disciplined person with a good sense between right and wrong and is someone people can depend on. If you are anything like that, you would be a good person to have in a department. In a sea of "Intuitives" who dream a lot and get pretty lost in the clouds of thought, Sensing types can bring us down to earth and show us how to put policy into practice, make sure deadlines are followed, and conduct research with a rigorous eye for detail. Or all of that which I wrote above could be B.S.!!! In either case, I do have a lot of fun with personality theory and I believe it can help us understand differences in schools and work places.

Kevin, Thank you for your reply to my topic. It has definitely clarified for me what I need to do to start the discussion. But may I ask you another question? How can I conclude such a conversation with the department head? I fear that she will say " well, are you waffling on our program? You must decide by next week if you want to attend or leave." Oh dear, I lack social tact. This would come easily to another person, but I have to consider these things carefully lest I muddle everything up.

I feel so tacky and sneaky even making this post. Let me explain!!! My alma mater and dream grad program in my state admitted me to their Master's in Sociology program, but did not offer funding. They said that if I applied in my last year of the program, I would likely get an assistantship. Another school I applied to offered me a very generous offer of assistantship and tuition funding, and yet another school offered me an assistantship and in-state tuition. I already made it clear to the Department head of the program I covet that I would greatly appreciate funding if any offers were declined. Now I have these letters offering me funding in different states. What would it look like if I met with her and told her about these other offers, and implied that if I received funding from my first choice school (her program), it would make my decision of where to go much easier?

Thank you for these replies. This forum is so helpful.

Hello all, I got a generous fully funded offer from a master's program in the South. In the letter, it said to contact the department if I wanted to visit the campus, and arrangements could be made. Now, what do you suppose these arrangements could be? Does this mean we will have someone show you around the campus, or could it be a flight ticket? I live in the far north and can go have lunch in Canada and be back by dinner. I cannot afford to visit this place, but I deeply wish to do so because I am nervous about spending a few years in a place I know nothing about. Any insights? Would it be too bold and assuming to ask the department about the nature of the arrangements? Thank you all for your help, L

I'm going to sound like a dumb millennial. Well, tisnt an untruth. How did this work pre e-mail? Say it's 1978. I wonder what the protocol was. Was one expected to develop a paper correspondence with academics they wished to work for, or was it just not expected?

Thanks so much for your input. Is this how it is in Europe? Or is this drawn from experience in the USA?

I am late to this Master's application cycle. I haven't submitted anything yet, and will be finally submitting everything about a week before the deadline of each program. I only contacted one professor, someone I knew from undergrad. We had a good rapport and she advised me a bit. I wrote a really personable yet professional email demonstrating familiarity with her work and showing how it aligned with one my interests, and she hasn't replied. That's not encouraging. I'm so intimidated by the idea of reaching out to the professors, especially since my interests are relatively broad still and I can't say exactly what I want to do in a master's thesis. How necessary is this? See, if I were a professor, it would probably not please me to be getting all these emails from unknown students. Perhaps they do not seem genuine. Or will not emailing people from each department screw me over? And I read we should be emailing 3 people.... Oh man I'm getting stressed now.

So far everyone shares the N, which is intuitive instead of sensing. Pretty interesting, especially since sensing is more common.

Just for fun.... https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test I'm INFP

I messaged you!

So interesting, and we have things in common. Could I send you a private message?

Howdy! I am so interested in applying to funding terminal MA programs, but am worried that I may be wasting my time. I beg your wisdom! Here are my facts: --- Mid 20's --- Honor's degree in a language, with a minor in sociology --- Dean's student (for what it's worth....) ---3.5 GPA ---Verbal: 162, Quant : 141 (D'OH), Writing: 4 ---Volunteer work in rural middle east, and former Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa --- Polyglot, studied abroad twice on different continents, raised internationally --- As of now, interested in the field of globalization. Hope to use personal experiences in part to show interest in this sub field. Okay, that quant score is bad. Real bad. I am pretty sure it will stay in the range even if I retook the test, and I'm nearly out of time. Say I apply with these stats to low range schools that offer funding. What are the chances of a full package (tuition and stipend)?