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  • Let’s get personal


    NeuroDojoAuthority Authority: 133
    The Dr. Jekyll & Mrs. Hyde blog had a quite good post on writing personal statements . There’s a tricky thing about personal statements: It’s almost impossible to find good and bad examples of them. Because personal statements are part of competitive applications for programs or positions, they’re ...
    15 hours ago
  • Foundation work + spitting at kleptocracies


    This is not a brothel.Authority Authority: 129
    THE Clinton Foundation — where I’m volunteering — has helped provide access to anti-retroviral drugs for some 2m HIV-infected people in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. How does it work? Since 2000, the cost of the drug cocktail needed to treat AIDS has fallen from $10,000 per patient ...
    2 days ago
  • Queer International Studies


    Outside The Beltway | OTBAuthority Authority: 679
    Laura Sjoberg informs us that she is working to form a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, and Allies  Caucus of the International Studies Association (the premier organization of academic IR scholars) in order to: A. To promote fair and equal treatment of members of the Lesbian, Gay, Transgendered, ...
    3 days ago
  • Possibly the best thing about America...?


    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Home...Authority Authority: 116
    There is a whole lot to like about America, and I think we can probably all agree on that. By no means do I think we are perfect, but we get a whole lot of stuff right, and we have a history of improving ourselves. For a variety of reasons, the United States has been the source of much of the great technological ...
    4 days ago
  • North America cities that have (or had) a pedestrian mall


    UrbanReviewSTLAuthority Authority: 130
    Friday I asked for help with information on 60 former pedestrian malls ( see post ).  Readers responded with helpful information.  Today I’m sharing my complete list of cities that have or had a pedestrian mall built during the period 1959-1984.   A few cities are listed twice because they had two pedestrian ...
    4 days ago
  • Do cats kiss?


    Faraday's Cage is where you put Schroedinger's CatAuthority Authority: 420
    I was going to go to a midnight showing of the Princess Bride tonight. Unfortunately, my friend had to cancel because her sister, who is the same age as the older boy, was signed up to do babysitting at church tomorrow. Her parents werent too happy with our plans. (Typing that makes me feel like a kid.) As it ...
    5 days ago
  • I need me some Snow Clothes!


    Courtenay BrownAuthority Authority: 117
    My goal for the weekend is to get at least one grad school application submitted (out of seven total). Latest obstacles to this goal include: -discovery of yet another essay I need to write (”describe a situation where you displayed leadership”)(my tweaking skills will be put the test here. I think my community ...
    6 days ago
  • The Big Test


    Gazelles On CrackAuthority Authority: 128
    I studied a LOT for my mid-term today. I was nervous – this class is really hard for me. When I opened the test, I was afraid. It was really hard. I took about 18 of the 20 allotted minutes, and finally knew I’d done the best I could.So, I saved my answers & hit [...]
    6 days ago
  • Weekend List Post


    this woman's workAuthority Authority: 423
    1. Got heads up on a project to try out for that has me kind of excited. I like the start of things — the research and planning and learning something new. I love it! 2. I wrote a guest post on the Bitch blog on (surprise!) adoption and it got hit by a troll. It’s true that there are a few (very few in my ...
    6 days ago
  • Grad Admissions: Helicopter Parents


    Accepted Admissions AlmanacAuthority Authority: 125
    The New York Times published an article this week "Letting Your Grad Student Go " on the phenomenon of helicopter parents in graduate schools admissions. Yes, I mean graduate, not undergraduate, admissions. I have a dual perspective on helicopter parenting. I have been working in graduate admissions as a private ...
    1 week ago
  • The beauty of mathematics


    Another MonkeyAuthority Authority: 129
    Once upon a time I was a Physics graduate student. It didnt last long, only a single semester. I was in the wrong place; the place where I wanted to be, where I should have been, had stopped taking any graduate students that year - shortly after I had been accepted into their graduate program. I was in the wrong ...
    1 week ago
  • I am counting this as a win!


    Trouble Is A State Of MindAuthority Authority: 426
    My SSHRC application is due to the department tomorrow. (SSHRC = funding for PhD work at this level. 116 people get a SSHRC grant across Canada. My chances are thus very low. *crosses fingers anyway*) I think my "give me money" is done. Im a bit worried about it because you get "two pages, single-spaced, 12 ...
    1 week ago
  • Nerd Journal: Bad Omen? Bad Taste? Both?


    Mad Minerva 2.0Authority Authority: 482
    MM is currently listening to ... Pat Benatar. OMG. Thatisall. Hey, Nerdworld, hit me with your best shot! Fire away! . . . Higher education is a battlefield!
    1 week ago
  • People Change


    Sex, Lies and Dating in the CityAuthority Authority: 131
    People change, but not always the way we want them to.  Im just going to throw that out there as a starting point. I apologize if Ive already told this story, or parts of this story.  A long, long time ago I was a young college student.  Not a young, naive college student.  I dont, actually, remember ever being ...
    1 week ago
  • Overqualified


    NeuroDojoAuthority Authority: 133
    Sincere question, not rhetorical. How and when and, for goodness’ sake, why did “overqualified” become a reason to turn someone away from employment? This is starting to bother me a lot. I mean, I help run a Masters program, and am advisor on a major grant to create graduate opportunities for Hispanics, am ...
    1 week ago
  • Grad School Applicants: Self-Assess for Success


    Accepted Admissions AlmanacAuthority Authority: 125
    To apply or not apply. That is the question many of you are asking yourselves as admissions deadlines approach. Is it time to go for the MBA? The JD? MD? PhD? Here’s the answer: it depends. I know that’s a cop out, but it’s true. It really depends on you, your circumstances, and your goals. I’ve seen too ...
    1 week ago
  • Graduate Loans For All Types Of Students


    loans-blogAuthority Authority: 150
    Most people who go to grad school fall into one of two categories; professional students or professionals advancing their career. For some, four years of college can be grueling enough, others love going back to campus every fall. If you fall into the first category and thought you were done with school forever you ...
    1 week ago
  • Time well spent


    Faraday's Cage is where you put Schroedinger's CatAuthority Authority: 420
    Tonight, I went out with a few friends from the department and the older son to watch the meteor shower. We knew it wasnt going to be a spectacular show, but I had another reason for wanting to go: I really wanted to spend some time with the kiddo. It was an hour drive out and we were there for two hours, then ...
    1 week ago
  • And then Sleeping Beauty thanked the Prince kindly for his time and went off on her own adventure


    Trouble Is A State Of MindAuthority Authority: 426
    I whined that I was feeling sad and tired, so people wrote nice things about me on the internet. People are nice. A poem, on a tumblr A pony, also on a tumblr (I got into twitter because I was procrastinating on my thesis last year. Who wants to bet Ive got a tumblr by December 25?) a list, on a blog an ...
    1 week ago
  • Obstacles and Bends in the Road of Life


    Scilly's SpotAuthority Authority: 115
    I am really anxious now to get back to my grad work. Im almost done...only two more courses and then my school internship. As many of you readers know (all 2 of you), I had to stop my studies because of my fathers illness. None of us expected him to go so fast. I spent the day with Mom. I really miss Dad. I had ...
    1 week ago

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