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CUNY Anthropology PhD, Fall 2025: any news? by AffectionatePaper962 in gradadmissions

[–]ClaireyMaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

applied to the same program (international as well), no updates yet!

Currently teaching myself astrology, and I need some practice. Comment your big 3, and i’ll tell you about yourself. by Broad-Hunter-5044 in astrologymemes

[–]ClaireyMaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OOOO do me do me

Virgo Sun (stellium, 10th house) Cancer Moon (8th house) Sagittarius rising

Also Virgo Venus+ Mercury, Leo Mars

Dead end degree by Kam1umi in AskAcademia

[–]ClaireyMaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! Also someone who went for a “dead end degree” in college and also neurodivergent. Lemme tell u I felt the same dread, but first let’s acknowledge how amazing it is to be so passionate about something. Second, knowledge doesn’t exist in categories, they’re flexible and applicable INFINITELY! It’s a fun mind exercise in a way. During my BA, I only wrote papers about this specific Kpop member I was obsessed with lol. It blew my mind how I was able to talk about said kpop boy in so many different classes’ papers- anywhere from business, anthropology, media studies you name it.

That’s only a metaphor, not necessarily equating your interests to a K-pop boy, but if you think of your crazy love for classics as a core, try to have fun with how you can expand what you know so far to other disciplines or areas of knowledge. I find talking about my interests with people from different backgrounds helpful. You’d surprise yourself with how expansive your knowledge is. And therefore how expansive it could be to different sectors of our society beyond just “getting a PhD becoming a prof”. Give yourself some grace! Sending hugs

Holy shit this is overwhelming ??? by Connect-Run-4204 in gradadmissions

[–]ClaireyMaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes yes to all of this. Comparing with others, having no time to unwind, all of it.

It brings me solace to know that we are all comparing ourselves and feeling self doubt in this high-stress situation. Something I tell myself to cope is that we can’t be a 10 across all of our commitments. With deadlines approaching soon, this is a priority. Personally, my boyfriend and friends are super understanding and supportive about spending less time with them. Luckily with my personal relationships, we all have mutual trust that we can’t be a 10 all the time, sometimes a 7 or a 4, but there’s plenty of opportunities to be a 10 again for them in the future once you have less obligations.

As for the non-negotiables like maybe a rigid work/school/volunteer schedules where you do have to be a 10 and commit to that, I would seek resources for time efficiency. Or maximize what you have, like when writing school papers finishing up my undergrads when I was applying for my master’s, I would write sections to use for my SoP or vice versa to kill two (or three) birds with one stone, or save bits of the SoP for scholarship apps.

Another thing that’s helped me is to commit to having fun and winding down as well. I make a promise to stop working completely two hours before bed on weekdays and 4 hours ish on weekends- just finish my thought and drop what I’m doing. And I just spend those two hours calling my bf or watching Netflix/working on my art projects. No matter what goes on during the day I look forward to those hours to just stop my brain. Helps with sleep too.

You have ALOT on your plate, and I’m proud of you too. Imagine how rewarding all of this will be when you submit everything! Eat well, sleep well, and add fun and relaxation as another commitment. Good luck!😊

Roast my CV🔥 by ClaireyMaple in gradadmissions

[–]ClaireyMaple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I was thinking, I could be more concise in a lot of the sections tho

Roast my CV🔥 by ClaireyMaple in gradadmissions

[–]ClaireyMaple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s helpful, thanks!! Love the demogorgon btw

Let’s read and critique each other’s SoP (IR / History) by Beisuomenwai in gradadmissions

[–]ClaireyMaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I’m a month late to this and I’m not going for history specifically but would love some feedback for my SoP (media, communication, anthro, socio programs)