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That's why they're not on the list.

Mnemosyne, I hope you get into Toronto! They are an awesome school and I've heard a lot of good things about the program! Are you talking about UPenn or Penn State? UPenn is great, but Penn State was nothing but rude to me whenever I tried to contact them. Plus, there's nothing to do outside of State College. I've been there and I wasn't too impressed. I would call UCSF; couldn't hurt things at this point. It sounds like you will get in somewhere and you should get funded okay. Best of luck!! ***Updated List*** I think I'm done, unless someone can give me another good program to put on the list. Conflict Analysis/Dispute Resolution- Wayne State University University of Baltimore Indiana State University (Housed in the Department of Sociology) Portland State University Montclair State University IR- Seton Hall University University of Indianapolis William Paterson University Of New Jersey Sociology- University of Indianapolis Eastern Michigan University American University IUP William Paterson University Of New Jersey

Okay, this is what I came up with so far. Some of these seem more possible than others (for example, I can't see myself flying to Portland). What do you guys think? Do I have anything good here? THE LIST: Conflict Analysis/Dispute Resolution- Wayne State University University of Baltimore Indiana State University (Housed in the Department of Sociology) Portland State University Montclair State University International Relations- Seton Hall University University of Indianapolis Sociology- University of Indianapolis Eastern Michigan University

Thank you so much, again, to everyone. I am willing to apply to Masters programs and I did apply to some Masters programs. I think there are several benifits to applying to programs that do that a Masters degree alongside a Ph.D. program. UMSL is just a Masters program and I think I might have a chance there. My SOP is good. Although, it's gotten better and better as I sent more applications out. I think my SOP for George Mason is gold because the more I looked at the program, the more I was able to place myself into it through my SOP and show the admissions committe I belong there, at least in their Masters program. I'm not taking that stupid GRE again. I hate that thing with a passion. Is it okay to communicate with people in the departments I am applying to? I don't want to seem like a suck-up or anything. I would love to visit these places... maybe I should just fork out the money and go during spring break (I take my last final March 16th). I have a week before spring quarter starts... hmm... I only want to apply to places where I can see myself enjoying a majority of the classes and that's what I've tried to do. Okay, I want to look at a couple more programs. Some evil girl scouts used their powers of influence to sell me some cookies. Okay, so it didn't take THAT much convincing. :wink: Oh, and I got an e-mail asking me to come to an info session on Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships. Should I go? It's from an OSU department who recruits people for these things. Can't hurt to go, I suppose.

OMG, you are amazing, meridionale. My stats: The Ohio State University (June 2005-June 2006) GPA: 3.8 (4.00 major) Major: Sociology Minors: Communication; International Relations Honors: Alpha Kappa Delta, Golden Key International Honors Society Wright State University (Sept 2003-March 2005) GPA: 3.67 (All A's, one B, and one F [i was in the hospital]) Major: Sociology Minor: Communication Honors: Alpha Kappa Delta, Golden Key International Honors Society, Teaching Assistant for Sociology 101, American Sociological Association Honors Program John Carroll University (Aug 1999-Nov 2001) GPA: 2.97 Majors: Sociology and Communication Minors: none Honors: Chosen to represent the department of Sociology in the AsiaNetwork team (our team placed 2nd in the nation) Why did I withdraw: bi-polar paranoid mother lied on my FAFSA; low grades due to an abusive relationship, but I was getting all A's the semester I was pulled out... Oh yes, they yanked me out after mid-terms. I was still considered a "dependent" so there wasn't anything I could do. GRE (they're bad): V-470; Q-440; Writing- 6.0 (I'm a gifted writer... or at least I used to be... I haven't tried for a while.) I got to read everyone's letteres and they seemed fine. I have heard some awesome things about UNC. One professor at WSU had a daughter down there, got her Ph.D. in Sociology, and she loved the experience. Thank you for saving that page for me! I would love your help shifting through the programs with application dates still open. Funding isn't a huge thing for me at this point, like I said, I just want to get into a prgram that fits me. I'll wait until my boyfriend gets up to think about dessert food. Cheesecake DOES sound good. Maybe I'll go to the store when I'm done shifting through some of these programs and buy a dessert. I know what I'm doing this weekend... PROGRAM HUNTING!

