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The song begins with Ratigan mentioning his earlier crimes, and that his current plan will be even more wicked than before. It then changes to his henchmen singing their admiration of their evil leader before switching to Ratigan lamenting over Basil's constant interference with his plans, before wickedly claiming that not even Basil can stand in his way this time. The henchmen sing their praises again, but the song is interrupted when Bartholomew, a mouse who had made himself extremely drunk throughout the song, loudly calls Ratigan the 'world's greatest rat'. Enraged, Ratigan flings the henchman out his lair and has him devoured by Felicia. Once Bartholomew has been consumed, the henchmen resume their singing (mostly out of fear due to Ratigan giving the implied threat of feeding them to Felicia next if they didn't), and the song ends with them smashing their wine glasses together as Ratigan displays his signature grin.
Ratigan: (Laughs evilly) From the brain that brought you the Big Ben Caper
The head that made headlines in every newspaper
And wondrous things like the Tower Bridge Job
That cunning display that made Londoners sob
Now comes the real tour de force
Tricky and wicked, of course
My earlier crimes were fine for their times
But now that I'm at it again
An even grimmer plot has been simmering
In my great criminal brain
Thugs: Even meaner?
You mean it?
Worse than the widows and orphans you drowned?
You're the best of the worst around
Oh, Ratigan
Oh, Ratigan
The rest fall behind
To Ratigan
To Ratigan
The world's greatest criminal mind!
(Song temporarily pauses)
Ratigan: (Playing harp) Thank you, thank you... but it hasn't all been champaigne and caviar. I've had my share of adversity thanks to that miserable, second-rate detective, Basil of Baker Street!
Thugs: (Various boos)
Ratigan: (Overly dramatic) For years, that insufferable pipsqueak has interfered with my plans! I haven't had a moment's peace of mind.
Thugs: (Various sympathetic aws)
Bartholomew: (Cries)
Ratigan: (Tone becomes hostile) But all that's in the past! This time, nothing, not even Basil can stand in my way! (Thugs bow to him) All will bow before me!
(Song resumes)
Thugs: Oh, Ratigan
Oh, Ratigan
You're tops and that's that
To Ratigan
To Ratigan
Bartholomew: (Clearly drunk) To Ratigan, the world's greatest rat! (Hiccups)
(Song temporarily stops)
Ratigan: (Spits out drink in shock)
Thugs: (Gasp)
Ratigan: What was THAT!?
Bartholomew: (Hiccups)
Ratigan: What did you call me?
Bartholomew: (Opens mouth to say something)
Thug #1: Oh, he didn't mean it, Professor!
Bill the Lizard: It was just a slip of the tongue!
Ratigan: (Angrily) I am NOT a rat!
Thug #2: 'Course you're not! You're a mouse!
Thug #1: Yeah, that's right; right, a mouse!
Bill the Lizard: Yeah, a big mouse!
Ratigan: SILENCE! (Throws Bartholomew outside; speaks in dramatic tone) Oh, my dear Bartholomew, I'm afraid that you've gone and upset me. (Tone becomes hostile; pulls bell out of pocket) You know what happens when someone upsets me... (Rings bell)
Thugs: (Cries of shock as death bell rings)
Felicia: (Steps into room; walks towards Bartholomew)
Bartholomew: (Unaware he's about to die; begins singing) Oh, Ratigan
Oh, Ratigan
You're the tops and that's that.
(Hiccups; speaking) Oh, dear
(Resumes singing) To Ratigan
To Ratigan
Thugs: (Cries of fear)
Bartholomew: (Has been grabbed by Felicia, but is still unaware) To Ratigan
The world's greatest... (gets eaten)
Felicia: (Meows)
Thugs: (Mourn fall of their friend)
Ratigan: (Lovingly) Oh, Felicia, my precious, my baby. Did Daddy's little honey-bun enjoy her tasty treat?
Felicia: (Belches)
Ratigan: (Evil smile turns into frown; walks back inside) I trust there shall be no further interruptions. And now, as you were singing...?
Thugs: (Hesitate to singing until Ratigan pulls his bell back out)
(Song resumes)
Thugs: Even louder
Lets shout it!
No one can doubt what we know you can do
You're more evil than even you
Oh, Ratigan
Oh, Ratigan
You're one of a kind
To Ratigan
To Ratigan
The world's greatest criminal mind!
- There was a deleted lyric that expanded a bit on the London Bridge Job: Ratigan had thrown several civilian Mice into the Thames River, and shot any that attempted to surface. It was presumably cut because of the dark and family-unfriendly nature of the lyric.
|The Great Mouse Detective
| The Great Mouse Detective
Characters: Basil of Baker Street | David Q. Dawson | Padriac Ratigan | Fidget | Toby | Olivia Flaversham | Hiram Flaversham | Mrs. Judson | Miss Kitty Mouse | Miss Kitty Mouse's twin sisters | Ratigan's thugs | Felicia | Bill the Lizard | Bartholomew | Sherlock Holmes | John Watson | Queen Mousetoria | Unidentified woman mouse
Locations: London, England | Ratigan's lair | Big Ben | Toy Shop
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Hi everyone !
Maybe some of you who were present at the workshop will recognize the pictures that i show here. Hip hop is my culture, i am impassioned by all the aspects and i make a effort to retranscribe the power and the movement of these. I focused on the subject since a long time, and recently i decided to undertake the realization of a book on it. I am currently in discussion with few editors, and i am very curious to have your feeling about it. Some artists push me to make this book (thanks Dan Milligan, Iain Mc Caig...) and i really want to make something refreshing and personnal. So, i hope that you will enjoy this first 3 pictures, it's just an outine of course...
The new ones (done with artrage)
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Wow, and wow.
thx e.j.roy
Damn, that is some wicked stylization. The rendering is fantastic, but what I'm digging most is the tension of the poses and compositions. Hot shit!
been waiting a long time for something like this
one thing though, i hope you're not going to limit yourself on bling bling, cheap women and violence. Sick and tired of seeing this everywhere, so i hope your work will also demonstrate the good, old vibes of hip-hop, you certainly got the talent to do so.
thx fejs, you're right, i'm not limited in my vision, i also confront hip hop with others universes, like western, cyber, metal punk, etc... It will be very interesting to see how you will react. I will post often here
Hot damn! I LOVE that last one.
well all three are superb, as someone who still breaks, youve really captured the energy of the dance in the first one. Look forward to seeing the book, and I will DEFINITELY be buying a copy.
