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I mean I got rejected by all schools like two years ago? Then I applied for more than 100 jobs and got into a consulting firm. But I've decided to go back to school after that since I felt like academia suited me better. You can always walk away from this shit and have the confidence that you can still come back after several years. Just give yourself a break!

I mean I got rejected by all schools like two years ago? Then I applied for more than 100 jobs and got into a consulting firm. But I've decided to go back to school after that since I felt like academia suited me better. You can always walk away from this shit and have the confidence that you can still come back after several years. Just give yourself a break!

I mean I got rejected by all schools like two years ago? Then I applied for more than 100 jobs and got into a consulting firm. But I've decided to go back to school after that since I felt like academia suited me better. You can always walk away from this shit and have the confidence that you can still come back after several years. Just give yourself a break!

I mean I got rejected by all schools like two years ago? Then I applied for more than 100 jobs and got into a consulting firm. But I've decided to go back to school after that since I felt like academia suited me better. You can always walk away from this shit and have the confidence that you can still come back after several years. Just give yourself a break!

Yes. Your stipend will be taxed (federal income tax + state income tax if any).

I was also interviewed by all POIs that I mentioned in my SOP for Georgetown. The reason that I got the interview was that, according to one of my POIs, none of them were on the admission committee. So, they were asked to weigh in when I made it to their short list. I guess if your POIs happened to be on committee or they felt like your materials were adequate for them to make a decision, you wouldn't be interviewed...

A phone call? What is this 2000s renaissance...! 

A phone call? What is this 2000s renaissance...! 

Means nothing. No way not one of us (a self selected very qualified bunch) would have heard of any were out 

Those are fine! A top ten school (i.e. Michigan and U Chicago) will place you well, so you don't need to worry as much about location. Recent NWU grads have placed at U Illinois - UC and Toronto (plus a loooooot of postdocs and visiting positions). Where you study doesn't lock you into staying in that region, but it can give a little boost. 
Keep in mind that the East coast also produces more PhD graduates, so it won't necessarily be easier to stay on the East coast. I'd say don't worry too much about this! Especially if you do a postdoc, that'll affect where you ultimately end up

Also, to some degree, placement is affected by the location of your PhD program. If you go to Emory, for instance, that increases the likelihood that you'll place somewhere in the South. Whereas at UCLA you might place somewhere in Utah or Idaho. I think this is because programs tend to have connections to schools around them, or at least be more familiar with schools that are closer by. So that's not to say for sure that you'll place within the region, but your odds go up a little bit.

Definitely talk with people and look at the "job placement" section on each program's website. Look at placement by year, not just the list they compile overall, since things have gotten more competitive recently. It's becoming more common to do a post-doc after finishing a phd in order to place better. Using Brown as an example since someone just mentioned it, looks like recent grads have done postdocs, gone into industry, and worked as visiting or temporary professors. The few who make it directly into academia tend to work at smaller schools like Lehigh University and Cal State - Chico (which both still seem like good placements to me), though someone did place at U Washington in 2021.
As long as you're willing to do a postdoc and go into industry if things don't work out after trying the market for a few years, I think it's worth getting a PhD

Also check the placement page of programs. The more honest and upfront the better. Saying the program has placed in the past on x, y and z means very little If, on average, the placement is not academic. Places like UNC chapel Hill keep a good record 

My impression is that pedigree matters, much like the gre, in a kind of negative way. A good one won't guarantee anything, a "bad" one will make your life harder. But it's a case by case thing. For instance, would you trade UC Davis (25) for Brown (41)? Much more money, east coast networking between Boston and DC could perhaps make for the difference in rankings. No cali sunshine though, and a big rankings gap. Would you trade Ann Arbor for UChicago? 6 spots, but a much cooler city (imo) and you're already in the top 10 anyway. Anyways, the mkt is rough all over the place. Your personal happiness will matter, the amount of money and job market support your dept could offer matters (for instance, as a foreigner, you could have a better phd if you don't have to TA out of the gate, ie, you could use one year to adapt to language etc) also matters a lot. Places like Ohio, UMD and Rice offer great methods/programming skills, which help with the nonacademic job market. Lots of variables!

If you want to go into academia proper after this, my understanding is that rank is quite important in that regard 

Thank you all! I’m an international applicant but is doing a masters degree in a US institution so all my letters are from US faculty members. $42k is an astonishingly generous package I’d say. I didn’t expect it at all.

Thank you all! I’m an international applicant but is doing a masters degree in a US institution so all my letters are from US faculty members. $42k is an astonishingly generous package I’d say. I didn’t expect it at all.

Email to check applyweb. An official letter issued by grad school, stating a $42k package but without details.

Claim that acceptance. CP track.

Thank you all! I’m an international applicant but is doing a masters degree in a US institution so all my letters are from US faculty members. $42k is an astonishingly generous package I’d say. I didn’t expect it at all.

Email to check applyweb. An official letter issued by grad school, stating a $42k package but without details.

Claim that acceptance. CP track.

Email to check applyweb. An official letter issued by grad school, stating a $42k package but without details.

Claim that acceptance. CP track.

Email to check applyweb. An official letter issued by grad school, stating a $42k package but without details.