Roll Right Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Has anyone heard or applied to this program? Its my number one choice actually.
Roll Right Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 A short list of candidates will be made soon, so those who applied, keep your fingers crossed.
joops Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Thanks for the update. I applied too. I hope we all get in and funded!
joops Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Yikes. I just noticed a huge typo in an otherwise decent SOP to BU. Arrrrrrghhh. How did this happen? I read it over like a bajillion times!
Paul Allen Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Yikes. I just noticed a huge typo in an otherwise decent SOP to BU. Arrrrrrghhh. How did this happen? I read it over like a bajillion times! I can commiserate. After reading my statement to Berkeley (as if I needed to hand them a reason to reject me) about ten times and having others do it as well, I found a typo in the freaking FIRST sentence. I saw that and immediately thought "$70 down the drain".
joops Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Well, it's not until the very end and it's more of a weird wording error than a typo. The rest of the SOP is fine, so I'm thinking I should be okay. Good luck with Berkeley, have you heard back yet? I can commiserate. After reading my statement to Berkeley (as if I needed to hand them a reason to reject me) about ten times and having others do it as well, I found a typo in the freaking FIRST sentence. I saw that and immediately thought "$70 down the drain".
gerpan Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) Well, it's not until the very end and it's more of a weird wording error than a typo. The rest of the SOP is fine, so I'm thinking I should be okay. Good luck with Berkeley, have you heard back yet? I also just found a typo in ALL my statements. There is a paragraph-ending sentence that had no period and just hangs there, like this Also, I found an even more serious typo in my resume, which also got sent to all the schools. Go figure. Of course I also read both the statement and the resume approximately 10,356 times before submitting. But I have gotten an acceptance from one school and an interview from another, so I guess it isn't a deal breaker. Don't despair! Edited February 21, 2011 by gerpan
Roll Right Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 Anyone heard anything? Any news? Wondering the same thing. Anyone heard?
vigo314 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Wondering the same thing. Anyone heard? I went on the website and it says that they are going to start notifying people mid to late March.
moraurora Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Where did you see that? It's unbelievable that it's gonna take that long... I hope this does not mean that they have already contacted the accepted people ands the rest is gonna hear at the end of march...
Roll Right Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) I went on the website and it says that they are going to start notifying people mid to late March. Sweet deal. Hoping to see you all there next year. Best of luck. Edited March 3, 2011 by Roll Right
joops Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Sweet deal. Hoping to see you all there next year. Best of luck. I hope to see you too! If I don't get in (which seems quite likely), I may may be doing a master's at UNCC or UNCG.
platinum Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 I called the Sociology Office yesterday, and I was told notifications will go out next week. The notifications will come in the form of an email and a letter. I hope it all works out! Wondering the same thing. Anyone heard?
Roll Right Posted March 5, 2011 Author Posted March 5, 2011 I called the Sociology Office yesterday, and I was told notifications will go out next week. The notifications will come in the form of an email and a letter. I hope it all works out! If I don't get in I still have GMU and Baylor to hear from. If i don't get in anywhere I may be working with some research organizations in NC still.
joops Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 If I don't get in I still have GMU and Baylor to hear from. If i don't get in anywhere I may be working with some research organizations in NC still. Well, that doesn't sound too bad. From what I saw, UNCW looks like it does an excellent job training students for research positions. I didn't apply there because I was a pretty poor fit, but I would have otherwise. Also, you'll be in sunny NC!
Roll Right Posted March 5, 2011 Author Posted March 5, 2011 Well, that doesn't sound too bad. From what I saw, UNCW looks like it does an excellent job training students for research positions. I didn't apply there because I was a pretty poor fit, but I would have otherwise. Also, you'll be in sunny NC! Yeah, NC is nice. I'm in Wilmington right now. Just finished a first draft of my thesis. I'd like to be in Boston though. Charlotte is a great city. I'll be chilling there for st. pats. Greensboro is a tiny town, mostly students living there.
joops Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Glad to hear that Charlotte is nice. I applied to UNCC and emailed the DGS with some supplementary materials and she seems really nice. Things are looking really, really bad for me PhD-wise (with BU basically being my last hope excluding my Indiana WL) so hopefully I'll get in to UNCC and with some kind of financial aid that is not in loan form. I'm from Boston so I know firsthand that it's a great city to live in, especially for sociologists. If you do get in (and I hope you do, I hope we both do) then feel free to ask me any questions about the city. Yeah, NC is nice. I'm in Wilmington right now. Just finished a first draft of my thesis. I'd like to be in Boston though. Charlotte is a great city. I'll be chilling there for st. pats. Greensboro is a tiny town, mostly students living there.
Roll Right Posted March 6, 2011 Author Posted March 6, 2011 I'm originally from Maine, so I've spent a good amount of time there. I visited in October and got to meet with some professors there. Good people. I also have quite a few friends up there. Its kind of a home away from home.
moraurora Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Hi all, I just wanted to check if there are still no news from Boston... Keep us updated if you hear something!
Roll Right Posted March 9, 2011 Author Posted March 9, 2011 Hi all, I just wanted to check if there are still no news from Boston... Keep us updated if you hear something! We're all just sittin tight...
joops Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 Another week gone and still nothing, right? Nothing here. And every time I see this thread bolded, my stomach hurts a little.
Roll Right Posted March 13, 2011 Author Posted March 13, 2011 Im assuming there were acceptances, and none of the board members were accepted. Or they haven't come forward.
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