This is what I need. Thank you! UPenn is still taking applications for Sociology? No way... One of the gods of ethnographic research is a professor there! There's no way an ivy will take me. I don't know much about UNC, but I will look them up within the hour. Syracuse is an amazing school! I don't think those guys will let me in, but I will give it another look. I'm going through lists right now and making my own list! I'm spending this afternoon looking up programs and trying to be productive. I decided I'm not going to sit around and cry, but rather get up and try to do something about this whole situation! I'm open to any IR, Sociology, or Conflict Analysis/Dispute Resolution programs... Communication programs are okay, but they would have to be International/Intercultural Communication programs. I'm going through lists of Conflict Analysis/Dispute Resolution programs now. I will post my list at the end of all programs at the end of the day.

Guess who just got rejected from Boston University? Oh yes, it is me... :cry: I'm baffled. Maybe I need to do a "round two" and apply to more. I don't think my recommenders would go for that sort of thing... I don't think I could find anyone else to write me letters. I could ask, but I don't want to piss anyone off. Where would I apply? I guess funding isn't a big concern right now. I don't care; I'll take out loans. I will only be about $8,000 in debt for undergrad. That's not too bad. Britt, the deadline for Seton Hall is April 1st, so I still have a chance to get my application in. I don't know if they'll take me since BU rejected me... I'm not so sure anyone would take me at this point. My confidence has gone through the floor. Maybe I just need to take a nap. I don't know... give me a few hours to get over this...

Everyone, please remember to update your profiles are results come in!

Well, George Mason did loose a letter! I was flipping out for a bit. However, the guy said that that my recommender could e-mail the letter to him. Within 15 minutes of saying that, he got my letter and put everything on-line. WOO HOO! I found out the applications would go to the department monday a 9:30am sharp! No mail today! Ugh! Maybe I'll get that BU letter tomorrow.

Thank you so much! You're such a sweetie! Tonight I was doing a search for programs still taking applications that have funding... and... I found one!! I actually looked at it earlier (this summer), but decided not to apply. Seton Hall University has a duel degree program in Diplomacy and International Relations / Corporate and Public Communication, I remember I e-mailed someone and they said even if one department doesn't take you, there's still a good chance the other one might. The deadline is April 1st for funding consideration. I wish I could find another Sociology program with funding. I'll keep looking. This may sound weird, but I keep having dreams of me teaching a freshmen level Sociology class. I'm not a prof (I don't look older) and I'm teaching at a school with a +/- grading scale where I choose to thow out the "-" grades for the 101 class. They seem to like that choice. I also am teaching a lot of social psychology and cultural issues in the class. I've had this dream for several nights. In another dream, I was teaching at a university, but there are high school kids in my class. In the one, I'm in a regular classroom, in another I'm in a lecture hall. Now, I don't put a lot of weight on dreams, but I think I'm telling myself I want a TA position. UGH! Why am I typing this? Yes, of course I want to teach. I also have been having dreams I'm in Iran representing the United States (I'm much older). Sure... that will happen... Shelly: Yes, waiting is very bad! Thanks! I hope I hear something soon too.

I e-mailed a school and I'm glad I did because I think they lost one of my letters. The guy was very nice about the whole thing and is willing to work with me if something happened to the letter. I was told to wait until tomorrow to call and the letter hasn't been posted on-line, so I will call tomorrow afternoon. UGH! This is the only thing they need!

I got this from BU. I applied to their MA in International Relations and International Communication. I got it ten minutes after sending an e-mail to the department: "A decision has been made on your application and you should soon receive an official letter from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences relaying that decision to you" UGH! He could have just told me. I think George Mason lost my last letter of recommendation. I need to call them tomorrow. Shelly, best of luck! 8)

Shelly: Yay! I knew you would still be in the running for Notre Dame! Here's hoping! Go ahead and contact the admissions chair! I contacted GMU about my application concern (that last letter) and they were nice about the whole thing. The guy told me to contact them on March 2nd if the letter still wasn't posted and they would work with me to try and figure out what's going on. I am happy I contacted them! They seem so nice there! No word in the e-mail box or postal mail box. I doubt anyone will call me today. I really want to contact BU since it's been so long. You think someone with a deadline of Jan 15th for funding (yet they take applications on a rolling basis) would have gotten back to me by now. I still don't know what to do for Wayne State. I contacted the head of the department (she's so nice) and she said that there wasn't any funding for the program I am interested in. However, I can apply for a GA position through a department they are connected with (this does not come with a tuition waiver). Funding is pretty important to me, but I'm getting desperate.

