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coatlicuefatale

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  1. On 1/23/14 I received a phone call from the chair about my admission to the PhD Program. Followed up my an email confirming my admission and an invitation to visit the school in February. The next day I received a phone call giving me specifics about my funding. Feeling great about UA.
  2. I am also applying to Phd programs in Women and Gender Studies. My background is in Women's Studies as well I have a BA and MA in it. After reading your statement I have a few suggestions for you: 1) When I was writing mine I took opened my CV and compared what was on my CV with what I had mentioned on my statement. If you mention it on your CV then you should take it out of your statement that way you are not repeating yourself but that space that is left could be used to discuss your dissertation. ( This mostly relates to the section/paragraph where you talk about the classes you took and your GPA. 2)I think that your should be a bit more specific about your possible dissertation topic and your research interests. It sounds a little vague. I would suggest that you expand that section and that you maybe discuss what your intervention would be into the discussion. How will your work be different than what is already being discussed. 3) Im not sure if this is because you might have changed things so that they were not to specific about the school BUT it is helpful to really research the campus to not only talk about the professor that you want to work with but also any other programs or campus you might want to work with or centers. For example, for my top choice school I have been in constant contact with a professor there that I really want to work with and she advised me to not only mention herself and her other colleagues but to talk about the research institute that is part of the department and she gave me names of people to research. This professor that I am in contact with used to serve on the admissions committee she told me that it was important to demonstrate to the committee that I have done my research about not only the program but the campus as well. 4) I really enjoyed your introduction to the statement you might want to just restructure your conclusion so that you end on a strong note. But more importantly so that it leaves the committee wanting to read more from you (i.e. writing sample) I hope these suggestions are helpful to you! GOOD LUCK!!
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