Gradhorn Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I am accepted at Michigan Ann Arbor, into the highly obscure Survey Methodology program. While most folks will say, "Huh?" I am doing cartwheels over here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsmn36 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I am accepted at Michigan Ann Arbor, into the highly obscure Survey Methodology program. While most folks will say, "Huh?" I am doing cartwheels over here! All that matters is that you're happy and you get in the places that fit you the best. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradhorn Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 All that matters is that you're happy and you get in the places that fit you the best. Congrats! It was the only non-poli-sci program I applied to, but it's a great match for me (I work in polling) and they were interested in my blended research interests of survey methods and public opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explodingstressball Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 It was the only non-poli-sci program I applied to, but it's a great match for me (I work in polling) and they were interested in my blended research interests of survey methods and public opinion. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tufnel Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 It was the only non-poli-sci program I applied to, but it's a great match for me (I work in polling) and they were interested in my blended research interests of survey methods and public opinion. Right on! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabee Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Thanks for the kind words guys. Sorry to be so melodramatic. I think this whole process is driving me crazy. Can definitely appreciate and understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuke Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 In at Yale for theory. Unexpected given my rejection at Northwestern. Notified through website not email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balderdash Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 In at Yale for theory. Unexpected given my rejection at Northwestern. Notified through website not email. Congrats. I'll bet you'd be glad of a Yale admit no matter if they sent it by smoke signal. Has anyone reached the stage I'm at, namely, starting to work on next year's statement of purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edocoppo Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 In at Yale for theory. Unexpected given my rejection at Northwestern. Notified through website not email. Congrats! Does anyone know about Minnesota (other than via phone), UPenn, and McGill? I guess Columbia already sent out all the acceptances, meaning I should wait my rejection next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly28 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) Congrats. I'll bet you'd be glad of a Yale admit no matter if they sent it by smoke signal. Has anyone reached the stage I'm at, namely, starting to work on next year's statement of purpose? One thing you may want to consider is applying to a broader range of schools. It looks like you were applying to top 10 schools; perhaps broaden that to top 20 or 30, depending on what your exact emphasis is? A few years back I talked to a doctoral student at Pitt who was in your exact position the first time he applied for programs--he applied to schools in the top 10, and didn't make the cut at any of them. The following year he broadened out his app range and got accepted at a few, ending up at Pitt. EDIT: I see what your interest is; that makes it a little harder to find a good track because there just aren't too many schools in America that have people who do significant work there :\ I actually share that interest; I even took Swahili as an undergrad, and I've read several books about Rwanda. Good luck! Edited February 19, 2011 by firefly28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphazeta Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Congrats! Does anyone know about Minnesota (other than via phone), UPenn, and McGill? I guess Columbia already sent out all the acceptances, meaning I should wait my rejection next week. Based on last year, I doubt Columbia is done. It looks like last year, they sent out a flood of acceptances on a Friday as well as some rejections (that being Feb 19). After that, though, it appears that a few more accepts/waitlists trickled in. It's possible those were just people posting late, but someone claimed an email acceptance from Feb 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabee Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Does anyone know about Minnesota (other than via phone), UPenn, and McGill? U Penn is still out. Last Wednesday, they told me they'd be responding "soon". Nothing yet so I am assuming this coming week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explodingstressball Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Congrats. I'll bet you'd be glad of a Yale admit no matter if they sent it by smoke signal. Has anyone reached the stage I'm at, namely, starting to work on next year's statement of purpose? Yes, actually. I realized I made a number of significant errors in my original SOP, that I really need to address. I also need to tailor the list of schools I apply to. It's just on the difficult side as it seems the higher ranked schools are the ones that do more work with Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugbear Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Congrats. I'll bet you'd be glad of a Yale admit no matter if they sent it by smoke signal. Has anyone reached the stage I'm at, namely, starting to work on next year's statement of purpose? I guess you're not too optimistic that the Princeton waitlist will come through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly28 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 On 2/19/2011 at 2:13 PM, explodingstressball said: Yes, actually. I realized I made a number of significant errors in my original SOP, that I really need to address. I also need to tailor the list of schools I apply to. It's just on the difficult side as it seems the higher ranked schools are the ones that do more work with Africa. True; it's even harder to find someone who specializes in India (and most people who do India seem to be more interested in political economy). So far, I've only found Sunita Parikh at Washington University in St. Louis. https://polisci.wustl.edu/people/sunita-parikh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuke Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Congrats. I'll bet you'd be glad of a Yale admit no matter if they sent it by smoke signal. Has anyone reached the stage I'm at, namely, starting to work on next year's statement of purpose? Thank you! Please don't worry. I am sure this year would be good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuke Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Congrats! Does anyone know about Minnesota (other than via phone), UPenn, and McGill? I guess Columbia already sent out all the acceptances, meaning I should wait my rejection next week. Thank you and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explodingstressball Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yeah, I can't think of a single Indianist. On the other hand, I can only think (off the top of my head) of two universities that have dedicated Africanists: Brown and Berkeley. Richard Price at Berkeley wrote a lot about South Africa in the early 90s, and Newell Sultz at Brown also looks at South Africa. Am I missing anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaykaykay Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Pradeep Chhibber at Berkeley is an India specialist. I hope this helps to start searching for more people. Often you have to look out for South Asia as a region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly28 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 On 2/19/2011 at 9:03 PM, kalapocska said: Pradeep Chhibber at Berkeley is an India specialist. I hope this helps to start searching for more people. Often you have to look out for South Asia as a region. Indeed, good suggestion. Sumit Ganguly at Indiana does more than just India but he's done some noteworthy research specific to India. But beyond those two and Parikh at WashU... I can't imagine that in 20 years, most major departments won't have an Indianist. Prospective comparativists take note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explodingstressball Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Another field that's ripe for expansion are Brazilists. Most people who study Latin America, in my experience, tend to gloss right over it because it's different from the rest of LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabee Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Varshney at Brown also does India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explodingstressball Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Can anyone think of some Africanists I'm forgetting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormegil Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) Yeah, I can't think of a single Indianist. On the other hand, I can only think (off the top of my head) of two universities that have dedicated Africanists: Brown and Berkeley. Richard Price at Berkeley wrote a lot about South Africa in the early 90s, and Newell Sultz at Brown also looks at South Africa. Am I missing anyone? As an Indianist (although my interests geographically are broader so I like 'South Asianist' more) who's not interested in Indian political economy (primarily) I hope i'll join the ranks of Indianist faculty someday. Ashutosh Varshney is a prominent Indianist at Brown. So is Devesh Kapur and Francine Frankel at UPenn. There's Echeverri-Gent at UVA and Sinha at Wisconsin. There are other Indianists around but not as hotly discussed in online forums at UCSB, Illinois, WashU St. Louis, UT-Austin, Cornell, UMass Amherst etc. etc. Also, as noted above, I expect a higher demand for China specialists and South Asianists in the near future. Good for the likes of me I guess. Edited February 20, 2011 by mormegil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaykaykay Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Can anyone think of some Africanists I'm forgetting? you may want to take a look at this list: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/wgape/members.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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