Shelly, I would e-mail or call at this point. I mean, if they've had the time to reject me twice they should at least have had the time to let you know about your status. Okay, so I'm over Northeastern and I have accepted the fact New School probably will not take me. Oh well, it's not like I can afford to live in NYC anyhow. Now, I'm looking towards Boston University and George Mason University. BU's deadline was Jan 15th and I am a little worried I haven't heard back from them yet. Their department website says, "Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis." Okay then, let's get rolling on making a decision for me. Lame joke, sorry. George Mason is driving me nuts because my on-line account says they don't have my third LOR. I e-mailed them and asked (very nice, of course) if they could check and see if they had that very last thing they needed from me before they can review my application. I'm also looking into Wayne State and I e-mailed someone there to ask two burning questions I have. If the answers are what I need to hear, then I will click the "send" button on my application. Looking ahead, that's the plan now... I'm down, but I'm not out of the game just quite yet. Of course, there's always the chance UMSL will give me awesome funding. They only accepted one person last year... maybe it will be me this year! I doubt it, but a women can dream... Okay, I'll keep doing some voodoo and praying to the great admission gods. Here's hoping we all get some good news this week!

Judith, Yes, there are other options I am waiting for. If I get accepted to George Mason and/or Boston University, I will go to one of those two schools. I also applied to UMSL and I will wait to see what they say. I think I will apply to Wayne State University as well and I might look for another school just to be safe. If I don't get into anywhere, I will stay in undergrad and get another major and/or I will take grad classes as an undergrad. I probably would do another research project. I would also consider a year-long internship with the United Nations here in Columbus, if possible. I am not geographically stuck, but I would like to stay east of the Mississippi and near a bigger city. I am also open to going to the Northwest or Canada. The only place I probably would not go is to the deep south. I've visited there several times and I just wasn't into the places I've seen. Although, Atlanta and Florida are okay. When I say I want to do IR, I want to do conflict resolution on an international level. I mainly want to do this through research, but I wouldn't mind working for a few years in the field, if possible. This is why I like George Mason's program so much; I can conduct research and gain experience in their program. I hope they consider me for the Masters if they do not let me into the PhD. Of course, I am willing to start off with a Masters; that's not a problem for me. I would like to work as a TA since I was already an undergrad TA and enjoyed the experience. UGH! I'm just really upset and need a day to cool off. I think I will hit a cafe later and think about things (as if I haven't already thought enough). Thanks for everything you said. I'm just not thinking straight right now. I'll be okay. I wish I could sleep it off, but I got up at noon and there's no way I could fall asleep now. Oh well, maybe I'll get my boyfriend up and complain to him.

I'm so pissed off right now. Northeastern rejected me. I thought it was a perfect fit since you can specialize in International Relations. I'm a little insulted. Notre Dame, in their wisdom, sent me ANOTHER rejection letter. I'm sorry, but what the fuck is wrong with those people? I didn't need to get rejected twice. I'm very angry and hurt right now.

I'm so sorry! It's their loss! I hope Portland gives you a lot of funding! I also hope you get in to one of the other places you applied. One question: How do you know somewhere is a back-up or safety school?

No word today (although UMSL has finally put my application together; George Mason still needs to put in my final LOR and if they don't on monday I will call them). It's 2:20 on a Friday and I doubt anyone will take the time to call me now. Nothing in the mail except junk and a letter from OSU informing me I got on the Dean's List for fall (really, like I didn't know by now). I've been doing chores to keep myself busy and I better go to the grocery store since I only have one dinner left. I'm going to take this weekend and do one more search for safe schools. I will probably apply to Wayne State (just need to figure out for what) and MAYBE one more if I can find something that really catches my eye. Shelly, look for schools too because I think we can find stuff. I know it's hard to do it in a rush, but I know we can do it! Congrats on getting married. I won't get married until I at least have a Masters. Since over 50% of women with a grad degree eventually become stay at home moms, I want grad schools to know I'm not going to be another statistic. I don't want kids; I want a cat, a dog, and a career. I'm also broke and I would like to stay that way for my FAFSA. I need to be careful because my stomach is really messed up. I've been in pain since April, but it's gotten really bad as of late. They're going to do an ultrasound on my female parts (I'll spare the men) to make sure everything is okay. I hope they find out what is wrong with me, give me some pills, and let me get on with life. Of course, stress does not help. Oh well, maybe something in the mail tomorrow. I hope everyone gets news soon!

