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  1. Hi! I actually started a thread two posts down. Right now I'm looking at Canadian WGS MA programs. I'd love to live internationally again and Canadian unis offer more funding at the MA-level generally. My tentative plan is to pursue a Soc PhD in the long-term. I'm coming from a non-Soc background so I'm looking at Women's Studies programs to bridge the gap and to further pursue my current research interests. I'm also a big fan of the Sociology program at Santa Barbara. The Feminist Studies program looks great, but I do have some concerns about placement. At the moment I'm piecing together my statement of purpose. Time to put the kettle on for a tea break!
  2. Now that I've begun this round of applications, I thought it would be a good time to start a thread for all of the WGS folks this year. Anyone else applying for Women's/Gender/Sexuality Studies? I'm primarily looking at Canadian MA programs. Cheers!
  3. Indiana notified me I am not receiving funding for their program this week. Unfortunately, this takes me out of the race so to speak. Hope everyone else has had better news. Best of luck to you all!
  4. Seconding Main Street Armory and Bug Jar. You may also enjoy looking through the Jayceland blog. Each week he updates it with various cultural/musical events going on in the area. You may have luck checking out smaller coffee shop venues as well. I'm fairly certain that Boulder commonly hosts live performances as well as Spot coffee. Here's the link to Jayceland if anyone is interested: http://jayceland.com/blog/
  5. Is anyone else experiencing cold feet at the thought of taking on so much additional debt? While in general, I know it's easier to fund instate programs with concurrent employment, my instate option still looks like quite the financial burden. Between covering tuition and fees, supplies, purchasing a vehichle for travel (seems like a necessity with few public transit options and a required internship), living expenses, health insurance, and any extra purchases that may pop up, I think I may easily have to take out an additional 30k* in loans. Is anyone else facing a similar issue? How are you all dealing with the prospects of so-so job placement rates and the necessity of loans? Unfortunately I already have student loans from my undergrad so I'd like to limit the amount of grad loans I will need. Any thoughts? * this is hopefully on the high-end. I'd like to do an accelerated track to finish the program in less time, and I anticipate working part-time to allievate some of my living expenses.
  6. Indiana is my first choice. I'm waiting until next friday when funding offers go out for my program before making any official commitments. If all goes well, I think I will be in the midwest in the fall!
  7. For the Indiana admits: any news on funding yet? I know it's still early, but I'm getting antsy over making a final decision. Good luck to anyone still waiting to hear back!
  8. Congrats, everyone! I know it's still early, but has anyone made a final decision yet? Funding is going to be a final consideration, but I'm 90% certain I am attending Indiana in the fall regardless.
  9. Congrats on your acceptance! Did you hear by email?
  10. I recently submitted applications to Indiana and my local state program as a financial back-up.
  11. Hello all, I'm a senior looking into library programs for the Fall 2013 application cycle. I'm beginning to work on my applications and I'm not sure how to approach the statement of purpose portion. What makes a good SOP for library science? Is it necessary to mention specific Professors or classes? The non-MLS grad programs I've been looking into are research-based so I have a better idea of how to approach those. I'm planning to discuss my work experience and my general career goals. Any tips or suggestions would very much be appreciated. Thank you!
  12. Do you really need to shorten the paper to 5 pages? If the paper length is still less than the maximum number of pages, I don't see a need to cut a large section of the paper completely just to make 5 pages. I would cut out any fluff you see and go from there.
  13. American History R_Escobar (20th century, American Indian), crazedandinfused (antebellum, intellectual), hopin'-n-prayin' (southern, religious), stevemcn (transnational), Simple Twist of Fate (early American), zb642 (20th century, labor/working-class culture), BCEmory08 (19th-20th century Catholicism, labor), irvinchiva10 (20th century, immigration/immigration reform) natsteel (early American political culture and intellectual history) unforth (19th century US political and military history, US Civil War) hbeels (colonial, early national, 19th century, transappalachain west, historical memory of these eras/areas) thedig13 (20th century U.S., culture and protest, African-American) Weepsie (North American Mapping, Exploration and Trade, Anti-Communism/Socialism in Interwar period, bit of a mixed bag) European HistoryKelkel (Modern Germany, political), goldielocks (Britain), SapperDaddy (Eastern and Central Europe), kotov (Modern Romania, Holocaust, labor), RevolutionBlues (Modern Western Europe/France labor and leftist politics), theregalrenegade (18th/19th cent British Empire/environment), jrah822 (19th century Britain; emphasis on colonial relationship to India), grlu0701 (Intellectual & cultural history,fin de siecle Germany and Italy), naturalog (modern European [mostly German] intellectual and cultural/sexuality and gender/political radicalism), runaway (Eastern/Central, memorialization & visual culture), Sequi001 (Modern France, gender and sexuality, colonialism/imperialism) Abetheh (19th/early 20th century Germany and France, religious politics vs secularization) NeutralKate (Modern Russia, modern European economic history) Crackerjacktiming (Modern Germany, gender and sexuality) African HistoryOseirus (precolonial/early colonial West Africa), Singwaya18 (20th century East Africa), Safferz (20th century Horn/Northeast Africa), The People's Scholar (Spanish colonialim in Africa- i.e. middle/West Africa) Jogatoronto (Psychiatry in early colonial West Africa) ronwill06(Social and political radical movements) Latin American HistoryCageFree (20th century, Southern Cone), BH-history, The People's Scholar (18th-19th century Colombia) StrangeLight (20th century Central America) East Asian Historyalleykat (Modern China) kyjin (Pre-Modern Japan) Near/Middle Eastern Historyuhohlemonster, (modern Israel, Iran, Palestine) oswic (modern Egypt, gender) Atlantic Worldsandyvanb crazedandinfused Global/World History cooperstreet (Cold War) melissarose8585 Jewish History [*]uhohlemonster, (modern Israel) [*]hopin'-n-'prayin, [*]kotov (Holocaust), [*]naturalog (sometimes modern European/Holocaust), [*]runaway (memorialization & visual culture), [*]ticklemepink (20th c. Germany/U.S) Science/Technology/Environment [*]shaxmaty1848 (Cold War) [*]StrangeLight (environmental history, ecological distribution conflicts) Social [*]annieca (Cold War and Post-Cold War East and Central Europe) Classical and Medieval [*]Hogs of War (Monastic Studies and Conflicts in Authority) Cultural [*]StrangeLight (gender, race, ethnicity, and religion) [*]hbeels (race/ethnicity, religious, masculinity/feminimity, print/literature) [*]crazedandinfused (race, nationalism, performance, rhetoric) [*]alleykat (religion, race/ethnicity, cultural relativism) Canadian History [*]truthfinder (New France, religious)
  14. Backup plan for me: If I don't get into grad school with full funding, I'm going to teach english abroad or apply for my local americorps. If I don't stay local, I'll apply for a few environmental-themed americorps programs out of state or teaching fellowship program I found in San Francisco.
  15. I'll be applying for an ETA for Germany as an at-large candidate. Good luck to everyone!
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