socialequity Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Other disciplines have this thread and it's very useful! Anyone hear back yet from your applications for Sociology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent999 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) I have applied to 6/8 schools so far. I've received emails from 2 of them saying that they received my applications and explaining what I should expect over the next few months. I haven't heard anything as far as admissions. I really appreciated the 2 emails though. It made me feel really good to know that they were on top of things and wanted to keep everyone informed. Edited December 11, 2013 by Maleficent999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amlobo Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Just FYI, last year, the first school to notify was in late January... then they continued up until March (then, waitlist admits up until April 15). Just so none of you guys stress too much over the holidays. Enjoy the lull SocGirl2013, Darth.Vegan and jacib 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrown0315 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Most people will start hearing back in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth.Vegan Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Interestingly enough, my first notification came from the school with the latest application deadline. It was in mid January btw, so try and relax for a few more weeks :-) socialequity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Check the results survey! People forget that it's there (which cracks me up since this whole site was initially just that survey, done manually) and there's lots of accumulated information there on when schools notify applicants. faculty, socioholic, socialequity and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent999 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Yeah, I'm planning to have all my apps in by Christmas so I can kind of just sit back and wait (yeah right, we all know I'm going to be flipping out until I have an admit). One of the schools said they'll send out the first waive of acceptances in late January. Looking at the results, seems like a lot of the schools I'm applying to sent out a few admits in the last week of January. SocGirl2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialequity Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Once we receive acceptance notifications (fingers crossed), does anyone know how long schools usually give for an answer? I was thinking I'd have until May to give them an acceptance or denial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent999 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Once we receive acceptance notifications (fingers crossed), does anyone know how long schools usually give for an answer? I was thinking I'd have until May to give them an acceptance or denial? Every school I know of sets an April 15th deadline for you to notify them of your decision. amlobo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seekingsun Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) Maleficent999 is correct. There is a national agreement amongst universities to not require admittees to make a decision before April 15th. After April 15th, universities have the right to take away the offer of admissions and any funding offers. This allows students to travel to the variety of recruitment weekends and do a fair evaluation without the pressure of having to make a quick decision. Of course, if you are admitted to multiple places and know that you are definitely NOT going to some of them, then best to let those schools know as soon as they are out of the running. This allows them to move down their waiting lists. I say that with the caveat that you should visit schools you are admitted to and give yourself a chance to see the place and meet the people. Most of us haven't visited all of the cities/schools that we apply to, so you never know - what currently feels like your "dream school" once you visit you might realize that everyone seems unhappy and there appears to be a lot of infighting/competition amongst students and/or faculty. Conversely, there may be places that you applied to as an afterthought, but when you get there you realize that it seems like a nurturing, supportive place, everyone you talk to is really smart, and the city seems pretty cool. The reasons people use to decide where to go to graduate school is always extremely personal. Give yourself time and space to make this critical decision. But, once you've decided "no" on a place, let them know. Of course, let them know if the decision is "yes" too! Edited December 12, 2013 by seekingsun Sol_Barber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sociologo Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Just a note that the April 15 deadline may not be the norm for schools outside of the U.S. surefire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialequity Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Makes sense, thank you for the thoughts! I've applied to ten programs in cities where my husband can apply for a postdoc job in his field; once I know where I've been accepted, then he'll start applying! Little juggling act... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent999 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I need to ban myself from the results search. A bunch of schools I've applied to have invited people from other programs for interviews. It's making me so nervous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultsoc Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 We are planning to have our notifications sent by the third week of January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seekingsun Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 we're also trying to have our notifications out by the middle/end of January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialequity Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 What schools are you referring to... We are planning to have our notifications sent by the third week of January. we're also trying to have our notifications out by the middle/end of January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultsoc Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 ^or, you could just tell us where you're applying and we can tell you whether we are on your list or not? Sol_Barber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocGirl2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 ^or, you could just tell us where you're applying and we can tell you whether we are on your list or not? Here let me start Columbia, CUNY, JHU, Rutgers, UCI, BC, Stony Brook, Binghamton. Am I SOL? Sol_Barber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialequity Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 ^or, you could just tell us where you're applying and we can tell you whether we are on your list or not? Here let me start Columbia, CUNY, JHU, Rutgers, UCI, BC, Stony Brook, Binghamton. Am I SOL? LOL. I've applied to ten! Want to have a few to choose from where my husband can also get a postdoc in his field! Here's my lengthy list: North Carolina State University (my first choice!), Univ. of Oklahoma Norman, UT Austin, Univ. of Maryland College Park, Rice, and then UC-San Diego, Santa Cruz, Riverside, and San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultsoc Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 not on your list, sorry. i was wondering though; why is ncsu your top choice? ut, maryland and the uc's on your list have much stronger phd programs in soc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialequity Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) not on your list, sorry. i was wondering though; why is ncsu your top choice? ut, maryland and the uc's on your list have much stronger phd programs in soc. NCSU is my top choice because since I met some faculty members and current grad students, I feel like I'd fit in really well and I really liked the people! There are a few faculty members who are doing really interesting research and they've all been so nice! Location is perfect as well since my in-laws live close and the research triangle is where my husband wants to do his postdoc (molecular genetics). :-) Edited December 20, 2013 by LesSoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seekingsun Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Here let me start Columbia, CUNY, JHU, Rutgers, UCI, BC, Stony Brook, Binghamton. Am I SOL? LOL. I've applied to ten! Want to have a few to choose from where my husband can also get a postdoc in his field! Here's my lengthy list: North Carolina State University (my first choice!), Univ. of Oklahoma Norman, UT Austin, Univ. of Maryland College Park, Rice, and then UC-San Diego, Santa Cruz, Riverside, and San Francisco. I'm at a major program in the Midwest, so all the coast-focused folk are out of our scope. We're timed with all the other big guns, so I'd assume that the top 10-15 programs will be sending out offers within a week or so of each other. Any program that is going to try to schedule a recruitment event for admittees, will be trying their darnedest to have offers out by late Jan/early Feb. That allows for 14-day advanced plane ticket purchases and some wiggle room to visit multiple programs at the end of Feb through March, so that admittees can make their decisions the April 15 deadline. Edited December 20, 2013 by seekingsun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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