misterpat
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I'm re-reading some core social theory--right now Durkhiem (Elementary Forms of Religious Life) and Weber (Economy and Society). I am making sure I'm not super behind since I was not a soc major.
Dorky--yes. Necessary--probably.
But, In fall I did read the entire Twilight series in about a week. Seriously, if you want to get your mind off waiting, READ TWILIGHT. Super cheesy but very fun.
Ouch. I read some of EFRL and the translation wasnt as bad as when I read Suicide. Something was particularly unbearable about reading Suicide that it made me want to do it myself.
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This game is so weird. I cannot figure it out. But I am filled with an inexplicable desire to become good at it.
I think it may be the music.
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for those of you who are crazy nervous about funding and such, EMAIL BOB FREELAND. don't explicitly mention funding, but say that you are flattered, warmed, whatever to be accepted into Madison and ask his advice on how to proceed from here.
i did this in a pleasant email, and got a whole LOAD of information about my professors, resources, AND which fellowship I am being considered for and where they are in the process. I didn't receive a university fellowship, but i am being considered for another one. (they didn't tell me about this in my original acceptance email). Dr. Freeland is very warm and kind and so utterly helpful, and without knowing it, completely calmed my fears about funding.
also, if you are a minority student (like myself... I'm Black), then contact some members of the MRRC (Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee) expressing your undying love and respect and interest in being at the Sociology program at Madison. I'm sure they'll be delighted to hear from you.
hope this helps everyone, and congratulations! I hope to see ya'll there no matter what our other grad schools may say to seduce us, lol.
Bob Freeland officially hates you now.
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They're secret agents sent on a misson by the department to determine if you lack social skills.
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Inspired by the television thread. If you can stop worrying long enough to read, what are you currently reading?
For me:
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
Consider the Lobster - David Foster Wallace
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I have a question regarding the likelyhood of admission into a program when you make it to this stage. I received an email invite to interview for a Doctoral fellowship at my first choice in 2 weeks and I am curious if anyone has insight into what this typically means re: official admission.
If they fund all of their students, then if you don't get the fellowship maybe it means you aren't admitted. You probably know more about this program than any of us do. Sounds like you're pretty close to being admitted.
You really varied your programs a bit, eh?
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I applied to 9 schools. I think I should have done 2 (specific programs) more that were between 30 and 50 for a good balance. But I thought at the time that if I end up going 0/9 on my current list, there's probably something wrong with my app and I'd be just as likely to go 0/11. Better to save the money and dominate next year's cycle when I know what I did wrong OR sell my soul and go to law school (no offense synthla). :wink:
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I wish I applied to U. Mich. Ann Arbor and U. Texas - Austin. Both have good looking programs. Well, if it doesn't work out this year, I'll have to try them next year.
Comfort yourself with the fact that those two schools have notoriously irritating applications to fill out. UMich took forever. My friend who applied to UT said that he'd rather have another catheter put in than apply there again.
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Its that "I cant turn away from a horrific car accident" sort of fascination. Whenever I watch I get the feeling he doesn't even accomplish half of his eating challenges.
I think the only one I've seen him fail was when the tried to eat the 8 breakfast burritos or whatever they were. I can't believe someone actually did that before.
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Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Flight of the Conchords
The Office
Entourage
Californication
South Park
No Reservations w/ Anthony Bourdain
Man vs. Food (Kind of stupid)
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Thanks for your input, guys. We'll see what her response is. I'm probably making it sound way worse than it is. I just asked you because I wanted your thoughts while I await her reply...
Don't worry to much about it. They aren't going to un-admit you.
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Okay, I feel that I am being neurotic about this, but yet I can't quite shake the feeling that I did something dumb. Help! I've been accepted into a program that is well regarded and I would be working with someone who's research I really like. The only problem is that I'm not too keen on anyone else's work in the department. I know this shouldn't be a really big deal, but on the school's website they talk a lot about fostering collaboration, etc, and when I spoke to my potential advisor on the phone she said that the door was "wide open" for me to collaborate and explore my interests. In my SOP I suggested that I saw opportunities for collaboration with other faculty members. However, upon thinking about this more seriously, I realized that I am not really very enthusiastic about the other work going on there. Don't get me wrong, it's interesting and important work, but I just don't see myself getting involved in it. So....I emailed my potential advisor to see what she thought about this (very carefully worded email). Now I'm wondering if I should have asked...part of me is thinking that she might think my concerns contradict what I suggested in my SOP about collaboration. I fear that maybe I was admitted because of this stated openness to collaboration?? Who knows?? Ugghh...
In my own mind, I think it's a decent fit. I'm happy if I can work with one person who's work I really like, and be in a program that offers quality research training. It would be nice if there were more people who's work I was excited about, but there are many other variables that I have to consider along with this one (program quality, etc).
Am I worrying about nothing??
