fields&charts

my undergrad is Film Studies / Philosophy. My MA is in the Social Sciences (interdisciplinary, but sociology primarily). Because my graduate experience is in the field to which I applied for doctoral study, I don't feel that it was much of an issue. That said, I've had more than a few folks raise their eyebrows over my undergrad major despite the fact that my MA is squarely within the discipline. From my experience this makes grounding your interests in the current concerns of the discipline even more important for your SOP. Link your interests to current debates or a particular trajectory of research in the discipline in order to show that you're reading journals regularly (and if you aren't, then now is a good time to start) and that you're dedicated to studying (and producing) sociology.

I'm in this situation with Davis and LA. waiting on this information is driving me nuts. I have a definite offer elsewhere, but I would absolutely love to go to Davis or LA if they offer tuition remission and the TA/RA offer is sufficient to eke out a meager hermit-like existence.

Yeah, mine still has no decision, though I'm fairly certain it's going to be a rejection.

Congratulations!

If any of you applied to U of Chicago and were rejected, yet received acceptance into their MAPSS program, I would recommend seriously considering the program, especially if you receive a tuition discount (generally they offer 1/3, 2/3, and, very rarely, full tuition remission). It's a great program to a) refine your research interests, develop a track record of doing well in graduate courses in your discipline, and c) write a strong MA paper for use as a writing sample. That said, if you receive funded PhD offers elsewhere, I would not recommend the program.

This is incredibly wise advice.

in no particular order blade runner society of the spectacle sociology is a martial art the exterminating angel the holy mountain the gospel according to st. matthew big trouble in little china after hours sans soleil tropic of cancer (with a very young Rip Torn as henry miller)

According to their website they try to do this, but it isn't guaranteed for every admitted student. I guess I'll find out by the end of the month. It's a relief to already have some options and to still be waiting on five other applications.

No word on funding until later this month, but I received notice of acceptance to UCLA and UC-Davis and I am positively thrilled!

wow, why would someone do that? on the other hand, how do you "know for a fact" exactly? I applied to Berkeley as an insane longshot "eh, well, I mean, the fit is there, but my numbers aren't" kind of application, so I'm counting it as an inevitable rejection.

Results search: http://thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=emory+sociology Thread about the interview process:

Please don't take this as me being argumentative, but there are three other/interviews listed in the results section for Sociology. There's another thread about the Emory-Sociology "group interview" process that sounds terribly stressful. I can't find it though. Oh well, Emory has Tim Dowd (just published "what's sociological about music" with Bill Roy from UCLA in ASR; history of work on cultural capital/cultural labor in the music industry), but in terms of fit, it's not the best match. You already have an admit though right? don't even sweat it!

Well, it's an educated guess. According to the results from the past few years, the department typically sends out invitations to a group interview/campus visit in late January. Acceptances are then given out (or not) to those handful of invitees. Because the group interview/campus invite has already been sent and I was not part of that group of lucky individuals, I assume that it is safe to count that as a rejection. I'm assuming the original poster has made the same deduction based on the available evidence. Is this a 100% rejection? No, but I'd be willing to say it with 10% confidence that not receiving an invite to the group interview tends to lead to a rejection. ;-)

I have one that is probably a reject (same school as you) and I was bummed out about the other day. It's just one school, but yeah, it still stings and doesn't sit well with me. That said, I have 9 others in departments that seem to be better suited given my interests (cultural sociology/production of culture). That said, I applied to a quite a few high ranked departments (5/10) and so I'm worried that those might have been foolish choices (though in terms of "fit" they're seemingly perfect choices). Cheer up, this could be your third time through this insane process.

so by the looks of it Emory sent out its initial invites to be interviewed and by the looks of last years acceptances those are the last of the potential acceptees. things are picking up and so far...hmph.