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wait so this means that they are usually reviewed in the order that they are received?? and in order for it to be "early" does it have to have all the recs and everything in, or just the application portion?

I really don't think this will be such a big issue. If it's your writing sample (how long is it?) I don't think they will be looking at it extreeeemely closely... It would be a different story if two lines of your SOP were obscured. Honestly, it would be stupid for a program to disqualify you for something like that if they are attracted by you and your ideas. Plus they wont look at the sample until later on in the game when you already have their attention...

I am international and have taken both tests. I preferred Computer based for a few reasons: 1) Typing on a computer vs. hand written 2) It was MUCH easier to concentrate just being in front of a computer rather than in an examination room with 100 other people. (For this same reason it felt like less of a big deal and i did much better). 3) It's easier to keep track of stuff you are not sure about by marking the questions 4) Getting scores right away 5) You get 1 min breaks between sections. there are no breaks in paper based, except for the long 10 min break. 6) You get to schedule it yourself, and can take it in the afternoon if you choose to.

Hey gradcafe, I took the GRE paper based last weekend and feel like I bombed my first verbal section. I spent like ten minutes stuck on a long reading passage and then could not regain my focus, and didn't answer the last few questions. I think I did better in the next, but I still left two questions blank. I have NO idea what to expect as a score, and won't know until late november, but I am trying to decide whether I should try and retake asap. I was hitting about 163-164 in my practice tests, and my goal is to hit the 80th percentile... do you think I should retake?? or is it possible to get a 158 (ish) by having about 34/50 questions right??

I emailed about a week ago and they said it would be up by Tuesday 16th... which was yesterday... so hopefully it won't be much longer!

I know the work of Chris Garces in Ecuador. (He is at cornell, which is a great anthro program) “The cross politics of Ecuador’s penal state” Cultural Anthropology 25(3): 459-496 (2010)

Hello everyone! I was wondering whether anyone had info regarding how long it really takes to process Paper Based GRE'S. The ETS website says scores will be MAILED on nov 30th, but my first deadline is Dec 1st. I don't really have any options since the GRE is only offered that date in my country, but I was wondering whether admissions offices take this into account?? Should I worry about it? Can I unofficially report my scores to the school over the phone as soon as I get my scores online so that they don't cut me out? Any advice will be appreciated

and / or reading suggestions.

Right. That's what I have done so far, but I was just curious about what others have found in their searches... places one doesn't automatically think of for political anthro but that have unique / interesting programs?

Hey everyone, I am applying to anthro programs this fall and have a consolidated list of places but just wanted to make sure I considered all the interesting options. I am interested in social movements, subjectivity, power, and the state, with a focus on youth movements in latin america. This is really vague, but I was wondering what places (and good reads) you would suggest for these topics.

As far as I know the math in the Pton book is easier than the actual GRE math. I am using the same book for general strategies but have been advised by multiple people to look elsewhere for harder math + other concepts that apparently the book doesn't cover.

More for legal anthro: -- Anything by Carol Greenhouse! -- Larry Rosen: Lawrence Rosen is both an anthropologist and a lawyer. His main interests are in the relation between cultural concepts and their implementation in social and legal relationships. His main fieldwork has been in North Africa; he has also worked as an attorney on a number of American Indian legal cases. His publications include Law as Culture: An Invitation, The American Indian and the Law (editor), Meaning and Order in Moroccan Society (co-author), Bargaining for Reality: The Construction of Social Relations in a Muslim Community, The Anthropology of Justice: Law as Culture in Muslim Society, and Other Intentions: Cultural Contexts and the Attribution of Inner States (editor).

Hello everyone! I am wondering when is a good time to ask Profs. for letters. I am considering doing it at the end of the summer (or as soon as I have a decent draft of my statement of purpose) because I figured they would be less busy. Is this too early?