thelost
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Do you mean being a resident of a particular state?
From my experience, I don't think being an out-of-state student is any less advantageous than an in-state student. Sure, the tuition is cheaper for an in-state student, but once you pass candidacy exam, your tuition goes down a lot. At least this is true at where I go to school, perhaps other members can provide more insights.
Yeah, I mean being in the same state as the school. All the states I've looked at don't count going to school as being a resident. Even if you go to school for a year or more, if your primary reason for being in the state is for education, they don't consider you a resident.
The department at the public university I interviewed with won't take more students than it can fund, so if you get in, there's no preferential treatment. However, they did say (in an unofficial capacity) that they prefer to take in-state students, not because of the cost (though I'm sure that plays a role), but because they're more likely to go there for whatever reason (family, significant other, etc.)
Poor title choice on my part, I mean benefit as in better odds of being accepted.
I bet departments shoot for a certain number of in-state and out-of-state students. I doubt they take anyone without regard to location. If they accepted all or a lot of out-of-state students their costs would double or triple or they would have to shrink the size of the program to stay within their budget. Now the question is do they set the number of in-state and out-of-state students based on the demographics of the applicants? If they aim for 50% out-of-state and 50% in-state, but 75% of applicants are from out-of-state, then being in-state is an advantage.
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Do residents have an advantage over non-residents when applying to PhD programs? I assume that most departments at public universities would rather hire a RA or TA that is a resident because it will cost them less to cover the tuition.
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The list seems accurate. I only had one interview, but I was asked most of those questions. It's like a job interview.
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So what if I haven't emailed the school at all yet? I haven't heard anything from two schools. I strongly suspect I'm wait listed. Should I just continue to tough it out until next week? I worry I may have missed a postal letter (although I'm 99% sure I haven't).
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I looked into this before too. It seems like it's only an issue if you plan to go into academia. Businesses probably don't care.
If you want to know how common it is, I have some real data. I work at a college and out of 6000 graduates, 500 have two degrees from the college and 30 have three degrees from the college. Some of those are people with multiple BS degrees, but I'd guess the majority are people who have a BS/MS or MS/PhD from the college.
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I'm in the same boat. I see some acceptances on the results page and I haven't heard anything one or the other. I assume I'm wait listed.
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They should notify you. Check their website. Most departments list the latest date they will send out notifications.
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Thanks for the info techcommie. HCI is a tricky field. It's multidisciplinary and many departments say they specialize in it.
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I have a BS in CS, an MLIS and I'm interested in studying usability issues. Recently I applied for PhD's in library and information science. I haven't heard back from them yet, but I'm fearing the worst. I stumbled across technical communication when I was looking at i-schools. I didn't apply to any of the technical communication programs though because I noticed they were typically run by communications or English departments.
Is technical communication mostly about writing technical documents?
I'm confused by the curriculum's. They look like they might be a fit me (courses in usability, document design, user centered design, etc.) and some of the faculty have the same interests of me. However, I'm concerned I wouldn't be a fit because I don't have a background in communication or English. Am I too computer oriented?
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I came off a little strong in my post. I'm not a professor and I don't work on a committee. However, I looked this topic up before because I too had similar concerns. Maybe law schools are different or maybe it depends on the program.
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Schools don't reject people because they are overqualified. They will gladly extend an offer to someone with qualifications far above their typical student. They can always turn to the wait list if the person doesn't accept.
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Maybe they are using a plugin or have their browser configured to block or trick your analytics. Ok, that's highly unlikely, but it's possible. Let's stay positive!
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I wouldn't post what schools I'm applying to or my status with each. With those two bits of information alone schools could create a very short list of people. If you reveal your research interests, location or job they could nail you down exactly.
If you insist on sharing your acceptances or rejections, I would do it like: "Applied: 10, Accepted: 2, Rejected: 3, Waiting: 5"
Not that I have anything to hide, but you never know how a post could be interpreted.
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I haven't even thought about funding yet. I'm trying to take it one step at a time. But now you have me wondering, if you don't receive funding immediately, could you try to get funding next semester or next year?
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I see on the results pages, some people have been interviewed and accepted at the schools I haven't heard anything from. At this point I consider myself waitlisted. I think of it as a moral victory. At least I'm still under consideration, albeit only if someone declines. I'm not totally unwanted.
One place rejected me within two weeks. They didn't even want me as a last resort.
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Do schools usually notify you if you're on the wait list or do you have to contact them?
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Probably an interview with your professor. Don't make the same mistake as I did! I received a similarly cryptic email and assumed there was something missing from my application. It turned out to be the interview and I was caught completely off guard.
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Have any of the PhD applicants here had any interviews? I had one. I'm wondering if interviews are common in this field. If interviews are common I'm guessing my chances are slim at the other places I applied because no one else has contacted me.
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If you haven't been rejected yet you probably made it past the first step, assuming they don't send all the rejections at the very end. You probably haven't been thrown out with the people who have incomplete applications, low GPA's, low test scores, or research interests that don't align with the department.
I have one rejection so far. It was so quick, I have to assume I didn't make it past the first step for some reason. They only had my application for two weeks.
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I submitted my resume to a few temp agencies this week and have received calls back from all of them. They seem to really like people with research experience (proves we can think?). I'd suggest it to others especially if you're in or near a big city. I'm hoping to find a 2-4 month gig... I'll let you know how it goes.
What kind of job are you hoping to get from a temp agency? I'd love to quit my current job and go somewhere else for a few months if I could, even if I make the same amount of money. I feel exploited at my current job because I do skilled work at an insulting wage. I have to be in the bottom 10% range for this type of work. If I'm going to make an insulting wage I'd at least like to being doing easy work.
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I applied to some PhD programs. Seems like most people here are discussing MLIS programs.
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It really depends on your field and the program you're applying to. In some fields an interview is not necessary for admission and can be just a phone call from the prof to make sure your interests align with his or hers. In some fields and programs acceptances are given without any prior interview while at others, you have to attend an in-person interview in order to be admitted. So it varies. What's your field?
Library Science
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Are all potential students interviewed? Should I safely assume if I don't get asked for an interview, I'm rejected?
I already botched one interview. I received an email from someone at the school saying they had "a question." I thought it was one of the advisors. I thought something missing from my application. Turns out it was the interview and I was totally unprepared. I forgot the name at the bottom of the email was one of the professors I had listed. In retrospect maybe I should have confessed at that moment that I didn't realize it was an interview. It was my top choice too
Are residents given any benefits?
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Really? I assume the department has to pay out-of-state tuition for the out-of-state TA's and RA's. I can't believe they would take all out-of-state students if there were no qualified in-state students. That could cost them a lot if they pay non-resident rate for non-resident TA's and RA's. Then again maybe that's not the case. Maybe TA's and RA's tuition is the same no matter where they are from.