Willfla29

I'm an Americanist with a specific interest in public opinion, and I have an opportunity to attend either one of these schools. I know that Stony Brook has a stronger, long term reputation, but I also know that FSU has been strong in recent years. For my field, anyone have any suggestions about which is a better choice?

Hi all, I've seen similar questions, but wanted advice specific to my situation. I'm a 2nd year Political Science PhD student. Though only in my 2nd year, I feel like i have a fairly good handle on where I want to go with my dissertation, and an advisor who could guide the process. Today, the advisor told me he is moving to another school. This school is equivalent in terms of ranking, but is arguably somewhat better in my specific subfield. Unprompted, he suggested that I apply and that he would push hard for my admission, seemingly saying that my admission would be a given. There are not many other faculty in my department who I could work with on my current dissertation idea, and I'm afraid I may have to change fairly extensively if I stay, but don't want to have to retake 2 years of coursework, and the 18-20 hour days such courses required. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!