hardboiledegg

I thought that this was hilarious. 4-5 of these are academic positions, no? It is a pretty sweet deal, being a professor, that is, if you finish grad school and actually get a job. Sociology PhDs have around a 4% unemployment rate? haha...

http://www.careercast.com/jobs/content/ ... 10BestJobs Whoo woo!!!!

Mine was 45 minutes long! With a pretty famous sociologist (I was scared to death!) We talked about my research experience mostly. It felt pretty good, but I can't say anything for sure. I got basically the same info. They got about 300 applicants. They are interviewing 24. They plan to accept from this interview group 8 for "straight soc" and 4 for social policy/sociology for a cohort of 12. We should hear in less than two weeks. yikes! Good luck to everyone.

How did your interview go? While I'm mortified and expect to fall apart, I like those odds...

word.

got an interview. What does this mean?

people who applied to harvard have gotten interviews..

yeah.. same questions. last year did everyone who got accepted get interviews?

Honestly, the only response I could give would be (most likely incorrect) conjecture. Funding for you may not be certain until students who have been offered funding decline. OR You may have funding and the department hasn't released it yet. I wouldn't assume anything until you get a letter with dollar signs on it $$$ They told me that the results of the university competition for fellowships should be complete by mid Feb, during the week of the 23rd.

This has been such a nice thread =) Things get heated on this website if you haven't all noticed. I can't wait to hear from other places, but I'm happy to be able to say that no matter the outcome of my other applications: I'M GOING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL!!!!! p.s. I think cal started notifying Feb 7 last year .. eep

I know. I am counting every single blessing. I was truly/sincerely/utterly shocked/confused/flabbergasted that I was even accepted, let alone given five years of funding and a univ-fellow nom. I am hoping for the best. Also, given last year's admissions results, I think the next schools I'll hear from on my list are Berkeley, Stanford, and Princeton (that is.. if I get accepted!) in early/mid February.. if not March will be my downfall.

Did anyone else get a personal email after the "Dear applicant"? I want to know what exactly "five years of guaranteed funding to support your studies" means.. because that doesn't explicitly say everything will be covered or if there is a stipend involved. Anyone else think its strange that so many ppl have been nominated for the university fellowship?

Sorry if everyone has seen this, but here are the stats from last year's applicants: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/about_the_program/statistics_and_past_recipients

being considered for university fellowship, 5 years of funding. If not, department picks up the tab... woot!

Waitinginohio-- that sounds almost exactly like something I've read on their website under FAQ. I don't know what it means. I got a personal email from the graduate chair, but again I don't know what to expect about funding. There was not even a hint about whether or not I would be getting anything! They said I should expect an email in the next couple of days regarding funding. Strange. Guess I'll be checking my email every day! haha...

got an email today saying I have been accepted, and my funding package will be sent to me in the next "couple of days."

My research interests are generally social inequality, incarceration, residential segregation, urban sociology, and quantitative methods. I haven't locked into a particular paradigm (mostly because I can't take myself too seriously yet) but I'm interested in conflict theory. I applied to mostly top ten schools, and a few not, totaling 12. I also applied to the NSF GRFP, but I doubt I have a chance...haha good luck everyone!!

It's wisconsin's own web portal (similar to Michigan).. sorry no Embark or ApplyYourself

I got the same notification!! No idea what this means but I feel better already. Now I can relax a little, whatever the outcome.