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Feerix, works looking real strong man. Like the stylization going on! I'm also heavily influenced by hip-hop. More by mid 90's hiphop ya know. In your work it looks to focus on some of the more glamorous aspects of the culture. Maybe work in some of the hustle you have to go through to get a demo or the 9 to five you have to hold down to pay for the demo. Like fejs said I'd like to see some tribe called quest, common, the roots inspired stuff. Also on the first image there is a lot of white and I lose some of the focus, although theres so much cool stuff going on it it's not that big of a deal. Again man great stuff! Godd luck on that book.
the last one is insane!!
post more if you got, maybe some progress shots?
thanks for sharing!
these are really, really good!
i've seen the first one here before,
but it's the last 2 i'm loving.
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Wow, really amazing work, I really love the 3rd one, the colors are great, so many differnt colors, and the paint splash looks great. I agree as fejs said you should do some stuff with the real vibe of hip hop, like the first one with the breakdancers and less of the violence related to the music.
But amazing work, I hope to see some more art from you.
Man this work is out of control!!! Great stuff..
Damn these are very HOT!
I like the last one a lot.
Cant wait to see more!
these are great, especially the last two. nice mix of detialing and sketchyness
Ape, Mr Joe, ArtofCIP,rWDrk » Thx !
Fvallejo» I'll explore all the aspects of hip hop, i'll also create new ones (i hope) i have my idea about it I think the hip hop's fan that you are will really appreciate! Very different of graffitis and b boys, for sure...
Banck» thx for yous words i will not post wip and tutorials for the moment, but why not later
DSillustration» Thx, it's an honor from you, i really appreciate your work the two last ones are the most recent pictures, but the next ones will be better
Padré» Thx ! yes i will make this book, your comments guys show me that there are a public for it!
Layil» Thx taht you like my style can you delete the duplicate thread? scroll down, you'll see it
super dope dude!! lovin all of it. i always look forward to your posts.-c36
Yeah thx coro! I know that your are sensible to urban art, i'm glad that you like my work
Wooow the last one ....really great five stars from me ......... O_O
I'm just sitting there at the workshop in LA minding my own business and out of nowhere Feerik drops
this art bomb in my lap. BOOM!!! blew my mind!!!!!!
Good times my friend, next time i buy dinner for the steambot crew.
Ahahahaah thanx Dan! It was a great moment this workshop, and to see you in action Keep the good work dude, see you soon for dinner for sure!
There's a lot of energy in these works. Really made me sit up and take notice.
wow amazing stuff. just what i need to help motivate me.
your stuff has so much movement its amazing. the shadow cast on the guys chest from his hair and head looks so cool. and the splash of pink stuff on the 3rd one is awsome looking. who thought pink could actualy make someone look cool
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Great stuff, man.
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Check the events calendar soon for more information on all upcoming events.
HOTF / TLP is thrilled and honoured to have such prestigious judging panels, hosts, an amazing ASL interpreter and entertainers for this year's festivities. We hope that you will enjoy the diversity of their talents!
Richard Ryder – TLP Competitions Host
Richard Ryder is the host of Your Morning With Richard and Chris on 103.9 Proud FM and the host of This Week on OUTtv. His 2011 Comedy Now special on The Comedy Network is one of their most requested and repeated comedy specials of all time. When he's not performing of radio or television, Richard can be seen sharing his hilarious brand of comedy across Canada and the United States.
Sir Matthew Pavelich – TLP Competitions Host
Matthew Pavelich was raised in Windsor, Matthew Pavelich knew – from his first under-age visit to the Interchange in Detroit – that the leather community would be a part of his life.
In 2008, Matthew served his community as Mr. Leatherman Toronto. He and his co-titleholders, Jack Pearce and Laurence Heath, raised $15,000 for the AIDS Committee of Toronto, examined cross-gear and cross-generational issues, and explored leather leadership.
Matthew has been a judge, tally master or host for contests across North America and feels honoured to have been selected to host the 2014 TLP Contests.
He is proud Daddy and husband to his boy Anthoney. In 2012, Matthew was presented his Sir's cover by his extended leather family in Fort Lauderdale.
Matthew would like to wish the contestants all the best as they move through this part of their kink and community journeys.
Richard Belzile – ASL Interpreter
Richard Belzile is an ASL and LSQ (Langue des signes du Québec) interpreter in Toronto Canada. With over 30 years experience Richard works for the Ontario Government assisting with accommodations for Deaf and hard of hearing employees. As a Mr. Leather Toronto wannabe Richard is thrilled to show off his leather and skin in an effort achieve full equality and comprehension for Deaf people.
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DJ Neill MacLeod – Leather Ball XX DJ
This Toronto-based DJ, whose passion, energy and sexy beats have brought dance floors to life for over 13 years, has demonstrated he knows his music. Classically trained on trumpet, this artist has been making music since he was able to get his fingers on the piano at the age of 4. Neill continued his journey through high-school and university, studying many genres including brass, jazz, funk ensemble and singing, to name a few: all while working towards his degree in music education at the University of Ottawa. It is this deep foundation that gives Neill a unique sound that is truly music to your ears.
During his studies, Ottawa served as his home and introduced him to the underground scene of house music while he served in the Army reserves; contributing to the Governor General's Food Guard marching band. Neill quickly took the city by storm as this DJ's career captured local attention and took off within less than a year. Sharing his music in clubs to date are: Atomic, Icon, Helsinki, Surface and Flamingo and The Well where he first created a weekly industry night and year-long residency which successfully continued until he found his new home in Toronto in 2000.
New to the country's largest city, Neill wasted no time: sharing his sound in major clubs such as 5ive, The Barn, Guvernment, System Sound Bar and Comfort Zone. This DJ's fresh sound pumped local dance floors full of dynamic and playful beats while creating smooth, sexy sound. Neill has headlining a new monthly night at FLY Nightclub called S*T*U*D which he's establishing as a night of masculine music with his usual sexy spin on electro, funk, tribal and rock!
