hoopdreams Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Hey, has anyone heard from Yale? Have they sent anything out? Are they holding interviews, etc?
samoth Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Roaring silence, I'm afraid. To the best of my knowledge they don't hold interviews.
Etranger Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 The head of the admission committee told me that the results will be released in late Feburary. They don't hold interviews.
hoopdreams Posted February 13, 2009 Author Posted February 13, 2009 Thanks folks! Best of luck to you both.
rejectedloser Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I don't really understand Yale's program. How does it compare to top programs, such as Chicago, Berkeley, Wisconsin, and Michigan? Any idea...?
saphire Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I think it's extremely strong in comparative-historical sociology and sociology of religion...
neutiquamerro Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 historical, trauma/memory, and stratification are really strong. urban sociology/ethnography/race and ethnicity got a big boost with anderson joining last year.
hoobers Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I don't think I often see Yale grads teaching at top departments. Or am I wrong?
Etranger Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I think it's extremely strong in comparative-historical sociology and sociology of religion... Yes! I think what you must have Phil Gorski in mind. They have a cluster of people doing comparative studies on empires, such as Gorski, Adams (has strong affiliation with her Michigan collegues), Stamatov (from UCLA), also we shouldn't forget Wallerstein. saphire, are you also in Comparative Historical Sociology? Where have you got into so far? Currently I have got into Chicago, but I have been weighing between Chicago and Yale ever since I started application. I used also to have UCLA at mind, since they have Michael Mann(my favorite) and Perry Anderson. Unfortunately I was rejected by them. But I am definitely waiting for result from Yale. I would very much like to hear from others who are interested in Comparative Historical Sociology, especially in the classical topics such as state formation, revolution, modernization, etc.
coqui21 Posted February 14, 2009 Posted February 14, 2009 I think it's extremely strong in comparative-historical sociology and sociology of religion... Sociology of religion is definitely not one of Yale's specialties.
samoth Posted February 15, 2009 Posted February 15, 2009 Does anyone know if they have a visiting day?
saphire Posted February 15, 2009 Posted February 15, 2009 Yes! I think what you must have Phil Gorski in mind. They have a cluster of people doing comparative studies on empires, such as Gorski, Adams (has strong affiliation with her Michigan collegues), Stamatov (from UCLA), also we shouldn't forget Wallerstein. saphire, are you also in Comparative Historical Sociology? Where have you got into so far? Currently I have got into Chicago, but I have been weighing between Chicago and Yale ever since I started application. I used also to have UCLA at mind, since they have Michael Mann(my favorite) and Perry Anderson. Unfortunately I was rejected by them. But I am definitely waiting for result from Yale. I would very much like to hear from others who are interested in Comparative Historical Sociology, especially in the classical topics such as state formation, revolution, modernization, etc. I am an international applicant. I have applied to UCSB, Juergensmayer factor. But got rejection. Still waiting from Columbia-Yale. Gorski is the right man, and I think he loves history very much. Yes UCLA is a heaven for comparative historical sociology. Faculties of Sociology and History do have a large numbers of professors who are pleased to supervise interdisciplinary studies...But I haven't applied to it good luck,
waisee Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 Congrats to the international applicant who got accepted~ Any news on the funding package?
samoth Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 Thanks (that was me)! No word about funding yet. I haven't received the official letter from GSAS yet, only an email from the DGS.
samoth Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 I see the decisions were posted on the application website, but no email was sent to announce this (I only got an unofficial email from the DGS).
owata Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 I see the decisions were posted on the application website, but no email was sent to announce this (I only got an unofficial email from the DGS). Do you know where these decisions are posted? I've been looking on Yale's website but I haven't seen a place to check my actual decision.
samoth Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Do you know where these decisions are posted? I've been looking on Yale's website but I haven't seen a place to check my actual decision. On the first page you see after you log in scroll all the way down and there should be a link to your decision. Maybe they haven't finished updating the applications, which could explain why there was no email notification.
owata Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 On the first page you see after you log in scroll all the way down and there should be a link to your decision. Maybe they haven't finished updating the applications, which could explain why there was no email notification. Interesting: nothing there yet. You're probably right that they haven't finished updating the apps. I'm not especially optimistic now!!
Tritonetelephone Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 Anyone else think that 9500 was typo? I could believe 950... (I didn't apply - just going off of the results page.)
waitinginohio Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 Maybe they meant 9,500 applicants to the entire grad school, not just the soc department? Even 950 for the soc department seems like a lot - I don't think even NYU had that many applicants, and it has a similar ranking, not to mention NY beats New Haven any day...
Tritonetelephone Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 Maybe they meant 9,500 applicants to the entire grad school, not just the soc department? Even 950 for the soc department seems like a lot - I don't think even NYU had that many applicants, and it has a similar ranking, not to mention NY beats New Haven any day... Oh, I bet you're right!
samoth Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Maybe they meant 9,500 applicants to the entire grad school, not just the soc department? I'm sure you're right. Harvard GSAS claim on their website that last year's applicant pool was approx. 6500, and I guess Yale's was the same. Considering this year's economy which is a great incentive to apply to grad schools which offer full funding for 5 years, the larger number makes sense. Last year they had 175 applicants and 11 enrolling students at Yale's sociology department (http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/acad ... ology.html).
neutiquamerro Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 The department received 250-275 applications, meaning there was a ~50% jump in applications from last year.
samoth Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 The department received 250-275 applications, meaning there was a ~50% jump in applications from last year. Do you know how many students were admitted this year?
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