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direshark

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  • Birthday 02/11/1989

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  1. My visit was for an interview, so while they did do a standard formal campus tour, I didn't really get to see much in detail. I unfortunately did not even get a glimpse at the graduate housing, though I've seen floorplans and general descriptions on ND's website. There's another thread on here - I think it's in the City Guide - which has plenty of information on housing in general in South Bend. Ah, here we go!
  2. I knew my outdated stats were too rosy! Damn you recession!
  3. In 2006, stats were pretty positive. This report done by the ASA seems pretty encouraging: http://www.asanet.org/research/TooManyTooFew.pdf And here's an article examining that report: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/06/23/socjobs "The overall picture is quite positive. The association had listings in 2006 for 1,086 unique positions, 610 of them for assistant professors. During that same year, 562 Ph.D.'s were awarded in sociology. The report notes that not all of the posted positions in any year are filled by new Ph.D.'s or at all, but given that there are also postdoctoral positions, positions for which no rank is specified, and positions not included in the ASA job listings, the outlook is encouraging for new Ph.D. recipients." However, it's worth noting that that was in 2006, and there has been some rumoring of a coming higher education bubble. So the future is difficult to forecast, especially with the fact that a PhD takes the latter part of a decade. Who knows what the landscape will look like upon graduation? And of course, individual merit (or, at least, grad school prestige) plays an enormous role in the acquisition of a job.
  4. Only thing I can say is get involved with academic opportunities. You don't want to be caught realizing at the first quarter of your senior year that you don't have any research experience. But that's STILL like a junior year endeavor. Make sure to keep an open mind about the college process. I will freely admit I shuffled majors quite a bit until I realized sociology drew me like a magnet, and even then, wasn't sure about grad school until this time last year (I was dead set on law school until then). Oh, and I don't know how everyone else on this forum feels about double majoring - a lot of sociology undergrads double major simply because they can - but it doesn't seem to matter at all, from what I've gleaned from the process. Of course, if you double major in something like political science, and then decide you want a PhD in polisci, then that could matter, though not substantially. Otherwise, get good grades and enjoy the college experience. It'll be time to get serious about the process around late junior year - I don't think you can really study for the GRE for three years, you'll be best off if you just make sure to read for recreation every once in awhile and keep the vocab updated.
  5. Heading there myself! At the end of this crazy road, I'll hopefully have a PhD in Sociology. I've elected to live off campus in an apartment I found off Craigslist - mainly because I'd prefer to live alone, and they don't seem to offer any graduate housing for that.
  6. Heading to Notre Dame. My decision wasn't too difficult, since I was accepted into Notre Dame (full funding), Nebraska (questionable funding), and Lehigh (masters). Going to tutor my younger fellow aspiring undergraduates so they don't go into this process as flailing as I did.
  7. Congrats! See you down the winding paths of Academia...
  8. I've heard they have a strong focus on qualitative research. I applied, but am more interested in the quantitative side of things, so will probably not be attending. A professor of mine unfortunately suggested that it's apparently very common for Ph.D. students at Brandeis to "lose their way" and spend 10+ years before graduating. Outside of him, though, I haven't really heard much about Brandeis' reputation - I feel like there are only a select few Brandeis applicants (past and present) on these boards.
  9. If I were to guess, based on other postings I've seen around this forum, I'd say there's some sort of unofficial waitlist you've been placed on. Don't know though. I don't think it would harm anything to check with the graduate secretary.
  10. Yeah, I was one of the political/religion people, so no CREO for me. I'm in all likelihood going to enroll - still awaiting a decision from Brandeis, which would certainly be worth considering if I were accepted and funded. I hope you get in, good luck with the wait-list!
  11. I don't know how your reading of that weekend was, but to me it seemed like a number of other attendees sounded like they weren't assuredly going to attend. So I should think there's hope, though wait-lists aren't exactly a predictable matter.
  12. Thanks! And I'll be sure to let you know.
  13. I'm waiting on Brandeis as well. For me, it's between them and Notre Dame. I guess someone already had an acceptance from Brandeis around the beginning of Feb, which is atypical of their usual admissions behavior - from the results page, sounds like they start admitting early March.
  14. I was about to say that. 27K stipend for an RAship, fit for a king (studying sociology in graduate school)
  15. I was admitted, though I went to the interview weekend. Two recent result posts say they did not, which may imply that they gave some admissions outside of the interview pool (especially since I was under the impression that weekend that only one person was unable to make the visitation), but I'm not sure, all speculation at this point.
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