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Anyone else? I'll be getting my Ph.D. in Education and will be moving from the Northeast late this summer with my entire family. Hope to meet other gradcafe peeps there!

I will be at UC Irvine studying Educational Psychology!

I ultimately decided against it because of funding issues as well. The school I will be attending is one I feel that is really up-and-coming, and they've offered me some pretty nice funding. Where are you considering?

I would *love* to be a top name in my field - researching and publishing about issues that make actual change in educational policy. Realistically, I would probably be happy at any decent university, teaching and doing research that at least a handful of people read and find interesting . My husband has an MBA and plans to go back for his PhD also - he has a different end-goal than the OP's though.

I believe I had it briefly...

I think it is all about your priorities too - for me, intelligence is one of the most important traits I look for in a mate. Also, I can't imagine being happy with someone who wasn't an equal in every way (but I know plenty of guys and girls who somehow get off on being superior).

I think going for a degree but accepting mediocre results because you failed to try certainly could say something about a person's character - the poster suggested he was lazy and seemed to be justifying...so many women accept less than just because they think they have to, but there are guys out there who are the entire package.

The academic market is tough, but there are certainly jobs available for those outside of the top 5 set (you just probably have to look at schools w/lesser reps than the one you attended) - it will hinge most on your advisor/other faculty you work with and how much you can publish. I do agree that you will likely be constrained to ed programs afterward; however, there is a recent move toward a more quantitative focus w/ed doctorates, and if you are a really strong quant person, perhaps you could transition to another area...

or you may get older and realize that you are worth a boy who is both smart AND hard working (or at least smart enough to make As w/out working too hard ). for me, the diamonds in the rough got old about mid twenties...

I'll repeat my request for the same Thanks!

wow. I bow down to you. congrats!

reading about all these second round awards, etc. just makes me feel even crappier about my straight-out rejections.

anyone who won in a social science willing to help me out w/advice for next year? thanks!

I was rejected and status still says submitted.

a no here too. interested in reading ratings and trying again!

Apparently they expire after a certain time. Many people on this thread have had similar experiences.

Yes, this is very common, at least around BU where I was, and yes, most apartments are unfurnished. I'm not sure if this practice has declined as most people probably use craigslist to get rid of their old stuff (I know I did when I left my Boston apartment). It still does happen though and if you have a car and want better stuff, you can drive around some of the wealthier neighborhoods in the summer to see what is left for free by the curb.

I believe there is a link or quote the first or second time this is mentioned on this thread.

kind of freaks me out too. But it is now after 3pm EST - when I was waiting on school decisions this was the time of day I gave up.

maybe they are on lunch break?

I met my husband online while I was in law school. I knew I didn't want to date another lawyer (I got enough of them during the school/work day!). Happy hunting!

Do you think the benefit to women is discipline specific? I don't imagine they see a shortage of female psychology applicants...

really? the wait has the opposite effect on me: I get more and more resigned to receiving bad news so care less and less (but obviously still care enough to check on here, lol).

honest to goodness chuckle at that.

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