Comments | applyingtograd: the big question. . .

wakemexsoftly in applyingtograd

the big question. . .

Mar 01, 2010 16:29

I wish everyone who is waiting for application decisions the best of luck. And to everyone who got what they wanted, congrats ( Read more... )

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lostreality March 1 2010, 21:52:43 UTC

Hmm. Well according to new research a friend of mine is doing, 80% of faculty positions in my field come from just 26 schools. I definitely didn't realize how important your program/school ranking is when it comes to applying to faculty jobs (if that's what you are intending on doing).

forgivenskeptic March 1 2010, 23:48:29 UTC

Do you have a list of the 26 schools, as I'll be applying to Sociology PhD programs this coming fall. Thanks!

fullofpink March 2 2010, 12:46:51 UTC

In Art History the list is much, much shorter. Everyone comes from Princeton, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Columbia, NYU IFA. There are a few others who scatter from different programs (Chicago, Northwestern, Yale, John Hopkins, UCLA) but they are super rare.

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puf_almighty March 2 2010, 00:35:47 UTC

This is the only thing I'm still worried about! How can you tell good fit, what does that mean?

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puf_almighty March 2 2010, 00:44:06 UTC

Oh okay you mean like the research they're doing. I wrote one of the students and he was like be SURE you want to study COGNITION and the EVOLUTION OF BEHAVIOR.
Which is just exactly what I wanted.

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mooglepower March 1 2010, 21:59:39 UTC

Start early! I can't stress this enough! Make sure you get LORs early on, too, and give all the information about all the schools to which you're applying to your recommenders early.

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chicamala21 March 1 2010, 23:32:07 UTC

I second this. I sent a report to a school I ended up not applying to after talking to current students and then had to pay to send a report to another school. Granted I only ended up paying for one, but I can't help but wonder what that one school is thinking since all they have from me is a GRE report.

wakemexsoftly March 2 2010, 00:51:31 UTC

But how far ahead can I send scores? Did you run into any problems while doing this? I'm taking the gre in April for a 2011 application.

day_n_nite March 1 2010, 22:16:39 UTC

I would say to get a general idea of what funding is like at the school, if it's important to you.
I think only two of the programs I applied to offer full tuition remission, which is something to keep in mind if you don't want to take out a ton of loans and be in debt (which I feel will be my situation).