SapperDaddy

I was always a T-shirt and jeans guy. Never got into the mopy black stuff.

I grew up with the Who and Zeppelin.

Disco Sucks! The 70s had way better music than disco.

where would you prefer to live? Where can you afford to live on the stipend they give you? Given those two choice, I know which one I would take.

And some of us finished high school in the 90s and were on our 2nd tour of duty in the Balkans.

Really interesting book. Also interesting in his use of oral sources.

I would take the sure thing. Who knows what will happen next year and WUSTL is a good place.

Yes they are.

No for me from GWU, but in other news, I have another offer for a funded MBA. Guess business school doesn't look so bad anymore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XViCOAu6UC0

I think your big question to answer for yourself is what are your larger goals and how does what you have with stony Brook help get you there? An Ivy League phd does not guarantee you a job, nor does a SUNY degree bar you from employment. The Ivy League will of course open more doors for you, but that only mean that you get maybe some consideration that others may not. That does not mean you are guaranteed anything, it's still up to you to secure the job. The other question is, if you have a JD already, why are you even bothering with academia?

It may not even be that you had something wrong. In way too many cases, factors beyond your control, like departmental politics come into play. Also, each school evaluates students differently. What to one school may be a strong writing sample may be to another school a heaping pile of steaming crap. So much of this process is so subjective. That said, it's looking like my plan b is going to be my way forward. Guess I can't really complain about a funded MBA.

scotch neat for me.

Speaking of the Super Bowl, Lamar Hunt, the man who came up with the name Super Bowl and former owner of the Kansas City Chiefs is the only man who's name appears on champiship trophies for two different professional sports. The Lamar Hunt Trophy goes to the winner of the AFC in the NFL and the Lamar Hunt Open Cup for soccer.

No on Washington for me. Guess I'm going to business school. Oh and for those wondering, the notification was via email from the graduate school. Just a form letter.