[nabs-l] Career: Academic

[Karl Martin Adam]

Hi=20LeSholom,

I=20imagine=20this=20varies=20a=20great=20deal=20based=20on=20the=20country=
=20that=20you=20
would=20want=20to=20get=20your=20Ph.D.=20in.=20=20I=20can't=20tell=20you=20=
much=20about=20
being=20a=20Ph.D.=20student=20because=20I'm=20not=20starting=20my=20Ph.D.=20=
until=20the=20
fall,=20but=20I=20will=20say=20that=20at=20least=20in=20the=20U.S.=20in=20m=
ost=20academic=20
fields=20it's=20better=20to=20skip=20the=20MA=20if=20you=20can=20and=20get=
=20straight=20
into=20a=20Ph.D.=20program=20because=20you=20will=20not=20be=20able=20to=20=
transfer=20
more=20than=20a=20semester=20or=20maybe=20two=20(if=20anything)=20of=20your=
=20MA=20
credits=20and=20because=20MA=20programs=20are=20usually=20unfunded=20while=
=20Ph.D.=20
programs=20are=20usually=20funded.=20=20Generally=20what=20I've=20been=20to=
ld=20is=20
that=20admissions=20committees=20primarily=20care=20about=20the=20quality=20=
of=20
your=20writing=20sample=20and=20the=20quality=20of=20your=20letters=20of=20=

recommendation=20with=20GPA=20and=20your=20GRE=20scores=20being=20secondary=
=20
factors--though=20many=20schools=20set=20cut=20off=20points=20and=20only=20=
look=20at=20
applications=20with=20GPA=20and=20GRE=20scores=20above=20a=20certain=20thre=
shold.=20=20
In=20your=20case,=20your=20English=20proficiency=20test=20scores=20would=20=
also=20be=20
important.=20=20Of=20course=20your=20letters=20of=20recommendation=20will=20=
mean=20
more=20if=20they're=20by=20well=20known=20scholars=20in=20your=20field,=20a=
nd=20if=20they=20
can=20say=20good=20things=20about=20you=20(the=20latter=20is=20harder=20in=
=20an=20online=20
program=20since=20your=20professors=20won't=20really=20get=20to=20know=20yo=
u=20in=20
person).=20=20Committees=20are=20really=20trying=20to=20find=20out=20whethe=
r=20you=20
will=20be=20able=20to=20do=20well=20in=20their=20program=20and=20do=20resea=
rch=20that=20
will=20look=20good=20for=20the=20school,=20so=20any=20evidence=20that=20you=
=20have=20of=20
conducting=20good=20research=20(things=20like=20publishing=20articles=20or=
=20
presenting=20at=20conferences=20are=20good=20here)=20or=20any=20evidence=20=
that=20you=20
have=20that=20you=20can=20work=20hard=20and=20deal=20with=20the=20stress=20=
is=20
important.=20=20I=20imagine=20you=20will=20get=20a=20lot=20more=20advice=20=
from=20people=20
more=20knowledgable=20than=20me=20on=20this=20list,=20but=20you=20might=20a=
lso=20try=20
the=20blind=20academics=20list.=20=20I=20don't=20know=20the=20website=20off=
=20the=20top=20
of=20my=20head,=20but=20I=20can=20try=20to=20find=20it=20later.

HTH,
Karl

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Leye-Shprintse=20=C3=96berg=20via=20NABS-L=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
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Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2020=20Jul=202016=2016:47:39=20+0200
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20Career:=20Academic

BS'D

Good=20afternoon=20everybody,

I've=20started=20to=20ponder=20if=20a=20career=20in=20academia=20would=20be=
=20something=20
for=20me.=20I'm=20preparing=20my=20B.A.=20in=20Comparative=20Literature=20a=
nd=20after=20
that=20I'll=20do=20my=20M.A.=20in=20Comparative=20Literature,=20I'm=20doing=
=20my=20B.A.=20
online=20and=20I'll=20probably=20do=20my=20M.A.=20online=20as=20well,=20wil=
l=20it=20be=20
seen=20negatively=20if=20I'll=20apply=20to=20a=20Ph.D.=20program=20in=20the=
=20future,=20
the=20online=20program=20has=20the=20same=20curriculum=20as=20the=20campus=
=20program.=20
In=20my=20country=20of=20birth1=20it"s=20very=20uncommon=20for=20student=20=
to=20do=20
Ph.Ds.,=20so=20I've=20very=20little=20knowledge=20of=20what=20a=20Ph.D.=20p=
rogram=20
includes.=20Would=20a=20Ph.D.=20student=20be=20willing=20to=20give=20me=20t=
he=20insight=20
of=20how=20a=20life=20is=20for=20a=20Ph.D.=20student,=20I=20would=20be=20ve=
ry=20thankful.

LeSholom,
Leye-Shprintse=20=C3=96berg
E-mail:=20leyeshprintse at ymail.com
Blog:=20http://leyeshprintse.com
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