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Hi, I'm applying this cycle as well. Applying for phd programs and am interested in South Asian politics. Uh the list huge at this point, 11 schools spanning the top 30 and brown. I'm a huge nervous wreck at this point, my gre scores were abysmal and I need to retake but the rest of application is solid. So yeah i guess the madness begins with the first set of deadlines approaching in like two days. where are people from geographically? Originally I'm from india, but my undergrad is in ny.

I'm so excited to see other india applications. I applied there as well for a research grant. I'll be graduating this year as well.

wow, I can't believe I wrote this last year. Thanks for ressurecting the thread, especially since I'll be applying to grad programs this year. When I talked about group stability and productivity, I really meant communal conflict and social mobility for marginalized groups in India. My interests have evolved since I last posted. Thank you Rochester, but I'm also curious about formal modelling and comparative politics. Unfortunately, very few people have I clue what I'm talking about. I'm interested in group dynamics, and modelling how group identities are acquired under institutions (civil society and associational networks) and there role. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

sorry to bump, but I just took my first practice gre cold and bombed it. its been like 5 years since I took the sats, and i am pretty terrible with standardized tests. so i got 500q and 560v. I plan self studying with Kaplan and Barrons. Do you think it reasonable for me to increase my score into the upper 600s for both if i have about 2 and 1/2 months to prepare?

its a joke. though incidentally I did read Wendt's critique of anarchy in an IR class. um yeah, no go for constructivism here.

Yay! They do exist. I'm applying this fall for phd programs. if anyone would be willing to pm with south asia specific advice, that would be awesome. im kinda going around in circles trying to figure out where to apply to. also congrats all on your acceptances.

we actually have a comp lit department, sort of. its under the guise of modern languages and cultures which basically a room on the 4th floor of the library. btw you can totally use a genetic algorithm to expose the maligned constructions of post colonial projections on subaltern narratives. in theory it should traverse the discursive space of the Symbolic and isolate capitalistic incarnations the objet petit a which haunt the subaltern. In reality the algorithm will be stuck in a infinite loop because your base case is undefined. (I'm a misfit at rochacha. one of the few "critical bs theory" guys)

I'm pretty sure for what I want study, field work in India will be required. How does field work/research factor into the time line when pursuing a phd? On average how long do students do field work? While I know it varies from school to school, if field work is required, how is it funded? Thanks

Sorry if this is a little broad and incoherent as I'm working on clarifying my thoughts through asking questions. What exactly does identity politics entail in the realm of poli sci? Does it deal with ethnic violence and the politicization of identity groups only? Im trying to figure out if my interests deal with identity politics in poli sci sense. I'm curious to see how globalization affects marginalized groups (Untouchables for example), in terms of community stability and productivity of these groups. Also is anyone familiar with Kanchan Chandra's work and can share their thoughts on it?

Thanks everyone for the responses. I guess my first priority to articulate exactly what I want to study, which given my scattered mind will take some time. I'm still having problems searching for professors specializing in South East Asian / Asian culture and politics. Should I also be looking in Asian Studies departments. If thats the case, can I still pursue a phd in poli sci but work with professors from other departments? Thanks again for everyone's help, its been real helpful.

Hi so I'm new to these forums and the grad school application process in general. I'm a rising junior at the University of Rochester and was thinking about grad school. I'm looking into grad schools a little early because I'll be abroad next semester, so I thought I might do a little research this summer. I understand the basic procedure gre, letters of rec, etc. But I would like some help in finding programs that match my interest. So currently I'm a double major in Creative Writing and Critical Foundations of Political and Social Thought (a major I created juxtaposing postmodern philosophy with postive theory and a pinch of historical perspective). My interests lie in an interdisciplinary approach to international policies. In particular I'm interested in the effects of global policies (anywhere from U.S. foreign policy to corporate outsourcing) on subaltern communities (in particular Southeast Asia) and how these policies can be modified to be self reflexive in the spirit of collaboration while respecting local culture and practices. So safe to say my alma mater is out of the picture for grad school but does anyone know of any good programs. Also I was thinking about Peace Corps before/after grad school because I hate the distance between academia and physical reality of subaltern communities (as much as I respect Said and others, isolation and no interaction seems more detrimental than good). Any suggestions on Peace corps as well? Finally in terms of academic preparation, um so far I have a decent gpa (3.8ish) but I'm worried about GREs (I'm terrible at standardized testing) and I think I'll have strong letters of rec. Speaking of which, does all the academic letters have to be from political science as I have strong relationships with professors in various other departments, (Italian, English, etc). Also I have strong experience in programming (aborted CS major) so I'll play around with R this summer. Oh and how intense is the quantitative analysis/math requirement for and in grad school? I'm decent at math in general (have a calc/linear algebra background + Game Theory + and a little bit of stats ) but I'm terrible at pure math classes as I really can't contextualize most of the theories. Thanks for your help.