victorydance Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) As someone who's a bit older (27) with a family (wife and kid), I'd agree that eventually money becomes an issue. Even if I get some great offers, I still have to weigh the cost of putting off financial goals for another 5 plus years. And spending several more years attempting to find a TT position after that isn't feasible. Fortunately for me, I'm coming from a career field where a PhD is both beneficial and extremely valuable money wise. If I didn't have that to fall back on, I wouldn't even be considering this. But it works both ways right? I am nearly 27 myself. I don't have a wife, nor kids (nor do I intend on getting married or having kids). I already accrue a passive income, it doesn't matter to me that I am forgoing approximately 7 years to go through a Ph.D. program. Nor do I really care about earning money because I live a minimalist lifestyle. Different strokes for different folks. I am following my passion of political science, others may be doing a doctoral program for other reasons. Edited February 8, 2015 by victorydance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtonLong Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 From the sound of it, many of ya'll are not diving straight in from undergrad, as I am doing. Is anyone else in the same boat? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeusername Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) From the sound of it, many of ya'll are not diving straight in from undergrad, as I am doing. Is anyone else in the same boat? Just curious. Yep, currently finishing my final semester of undergrad too. Edited February 9, 2015 by fakeusername Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtonLong Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Yep, currently finishing my final semester of undergrad too. Nice to meet ya. I'm curious if admissions committees consider straight-from-undergrad apps the same as in-the-work-force apps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeusername Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Nice to meet ya. I'm curious if admissions committees consider straight-from-undergrad apps the same as in-the-work-force apps? Likewise! From what I've personally heard, there isn't much of a preference either way as long as one's record is fairly solid. I know for top sociology programs few are admitted straight from undergrad, but I don't think this is as true for political science--however, I'm sure proving work abilities in relevant fields or, for instance, a master's from a great program is a big boost. I'm sure it's hard to gauge since background of applicants is likely highly variable. Edited February 9, 2015 by fakeusername Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtonLong Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Likewise! From what I've personally heard, there isn't much of a preference either way as long as one's record is fairly solid. I know for top sociology programs few are admitted straight from undergrad, but I don't think this is as true for political science--however, I'm sure proving work abilities in relevant fields or, for instance, a master's from a great program is a big boost. I'm sure it's hard to gauge since background of applicants is likely highly variable. What's your subfield? IR is my chosen field. If it makes you feel better, I also was rejected from GWU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeusername Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) What's your subfield? IR is my chosen field. If it makes you feel better, I also was rejected from GWU. IR is my subfield too. GWU was my first rejection, but I was actually slightly impressed that they were so quick and professional so it didn't sting too much. Have you been accepted anywhere so far? Edited February 9, 2015 by fakeusername Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubandis Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 ^^Ya'll should PM eachother, just sayin' fakeusername, AuldReekie, deltaqsquared and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 ^^Ya'll should PM eachother, just sayin' Personally I want to see them exchange dick pics. Cicero, Bubandis, t.diniz and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sartori Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Place your bets on who will report in this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorkeeper Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Place your bets on who will report in this week Small chance of Princeton and/or Columbia, but they're most likely the following week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcsy Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Georgetown? Who wants to claim that? It's me Got a phone call from a 202 number and it was one of my POI. He said that the official letter will be sent out on Monday (not 100% sure) but he was on the committee and wanted to say congrats. NMLogan, AlasEarwax and ani11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubandis Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Place your bets on who will report in this week I am hoping for Minnesota, Pitt, and Virginia to send out more decisions! AuldReekie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajaat9 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Notre Dame decisions going out today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajaat9 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 . Mwezi and ani11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldReekie Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 A new week and silence from Notre Dame.. I'm genuinely pretty happy with TAMU though. Will feel better when the financial aid details come through, but trying not to fret since it's guaranteed. Fingers crossed for those of you still waiting for one good acceptance ani11, ARealDowner, NYCBluenose and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Tully Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Received email from Notre Dame at 12am this morning. First response. Very excited to get an offer. fakeusername, Username 2, NYCBluenose and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tell me already Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Georgetown admits officially going out later this week, per an email / unofficial admit from a prof this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtonLong Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I've heard nothing from Notre Dame, either way, so...gonna be checking my email obsessively all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajayghale Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I've heard nothing from Notre Dame, either way, so...gonna be checking my email obsessively all day. Likewise. I have a feeling it'll be like UCLA, where it seems like their definite acceptances got notified in the first wave, and the definite rejects will follow after, then the maybes and waitlists will trickle in, followed by late admits. It appears to be the case for last year's decisions, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mwezi Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 For those with calls from Emory, were they Friday afternoon? I got a call from Emory yesterday (Sunday) at about noon. No time is safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esotericish Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I got a call from Emory yesterday (Sunday) at about noon. No time is safe. I got my call yesterday morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mwezi Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I got my call yesterday morning! It's like they don't have anything better to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtonLong Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Likewise. I have a feeling it'll be like UCLA, where it seems like their definite acceptances got notified in the first wave, and the definite rejects will follow after, then the maybes and waitlists will trickle in, followed by late admits. It appears to be the case for last year's decisions, anyway. There's only, by my count, three acceptances up so far on the Big Board. Crossing my fingers I'll get an email later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMac Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 98% convinced that colleges don't know how to transcript... whether on the sending end or the receiving end Bubandis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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