Topic ID #6906 - posted 2/5/2010 12:36 PM
archaeofreak
Grad school - Im in! Now where should I go??
archaeofreak
I am a current grad student working on my MA in contact archaeology/ethnohistory in the SE. I just applied to PhD programs around the country, and have heard back from two. I applied to U Michigan, UC Santa Barbara, UNC Chapel Hill and Arizona State. I have been accepted to Chapel Hill and Santa Barbara with definite funding at Chapel hill, but not sure yet of Santa Barbara, I am trying to decide on where to go! Its a hard decision....does anyone have any thoughts/opinions on these schools? Assuming I get funding, my first choice is ASU....Michigan has the name, but the department looks very old and underfunded. It excites me the least. Everyone tells me Chapel Hill is great, but it was originally my last choice! I think its looking better and better, but Santa Barbara is in Cali....need I say more? Seriously though, it would be nice to live there, but its so expensive to live there! Anyone have any thoughts on the comparative reputation of these schools, the departments themselves, or graduate placement after degree attainment into tenure track positions?
Post ID#17294 - replied 2/5/2010 1:39 PM
Dwarmour
If you were wanting to specialize in the Southeast I would definitely recommend Chapel Hill. I want to go there as well but am working on ECU right now since I missed all the deadlines. Thought I would see how this panned out and if it doesnt work then Ill just be applying again to all my schools during the summer. They have an excellent archaeology department and lab.
One quick thing thought, I heard that the staff isnt very good at giving you the one on one attention one may need in grad school. I have no idea if thats true for everyone but 2 of my former coworkers have gotten or are getting there masters and phd there.
One quick thing thought, I heard that the staff isnt very good at giving you the one on one attention one may need in grad school. I have no idea if thats true for everyone but 2 of my former coworkers have gotten or are getting there masters and phd there.
Post ID#17305 - replied 2/8/2010 8:59 AM
archaeofreak
thanks for the info!
Post ID#17402 - replied 2/24/2010 8:54 AM
raerae1980
Good luck! From my experience, my advisor was not a good advisor. She had too many graduate students to handle and we would all fight for her attention. Not to mention she had her favorites...so I ended up switching advisors which meant I had to leave the program option (forensic anthropology) for a different area (bioarchaeology). Unfortunately for me, there were no advisors for my region of focus (Mediterranean) nor any other advisors for bioarchaeology. I was on my own. Still am.
/in Cali
/in Cali
Post ID#17411 - replied 2/26/2010 10:23 AM
archaeofreak
raerae1980, are you in UCSB or somewhere else in california? I have also had difficulties with my MA adviser...way too many people under him. Its took him many months to find time to read my thesis the first time!
Post ID#17428 - replied 3/2/2010 12:19 PM
raerae1980
archaeofreak, I'm not at UCSB but close by in CSU.
Post ID#17489 - replied 3/14/2010 6:18 AM
kidcharlemagne201
Bottom line, choose where you'll attend based on two things: funding, and who you want to work with / what you want to do.
For Southeastern contact period archaeology / ethnohistory, out of that list I would say that UNC is the best place to go. If you've got funding there, I would say that should be your first choice.
For Southeastern contact period archaeology / ethnohistory, out of that list I would say that UNC is the best place to go. If you've got funding there, I would say that should be your first choice.
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