In Montreal Neill made his debut at the respected after hour even 'Church' which immediately caught the attention of the local clubs and patrons alike. Neill's style blended beautifully with the stimulating sounds of Montreal's scene where his music exploded in clubs such as Stereo & Stereo Bar, Unity, Sky Pub and Parking Nightclub where he held a bi-weekly residency for almost 2 years.
Neill's music took two of Canada's major cities by storm where his sound is still in demand at clubs and major parties including both city's leather scenes and communities. Neill opened for Toronto's first leather 'Beef Ball' during pride 2003 and has since returned each year to head-line this popular event. Return appearances at The Fantasy Ball in 2008 & 2009 brought promoters from Fort Lauderdale who invited him to play at their annual The Leather Masked Ball 4.
Neill was invited to debut at Montreal's first leather Labour Day event 'Fuel Party' at Stereo Nightclub giving him the opportunity to express his unbridled creative potential as he stood at the helms of the world-renown 'Best analog sound system in North America.' It wasn't long before the world's biggest circuit party organizers from BBCM Black & Blue brought Neill on board to play parties such as Black & Blue Leather Ball, Twist, Hot & Dry, Bal des Boys, Red Party and more.
This DJ's non-stop musical career has gained momentum and brought him to major cities across Canada as far west as Vancouver, over the border to Chicago for IML 2011 weekend opened the IML Victory Ball at House of Blues, summers in California and also a yearly residency down south at the long-running successful 'Beef Dip' week-long event in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
It's no surprise this musician has taken to the studio to create his own remixes and production. This year will be filled with new projects, performances, remixes and original productions as Neill promotes live performance during his sets on trumpet. When you think of Neill and his music, you can't help but grin and start moving to a memorable beat. His mind and spirit have always been open to all cultures and forms of music. Undoubtedly, no matter where this artist plays in the world he will always make an impression, energize a dance floor, delight musical perceptions, evoke the dancer from within and leave the listeners dancing with a smile.
Please link here to visit his website for more information or for booking information.
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Chris Edwards – Entertainer
Chris Edwards is one of the most titled drag performers on the continent with having won numerous awards and titles including Miss International, Miss Gay Universe, Miss New York State Continental, several of Florida's Mrs. Beasley awards including Best Gay Entertainer, Miss Gay Canada and most importantly she was voted by the general public as entertainer of the year for five years running in her current hometown of Toronto. She has been instrumental in raising over a quarter of a million dollars for various aids charities in both Canada and Florida. In 1999, Edwards was chosen to star in a national ad campaign for Bailey's Irish Cream liqueur that ran in magazines and on billboards from coast-to-coast.
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Chris Edwards talent includes dancing, comedy, and serious numbers in glamorous evening gowns.
Ian McKechnie – Entertainer
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great article, I love your point about The Fonz's little hop when he catches a flyball. That makes me furious everytime I see him catch a fly ball, I mean come on Sori! The best way to prove that you are a good defensive player is not to do your little "Fruit Hop", but in fact to catch the damn ball everytime it is hit to left field! No hop needed!
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March 5, 2013
How do I arrange things so that I get segmented sleep like a 15th-century sleeper?
Before the Industrial Revolution,
sleep was segmented
. You would sleep a bit, wake, putter about, go back to sleep. That sounds awesome. How do I do that, in modernity? Has anyone tried? Are there any guesses to how to do it, any resources?
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My hunch is that it's not so much a matter of "what resources will allow you to achieve this" so much as "which life circumstances will allow
this". If you don't mind training yourself to either go to bed earlier than usual (and thus forgoing a good deal of after-work socializing and/or late night TV), and/or sleeping in later than usual (and thus making you too late to get to work for a 9-to-5 job), then when you wake up in the middle of the night you'll still be able to stay up for a while and then go back to sleep without the total amount of time you spend asleep suffering a deficit.
That's the biggest obstacle to segmented sleep that the modern lifestyle affords; I mean, I wake up in the middle of the night frequently these days (between my radiator making an unholy racket when it kicks in or my roommate coming home at some unreal hour), which wouldn't be a problem if I could go back to sleep and then wake up a leisurely amount of time later. It's the fact that I have to wake up at 6 am to get to work by 8 am that makes waking up in the middle of the night suck.
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My little brother just started doing this by accident, but it's because he's hiking the Appalachian Trail and can't do much while it's dark. So, that's how it happens, I suppose: go to sleep when it gets dark (being asleep by 9 puts your interlude between 1 and 2, and then waking up at 6, which isn't terrible). I think it took him all of two weeks to transition to this, without intending too. It's also very, very dark out there, so black out your curtains and wear a sleep mask.
To help with going to sleep at 9, cut out all screens after 6 or so.
Also, your link's not working for me.
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I have, from time to time, but only by mistake. It can be pretty cool if you have anything interesting to get up to during "the witching hour." Essentially, you should try to put yourself in pre-industrial circumstances, with respect to your daily rhythms: shut off the lights when the sun goes down, or use only very low (think candle) light, and only for like an hour or 90 minutes after dark; make your environment as quiet as possible; don't use any stimulants, at least not after morning; and get in a solid block of good, hard, physical WORK when it's light out.
Or do as many of those as you can. Eventually you will get tired and/or bored enough to sleep much earlier than you had been. Once you start consistently falling asleep between 8 and 9 pm, if you still sleep straight through to 5am, maybe consider setting a gentle alarm for ~4 hours after your normal fall-asleep time. Also, it should be obvious that this will work better in some seasons than others.
If this sounds like an awful large commitment, well... there are reasons we drifted away from this schedule in the post-industrial world.
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This is something that you'd have to eschew modernity for.
You would change your entire schedule to accomodate this. Also, people in the 15th century got a LOT of physical exercise. Farmwork, housework, walking miles and miles to have a conversation with a neighbor.
So, lots of physical exertion, no electric light, television, computers, etc. Reading by candlelight (or kerosene lamp) and early to bed, early to rise.
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A lot
of people have written on the subject. There are
on Paleohacks from people who've experimented with this, some with fancy graph-producing sleep gadgets. As far as I can tell, giving yourself large blocks of nighttime free from artificial light is key. Reddit
tackled this recently
as well.
The other component is how to arrange your life to satisfy this arrangement. If going out in the evening is something you do often enough, it may just not be compatible with a segmented sleep schedule. Mucking around on MeFi after dinner might well be out. It might also be hard to achieve if your job doesn't involve regular heavy physical labor.
