doctoraldude
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People are making softball leagues, talking about getting new clients, planning next year's convention -- and I'm wandering through it all like a ghost nobody can see, smiling bemusedly as these mortals while away the time in these pursuits that no longer touch me or have any meaning. But I can't let on to a soul . . .
Wow! Well put! That just about sums up my two-and a half months of waiting to leave the firm!
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You might want to read up some articles such as :
"The role of general theory in comparative-historical sociology" (E Kiser, M Hechter - American Journal of Sociology, 1991) ... etc and similar stuff for polsci - and figure out which suits you better. Btw "historical institutionalism" is a term mostly used in polsci than soc imo.
You might also look at some of the recent work under contention/contentious politics/Social movements .
For related work on the comparative methodology per se, there's Charles Ragin's work you can read up ...
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based on your background & interests, I think you'll find agent-based modeling interesting - so you might want to build on that for an application.
Caveat: a lot of soc profs dont believe in the validity of agent-based models to explain social facts - so you'll have to be selective in choosing the right depatments
And yes, harrison white's work is nice as well (I wish I had time to read more
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depends on the school & the program. Some schools want impressive stats and awards alone, while some others might want to know the person behind the numbers. Some programs need rigorous disciplinary training while others might have more to do with a 'world-view'
What I'm saying is, you wouldn't really know what-has-the-most-weight unless you research the school/program in some depth
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All of my letter writers live across the country from me, and so I'm trying to decide what to mail them. Some sort of small gift, perhaps a book and a handwritten card? Not sure yet, but would appreciate any (mailable) ideas that you would like to share!
I'm facing the same problem - sending another gift by post/courier seems kinda cold & detached to me. So I'm planning to visit them instead, and carry along something suitable (thanks for all the gift ideas, folks !)
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Hey folks - What are you all reading this summer ?
My list:
Is Paris Burning (Collins & Lapierre)
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
Predictably irrational (Dan Ariely)
An Engine Not a camera (MacKenzie)
Any "must-read"s out there that I should add ?
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They're online. Anyone else disappointed with how their choice fared?
I probably wont know the answer till I'm a few years into my program ...
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yes, there are a few logins you have to go through - but it worked fine. A bit slow, but I did manage to submit without falling asleep ...
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mine's in too !
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I have an iMac, and am not a "mac snob" (my other computer is an XPS running Ubuntu, and my laptop runs Vista). Honestly, my mac is my favorite computer. Yes, they are generally more expensive, but OS X is a very intuitive OS, and I really like the video/photo editing options. I have one of the newer mac keyboards, which is essentially a notebook keyboard without the notebook, and I've found it perfectly study and comfortable. The keys are small height-wise, so you don't have to push them down as far as you might with an older keyboard, but they still have a nice amount of resistance and a pleasant, muted keystroke sound.
thanks - an intuitive OS should be a nice change !
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do macs have sturdy keypads ? I'm used to hammering away at a Lenovo at work, but i'm thinking of getting a mac (I do want to know what it feels like, to be a mac-snob
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I went with books - tailored to each referee's taste (or atleast i think so!) ... and a paper thank-you note tucked in.
Ofcourse all this was before I got any calls from univ's, so it;s been a while.
and now i'm wondering if another round of gifting might be appropriate
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it's valid for a while ... but within 10 days you need to apply for a US one
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well it's april 15th already ! you might as well ask the question with the school and specialty name thrown in
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I meant buying a return ticket instead of a one-way as the return ticket costs usually about a half of just the one-way ticket. So I would buy a London - Philly - London ticket and only fly London to Philly and just not show up on the return flight. Doing this you save
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for me, not worth the jetlag & 1000+ dollars
otherwise it should be a good opportunity to network with peers-to-be ...
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Thanks, so basically two-bedroom efficiency does not include a dining and a living room area
there's kitchen+dining space though - dunno how large or small :?
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3 year phds are often the norm in european (esp british) schools ... so you might check those out.
For US programs, your professors will be thrilled if you are able to complete requirements in three years ... but it takes superhuman effort (i/e risk going crazy
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Your after tax pay will be around $2,000 per month.
I cantfind the link, but it comes to less than 3500 tax per year ... so for 30 k stipend that would be more than 2200 p/m after-tax pay (ie with tiered tax - not a single slab rate on all the 30 k )
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My bad :? the tiered-tax thing applied for US citizens; tax is 14% on the whole amount if you're an international from a non-tax-treaty nation (you get a deduction if you're from a taxt treaty nation)
SOme details at this link : http://fingate.stanford.edu/students/taxinfo/index.html
EDIT2 - Wrong forum, i know
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Hey i'm on a visit too ! it's an impossibly confusing campus
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thanks nato n britlit !
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just curious - judging by the size of this thread, is social psychology the absolutely dominant sub-field in psych ?
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Definitely visit! There are some totally dicey areas of Palo Alto!! Congrats!!
thanks!
(mental note: must take off rose-tinted glasses during visit...
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Sociology or Political Science?
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imo 'state of the discipline' articles are thngs people write once they have 'seen it all', so to speak. What you'll be doing has more to do with actual bread-and-butter research. I would suggest zeroing in on a top department each in Soc & PolSci and then reading some working papers of faculty at the two places. Whichever floats your boat (thril-wise, dorks that we are...) is more likely to be the field where you can really enjoy your work...
btw, congrats on the score - 750 in each is nice