sarab Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Other majors have specializations and specific topics of interest, but I think that having several subfields plus areas/topics of interest make the wait harder. We don't know how the adcom looks at the applications for each subfield, we don't know if the subfield is getting funding, we don't know the subfield that has received decision and wait lists in the results search. So many things! What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colalalala Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 YES and it's been particularly difficult because it seemed to me that a great deal of people are in the sociocultural subfield, I never really know what to expect when a result was posted... but then again...having different subfields is one of the most fascinating thing about anthropology IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarab Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 YES and it's been particularly difficult because it seemed to me that a great deal of people are in the sociocultural subfield, I never really know what to expect when a result was posted... but then again...having different subfields is one of the most fascinating thing about anthropology IMO Yeah, I definitely agree that the subfields make anthropology so amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HrdyWordy Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I think it makes results really ambiguous because when you see that someone has gotten a decision, it could be relevant, but perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strudelle Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Yeah, I love anthropology for having subfields, but it is making this whole process ridiculously difficult. First of all, many of the subfields notify separately. So I keep seeing sociocultural results that actually have nothing to do with when a bio anthropology decision will be made. Second of all, some subfields get more funding than others, and as I mentioned in another thread, some subfields get funding certain years while others don't. This can result in a lot of confusion about if any funding will be available to you at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screencheck Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 this thread as made me feel slightly better and slightly worse all at the same time. I just want to know now, so I can make arrangements to to build a yurt in the middle of nowhere if i don't get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alterman Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 For a science that prides itself on being holistic, the admission process is quite segregated... daykid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alterman Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 this thread as made me feel slightly better and slightly worse all at the same time. I just want to know now, so I can make arrangements to to build a yurt in the middle of nowhere if i don't get in. I'm not sure I would do that, you might end up on someone's SOP... "For my PhD, I would like to examine what is locally known as the Screencheck's yurt..." danaofdoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screencheck Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'm not sure I would do that, you might end up on someone's SOP... "For my PhD, I would like to examine what is locally known as the Screencheck's yurt..." I'm fine with that, maybe then my name will finally end up in a peer reviewed journal. danaofdoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarab Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'm fine with that, maybe then my name will finally end up in a peer reviewed journal. We're all so desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screencheck Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 so desperate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriatarka Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 this thread as made me feel slightly better and slightly worse all at the same time. I just want to know now, so I can make arrangements to to build a yurt in the middle of nowhere if i don't get in. I swear I heard Rachel Maddow say this before! Gotta love yurts! The subfields definitely obscure the results a bit. It seems like the other subfields are being notified before arch. There's hardly any arch results. We're dying over here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colalalala Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 this thread as made me feel slightly better and slightly worse all at the same time. I just want to know now, so I can make arrangements to to build a yurt in the middle of nowhere if i don't get in. Lol can I come live with you if I didn't get in anywhere as well? I was just thinking abt what I would do if I didn't get in anywhere... I just wanna hide lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screencheck Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Lol can I come live with you if I didn't get in anywhere as well? I was just thinking abt what I would do if I didn't get in anywhere... I just wanna hide lol yea, for sure. we can have a nice little commune of grad school rejects, just living off the land. colalalala and eriatarka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pears Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 this thread as made me feel slightly better and slightly worse all at the same time. I just want to know now, so I can make arrangements to to build a yurt in the middle of nowhere if i don't get in. Protip: there are public lands in OR & CA that actually have yurts available in lieu of a normal campsite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthropologygeek Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I know universities take more culture students every year based on my experience. To me bio/bioarch seems to get the lowest admission rate of any subfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarab Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 yea, for sure. we can have a nice little commune of grad school rejects, just living off the land. If all else fails, sign me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screencheck Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Protip: there are public lands in OR & CA that actually have yurts available in lieu of a normal campsite... im staying at a hostel in portland, they have a guide to the yurts in the area. looks good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don't Panic Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I know universities take more culture students every year based on my experience. To me bio/bioarch seems to get the lowest admission rate of any subfield If that's true then it makes me feel a little bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSleepTilBreuckelen Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) On the flip side, I do like that all the subfields share a grad cafe forum! I think we have some great conversations and that we have a critical mass of people using the anthro threads to keep interesting topics going Edited February 7, 2014 by NoSleepTilBreuckelen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screencheck Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 http://www.yurts.com... just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarab Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 http://www.yurts.com... just sayin. lol. We can all pitch in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danaofdoom Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 yea, for sure. we can have a nice little commune of grad school rejects, just living off the land. You would be very popular among experimental archaeologists. I went to an experimental archaeology conference last semester, and it was all a bunch of grizzled old mountain men. Also, the overlap between experimental archaeologists and doomsday preppers is pretty fantastic. You know, this is shaping up to be a pretty good research proposal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screencheck Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 You would be very popular among experimental archaeologists. I went to an experimental archaeology conference last semester, and it was all a bunch of grizzled old mountain men. Also, the overlap between experimental archaeologists and doomsday preppers is pretty fantastic. You know, this is shaping up to be a pretty good research proposal... sounds good to me. this yurt idea is sort of doomsday prepping, I will feel like the world is ending if I dont get an acceptance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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