Your body may well not want to do this. There's no point in torturing yourself if it's just not what comes naturally.
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This happens to me all the time if I don't specifically try to avoid it. If I got to sleep with my wife around 10, I'll sleep until 2, be up til 4, and then sleep til 7 when I need to get up for work.
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So, to prevent it, I'll usually force myself to stay up until 12:30 or 1, then sleep through til 7.
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on March 5, 2013
Do you already wake naturally during the night? Do you know how much sleep you need for optimal function, and are you getting it already?
I thought I had insomnia for years but learning about segmented sleep allowed me to embrace my natural rythym. I wake naturally about four hours after I go to sleep and stay awake for an hour or two, then go back to sleep until morning. As long as I get 6-7 hours total sleep, I feel great. And getting up to read or putter (I try to avoid the computer or other lit screens) beats lying in bed trying to go back to sleep. Just don't make the mistake of playing with your cat, or he will start to wake you before you want to get up!
If you're not already naturally waking during the night, don't try an alarm clock. It probably won't sync with your schedule well enough to get you the rest you need. Start by getting up anytime you do wake in the night, and go back to bed when you are sleepy again. Or become a parent.
My schedule right now: bedtime around 9, wake at 1:30 for an hour, wake again at 6:30.
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There is a blog about an experiment with
polyphasic sleep
. He's written
several posts
about it.
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I followed Steve Pavlina's notes for polyphasic sleep (linked by waving, above) quite a few years ago. It did not work for me at all but I was at least able to try because I was:
- Running my own business from home
- With work that didn't need to be done at specific hours
- And with clients both overseas and in the US.
Without those specific circumstances, I would not have been able to even try. In fact, it was because I was under those circumstances that I was even interested -- I was looking for a way to be somewhat available to all customers at most times. In the end, I was just tired.
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Head Trip,
the author, Jeff Warren, attempts it. (IIRC it wasn't a very successful experiment, but I don't have the book to hand.) What he was advised to do was go somewhere without electric lights so that he would get sleepy and go to bed when it got dark out—which would be tricky, unless you were, say, hiking the Appalachian Trail. :)
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My father naturally ends up doing segmented sleep. His schedule is actually very similar to the polyphasic guy
when he tried biphasic sleep.
He sleeps from around 11 till around 4, and then from 5 till 7. He does this on vacations/weekends as well, though he usually sleeps a little bit past seven then.
I think there are several reasons he is able to do this so well.
1.) He has really bad insomnia and biphasic sleep is what he naturally resorts to. He just decided not to fight it anymore.
2.) He has admitted that as he's aged, he doesn't need as much sleep anymore (he's 52). On rare nights that he doesn't wake up in the middle of the night, he naturally sleeps from 11 till 6.
3.) He's very active during the day. He doesn't sit for very long periods of time and he works out several times a week.
4.) He used to be an emergency room physician and worked 48-hour shifts. I don't think that is a necessary experience though (unless you want to worsen preexisting insomnia!).
5.) He's paleo (I don't really know if that matters but hey it's a fact).
Now, he works a 9-6 schedule with the rest of the monophasic world. He sometimes takes naps in his office, but other than that has kept to this schedule for a couple of years.
Overall, it's very doable, even with a set schedule. Having a "chill" attitude about sleep helps--when I've tried to do it, I spend the second sleep worried that I won't fall back asleep--and not needing a lot of sleep to begin with is probably necessary.
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I've got insomnia and I would really crave 6-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Anytime my sleep goes to crap I lose the ability to focus and concentrate. I certainly never find myself in great phyiscal or mental condition to take advantage of all the extra time this kind of sleep supposedly affords. I'm not sure I get the all the hoop-la myself.
But if you want to sleep like a 15th century person, live like one. I'd suggest wwoofing on a farm that has low electricity use or something. Electric lights and blue computer light really helps keep nights to 6-8 hours for most people today.
If you're in the northern hemisphere winter is ideally the best time to do this since night is longer.
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on March 5, 2013
The author Jerzy Kosinski famously slept in two equally-long segments. He undressed, and prepared for sleep in the same manner, twice a day (or night), not just a short night's slumber followed by a long daytime nap. I recall an essay he wrote about it while he was still alive, but can't remember where.
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on March 5, 2013
Do you work in an industry that allows non-normal hours? I'm doing night hours for my grad program right now (with my commute, it's 15hrs/day), and the first time I did this, I tried sleeping through the day; this time, I'm putting a two hour 'awake during the day' segment in and it's working much better for some reason.
Use blackout curtains in seasons when the light might interfere, and other environmental controls like earplugs if necessary. Having good sleep hygiene in general works, but it's possible to do it with strange working hours, so long as you can arrange your life to get major activities done early in the primary waking time; having a mini-task to do during the break has seemed to help me.
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on March 5, 2013
When my girls where babies, I'd fall asleep while tucking them in, at about 8-9, sleep till 2:30 or 3, and then sleep again from 4 - 4:30 till 7 or maybe 7:30. I was so healthy then! But I was always worried something was wrong with me.
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The trick would be to remove all lightbulbs from your house.
During our two-week blackout after Hurricane Sandy, we fell into this pattern. Because we had basically nothing to do except burn batteries after dark, we wound up going to sleep very, very early -- as early as 8pm, as I recall. Because it was dark, our bodies were actually sleepy at that time, too.
I'd wake up routinely for an hour or two between 3 and 4am. Lucky for me this coincided with a brief period of mobile phone service, so I'd check my Twitters and email and eventually go back to sleep. I can't remember what time we all woke up for good -- maybe 7 or 8am?
It was very pleasant, actually, and I miss it a little bit. The pattern faded out as soon as power returned and we had lights and television and internet, thus allowing us to stay up later.
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My work schedule is totally off schedule from the sleep patterns my body prefers, so right now I naturally fall into a biphasic sleep pattern unless I really work at avoiding it. I'm a night owl but usually have to be online for work between 6 and 7AM. So, here's how my day goes:
Wake between 5 and 6AM
Hate the morning but do what I gotta do. I limit my caffeine intake to one cup of coffee or tea, and no caffeine after noon.
Afternoons are rock star time for me.
