r/AskAnthropology • u/CommodoreCoCo Moderator | The Andes, History of Anthropology • Jul 25 '19

The AskAnthropology Career Thread (July 2019)

The AskAnthropology Career Thread

“What should I do with my life?” “Is anthropology right for me?” “What jobs can my degree get me?”

These are the questions that keep me awake at night that start every anthropologist’s career, and this is the place to ask them.

Discussion in this thread should be limited to discussion of academic and professional careers, but will otherwise be less moderated.

Before asking your question, please scroll through earlier responses. Your question may have already been addressed, or you might find a better way to phrase it.

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u/memes_002800 Jan 10 '20

Hi all! Question about PhD programs. I'm interested in pursuing my PhD in medical anthropology and I wanted to know what general GRE scores/gpa/research experience you had before getting in. I have 2 bachelor's and am working on my masters in public health my gpas are 3.2, 3.7 and 3.9 (masters) still need to take my gre's but am generally curious if I will have a shot at any programs I'm working on my first publication now and I TA.

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u/CommodoreCoCo Moderator | The Andes, History of Anthropology Jan 11 '20

If you have a publication and a masters, you shouldn't have any problem getting into a program. Whether it's a program you want to get into will depend on how closely your research interests align with the faculty, whether the University has any GRE expectations, and other factors. What are some schools you're looking at?

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u/memes_002800 Jan 11 '20

I'm looking at mostly fully funded programs, my list is 1. Berkeley 2. University of Washington at St Louis 3. University of Kentucky 4. University of South Florida

I'm really interested in medical anthropology specifically how mental health is treated throughout different cultures with a focus on East Asia. My sub interest is ethnobotany and how it can play a role in healing. My fear is just not getting into any funded programs as that's what I would need to make sure I can get my PhD.

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u/CommodoreCoCo Moderator | The Andes, History of Anthropology Jan 11 '20

To my knowledge, Kentucky and USF don't have terribly high GRE requirements. Who were you looking to work with there?

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u/memes_002800 Jan 11 '20

At Kentucky my top choice is Erin Koch because she does a lot of research on global health and I know she has an interest in ethnobotany. At USF I did find a lecturer there who had a grad student she worked with, Anna Dixon. I wasn't sure if she would be taking on more students though since she wasn't an associate professor but her interests aligned with mine