AaronM

scatterplot figured out what would probably be the rankings for this year based on the averages:
 
http://scatter.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/the-actual-201314-us-news-rankings/

scatterplot figured out what would probably be the rankings for this year based on the averages:
 
http://scatter.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/the-actual-201314-us-news-rankings/

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Yay! Congrats!

Of course funding isn't the only consideration, but it's much easier to live in lots of places on a smaller stipend than it is to live near Stanford on a larger one. That said, if money is an important part of your decision, remember that there are so many variables in determining how far your stipend goes (the availability of student housing, whether or not you have to pay part of your health care premiums, opportunities for summer money, etc.)
 
http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/

Wow congrats ohgoodness!!! And amlobo!!! It's good to have friends in high places

It's actually pretty common. Schools in the top ten accept a lot of the same students. My profs have told me that these schools draw pretty heavily from their wait lists. While from my perspective it would be hard to turn down an offer from Stanford, I'm not weighing options from Princeton, Harvard, or Wisconsin. So keep hope wait listers!

Congrats! That's amazing!

It's actually pretty common. Schools in the top ten accept a lot of the same students. My profs have told me that these schools draw pretty heavily from their wait lists. While from my perspective it would be hard to turn down an offer from Stanford, I'm not weighing options from Princeton, Harvard, or Wisconsin. So keep hope wait listers!

In regards to sociology and video games, William Sims Bainbridge wrote "The Warcraft Civilization" and its pretty much an enthnography of the World of Warcraft. So while it'd be tough, it does seem doable to study video games from within sociology. Also, you'd get to write the most awesome grant proposals ever "Why do I need money to play WOW 20-40 hours a week? Well, let me tell you"

In regards to sociology and video games, William Sims Bainbridge wrote "The Warcraft Civilization" and its pretty much an enthnography of the World of Warcraft. So while it'd be tough, it does seem doable to study video games from within sociology. Also, you'd get to write the most awesome grant proposals ever "Why do I need money to play WOW 20-40 hours a week? Well, let me tell you"

totally worth it. It is very straightforward advice about the whole process, and continues all the way to tenure. Very helpful book and definitely worth $3

http://www.asanet.org/documents/research/pdfs/2011_2012_ASA_Job_Bank_Survey_Brief.pdf
 
here's a recent report, toward the bottom they have the top 5 and bottom 5 specialties that were advertised on the job market. There are some pretty good insights here, other reports have been linked before but I'm too lazy to look it up.

Good insight rising_star. It'll take most of us the better part of a decade before we hit the market, so things can change a lot by then. I was at the ASA session where they presented these findings and someone suggested that some of these trends are due to the recession. Who knows where it will be when most of us are on the market. While there are some consistent patterns between sub-disciplines, the main thing is to study something that interests you and be productive. A productive sociologist is a marketable sociologist, and thats the main thing to keep in mind.

"Recommendation for admission" from UCSD.  Funding TBD.

Oregon just offered me an extra 7k fellowship for the first year, and said John Bellamy-Foster has asked to be my adviser. The best part? I didn't ask for it, they just offered it to me. Today is a good day!

In @ Emory.

Prayer to everyone: PLEASE don't feed the troll. Just ignore the post, the mods will - hopefully - delete it asap.
 
/I'm done on the matter.

I asked politely that you refrain from talking about posters who aren't here.
 
Also, please avoid personal attacks. 

Into Northwestern!!!!

don't ask me about my affairs heathenist *crony shuts door*

that ones mine, its actually 3.52. hope I didn't do that on any apps, lol