AbbyHayes

HI ALL, JUST WANT TO ASK A SMALL QUESTION- HOW BAD IS IT TO EXCEED THE WORD LIMIT BY 80-100 WORDS? WOULD THEY JUST REJECT THE SOP? THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY SOP'S. SOME DEPARTMENTS ALSO HAVE PERSONAL STATEMENTS SO IS IT POSSIBLE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PRIOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE THERE AND MAKE THE SOP JUST ABOUT YOUR PROPOSED WORK AND WHY U WANT TO APPLY TO SAID SCHOOL?

Hello. I'm just curious, if I may ask, what school was this?

Hi all. I am an applicant in the 2021 Fall Session for anthro and am an international applicant. I gave the GRE several years ago and got a 301. Im retaking the exam. A student at Chicago had told me that for socio anthro, any score above a 310 is seen as acceptable and that the personal statement is what matters. I have a very high GPA and some work experience as an ethnographer. Not a flashy applicant. How much should i look to score on the GRE? My quant skills are very very poor. I want to apply to columbia, upenn and michigan for sure. not sure of other schools as i am still shortlisting. It would be very helpful if y'all could give me advice. Thanks

Hi everyone. I am a newcomer at Gradcafe and this forum is very, very helpful. I want to pose questions here about the planning of the application year. I shall only be applying to socio-anthro departments or to area studies departments for Fall 2021 session. I am an international applicant. Some of my questions are; 1. Exactly WHEN should we email our POI's? Most have advised me to email between July and November. While others have said that mail at any time of the year. What is a good time to write to them? 2. HOW MUCH detail should one give in emailing POI's? My proposal is just a one line in my head at the moment and I have no idea how it will shape up. I'm doubtful about the different ways in which I would take this research proposal forward given that deadlines are 10 months away. 3. HOW SHOULD I PLAN THE WHOLE YEAR?: I was hoping for some advice regarding the different things one MUST do in an application year. For instance, mailing POI's, taking the GRE TOEFL, working on the writing sample etc. but are there other things one should be doing? I have only recently decided to apply to the US and have very little knowledge of the process. I have a lot of free time and now sure how to best put it to the application year. It would be great to receive responses from you all. Thanks a lot! Happy Week to everyone!