sansao Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 [sad Trombone] I read that as [sad Tombstone], which we'll hope isn't equally appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenePony Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 "His writing sample is about Scientology? Yikes, he's either a cult member or he's going to get our asses sued." I think that sounds like a perfectly valid writing sample- but then I'm in Anthropology of Religion and that was a proposed research topic this semester (I'm writing about the monomyth in film and television, pretty much an excuse to watch movies and call it "research".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberrant Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 "This kid wants to be a research scientist and yet s/he cannot write proper English. NEXT!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Johnson Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 My nightmares include the committee looking at my undergrad transcripts and wondering why it took me so long to finish my BS, then look at my SOP and go Oh Good Lord she has kids! THEN going back to my grad transcripts and seeing that my Masters program is online. Nevermind the fact that it's from the same school I got my BS from and not every jack and jill can get in it unless they graduate from there, and that I'm working full time and raising kids too, but just see that it's online and automatically assume that its crap work. Then they'll all giggle hysterically and wonder WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I THINKING??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JElliott Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I think that sounds like a perfectly valid writing sample- but then I'm in Anthropology of Religion and that was a proposed research topic this semester (I'm writing about the monomyth in film and television, pretty much an excuse to watch movies and call it "research".) Your research sounds fun and also awesome. I imagine that a committee member picks up my application and says to him/herself, "She wants to write about vampires and feminism? Is she TWELVE?" "Undergrad and an MA at the same school? I haven't even HEARD of that school." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CairoKid Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 This girl's writing sample is based on her experience living in Cairo, witnessing the revolts that lead to the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak? Wow, she's awesome. We should totally accept her despite her slightly lower stats than other applicants. =P Wishful thinking, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolherc Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 This girl's writing sample is based on her experience living in Cairo, witnessing the revolts that lead to the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak? Wow, she's awesome. We should totally accept her despite her slightly lower stats than other applicants. =P Wishful thinking, I suppose. that's excellent. I'd accept you in a second! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CairoKid Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 that's excellent. I'd accept you in a second! Haha. Thanks. If only you were on the admissions committees of the schools I applied to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolherc Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Haha. Thanks. If only you were on the admissions committees of the schools I applied to. wouldn't you like to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorindaAfterThyrsis Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 *quizzical look* "Wait. Did I read that correctly?" *squints at paper* "Quote: 'I am interested in studying the lyric poetry of John Donne because his manipulative, aggressive, too-clever-by-half, but so-freaking-charming-he-makes-your-brain-explode poetic demeanor is remarkably similar to the personalities of the last several men I've dated, and I seem to be genetically incapable of avoiding colossal jerks of this nature' End quote.......This girl's a crazy bitch with some serious intimacy issues. NEXT!" (OK, so I didn't write exactly that in my SOP....but that's the general sense of it! I'm just hoping there's some ladies on the adcoms who understand where I'm coming from ) tendaysleft, coffeeplease and crossedfingerscrossedeyes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzygrl Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 My nightmares include the committee looking at my undergrad transcripts and wondering why it took me so long to finish my BS, then look at my SOP and go Oh Good Lord she has kids! THEN going back to my grad transcripts and seeing that my Masters program is online. Nevermind the fact that it's from the same school I got my BS from and not every jack and jill can get in it unless they graduate from there, and that I'm working full time and raising kids too, but just see that it's online and automatically assume that its crap work. Then they'll all giggle hysterically and wonder WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I THINKING??? I was also concerned about mentioning kids in my SOP... so I left them out entirely! One of my LOR told me to include it, but two pages is not long enough to convince the adcom I *can* do grad school with kids. It'll be like a big surprise when I show up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiemk1230 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 On bad days: "Great GPA, graduated top honors, pretty decent LORs...wait, is this a SOP or a high school diary entry? And what's this? She worked menial sh***y jobs through college instead of doing internships, volunteering, research, or other related extracurriculars?! Oh, *and* she went to a crappy state university?! Unacceptable. No experience in a human services setting? Why the hell does she think she even stands a chance?! Experience is - ya know, only the single most important aspect of an applicant we look at." On good days: Great GPA, graduated top honors, good LORs, SOP lacking some focus but overall her goals and reasons for wanting to pursue the degree come across well. Oh, she doesn't have experience? Well, looks like that's because she's had to work to put herself through school, and judging from her SOP, she knows a lot about the field from personal experience, that counts for something. Hey, actually, since she IS so broke, lets judge her mostly on her academic abilities and therefore give her tons of money!