peternewman89 Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 Just curious how large everyone's cohorts are. I'm starting in the fall and I'm all but certain that there will be 7 others starting with me in the fall; one other theorist, 1 or 2 Comparativists and 3 or 4 Americanists. How are everyone else's cohorts?
HK2004 Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 I'm pretty sure I've got about the same size as yours. We've got 8-10ish: 3 IR people that I know of, at least 1 theorist, and the rest are a mix of American and Comparative.
PoliSwede Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 My incoming cohort has 10 people. It is my impression that somewhere between 8-15 tends to be the norm for most programs. Although there are some, like Emory, who take even fewer.
Quigley Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 13 incoming: 5 in American, I think there is one theorist, and the remaining 7 are a mix of IR/CP.
catchermiscount Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 We have seven coming in. How to best classify them is anybody's guess.
wtncffts Posted June 13, 2013 Posted June 13, 2013 My cohort (2011) was five, including me. I'd classify one as clearly IR and one as clearly theory, the others more unclear (I'm Comparative/Canadian). The year before me was also five, last year was an anomaly in that we only had three, and I've been told there are seven this coming fall, though it's hard to know until they actually matriculate.
PoliSwede Posted June 13, 2013 Posted June 13, 2013 My cohort (2011) was five, including me. I'd classify one as clearly IR and one as clearly theory, the others more unclear (I'm Comparative/Canadian). The year before me was also five, last year was an anomaly in that we only had three, and I've been told there are seven this coming fall, though it's hard to know until they actually matriculate. This is in Canada? Are cohorts smaller there?
wtncffts Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 This is in Canada? Are cohorts smaller there? Yes, this is in Canada. I'm at a mid-size university up here (~20,000 undergrads, 5,000 grad students), but I believe that this size cohort is quite typical for all but the largest universities, where the cohorts are perhaps 15 or so.
nugget Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 My cohort's 90. Quite a large group. That's probably because the vast majority are not doing a thesis.
nugget Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Sorry for posting on the poli sci thread. Oops, I only noticed that later.
PoliSwede Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 My cohort's 90. Quite a large group. That's probably because the vast majority are not doing a thesis. Sorry for posting on the poli sci thread. Oops, I only noticed that later. Never to late too join the dark side! Quigley, PolyWonk, eponine997 and 1 other 4
NBM Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 We have ~15 this year. I was surprised to learn that attrition rates vary quite a bit: as high as 50%-60% at OSU, and as low as 15% at Stanford (for example).
ThisGuyRiteHere Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 We have ~15 this year. I was surprised to learn that attrition rates vary quite a bit: as high as 50%-60% at OSU, and as low as 15% at Stanford (for example). jeez
RiffRam Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 I think mine is around 10. I only know for sure that 3 are American, and the rest are a mixture of Comparative/IR.
RWBG Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 12-14 for my program for at least the past three years; a number of years back it was closer to 18-20. I like how the acronym for the program that collected OSU's data is PRISM. NBM 1
CGMJ Posted June 16, 2013 Posted June 16, 2013 12-14 for my program for at least the past three years; a number of years back it was closer to 18-20. I like how the acronym for the program that collected OSU's data is PRISM. Hahaha, yes. I wonder if they'll be dropping the acronym!
soulgroove Posted June 17, 2013 Posted June 17, 2013 In Emory, we have 7 this year. 2 Comparativists, 2 Americanists, 3 IR.
jazzrap Posted June 17, 2013 Posted June 17, 2013 In Emory, we have 7 this year. 2 Comparativists, 2 Americanists, 3 IR. Emory is awesome with smaller cohorts. Almost in their fifth year has a publication coauthored with a faculty.
dworkable Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) Cohort size within subfields is an interesting one--many of the places I was accepted have 1 or 0 theorists each year. Seems like that's what you all indicate above as well. Edited June 21, 2013 by dworkable
PoliSwede Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 It is my understanding that theory is the subfield in which there are fewer and fewer job openings. Most departments seem to keep very few theorists on the faculty (simply having one is not uncommon). From this perspective it makes sense that few theorists are admitted.
Provincial Cosmopolitan Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 My cohort is about 15 or so people, I think.
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