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<p>I am still formulating my final list, which should be completed when I do the GRE! </p>
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How's philosophy at Georgetown?
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<p>It is great. We have a small department with a variety of interests being catered to by a number of faculty. Yes, I am majoring in philosophy.</p>
<p>You are definitely not bothering me! Philosophy is a passion of mine.</p>
<p>I've only heard great things about Georgetown's philosophy department. </p>
<p>How hard is it to get good grades? Because I wrote my brother's philosophy paper in literally twenty minutes and he got an A (he's majoring in Math and I imagine the class he is taking is not particularly difficult).</p>
<p>Those who like philosophy usually like it with a passion...</p>
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I've only heard great things about Georgetown's philosophy department.
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<p>Really? Like what and from whom?</p>
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<p>I cannot be sure. At Georgetown, earning As is extremely difficult. A-s can be earned if one does enough work and puts enough thought in his or her work.</p>
<p>The classes tend to vary in difficulty as one ascends in course numbers. The intro courses are the easiest, but the higher level courses are demanding. My text-seminar, for instance, demanded around 15-20 hours of work per week!</p>
<p>When I had an interview for Georgetown, the interviewer told me that the philosophy department is great (that those she knew who majored in it really liked it)... As she was not particularly objective, I did ask a few other people. My friend actually graduated from Georgetown as a philosophy major -- she really loved it (she likes ethics and said that courses were top-notch). Granted I don't know much about it (but I don't know much about any school as you can tell), but my impression of it has been pretty good as of yet.</p>
<p>It was an "Introduction to Ethics" class that he took -- it did seem particularly easy.</p>
<p>Is there a lot of learning (and my this I mean by heart) in your experience? I understand that there sometimes need to be tests that measure knowledge... but there aren't too many multiple-choice tests in the higher level classes, right? (I hope.)</p>
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Is there a lot of learning (and my this I mean by heart) in your experience? I understand that there sometimes need to be tests that measure knowledge... but there aren't too many multiple-choice tests in the higher level classes, right? (I hope.)
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<p>I have not had a single exam in my upper-level courses, though intro courses and the logics tend to have exams. The exams vary in difficulty, with some being take-home, others being collaborative, and yet others being traditional; it depends on the professor.</p>
<p>What is your situation like right now?</p>
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Unfortunately, the philosophy department at Penn is not that good; if the OP is looking to teach in philosophy, the Penn Ph.D does not place as well as, say, a Rutgers, NYU, MIT, or Princeton Ph.D.
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<p>nspeds, how "not that good" is Penn, really? I know the top is the most important, but isn't it considered fairly good?</p>
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<p>It is decent, but I would not consider applying to it. Just looking at placement, there are several other schools to which I would rather apply: Brown and Yale, perhaps?</p>
<p>Of course, with Paul Guyer, those who want to study Kant would be remiss if they did not apply to Penn!</p>
<p>I have not yet taken many philosophy classes (in college) as I still have to complete many classes to fufill requirements in the core curriculum. I took philosophy classes when I was in High School (some were in my school and some where college courses) and started reading a lot on my own in the last two years of HS. As of yet, I have not taken many classes which required multiple-choice testing (if I remember correctly there was only one "True/False" test in an intro class), and I am hoping that it will stay this way.</p>
<p>This is the only thread that came up when I searched for “J.D/PhD”, so I figured I should bump it. </p>
<p>As an undergraduate who did NOT major in Philosophy, what are my options for dual degree programs? </p>
<p>I graduate in 2011, but according to credits, I am a senior. I go to NYU and I am a Media, Culture, Communciations major in the Steinhardt school. I am also taking up a gender studies minor. I would rather get my PhD in Communications or Cultural Studies, but I am also open to retooling my research interests to fit within the realm of Sociology. </p>
<p>EDIT: After seeing the thread on Communications majors, let me clarify what my major at NYU is: while it can be vocational, all of the classes I took were more interdisciplinary, leaning towards cultural studies. So: no public relations courses, no marketing courses, no “pre-law” courses. </p>
<p>Here is where it gets messy: My overall GPA is only around a 3.3. That’s a 3.3 with internships and research, but it is still only a 3.3. In-major GPA is higher. I have another semester before I start the application process. I have studied and done GRE prep on my own since the summer, and I have a test date for late February. </p>
<p>Is it too late for me, GPA-wise, to think about J.D/PhD programs? Part of me wants to apply for pure M.A programs and then just revisit this idea in a few years. I do not have any undergraduate debt coming out of NYU.</p>
<p>Any insight is appreciated.</p>
<p>I assume from your post that you want to pursue a track in philosophy. Without substantial undergraduate experience in the field (i.e., at least a major), no decent Ph.D program will touch you. You need to do a masters first.</p>
<p>No, I don’t want to do philosophy. Are dual degrees limited to having a PhD in philosophy?</p>
<p>Oh not at all. I was just confused about this line:
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<p>My mistake. I was trying to differentiate from the direction the thread seemed to be going in, and I failed. Heh. </p>
<p>I would rather get my PhD in something such as Sociology or Communications or Cultural Studies.</p>
<p>It is possible to do JD/Ph.D’s in any number of fields, though you should be sure that there is a reason you want both degrees. I would assume that Sociology would work fine, though it would depend on the specific programs. In terms of GPA, that entirely depends on the law school and graduate school you are applying to. I should search the grad forums here or on the grad cafe website to look for statistics. Also, talk to your advisor or a sociology professor at your school. They will be much better at giving you advice for your specific situation.</p>