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Kay#MENGJIA

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  1. Hi thanks for your reply. I am in 1/3 of the two-year professional program. The department only allows 3 classes from other departments to count towards the degree and the degree require 98 units which means 4 classes every quarter (we are in a quarter system). There is no way for me to flex it towards sociology as there is no room to fit in another class and do well. I am interested because I want to be more "qualified" for any Sociology PhD programs. Currently I am still supported by my family and that is partially why I want to withdraw and stop paying for something I don't deem to be useful for my career. I would like to look for a job after grad school. I find myself more interested in reading&thinking than job opportunities in corporate world (no intention to sound elitist it's my personality). Also I am an international student and I would really want to go back home to become a college teacher once I can get my doctorate here. Sorry for a long reply, but I want to get help on how to place myself in a PhD program so that I will not be paying and study what I am interested in. I am very interested in studying how society and individual interacts, identifying the social forces placed upon us and what authenticity is. Thanks~
  2. Hi sociology folks, I am now considering withdraw from a master program in international affairs (which I do not enjoy for it is housed in a professional school and mostly poli sci&econ class offering). I am considering apply for non degree programs for FALL 18 and use it to take SOCI classes and ask for ROCs. I am enrolled in 3 SOCI classes for the spring quarter at my current institution as well; not enrolled in any required classes cuz I really want to move on with sociology. FYI, I am doing the master I am doing right now because I did my undergraduate degree in Engineering and realized in my 4th year that I want to do something different. I had good undergraduate GPA and good GRE so I was able to make the school transfer me from my engineering college to the only social science department on campus that offers a Master's degree. However, unfortunately it is not quite what I am looking for. The majority of the students are looking to land a job as it is a PROFESSIONAL two-year program. I feel a bit stranded and the only option for me seems to spend a semester/quarter in some other university to take classes and write my applications for PhD in sociology. Any advice on how this would work out and if feasible what non-degree programs should I apply to? PS: I am very interested in learning about the interaction between society and individual on a theoretical level, would like to do mostly qualitative some quantitative. My interest in sociology stemmed from a hidden but strong desire to better understand how the society "taints" individuals and microsociology. Thanks for any input!!!!!
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