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  1. Thank you so much! That's funny, I almost said "narrative" instead of "qualitative," but maybe being in the social science mind made something about that feel incorrect. I will need to spend time thinking about those differences.
  2. Thank you for the response! In the program I'm in currently, we don't choose an adviser until after our first year so I technically don't have an adviser yet, and having only been here since August, I haven't worked with any one individual extensively. Nevertheless, I can think of two or three faculty that might be able to speak to my qualifications. I understand my interests likely come off as too broad. I believe they can be combined for a narrower focus of interconnected forces, which I plan on explaining in my SOP and demonstrating in my writing sample. I entered this program without a master's. Is it expected of a grad student in the first semester of their second year to have a well-defined dissertation proposal? Edit: Also, the faculty in my current department are almost all quantitative and no one does historical work, so it might be difficult if I decide to pursue these interests here. I probably should have prepared for the possibility I would want to go back to historical interests...
  3. Hello! I am currently a first-year PhD. student in a mid-ranked political science department. I know it might sound like a terrible decision, but I’m starting to think that I would be happier in a history program. I’ve always been interested in historical dynamics but made the decision to go political science and attempt quantitative methods due to better job prospects in academia. My strengths lean more toward qualitative analysis rather than quantitative methods, and I would like to spend more time with the material I’m studying while being able to do research with fewer concerns of generalizability and with more concern for the significance of particular moments. I’m interested in urban history and the history of race, education, crime and punishment, and public policy in 20th century United States. My BA was in history and political science, with senior theses in both disciplines. My undergrad GPA was 3.96 with a 4.0 in history courses and my GRE is 163V/155Q/4.5AW, which I would retake. That quant score hurt me applying to political science programs (should have just went for history right away ?). My grad GPA is currently 3.8, but I’m worried it will drop further because I’m struggling with quantitative methods. Right now, I am planning on trying for LORs from two undergrad profs and hopefully one from grad, and am hoping to work on revising my history senior thesis this summer. I’m concerned that I’m not well-qualified for history PhD programs. I am wondering if anyone has any advice about switching disciplines, potential programs, or whether I’m losing my mind considering this? I apologize if this post is a mess! Thank you so much. ?
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