Get home between 5 and 6PM
Nap until 8 or 9 (3.5 hours of sleep)
wake and have dinner, do Stuff
Go to bed around midnight/1AM (4 hours of sleep)
If I'm able to follow my normal sleep cycle, I'd go to bed around 2AM and wake around 9-10AM. Obviously, that doesn't work if I need to be online at 6AM. So a biphasic sleep schedule is my body's secondary preferred schedule. The reason I often try to avoid it is that it makes socializing after work difficult.
So, if you don't want to make things totally dark at sunset, or live in the North and don't want to go to bed at 7PM during January, you could try working during hours that aren't in your body's preferred awake cycle, if that makes sense.
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I have tried polyphasic sleep when I was doing a lot of 9-hour jet-lag. It worked great for a week or so but I always fell back to my regular sleep schedule.
The first thing I would do is get one of those fancy alarms that wakes you up based on where it thinks you are in your sleep cycle. (There are also cheap versions for smartphones, though I have no idea how well they work.) That will bring you out of sleep when you're ready, and not when you're in the middle of something deep and hard to bring yourself out of.
The main difficulty is that you quickly become reliant on going to sleep after specific, shorter intervals. If you don't plan around it, or your life doesn't support it, you're not going to last. Figure out when you more important social engagements happen and plan to be awake at that time every day - including time to get ready, commute, whatever. Otherwise you'll be falling asleep at dinner or leaving the party before it becomes interesting, or whatever. This was the main thing that killed it for me. I basically couldn't go on a date longer than a few hours. Spending all day with my sweetheart was no-go. (So, if you can get your most significant other to go in with you on it, you might have a better chance.)
Also figure out what you're going to do at night. If you're not used to working in the middle of the night, it can be disorienting. If you live in an apartment you can cause trouble by being even slightly loud. Very few businesses are open and TV is lousy.
On the other side, keep from getting interruptions when you're trying to sleep. Turn off your phone ringer and if possible disconnect your doorbell when you're sleeping during the day. Don't expect others to know or respect sleeping at 3 in the afternoon. Again, apartment living can be tough because, again, no one will really respect your afternoon sleep.
Plan your eating. You'll have to eat at different times. Depending on the person this can have a dramatic effect on your health. I ended up feeling very unsettled unless I ate a whole extra meal during 24 hours.
Those are the main questions to answer for yourself. I tracked my time and with all the getting up and going to sleep I didn't really gain any extra
time during the day or any other benefits, but it was fun to try when my sleep was already mucked up.
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Admissions FAQs
Thank you for your interest in UCSC's Sociology Ph.D. program.
These FAQs provide answers to questions commonly asked by Sociology Ph.D. applicants. For the answers to questions that apply to all graduate admissions, and not specifically to Sociology admissions, please see Graduate Admissions FAQs.Q. What courses are required for the Sociology Ph.D.?
Q. How long does it take to complete the Ph.D.?
Q. Is there a Sociology MA program at UCSC?
Q. Will previous graduate coursework or Master's degree transfer?
Q. I am employed full-time. Is it possible to attend part-time?
Q. Do I need a Sociology degree to apply?
Q. Do I need a Master's Degree to apply?
Q. Does the program admit international students? What funding is available?
Q. Are there opportunities to work with faculty in other departments?
Q. What are the minimum or average GPA and GRE scores?
Q. How many applications does the department receive?
Q. Is there a waitlist?
Q. Can letters of recommendation be submitted as hard copy rather than online?
Q. Can materials be submitted after the December 15 deadline?
Q. How do I know whether my application file is complete?
Q. When can I expect to hear about the admission decision?
Q. Are students admitted in spring?
Q. Do I apply separately for funding?
Q. Does Sociology guarantee funding for its Ph.D. students?
Q. What are my chances to get a TAship?
Q. Is there TA Training for new TAs?
Q. How does residency affect my status?
Q. Can the application fee be waived?
Q. May I visit the department before applying?
Q. Is there a Visit Day scheduled for newly admitted students?
Q. I would like to reapply. How can I improve my application?
Q. I have further questions about the program. Who should I contact?
Q. What courses are required for the Sociology Ph.D.?
Students are required to take twelve courses* as follows:
A three-course core group:
- 201 The Making of Classical Theory
- 202 Contemporary Sociological Theory
- 203 Sociological Methods
Two methods courses:
- 204 Methods of Quantitative Analysis**
and one of the following eight courses:
- 205 Field Research Methods
- 206 Comparative Historical Methods
- 209 Analysis of Cultural Form
- 241 Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Research
- 242 Feminist Research Seminar
- Psychology 248 Survey Methods
- 268A Science & Justice: Experiments in Collaboration, or
- 282 Social Policy Research
Three area foundation courses:
- 220 Global Transformation: Macrosociological Perspective
- 240 Inequality and Identity
- 260 Culture, Knowledge, Power
At least one writing course (208 Writing Practicum or 250 Course Design and Grant Writing)
A minimum of three (3) elective graduate seminars, at least one from Sociology (excluding Sociology 250 and Sociology 293).
* Students may be exempt from one or more of these courses if they have satisfactorily completed equivalent graduate-level course work at other institutions. A waiver reduces the total number of required courses (for example, if one course is waived, eleven more are required, rather than twelve).
** Students with no background in statistics are strongly advised to take an undergraduate course in statistical methods before enrolling in Socy 204, but can be admitted with permission of the instructor.
Q. How long does it take to complete the Ph.D.?
Normative time for PhD completion is seven years. Some students finish by the end of their fifth or sixth year.
Years 1-2: Complete required courses and masters paper.
Years 3-4: Write field statements for the pre-qualifying stage, and write and defend a dissertation prospectus to pass oral qualifying exam. The result is that you advance to candidacy. A few students advance by end of the third year, but students must advance no later than the end of the fourth year. Many students continue to take courses even after completing the coursework required during the first two years.
Years 5-7: Dissertation research and writing, oral dissertation defense and submission, PhD completion.
Q. Is there a Sociology MA program at UCSC?
The sociology program at UCSC is a PhD - not an MA - program. After students complete the required coursework and master's paper, they may apply for a non-terminal master's degree on route to the PhD.
If you're interested in an MA only, many of the California State Universities (CSU) offer sociology master's programs.
