Peter Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Also, and I know this sounds bizarre, but you might consider if you ever want to actually teach at one of the schools you're looking at. In other words, let's say you're considering Berkeley and Stanford. If Stanford offers more money but ultimately you'd like a shot at teaching there, I'd pick Berkeley for your PhD (and vice versa). Schools tend to walk this tight-rope of wanting to inbreed but not TOO much. In other words, I've found most programs will not (or don't generally want to) hire their own graduates.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Yes, I have heard that. But considering the strength of my options, there's absolutely *no* guarantee I'd have an opportunity to be hired to school Y if I chose school X, or vice versa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenin333 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Re: Quarex I think I know what was wrong with my applications. My transcripts didn't show almost all of my political science courses and my statement didn't stress how I was focused on such. I will end up graduating with an MA with 7 courses in Political Science which would be double the number of credits needed for the degree. But my transcript only showed 2 courses. Others from my program have done the same. Failed once then after the transcript was complete they succeeded. As for funding... well my situation is getting stranger by the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisciapp Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I had 4 offers that varied significantly: top-10 public school in midwest, college town: TA-based, $15k/yr top-10 public school in major city: TA-based, $20k/yr, yr 1, $16-17k/yr yrs 2-5 top-10 private school in college town: Fellowship, $27k/yrs 1&2, $25k yrs 3-5 top-15 private school in major city: Fellowship, $22k/yr Exsqueeze me? Baking powder? Did you say 27k? That is insanely high, at least from what I have been told. Would you mind sharing the school? That is 10k more than my highest offer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opal32496 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I have to ask. What school offered 27k? There are 2 schools that (from my perspective) are known for generous funding. It's one of them. I'm interested in a forum brainstorm, though, on the "extras" beyond fellowship/TA/RA that might arise and you'd want to have your eye on upfront. To me, that means summer activities and conference attendance. What are productive summer activities? Has anyone heard anything about Michigan's ICPSR? [ http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog/ ] Are there other summer activities like this, or is it more productive to stay at your department and prep for quals or conduct research, etc? Are there other professional expenses that anyone anticipates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisciapp Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 There are 2 schools that (from my perspective) are known for generous funding. It's one of them. Which are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencio1982 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Which are? i'm guessing yale- they're know to be very generous- i could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparets Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 UNC - 14,700 Emory - 16,500 FSU - 20,000 Florida - 18,000 Pitt - 17,500 Health insurance at UNC, Emory and Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingwalrus Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Final funding offers: UNC: $17,000 (plus $3,000 summer funding) TAMU: $23,700 Texas: $13,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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