[Criminal Justice / Criminology 2011 Application Season]

I haven´t heard from Penn State yet. Is it common for them to start accepting students but don´t send out rejection until much later?

So it's a new year for Criminal Justice / Criminology grad students, and I just wanted to see how everyone is doing. Are most of us getting in?

After about 6 weeks of nailbiting, I got my first reply and it was an acceptance from Penn State. They're only taking 9 people this year, so I was pretty happy. Still waiting for the 5 other schools to see where else I get in and what else they offer, but at least it won't be so bad now. I see some UMD results posted, so I'm starting to think I'm headed for rejection there.

How about you guys? What kinds of offers are you getting?

[Why did we decide on - Criminology/ Criminal Justice]

Would you recomend John Jay for graduate studies?

Hello future criminologist of the world,

I am currently a graduate student at John Jay (almost done!).

So, I'm debating whether I should pursue a doctorate degree or not, and this dilemma has brought me back to that initial question of, why did I choose this field of study? I mean people ask me that quite often and almost always tend to confuse it with Forensic Science. "Oh is it like CSI kinda deal?" - NO people!

Anyway, I was hoping some of you will share some of the reasons why you chose to be Criminologist? Thanks!