[stipend update]

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[Fall 2018 Acceptances/Interviews/Rejections Thread]

1 hour ago, coffeentv said:

Thank you for the advice, Kevin! I'm very frustrated because I couldn't put my research interests first and just applied to schools around NYC. I think I have decent research experience. I'll try to get my master's thesis or a class paper published. I wonder if I can get a job in research sometimes soon... I get extremely nervous talking to people, especially professors. How do you network?

I wouldn't turn down any acceptance if it comes with funding that's enough to cover all the expenses. 

 

Albany told me I'm pretty high on the waitlist for funding. UConn and UPenn told me to wait until mid-late April. Temple told me to accept an offer from another school if I have one.

Does s/he commute to Albany from NYC? 

Yes, he commutes to Albany from NYC and has teaching jobs in both places. Don't give up hope - lots of schools pull from their waitlists well into april.

[Fall 2018 Acceptances/Interviews/Rejections Thread]

Did you call and see where you are on the waitlists at UConn, UPenn, and Temple? If you are interested in those schools, I would reach out to the grad admission chairs and also to profs you'd want to work with. Also, even though Albany doesn't pay a ton, it'd be possible to supplement your income with adjunct positions at the various CUNY schools after a few years (I know an Albany student who is doing this now). 

[Fall 2018 Acceptances/Interviews/Rejections Thread]

@yeez That's very useful info, thank you. Also good to hear about ND grads as tenured faculty.

I'm not applying from undergrad. I'm currently in an MA program and have taken a long and winding road to academia. Yourself? 

[Fall 2018 Acceptances/Interviews/Rejections Thread]

Hi @yeez. Yes, I'm going to visit in February. My interest is primarily in culture/ social movements. I have a 3.9 GPA and 162 V/ 153 Q/ 6.0 AW. (My quant score might be my downfall).

I agree that full funding would make up for the ranking. However, do you think that candidates from T30 schools are much better placed to receive job offers down the road?

Did you apply to ND? What's your area of interest? 

[Fall 2018 Acceptances/Interviews/Rejections Thread]

Thank you, @latemeg !

[Fall 2018 Acceptances/Interviews/Rejections Thread]

I got the invite from Notre Dame (and accidentally entered it twice on the results board). The invite was friendly, though I'm very nervous about the visit. 

Is anybody else applying to Notre Dame? I know it's not in the T30, but is it still known as a competitive department? Any feedback or experiences about Notre Dame would be greatly appreciated!!