ncgirl12
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@Thorslilcuz - me too. I live on my own now and I really want to see if I can find a quiet little apt somewhere off campus. @Jaylizzle - are you in the political psych program too? I don't plan on moving until August, tho - which is kinda stressing me out. My TA begins 8/16. I need to work this summer for some "extra" (hahahahaha) $$$$. It's really cool to pre-meet the cohort!
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Sadly, not accepted (Spain, Full). Off to grad school for me. Congrats to the winners!
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I just accepted an offer to WSU for the fall - also in Political Psychology! No idea re housing options at the moment. I need to get through the next 5 days and graduate before I can wrap my mind around moving across country.
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Ok, Spain applicants - I took one for the team and officially accepted my grad school offer. This means, by the laws of God laughing, we should hear in about, oh....5...4...3....2....
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What should I do?
My deadline to accept the offer to my grad school is the 15th (which is Sunday, so really - do they mean Friday? Or Monday?) I STILL haven't heard re Fulbright (Spain, Full).
I'm going to wait one more day but by tomorrow, I feel like really need to contact my school. It's the only offer I received; it's full funding, with a TA Stipend, and I'm very much interested in working with the professors there.
So what happens? Do I accept the offer and then if I get the Fulbright, ask for a deferral? Should I be upfront and honest with them that I'm waiting to hear back and if I hear, I'll definitely accept? Or do I just accept and then hope like crazy they will defer/be understanding?
ARRRGGHH!!!!
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Update on Spain: "We haven't heard anything from the Spain Commission but we hope it will be within the next two weeks." I guess all previous estimates were pure guess work. Trying to stay positive!
Sigh. Ok - first, thanks for calling. Second, AAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!! I have to let my grad school know by the 15th if I am accepting their offer or not...Talk about cutting it close.
Xanax drip anyone?
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Yes. Rejected (
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Busti, perhaps I have misunderstood the situation, but it looks like you are considering applying for a Ph.D program without doing a master's degree first. Assuming that is the scenario--here are some thoughts.
I agree with Eternal Icicle and smurfgurl. Don't forget that getting a Ph.D usually requires demonstration of a mastery of the whole field, as well as your particular thesis. Doing a master's degree first allows you to lay the groundwork for that, and therefore makes life easier in completing the Ph.D. It also lets you nose around the field for a while and figure out a really great topic for your thesis. Also, getting admitted to a Ph.D program is more likely with a master's degree in hand. It shows you've paid your dues, it gives the admissions committee more of a record for them to make a decision, and it also gives them a stronger rationale for admittance. If the admissions committee admits someone with just a BA for a Ph.D. program, and then the student fails, then the admissions committee might start to get some questions about their own competence. That makes them tougher on BA applicants from the get-go. You'd better be some sort of rock star to jump from BA to Ph.D at an elite institution (figuratively speaking--I'm not sure of just how successful most rock stars would be in doctoral program applications). :-) All around, everything just seems to go more smoothly if you go from BA to master's and then to Ph.D. If anyone remembers driving a stick shift, it's like working up through the gears--jumping from second to fourth gear can be jolting.
Consider too--it might be easier to get into the master's program than the Ph.D program at the university of your choice. Once in-house, so to speak, one can often make a transition to the Ph.D. program at that university much more readily than someone applying cold from the outside. After all, you've already got a master's degree from their own institution. How can they denigrate that? That was the advice I received at Oxford, and that's exactly how it worked out.
It isn't impossible to go from your BA to a Ph.D program - I am (Unless of course, the Fulbright comes through, at which point the Ph.D is going to have to wait!) It's not easy - I've been working for 4 years to make myself a viable doctoral candidate, but it can be done. I wouldn't rule it out.
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I have got to stop stalking this forum. Now I'm freaking out because I HAVEN'T gotten a letter asking for my transcripts!!! Xanax drip, anyone?
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WSU because then I'll already know someone!
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You too! I still haven't heard anything. Maybe they are testing us to see if we remain peaceful in the face of adversity?
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Hi! I applied to the PhD for Peaces Studies/political science.....no word yet. ARGH! I broke down and called yesterday afternoon and was told that decisions have been made in some departments. She said keep checking your online application - that they will update the status online and then mail out the notifications. Still nothing, even though I check approximately every 1.384762 seconds.
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Yes. I got a phone call last Friday and acceptance letter on Tuesday - political science PhD.
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Hey, what city would your project be based in?
Mine would be in BCN.
Mine would be in BCN and Madrid. When we get there (ok, so I'm trying to be super-positive!) we'll have to get together!
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I promise I'll be back in two weeks. I have to get through finals and graduate. Thinking about finding an apartment from afar and moving is freaking me out.
Thorslilcuz - PM me when you get a chance and let's exchange info? Would be nice to at least know someone in our cohort! 
Re stipends - yep. I'll probably have to get something part-time just to keep the lights on. Even if rent is $530, I can't see how it's all going to stretch...