Maybe you'll realize that the others research is something you're into once you're there. If the program is well-regarded, as you say it is, I imagine someone else has to be doing something of interest to you (or is at least capable of handling stuff you are interested in).
Personally, I would have kept my mouth shut since you did contradict your SOP. But what do I know?
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Just another comment - I just had an e-mail today asking why I didn't justify my low verbal gre scores on my personal statement
so make sure you're looking at your relative weeknesses and addressing them where appropriate as well
I didn't initially include this information bc it's a fine line between justification & making excuses...but we'll see
It's also tough to tell whether something is weak enough to warrant justifying.
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I almost wish these schools didn't have status check websites so I wouldn't check them 2 or 3 times a day.
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Mainly because there'd be no archive!
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You are almost certainly doa without mentioning professors.
Ha. You'd think from this statement that half of academia is being let go. Sure, checking if Professors are still going to be there next year is a great idea. But out of the dozens and dozens of professors that I e-mailed over the last year, all of two were leaving (and to go to a better position, not because of lay-offs).
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Nothing related to Modern US, so nothing to worry about for you. Actually, you probably wouldn't need to worry anyway. I've gone back and forth on the potential impact of a law degree on admissions decisions. Ultimately I think the biggest positive is that it shows that I've at least gotten through a previous graduate program, but at the end of the day, it's not necessarily that relevant to history. Plus people sometimes have preconceptions about people who went to law school. And those forums you pointed out don't help in that respect... :wink:
Hahaha yes indeed. But when I was browsing faculty profiles, it seems like a lot of legal history scholars got a JD before they went for the PhD. And UCSB has Laura Kalman, so I figured you might be doing Recent US Legal.
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I have two questions/comments. First, where is the results page (so I could be another statistics)? Secondly, since some have heard about funding on this thread, should I interpret the following as "NO SOUP FOR YOU!"?
"I am sure that funding your graduate career at Wisconsin is a concern. Some, but by no means all, students come here with support in their first year. For those who come with no advance support, many pick it up once they have arrived or soon after. Usually, if a student has a successful academic year, he or she will find funding through various kinds of assistantships by the second year. There are a variety of mechanisms to obtain support. Please visit the website http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/grad/admissions.php#funding to see what some of these mechanisms are."
I am surprised to even get admitted (given how my profile has been evaluated in this forum), but I, too, would be unable to attend without aid (unfortunately). I envy those who have gotten guaranteed funding. I wish everyone else luck with their apps this year!
~Socio
Haha no soup for you kind of sounds like the translation, based on the messages others posters are putting up.
On the bright side, if you got into Wisconsin, chances are it won't be the only program you are admitted to.
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Obama may well turn the economy around with his economic stimulii. However, the effects may not be felt for another few FY. What are the chances that the economy will be booming by the time entering Ph.D. students (for fall '09) hit the job market? 8)
I am sure he will fix it after he cures cancer and resolves the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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That actually helps. I can tell you from experience that they aren't any less crazy when they actually get to law school. That's probably why I never felt like I belonged there. You don't have to worry about a law student stabbing you in the back; most have no compunction about stabbing you in the front. Uber-competitive.I feel like you have a leg up on me with your legal background in the UCSB game. I do hope you applied for something that isn't Modern US.
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My partner and I are hoping to stay together next year no matter what. Beyond that, we haven't discussed specifics...in the best case (for both of us), I will be able to stay right here, so he has said he doesn't want to discuss it for another month before I know more about what my options are. A wise decision, I think, but nerve-wracking for me...
Definitely a wise decision. Cross that bridge when you get there.
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I also happen to be applying to UCSB (a more popular choice than I realized apparently), but more than anything, I'm just looking forward to the first indication that anyone has heard anything from a history program. At least knowing that decisions are actually coming out, I won't feel quite so ridiculous with my status checking and gradcafe results watching.
If you want to feel less neurotic, go browse the forums at http://www.top-law-schools.com
"Should I disclose that I got suspended in 7th grade? OMG!"
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So, I thought us soc folks can appreciate the disgustingness that is David Brooks' column today.
Does anyone else enjoy reading Brooks and Kristol to gross you out or make you depressed about the world?
I frequently read Brooks and Kristol. I disagree with Brooks often, and Kristol the majority of the time. But I fail to see what you find so horrible about this particular piece.
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The idea of interviewing really freaks me out. I'm so relieved I can go straight to acceptances/rejections without them.
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History Admissions 2009
in History
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First of all, websites are often wrong. My UCSB one says one of my letters is missing, and my letter is there. Other people here will tell you, they sometimes stop updating those after a certain point in the process.
Secondly, your GREs should get you past the initial stage at many schools. I am surprised, though, that your 630 is 96th percentile, since my 680 was also 96th percentile.
Finally, if they have started reviewing appliations (and odds are that they have), you probably aren't going to be able to include that letter in your application.