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hey anthcat - a combination of factors drew me to columbia. resonances with a number of faculty who are trained anthropologists and those trained in other disciplines but teaching in the anthro department . faculty in departments outside of anthro (mealac, english, comp lit, phil), as well as student interests/research. importantly, i also love nyc. how about you?

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Yeah, I'm not holding my breath over it.

For me NYC is important not just because I've always wanted to live there (for a while, at least), but because my research interests make a big metropolis the ideal place to do incidental research. The other reason I applied to Columbia is because of the faculty who work in Asia.

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Good luck to all the Columbia Anthro applicants. Although I am not in the anthro department, I am a current Columbia grad student (and applicant). I can tell you that it is an exciting place to be right now. Over the past decade, they have amassed a fine group of scholars under the direction of Nick Dirks. From my understanding, things were pretty dismal in the early nineties. What are your sub-fields/areas of interest?

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Any updates? I've applied to socio-cul. I wrote to a faculty member recently and he said he was impressed with my application but that it was a tough year with shrinking positions so it was all up in the air. I don't want to lose hope but I'd like my life back.

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hey there - i know they've notified some students via phone calls, but i'm not sure if that's just the students who have direct contacts in the department. if i were you, i'd go with what the prof you emailed said. if he didn't mention anything about a rejection, they're probably still deliberating over some students. i'm sure if they had decided, he would have told you more. good luck!

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Oh so they have notified some students? Were they all accepts? I hear they take only about 10 for the PhD. Yes, I heard back from the prof on Sat the 28th. So hopefully they are still deliberating. Hopefully one of us here will hear something soon.

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as far as i know, those contacted were given offers, but i also think the process is not quite complete yet. it's a strange year, and depending on who accepts/declines, i think they have a waiting list. there are less than 10 fellowships this year, so they're doing things a little differently from previous years...i think.

i noticed you've also applied for history phd's. how's that going and which of the disciplines would you prefer. i know i was a little confused about which dept to apply to as well, thought about comp lit and his of conciousness programs, but ended up with anthro.

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this is the only anthro program i applied to. applied to 4 history programs. still waiting to hear from two. given the odds this year, and from what i already hear about the programs i haven't heard from as yet, i am preparing myself for reapplying next year. i'll have my MA thesis done by then too which might improve my application. i regret not applying to more schools.

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