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I haven't heard anything from them, unfortunately... Sent an e-mail last week asking about interviews (given that according to the results page they historically haven't done them) but haven't heard back yet. There's a lot of bureaucratic stuff going on with Cornell this year that's holding up admissions for a lot of departments but it's still frustrating to wait.

Hello! Is anybody else applying to STS/Science and Technology Studies programs this year? I've applied to Cornell University STS, and am interested in discussing with anybody else who has.

Saw this a couple of days ago, laughed out loud at it.

I don't have a horse in this race (didn't apply to Sociology programs this cycle) but is there a point of contact for you to ask for clarification regarding 'pre-admission'?

I'm glad to hear the interview went well!

I'm fine with sharing - I'm going to share some general thoughts right now, as I'd rather not share too much in a public forum, but if you DM me I can get into more specifics. I was originally in the PhD program, but wound up leaving once I realized that I didn't want to be in academia (and was also experiencing burnout and other mental health issues). It wasn't an issue with the program or school. dI was almost finished with my first Qualifying Paper (the MA thesis, essentially) and my advisor, committee chair, and the DGS all encouraged me to finish that before I left. My general interests while I applied to the program was cultural & cognitive sociology, but this developed into a variety of different projects. My QP1 was in history of sexualities, and I had been planning to move into medical sociology for my QP2 and dissertation. My experiences were overall good - (most of) the people in the department are wonderful and kind. I wound up working with Norah MacKendrick as my advisor after working as a research assistant on a project and becoming interested in medical sociology, and she's incredible - very nurturing, kind, and just a great person to work with. Hana Shepherd, my QP1 committee chair, was also amazing, and had a lot of great insights. Both Norah and Hana wrote letters of recommendation for the program that I've applied to this admissions season. I had a couple of not great experiences as well, but would rather not get into that in this post - again, you can feel free to DM me if you have specific people you are interested in working with.

I was in the Rutgers Sociology program from Aug. 2017 - May 2020, and hoped to offer some advice. I would suggest that you make sure to read through their handbook so that you understand and can discuss the structure of the program. You should also make sure to have a list of a few faculty members you would be interested in working with, but also make sure that you have reasons for being interested in the program other than faculty, just in case you don't click or they wind up leaving - they want to make sure that you are interested in the program as a whole in addition to individuals within it. Let me know if you have any specific questions!