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amrodri5 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Good Day: "Excellent LORs with two being from experts in her field, good gpa, good solid work experience, hell of an SOP! Hmm master's project done internationally involving facilitating a community intervention project,setting up her own temp. lab ,and heading a team for fieldwork and sample collections all while doing the majority of the translating??? Very impressive! Recipient of an aphl/cdc eid fellowship as well! Granted very poor gre score and no publications. Luckily we look at entire applications before we make any decisions because sometimes scores does not guarantee a persons ability to perform the actual work." Bad Day: "Holy hell is that a 1000 on her gre (old scoring)?????? UNCLEAN UNCLEAN, BURN THIS APPLICATION AND GET ME SOME BLEACH SOLUTION FOR MY HANDS, STAT!!!" That score is after 3 retakes, multiple study books and one hell of a prep course. I am just not a standardized test taker, and have always had to supplement with experience and grades. blaaah. it helped with getting into my MPH programs but phds are such a different game.. lol good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolherc Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Bad Day: "Holy hell is that a 1000 on her gre (old scoring)?????? UNCLEAN UNCLEAN, BURN THIS APPLICATION AND GET ME SOME BLEACH SOLUTION FOR MY HANDS, STAT!!!" wow that sucks. i'll hope for you that such a stupid requirement doesn't keep you out of the programs you want. it makes me mad, actually. good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungry Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I have this idea that the adcoms look at my application, look at each other and then say: "hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" Then they take a few moments to collect themselves, then someone starts laughing again, then everyone's hysterical again, and then... "Oh man, that was good. I needed that." Then they toss it aside and start looking at some apps that are, you know, worth their time and attention. (I am getting more paranoid every day.) This made my day haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fetusmuffins Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Why does this girl want to study two languages at once while using a third, dead language? This girl has lofty goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quantitative Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 "Where is the personality in this application!? ...She's probably a robot." violet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espresso_eyes Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Hand on head, followed by Edited February 13, 2012 by espresso_eyes surefire, deleteuser_184321, tendaysleft and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snes Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Hand on head, followed by Ameonna and Kitkat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiemk1230 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) I picture the process of the ad.com sorting through competing apps like the judging table on "Chopped": "Well I loved your SOP, and your LORs were perfectly seasoned. But your GPA is undercooked, and it's detracting from your overall dish. Applicant John/Jane Doe, you have been chopped." Edited February 17, 2012 by katiemk1230 put a bird on it, pikachu, wine in coffee cups and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLL Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Why does this girl want to study two languages at once while using a third, dead language? This girl has lofty goals. is it latin? seriously?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duva Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 "Seriously? She wants to be funded for doing research on the sorts of things everyone else does on their free time? She's just trying to see what she can get away with." grad_wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikachu Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 -Heh, look, another savior of the world with crappy GPA! -Oooh man... Who could know when I dreamt to be a prof, I would read such... such... hmm.. unprofessional, uncoherent things. -Shit happens... What she wants in result? Artificial scientist? -Yep... -Sigh... and the background of my SoP becomes red from being rejected or being shy for being that stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misgengen Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 For my Personal Statement: pisces92 and Page228 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradHooting Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 "3.6 undergrad and these letters of recommendation aren't from superstars! This person has no chance! He's a nobody!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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