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cinema_babeHere’s the long list of PhD programs I’m considering applying to; it’s arranged in alphabetical order. The next step is to narrow this list down to 4-6schools.
I’m sending out emails to some of the students and recent grads of these programs that have similar interests as I do (online communities, social networks and ethnography). What they say will (I hope) give me an idea if this program will be a place that I can thrive intellectually.
I’m also looking at their funding policies because *that* is going to be a big factor for me, if not the biggest. I know there are multiple programs where i could find an academic home. I’ve been told that you never go to a school that won’t fully fund your PhD; this might take Rutgers out of the running completely. USC, on the other hand, states up front that they fund all PhD students for the 4 or 5 years it takes to finish the PhD. but is California. Yuk (Fuckit, you go where the opportunity is....)
Mathematical calculations would show that I am most likely to end up somewhere in the Midwest, but we’ll see. While my personal preference would be for the East coast schools (NYU, Rutgers, and NC State) I need to go where the best program is (notice my new mantra). No matter where I go, a PhD is only 4-6 years, If I could stay married to my ex for 8 years, I can handle California or The Midwest for 5, right?
I hope to have my final list by mid July so I can begin work on my essays (because of course, everyone wants to know something different about me, lol) and begin submitting my apps in September.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, my long list....
1. New York University (New York)
2. North Carolina State University in Raleigh (North Carolina)
3. Northwestern University (Illinois)
4. Purdue (Indiana)
5. Rutgers University (New Jersey)
6. UC @ Santa Barbara (California)
7. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Illinois)
8. University of Kansas (Kansas)
9. USC (California)
I’m sending out emails to some of the students and recent grads of these programs that have similar interests as I do (online communities, social networks and ethnography). What they say will (I hope) give me an idea if this program will be a place that I can thrive intellectually.
I’m also looking at their funding policies because *that* is going to be a big factor for me, if not the biggest. I know there are multiple programs where i could find an academic home. I’ve been told that you never go to a school that won’t fully fund your PhD; this might take Rutgers out of the running completely. USC, on the other hand, states up front that they fund all PhD students for the 4 or 5 years it takes to finish the PhD. but is California. Yuk (Fuckit, you go where the opportunity is....)
Mathematical calculations would show that I am most likely to end up somewhere in the Midwest, but we’ll see. While my personal preference would be for the East coast schools (NYU, Rutgers, and NC State) I need to go where the best program is (notice my new mantra). No matter where I go, a PhD is only 4-6 years, If I could stay married to my ex for 8 years, I can handle California or The Midwest for 5, right?
I hope to have my final list by mid July so I can begin work on my essays (because of course, everyone wants to know something different about me, lol) and begin submitting my apps in September.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, my long list....
1. New York University (New York)
2. North Carolina State University in Raleigh (North Carolina)
3. Northwestern University (Illinois)
4. Purdue (Indiana)
5. Rutgers University (New Jersey)
6. UC @ Santa Barbara (California)
7. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Illinois)
8. University of Kansas (Kansas)
9. USC (California)
