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[redant]

Can anyone tell me how the psychological anthropology program is in University of California, San Diego. I have received admission there and cannot figure out for the life of me if it is a good option. How does find out?

[inca2011]

Can anyone tell me how the psychological anthropology program is in University of California, San Diego. I have received admission there and cannot figure out for the life of me if it is a good option. How does find out?

You should ask your advisors and look at the publications of the faculty if you are concerned about academics.

You should email current grad students there to check on departmental support and living in San Diego.

If your concerns are about funding or requirements and such, your person of interest or program director are usually willing to answer any questions.

[newleaf]

Can anyone tell me how the psychological anthropology program is in University of California, San Diego. I have received admission there and cannot figure out for the life of me if it is a good option. How does find out?

DId you just randomly pick schools to apply to? Think about your research interests and see if there are faculty there whose work align with your interests in one way or another in addition to the suggestions above.

[samjones]

Can anyone tell me how the psychological anthropology program is in University of California, San Diego. I have received admission there and cannot figure out for the life of me if it is a good option. How does find out?

if you're concerned about the program in terms of the training you will get through coursework, you should contact students of the program to see if they are happy with the the training they are receiving. you should explore their website in order to find past courses that have been offered to see if you'll get a chance to take coursework relevant to your interests. sometimes the profs you want to work with don't teach courses very often or at all because they are senior faculty and in some departments that gets you out of teaching commitments. that said, make sure the profs you want to work with are teaching!

you might also want to ask current students if they know of any committees or groups that meet regularly and that might hold events relevant to your interests. that's a great way to percolate your own thoughts and gain direction/inspiration.

students and/or the program director would also be good resources in terms of questions about what grads of the programs end up doing and how soon they are able to start doing what they do!