Q. Will previous graduate coursework or Master's degree transfer?
An applicant who is admitted, and who accepts their offer, may request that previous graduate courses be evaluated to determine whether they satisfy any of the Sociology PhD coursework requirements. Similarly, a previous master's paper/thesis might satisfy the program's master's paper requirement.
Graduate courses do not transfer directly, but if you have satisfactorily completed a similar graduate course at another institution, you may petition for a course waiver/substitution by submitting the course syllabus; it will be reviewed by sociology faculty who teach similar courses.
You must complete this program's coursework and master's paper requirements - except those expressly approved for waivers.
A previous Master's degree does not count in and of itself as a step towards the PhD. Nor may students transfer directly from another MA or PhD program. Everyone must apply, and be accepted for admission, through the regular applications process.
Q. I am employed full-time. Is it possible to attend part-time?
This program assumes students are pursuing the PhD full-time. During the first two years, there is substantial required coursework and a master's paper to be completed.
Additionally, sociology graduate students are expected to serve as teaching assistants for the department's classes. A teaching assistant works up to 20 hours per week (maximum of 220 hours per quarter), on duties that include: attending 2-3 lectures and leading two discussion sections per week; holding office hours; meeting with the instructor as needed; providing input for grades; and course preparation.
Part-time enrollment (or outside employment) is more common for students after they've advanced to candidacy (i.e., after they have completed the master's requirements and passed the Qualifying Exam. Part-time students are not eligible for TAships.
Q. Do I need a Sociology degree to apply?
A Sociology degree is not required to apply. Most applicants have a degree or background in social sciences-related fields, and they have a fairly well-defined research focus. For applicants with other backgrounds, it is important to show that you're prepared for graduate studies in sociology.
Q. Do I need a Master's Degree to apply?
The basic requirement is completion of a Bachelor's degree prior to entering the program. Many applicants do have a Master's degree or some previous graduate coursework, but this is not required. No preference is automatically given to those with post-baccalaureate degrees or certifications.
Q. Does the program admit international students? What funding is available?
The department welcomes applications from international students. The following information may help you decide whether to apply.
Applicants from countries where English is not the primary language must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System test (IELTS). The minimum scores for admission are lower than those required for consideration for teaching assistantships. For admission to the Sociology program, the minimum scores are: 550 for paper-based TOEFL, 83 for internet-based TOEFL, or 7 for IELTS. To be considered for Teaching Assistantships, you must score 26 or higher on the Spoken Word portion of the internet-based TOEFL, or get an overall score of 8 for IELTS.
You should not assume that you're exempt from this requirement. Receiving a degree in an English-speaking country does not automatically make you exempt, however, you may be considered for an exemption if you've also worked as a teaching assistant. You should ontact the department if you think you may qualify for an exemption of the language exam.
Most sociology graduate students depend to a large extent upon TAships for funding, so English fluency is essential.
Some international students experience financial difficulty meeting the non-resident tuition expense. International students have the same eligibility for teaching appointments; these pay a salary and a large portion of graduate student tuition. But teaching appointments do not pay for supplemental non-resident tuition; NRT is $5,034 per quarter, $15,102 per year. Unless covered by NRT fellowship support, an international student owes NRT every quarter until they pass their qualifying exam and advance to candidacy (usually during the third or fourth year). The department may offer a limited number of first-year NRT fellowships. The department can nominate a few international applicants for a limited number of two-year NRT fellowships; if any of these nominees is selected, the department may include two years of NRT ($30,204 total, $15,102 per year) in the offer. These fellowships, however, are for the first two years only, so the student would still owe any additional quarters' of NRT until they pass their qualifying exam.
Transcripts must be submitted in the original language and with an English translation. Many institutions may use an alternate grading scale; this is not a problem. Be sure to include at least one copy of the page that shows the explanation of the grading.
International students have the same eligibility for departmental stipends and tuition fellowships as other applicants. They have the same eligibility for student teaching appointments. They are eligible for Graduate Student Researcher positions (GSRships); these positions are fairly limited within Social Sciences, but they are the only graduate student employment that covers non-resident tuition, if applicable. International students are not eligible for diversity fellowships, nor are they eligible for need-based financial aid.
It is helpful if international applicants clearly show details about other sources of graduate support for which they've applied, are under consideration, or have been awarded (e.g., from their government, Fulbright or other scholarship funding). Such funding is not required, but it could help demonstrate that the applicant will have sufficient resources, and is less likely to experience financial difficulties, during their time in the program. The applicant doesn't show actual proof of support until they apply for the I-20, but most consider their finances closely before accepting an offer.
Q. Are there opportunities to work with faculty in other departments?
The program does offer interdisciplinary opportunities. Some students choose to take seminars in other departments and to count one or two of these towards meeting the department's three-elective requirement.
Some departments offer a Designated Emphasis (DE) – Environmental Studies, Feminist Studies, History of Art & Visual Culture, History of Consciousness, Latino and Latin American Studies (LALS), Education, and Politics, among others. Specific DE requirements vary by department, but may require that a student: take a certain number of courses in the other department (in addition to Sociology's coursework requirements); TA for the other department; write a paper; and have a faculty member from the department agree to serve as the outside member of the student's Qualifying Exam and/or Dissertation Reading Committee.
Prospective applicants do not apply for a DE. A Designated Emphasis is an interdisciplinary option for continuing students who wish to broaden their background in another field (in addition to their home PhD program).
Many sociology faculty and graduate students participate in research groups with campuswide membership. Under Sociology Research, see Research Centers and Working Groups and Research Clusters. And many participate in Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) Centers & Projects and Clusters and Working Groups. They also participate in multi-campus groups like UC Center for New Racial Studies (UCCNRS).
Q. What are the minimum or average GPA and GRE scores?
The department does not track these averages, nor has it established minimum acceptable GPAs or GRE scores. Admission is competitive, however, and each year many highly qualified applicants are denied admission. Each application is carefully considered and reviewed as a whole, and applicants with lower scores might be considered favorably when there is other strong evidence of academic promise in the entire file.
Q. How many applications does the department receive?
The department receives from 100 - 115 applications each year. Cohort sizes vary, and average about five to seven new students per year. Admission offers are made to those considered highly qualified and who have the best fit with the department.
