slothy

I'm glad I'm not the only one annoyed by diversity statements... in hindsight, my statement for Michigan was pretty weak (very stereotypicial couple of paragraphs about how studying in Western Europe broadened my horizons or something like that) - but I really couldn't come up with anything else since I don't fit into any traditionally disadvantaged groups. I remember reading somewhere about admissions counselors telling men applying to undergrad at female-dominated liberal arts colleges to emphasize their masculinity in their statements - I was tempted to make some argument along those lines for admission to a sociology program, but I dobut I could have pulled it off successfully. Hopefully they won't spend too much time reading these things...

I think you'll definitely get into at least one (and maybe more) of the programs you're applying for as long as you make clear that you understand what sociology is and can propose some interesting economic sociology research topics in your SOP - the truth is that sociology programs aren't the hardest grad progams to get into. Your GPA is very strong and your GRE's are probably around (maybe a little above) the medians for the programs you mentioned with the exceptions of Cornell and Indiana (both of which I happen to be applying to), probably also a little low for Wisconsin. If it's not too late, make sure you get strong letters that play up any research experience you have!