MettaSutta

My program requires 30 credits and theoretically can be completed within one academic year...is this even realistic? Or should I stretch out the credits over 1.5-2 years instead? I'd like to hang on to my sanity and have some semblance of a social life (hobbies, exercise, family/friend time, volunteering, pets, etc.) I know that Columbia has a reputation as a stress factory. I looked at the course list for my department and an individual course is typically 3-5 credits. I need to be enrolled FT to be in graduate housing, but I am willing to live off-campus.

Didn't see a thread for this. I'm particularly interested in Tibetan and should (hopefully) be able to obtain FLAS funding.

The person who posted that thread on Feb 24 is discussing a physical disability (blindness). Apples and oranges.

I've seen a posting for a Hindi/Urdu professor that required a masters degree but not a PhD, but that doesn't seem to be the norm.

Thank you for your perspective. I'd imagine that law would be a comparatively less forgiving field than SW?

What are the risks of disclosing that you have a disability?

Does this also apply to adjunct prof positions, either teaching undergraduates or law students?

So the undergrads are mainly taught by grad student TAs?

Also, what is an "R1"?

This is not my experience. Law schools do a poor job of teaching lawyering skills; the instruction is very theoretical.

I just got my J.D. last year. Subjects in academia that interest me are Sociology, Anthropology, Religion, Asian Studies, History, Literature, and Spanish.

I am a 2010 college grad; I turned 30 this past year. I'll be entering grad school in fall 2019, and will get my M.A. in May 2021-when I'm 33. My friend has been encouraging me to get a PhD and said that academia would fit well with my skill-set, but I am concerned about age-I'd be 37 or older when I finish.

While I'm grateful and excited about the opportunity, I'm exceedingly nervous about starting and feel like I didn't "deserve" my acceptance (my law school GPA was garbage). And Columbia's reputation as an intense "stress factory" doesn't help. ?

I was accepted to Columbia for this fall, but GSAS allowed me to defer until next fall due to the fact that the judge I'm clerking for asked me to stay on another year!

What's a good resource for Modern Tibetan?

Where are you employed? How much are you earning? Do you have any regrets? Are you in a lot of educational debt? ETA: I think these are really cool disciplines. Just saying that society in general views them as "fluff", nonlucrative, etc.

Ahh got it. I thought your department at Columbia made decisions on FLAS because I submitted my application directly through my Columbia online application portal.

Yes! I will be very connected to the legal community through pro bono volunteering, networking, bar association events, etc. I'm solidly dedicated to nonprofit/legal aid/NGO/gov't.

The merit scholarship is in the $10-20K range, but FLAS will cover a lot more, including a summer.

Yeah, I felt just surprised and lucky that Columbia gave me anything, given the "cash cow" reputations of terminal MA programs. And the FLAS fellowship will cover even more! What area of art history will be your focus?

Yes, I'm interested in JD-required and JD-advantage jobs. My law school is modestly ranked (second tier) but the MA program is Ivy League.

And congrats to you as well! ?

My deferral to fall 2019 has been granted!

I was accepted and will be attending Columbia for an MA program with a substantial scholarship; I was accepted to two much lower-ranked state schools (SUNY, etc.) with absolutely nothing. I found this surprising, given the disparity in prestige/ranking. I was told by current SUNY students that the MA program is a "cash cow" for the university and that only Ph.D. candidates get all the "perks" (stipends, fellowship funding, etc.)