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For those of you that are looking at programs and sending out applications, I offer this very important piece of advice: Contact the schools you are applying to and find out about funding. I am not kidding. There are budget cuts that are going on all over the US and since anthro is not at the top of the priority list (like business) it always gets hit. :cry: The first things that are done is that GA money is reduced and adjuncts are let go. :shock: So, please, before you waste your money, contact your schools and find out if they are accepting and if there is funding available.

So, as I peruse the results page and see some large funding packages I started to think, where are the best funded programs in Anthropology. Yes, some of you could probably make me cry :cry: with your packages, but I thought it may be of help to next years applicants to have an idea of what to expect. (course depends on the dang economy) :x Although I am supposed to get funding, still waiting to hear exact number. So, I am not being stingy with my own info!

Me too!

University of Oklahoma

Congrats on CUNY

I understand the jealousy thing...last year I did not get into any programs but watched classmates with lesser grades and gre scores get into programs. :evil: Spent the last year adjunct teaching and wishing I was in a class somewhere because it sucks teaching the same class as a PhD holder and know that they make waaaayyyy more $. "What's wrong with me"....I would venture nothing (okay we are all a little crazy for picking anthro because lets face it, not the most lucrative profession!! ). As one prof wrote me (from a program I was rejected from) "I was the victim of bad timing". Any other year I would have gotten in, it was just bad luck because of the dept lowering the number of admittances. He went with an MA already in program to advance to PhD program. That hurt me this year, I think...trying to come in already holding an MS. Or maybe I am just trying to lessen the rejection.

efficient biped, sorry about GW :cry: . Your right though, with enough drive we will all get to where we want to be. This year has been an even more difficult one with regards to dept decisions, and funding. Just can't control the economy and the resulting dept budget cuts. Many programs that we may all have been admitted to, just can't take students due to these circumstances. Hopefully next month we will all be celebrating going somewhere....drinking pitchers of something...maybe sangrias because that does sound yummy!

Sorry to hear about WashU. ? Congrats though on UMass. I am still waiting to hear from 3 and funding info. Crazy! The poor mailman speeds off when I come out...tired of hearing "is this all?"

((hugs)) It is their loss sunshine6.

So, finally received my rejection from UMass. :cry: Like Tonights wrote, it was expected. Boy is their status system a total waste. I don't why they bother. Oh well.

If we both end up at Oklahoma we may just be having that drink together!!

I_heart_fieldwork I hope you get into the WUSTL. It is a beautiful campus and there are tons of things to do in downtown STL. Alot that are free (and what struggling college person doesn't like free!) Fingers double-crossed for you. ?

Well, the boards are awful quiet tonight. Hope that means people are out celebrating their acceptances instead of prowling the results page. I think my wait (at least for admits) will be over by this weekend. From the posts, the remainder of my decisions should be arriving in the mail. I'll just be really happy when that whole part of the process is over. Wish I knew more on funding though. All this waiting and hovering over the computer has led to a terrible snacking habit. I found a new snack...Chocolate Turtle Chex Mix! Also, I know the mailman will he happy because I practically attack the poor man for the mail everyday! :oops:

I thought mine would be in the mail today also, but nada. Probably tomorrow. :roll:

Good morning! Hope everyone gets great news today!! :wink:

Hey Dubya, Any news ? I haven't heard anything. I hate how you can't check admin status online. I need to be able to check a site 400x a day!! As the rejections come in I am running out of sites to check! :cry:

What?? GREs don't matter?!? All that studying for nothing! jk Actually that is true, at least in my dept. They really go more on transcripts, SOP and LOR. The LORs (or calls to advisors) play a major role. :wink:

yay!!

As I sit here and wait to find out if any of the schools I have been accepted to are going to offer funding I began to wonder...What would I do if there was no money? Would I still go and try to at least fund the first year myself? I mean after all the money spent on apps and the heartache of the wait, could I just quit and try again next year? :cry: (which might not turn out any better or worse with no offers of acceptance) I am still debating....What about some of you? I know there are a some who are still waiting like myself. What if none of the schools offered money? What would you do? I'm not trying to freak anyone out. :wink: Just looking at worst case scenarios.

Not sure who may be waiting on Chapel Hill results, but I do know for a fact that letters have went out...at least with regards to those with cultural emphasis. One of my good friends has received her letter this week.

I don't know about how active Komar or Powell are. Just going by the Guide and word of mouth. :wink: Truthfully for any student interested they need to contact the schools/professors to find where the program currently stands. Like Barry wrote, UT has and is still undergoing staff changes. BTW, I can't believe I forgot to mention LSU! One of my friends goes there and she loves it. :oops: (well at least I hope she does!)

With regards to forensic anth...Dubya mentioned 2 good ones. There is also Mercyhurst, Texas State (San Marcos), New Mexico, Mizzou, BUMC, and U of Montana-Missoula to name a few. Some of these only offer forensic anth focus at the masters level. As for bioarch, I agree wth Dubya again, the students need to think what interests them (region, culture, etc) and then find literature. Look at author and bib and go from there. I am bioarch and that is what I did. I looked for those anthros whose work was influential in my thesis (as I will continue, or at least hope to continue, my work) and applied to their programs. The best thing they could do is look at the AAA Guide. If they are not members of the AAA then there should be a copy in the dept. That has awesome info about programs.

Well, I don't know about USC, but one of my top choices had a similar letter. I called to find out about funding and was told they were waiting for final budgets to be set by the university. Seems there had been changes due to economic projecions. I think that may be the case at a lot of schools. I would call the grad coordinator at USC and ask. If they are debating on who really wants $ it will let them know you do!

I know a few who did the admin assist route. It depends on the details. Does it include tuition waiver? If not, then it will probably be an hourly pay assignment and low pay at that. If it does include a waiver and stipend then I would consider it. You could do that for a year and in the meantime let the faculty know that you are very interested in a GA position the next year. You may even consider helping out when possible (procotor an exam, have a study session for undegrad class, etc).

It is a rather grim forecast. I am hoping that by the time I complete my PhD that things will be on the up-swing and faculty will be retiring. 8)