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@Hope.for.the.best @Fuzzylogicianspenis Thank you both so much for your input! I am in psychology, so not sure if it would be bad etiquette to ask for the slides via email. I will ask around in my program and see what some senior grad students have to say. Also, unfortunately, this scholar teaches at a university out of state, so unfortunately I am not able to set up a time to meet with them... :/ As such, would it also be appropriate to set up a Skype or phone call or is meeting in person preferable? I am hoping that we will be at the same conference next Spring (2019)0 and I can set up a time to meet then. What kinds of things would be worth sharing?

Hi all, My department brought in a scholar who does fascinating research to our weekly seminar yesterday. Their work is somewhat related to the project I am currently on, but it is also research that I am really passionate about and would love to potentially collaborate with them on in the future. I did get to speak with them briefly about my work but I want to make a lasting impression. Unfortunately, I don't know how to do this, because I am only in my first year of graduate school and do not have a lot of prior experience with research/networking/etc. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might be able to go about developing this relationship? Also, would it be weird if I email them requesting a copy of the slides from their talk? I would love to have them (the slides) on hand just for my own personal reference. My apologies if this isn't the appropriate forum for this thread.

On one hand I full-heartedly agree that scholars of color should have the right to study whatever they want, but I also understand where the community representatives may be coming from in wanting their group to be studied only by community members. I do not know specifically which community you are studying but many marginalized communities have been taken advantage of by White scholars, as you yourself have mentioned, which may make them feel wary of all “outsiders,” so to speak. This is particularly true of indigenous communities who are often even reluctant to let indigenous scholars conduct research. This is not to say that you have to study the issue in your own community - distancing yourself in order to protect yourself is real and necessary. And I agree with the above poster that it is micro aggressive to demand that all scholars of color must study only their own group. I just don’t know how to navigate this issue, unfortunately. Sadly, White scholars do not get questioned like this - mostly because they do not invite in community members to consult with as they develop their research proposals like you did, which is wrong of them.

Would you mind sharing what categories you used?

That makes sense, thanks!

All the faculty for each area make the decision together!

I applied at 21 and started at 22. However, there are folks in my department who started graduate school at 28, at 30, and even at 52. Like others have said, there is no right age and you need to do what is the best choice for you given financial, social, and other personal factors.

I’m planning on calling this Monday and asking about how they determine how many reviewers score each application. Will report back!

You had 4 reviewers?? I only had 2 :/ I wonder how they decided how many reviewers each application got. That seems unfair on their end because one of my reviewers gave me ratings from good - very good while the other gave me ratings mostly around fair...so that would pull my average rating down a lot more than if I had multiple reviewers and only one who disliked my application so much.

Same - I am in Psych but Soc would also be helpful!

I can’t imagine that all the awardees wouldn’t have heard by now - I feel like that would be the first round of emails sent out?

Similarly haven’t received anything yet. Just assumed it to mean I haven’t been selected. Congratulations to all the awardees!

The other morning when I was dozing on and off, I had 3 subsequent dreams that I was also flat out rejected, followed by 2 dreams in which I was awarded the fellowship ?

The graduate housing is always a solid option. One bedroom in a 2bed/2bath is $1315 per month including all utilities and fully furnished.

It should be very doable. You can find a bedroom in a 3 bed apartment for around ~$500 per month in Rogers Park, which is not too long of a commute from Lincoln Park. Also, since you’d be attending a university in the city proper, you’d be able to get a discounted pass for the L train system and CTA (called a U-Pass) that allows for unlimited rides for college students. Groceries wouldn’t be too bad either, I live in one of the most expensive cities in the country right now and can manage on $25 per week in groceries (just groceries - I budget another $30ish for eating out for myself each week) so Chicago should be around the same if not a little bit cheaper. Your money will run you a lot further in Chicago than it would in NYC, in my opinion.