mahmutkerim

Hey folks, I am planning to start my grad school in the US. I got my US visa, all the documents are ready, and my flight tickets are already booked. But last minute, my university went from hybrid to 'fully online'. So technically, according to last ICE regulations, I am not allowed to come to the US as a new international student. But 3 things: 1- I already got my visa. 2- I am J-1, not F-1. The J-1 part in the regulations is not very clear. 4- I got an official letter from my professor saying that I will need on-campus access and I will have important stuff to do in the campus (I really do). Now what are my chances of admission? Yes, my university is fully online but my professor wrote a long letter indicating that my job is going to be in-person. Do you think they would deport me? If yes, would I be barred from re-entry for a while? Cheers

Hey guys, I'm a first year international phd student in political science in a second-tier US uni. I need to select my primary and secondary concentration areas, will take the coursework and prepare the dissertation prospectus etc. accordingly. What would you suggest? Comparative politics (probably political economy in developing countries or something like that) VS. being methodologist (quant). I'll select one as my primary field and select the other as secondary; just not sure which one which. I'll take comprehensive exams for both anyway. My major was economics, so I know a thing or two about formal models, stats, econometrics etc. But being methodologist is a whole another level, it'll probably be pain in the ass, I assume. Is the pain worth it? How's the job market, salaries, demand for methodologists? Writing dissertation in methods... that would be another challenge I guess? Cheers