Occasionally the department maintains a short waitlist. However, when someone declines their offer, it's not the case that a space automatically opens up for a waitlisted applicant. Offers are made to more applicants than the department expects will accept. Waitlisted applicants may receive an offer if there are resources available after the department knows the total number and amount of accepted offers.
The department may ask a few applicants if they wish to remain on a waitlist. If an offer can be made to a waitlisted applicant, they must first confirm that they have not already accepted another offer.
Q. Can letters of recommendation be submitted as hard copy rather than online?
Letters of recommendation must be submitted online. Letters are not accepted in hard copy, nor via fax or email. Unsolicited materials may be discarded.
As soon as you list the recommenders in the appropriate section of the application, they will receive instructions about uploading their letters. This upload can be done even if you've already submitted your application. There is no need to delay submitting your application until all recommendation letters are sent.
Q. Can materials be submitted after the December 15 deadline?
The online application must be submitted by the December 15 deadline (11:59:59 PST). Late applications are not considered.
There is no guarantee that any materials submitted after the deadline will be reviewed. For full consideration, the online application plus all supplemental materials (including letters of recommendation, official test scores, and transcripts) should be received by the deadline.
- Consider the normal time for test scores to be sent from the testing centers (see GRE and TOEFL or IELTS sites for this information) and schedule your exams early enough so that the scores arrive by the deadline. There is space on the application to self-report your scores if you know them. These may serve for review purposes until the official scores arrive. However, without official scores, your application is incomplete.
- Official transcripts are not needed to apply. If you have unofficial transcripts, you will be able to upload these to your application for purposes of review. Only those applicants who receive and accept an offer of admission will be required to supply official copies of transcripts. If you have access to some, but not all, of your unofficial transcripts, you will need to submit official copies of those you haven't uploaded. The application includes instructions about uploading transcripts.
Q. How do I know whether my application file is complete?
Within a few days of submitting your application, you will be assigned an ID and receive instructions to access the applicant portal. Portal access lets you monitor the status of your application and supplemental materials. There is heavy volume immediately before or after the December 15 deadline (since many graduate programs have that same deadline), so you should expect reasonable delays reaching Graduate Admissions or seeing the status of your application.
IMPORTANT: It is up to each applicant to track the status of their application in the portal, and to take appropriate action if they notice anything missing.
If you do notice any problems with your submission, you should definitely contact someone before the campus holiday closure. The campus is closed after 5pm Tuesday December 23, 2013, and through Thursday January 1, 2014. You will be unable to reach anyone for assistance during the campus closure.
If you are certain that materials have been sent, and you do not see these in the portal within a reasonable time (i.e., within about five business days of submitting the online application), you should take steps to verify the materials have been sent. Be sure that materials were sent to "Graduate Application Processing Center"; if the mailing address showed 'Admissions' only, your materials will likely be delivered to Undergraduate Admissions, and may not be processed.
Q. When can I expect to hear about the admission decision?
The department typically makes admission decisions by mid-February and relays its decisions to Graduate Admissions. The official offer of admission and funding is sent via email from Graduate Admissions. Admitted students have until April 15 to accept or decline the offer. The department does not provide status about decisions prior to the formal notifications sent from Graduate Admissions. Nor will Graduate Admissions give any status prior to the email notification.
Shortly after offers are sent from Graduate Admissions, Sociology faculty phone everyone offered admission to answer questions you may have about the program or your offer. You may also contact Graduate Program Coordinator Ann McCardy about your offer.
The Department will confirm whether a few applicants wish to remain on a waitlist; these applicants will not receive a notification from Graduate Admissions.
Graduate Admissions will send email notification to students denied admission. These usually follow within a few days of the admissions offers.
Q. Are students admitted in spring?
No. Applications are accepted from October 1 through December 15, and students are admitted for the following Fall Quarter only.
Q. Do I apply separately for funding?
No. First year funding, or other campus/department funding, is decided by the department selection committee and is shown in the offer from Graduate Admissions. All applicants will be considered for department funding and campus fellowships for which they may be eligible, if they request consideration at the appropriate places in the application. Funding decisions are made by the selection committee and are based on merit.
Q. Does Sociology guarantee funding for its Ph.D. students?
The admissions offer, in most cases, is for first-year funding, and may include a combination of fellowships and TAships. Some offers may include multi-year funding. The only guaranteed funding is that stated in the offer letter.
The department does, however, try to fund its full-time graduate students for the first four years through a combination of fellowships, TAships, or GSRships (Graduate Student Researcher). Funding is for the academic year only (fall, winter, and spring quarters). If available, TAships are also assigned to students beyond the fourth year. The current California budget situation has made funding projections difficult, but the department remains committed to funding graduate students to the fullest extent possible.
Summer is not a graduate academic term, and there is no funding guaranteed during summer. Some students do receive TA positions during summer. Available positions are very limited and, therefore, more competitive than during the academic year. Some students are hired as GSRs during summer. But many students do not receive funding during the summer.
A limited number of campuswide dissertation-year fellowships are awarded each year to doctoral students who are within one year of completing their PhD. These fellowships offer a quarterly stipend and payment of full fees in the final dissertation year.
Q. What are my chances to get a TAship?
Most sociology graduate students depend to a large extent upon Teaching Assistantships for funding, and preference for the department TAships is given to available Sociology graduate students, at least through their fourth year. University of California system-wide policy restricts students to a maximum total of eighteen [academic year] teaching quarters.
During spring quarter each year, continuing students submit their preferences for the following year's TAships, and the TA offers are usually made by early summer. A new student, whose offer includes TAships during the first year, will receive the number of TA positions shown in the offer letter, however, new students do not have a choice of assignments in their first year.
During the TA application process, students also have some opportunities to apply for available TAships in other departments. Sociology graduate students are also frequently selected for TAships by other departments.
Effective October 1, the current TA salary is $6,179 per quarter ($2,060 per month). Additionally, TAs receive a remission of most graduate student tuition. In any quarter that a student has a TAship, the majority of tuition/fees (including the $1,233 health insurance fee) is paid on the student's behalf. For 14-15, graduate student tuition is $5,653 per quarter; a teaching position would cover $5,297 of that amount, and the student owes a balance of approximately $355 in campus fees. (Some students don't owe campus fees. For students who advance to candidacy in normative time, Graduate Division will pay 6 consecutive quarters of campus fees immediately following advancement.)