In kindergarten, I told my teacher the work was too easy and then I asked her when I could go to college. She didn't like that, but I think I've always wanted a Ph.D. for one reason or another. I don't want kids and I want to make a difference in the world. I want to mainly conduct research and help solve social issues (mostly on an international level) that are in our world. Plus, I'm lost without academia. Sure, I want to conduct research in the private sector for a while (shhh... don't tell) but eventually I want to be a professor.

Thank you for your kind words. What do you think a safety school would be for me? Do you think UMSL (I already applied there) would be a saftey school? How about Wayne State University? I'm open to anywhere east of the Mississippi and not too far south. I'm really concerned about funding, though. I have a boyfriend who has agreed to come with me and he's being very supportive. He has an awesome job (contractor for the DLA) but is willing to try and get a contract wherever we move. I really am flying blind because my advisor sucks. The grad students I know seem to think I should get in anywhere and I think they like me too much to be realistic about the whole thing. Plus, like I said, I feel bad asking people for letters. I'm still doing some voodoo for us all! :wink: I hope everyone hears something soon!

I postd this earlier, but I will post it again. My interests are mixed with Communication and International Relations. I'm interested in cultural conflict (esp in developing nations), how the media projects images of cultural conflict, and how ethnomethodology/ethnographic methods can be used to help solve problems of cultural conflict. Obviously issues of identity are major in this interest and I enjoy reading about identity issues. I also love sociological social psychology and I think Mead was a genius! I don't mind using SPSS and would like to explore research methods a little more. No news today.

OMG, I would be going crazy trying to find other programs. Well, I guess your prof from ND knows best. I just thought they would have let you know if you were in or not by now since they let me know so quickly. Maybe I just sucked so bad, they felt bad for me and sent me a letter. I have nothing to do tonight, so I've been going through our job database and ASA's job database. It got me excited and pumped a little bit when I went through ASA's database. Okay, so maybe I'm weird, but it reminded me of what I am working towards. Those links are good! 8) Okay, I'm going to put myself to bed soon. The more I'm in the land of the awake people, the more I think about this stuff. Tomorrow's another day... ...of...waiting...waiting...waiting...

Heg, my book of programs is also the big blue book of answers. Like Mnemosyne said, there aren't rankings but it does have useful information. To me, Brown's program is gold and I'm kicking myself for not having the guts to apply. If they let me in, I would cry tears of joy and be forever greatful. Cornell is also another program I wish I would have had the stats to apply to... I just don't think they would take me. Again, I would probably cry and bow down to them. The other ones you mentioned are good! Stony Brook's website intimidated me! I wouldn't put too much weight into rankings, you have to go with how good they are in your topic(s) of interest. Plus, you have to visit and make sure you will enjoy the place. Mnemosyne, your stats are wonderful! I don't think you should have any problems getting into some of the schools you applied to. I am checking everything like crazy as well. I was a wreck today and my one professor yelled at me because I am beating myself up over all of this. Feel free to stay here and vent. Where all did you apply? My profs aren't famous at all. Well, one is top of her field in Educational Sociology, but that's not what I'm going into. I feel like I'm so inferior to everyone here! Like I said, I'm going insane. I need to get in somewhere (first) and I need funding or I can't do this. I have such a passion for my field, I would be so lost if I couldn't do this anymore. This is all I know, this is all I think about, this is what I love. I guess I'll just stay in college another year if this doesn't work out. UGH! Can't give up hope just quite yet!

I wouldn't count on them calling today, but they may call before the end of the week. If not, that's only their "first round picks" and they may accept you in March. I think it's good you're going to research other schools. If you need me to consult the great big book of Sociology programs for any school, let me know. It has acceptance information, funding information, and a whole bunch of other useful stuff. As far as the cost, yes, it sucks big time. I spent an insane amount of money for transcripts (four schools... OSU charges $9 per transcript), plus I took the GRE twice! However, I don't think you would have to take the GRE again unless you really felt the need. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you! In the meantime, I'll just sit by the phone and internet waiting... waiting... waiting...

I think it's time you started applying to other schools with later deadlines, just in case. You did apply to all top 20 schools for sociology without any safe schools. You need to pick up some back-up schools NOW. I have the great big book of Sociology schools if you have any questions. I'll look through that again tonight and see what I can find beyond the three schools I suggested to you. There has GOT to be something left for you (and me if I don't get in anywhere). I know we can do this and get through this!