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Thanks guys, great advice, much appreciate this

Hi there, curious, where did you get the MA admission stat?

Thanks for this info, really helpful....

Well I'm not sure that they completely ignore this. The first 2 years of most US PhDs are allocated to coursework - not mini-thesis'. This is to prepare students for the PhD candidature with foundation units on theory and methods specific to the discipline. It's worth noting that the NSSR MA in Anth requires you to undertake core 'practices' units. These provide the student with specific methods that could be used during dissertation research to inquire into different 'perspectives' (also core). Also the NSSR MA and PhD are not mutually exclusive programs (even though there's no guarantees of admission to the PhD) - that is, they work together. In the third year you bein to undertake a range of thesis preparation and writing units etc. I guess the British MSc includes a dissertation because they're not linked to a PhD and the Brit MScs that are linked are called MSc (research) which don't include a mini-thesis'.

Hey everyone! Has anyone heard from the New School?? All the best

Thanks a lot for all this very helpful information. As I suspected there are a few variables to consider. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who received funding from NSSR for the MA and what was offered? I've heard of 25 to 33 per cent tuition remission but never a stipend. Anyway, thanks again - I'll let you all know how admission decision unfolds.

Not directly on topic, but perhaps have a read of this http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/253/1/Anthropology_and_development_a_brief_overview.pdf Cheers wildcomSA

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone here could share their experience with or knowledge of the MA in Anthropology at The New School For Social Research and the MSc in Social Anthropology at LSE? I recently received an offer for LSE (no funding) and am still waiting to hear back from The New School (apparently mid March . . . 'The Ides of March') I've listed a coupe of general queries, but please feel free to comment on anything related to these two programs. I'm sure their are other applicants here who would benefits from this discussion. Query 1: I've heard the teaching curriculum and methods for student engagement at The New School are at the vanguard of the disciple somewhat, what are you thoughts on this? Query 2: How does the New School compare to other anthropology departments in the US? In academia is it held in high esteem? Query 2: How does LSE Anthropology rate against The New School and other unis in the US? Thanks a lot for any insights. I wish you all the best with your applications. Best WildcomSA One other query