It is important to note that the TA fee offset does not reduce non-resident supplemental tuition (NRT), so non-resident (out-of-state and international) students must still pay quarterly tuition ($5,034 per quarter), unless their offer includes a non-resident tuition fellowship.
Summer TAs are paid at the same rate as during the regular academic year, but prorated for a five-week sessions (100 hours total), instead of an eleven-week quarter (220 hours total). There are two five-week sessions in summer, and students may TA for no more than one course in each session. These positions are limited and competitive. Because graduate students aren't enrolled during summer, fee offsets aren't necessary.
Q. Is there TA Training for new TAs?
Training is mandatory for all Sociology graduate students before they work in the classroom as TAs. Training is typically offered within the first few days of fall quarter. The TA Trainer is usually a Sociology graduate student who has advanced to candidacy and who has excellent teaching evaluations.
Q. How does residency affect my status?
It is very important to fully answer the questions on the application about residency. ALL graduate students pay the same amount in graduate student fees ($5,653 per quarter, $16,959 per year). Non-residents (out-of-state and international) also owe non-resident supplemental tuition (NRT). Non-resident supplemental tuition is $5,034 per quarter, $15,102 per year.
Tuition fellowships may be part of the offers made to non-residents, but these are not guaranteed.
Out-of-state students who are U.S. citizens or permaent residents may be reclassified as residents for tuition purposes by their second year, at which point they will owe no tuition.
Some applicants are not CA residents, but may be exempt from tuition for other reasons. For more information about residency, see the Registrar's web site. Full answers will help the selection committee make an educated guess about whether a non-resident might be eligible for an exemption from tuition (useful in terms of formulating the offer). However, an official determination of residency status is not processed unless an applicant is actually admitted. The most common NRT exemption is available to applicants who are not current California residents, but who attended three or more years and who graduated from a California high school. An applicant who claims this exemption – and who is offered admission – will need to provide a high school transcript before the fall quarter begins.
International students have both graduate student fees AND non-resident supplemental tuition (NRT) until they advance to candidacy. Non-resident tuition does not reduce to zero in the second year for international students (as it can for U.S. citizens or permanent residents). After advancement, though, international students are exempt from supplemental non-resident tuition for three years. Non-resident tuition resumes if an international student doesn't finish during the three-year period.
Q. Can the application fee be waived?
A few applicants are eligible for a waiver of the application fee based upon either financial hardship or participation in a qualifying program. In order to submit the application, you will need to provide either the waiver confirmation or a form of payment. International students are not eligible for fee waivers.
Contact Graduate Admissions for waiver authorization; the department does not handle application fee waivers. For more information, see Graduate Admissions FAQs.
Fee waiver request forms must be received by the Graduate Admissions office at least ten days prior to the department's application deadline.
Q. May I visit the department before applying?
It is possible to visit the campus and department before applying. However, a visit does not increase an applicant's chance of admission. The department does plan a group visit each year for all New Admits. Activities during this group visit usually provide enough information to allow potential students to make an informed decision about accepting their offer.
You may visit the Graduate Program Coordinator (Ann McCardy, email@example.com) without an appointment Monday to Thursday, 9am-noon or 1-4pm. The majority of questions can usually be handled via email.
If you wish to meet with particular faculty, it is best to correspond first by email. You may be able to discuss their research interests and yours via email. Some, but not all, faculty respond to inquiries. A few faculty prefer to meet applicants only after they are admitted. If the faculty member agrees to a meeting after email correspondence, it may be a good idea to confirm the appointment (via email) a few days prior to your visit. See Faculty for contact information. (Note that the office hours on web may not be those for the current quarter, so you should confirm those.)
Many graduate students will respond to inquiries from potential applicants. Their contact information is located on the Graduate Students web page. If you email the program coordinator with your specific interests, she may also be able to put you in touch with a few students whose interests overlap yours, and who've said they'd like to correspond with applicants.
Q. Is there a Visit Day scheduled for newly admitted students?
All applicants chosen for admission are invited to attend a New Admit Visit before the April 15 deadline for acceptance. The organized visit is typically a one-day event during which prospective students have the opportunity to meet others who may be in their cohort and to socialize with faculty and current graduate students. Visitors will meet with the Graduate Director and with their potential faculty advisors. Visits routinely include a tour of the campus and other activities applicants might find useful when finalizing their decision, such as informal tours of the Santa Cruz area or of graduate student housing.
This visit is held on a weekday when classes are in session (usually on a Monday to allow for weekend arrival). While we encourage attendance from as many new admits as possible, we realize that some people will have work, school, or family conflicts. The best time for admitted students to visit is on Visit Day, but if you are unable to do so, the department may be able to accommodate your visit at a separate time, if you give advance notice.
Some travel reimbursement is allowed, and each invitee will be told the maximum amount of their reimbursement prior to the visit. The reimbursement is based on distance from UCSC, and is offered to help offset the cost of your visit.
Q. I would like to reapply. How can I improve my application?
The department does not provide specific details about your application. The selection committee carefully reviews all applicant files and there are always more qualified applicants that the department can admit. Only the most highly qualified applicants with the best fit to the department are admitted each year. The best advice is probably that you review your Statement of Purpose and Personal History Statement and make a compelling case about why you're applying to this PhD program. Because applicants are reviewed relative to rest of applicants in the pool, it is possible that even a slightly different pool in a subsequent year can make a difference in your chances.
Please see the Graduate Admissions FAQs for instructions about reactivating your previous year's application.
Q. I have further questions about the program. Who should I contact?
For routine questions about the admissions process, deadlines, funding, TAing, program requirements, the campus, etc., please contact the Sociology Graduate Program Coordinator Ann McCardy (email@example.com). She is also the primary contact for the Visit Day and will handle most of the coordination, including reimbursements. Ann can also answer general questions about which faculty to contact about your research interests. You may phone 831-459-3168, though email is better. (If you phone, but reach voicemail, please leave your name, phone, email address, and briefly state your questions.)
You may email individual faculty, but not all respond to prospective applicants. For more about faculty's areas of specialization, see: Areas of Research. If you do decide to write, you'll probably increase the chance for a reply if you include a brief, but descriptive, statement about your research interests.
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