Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are

Don't go changing, to try and please meYou never let me down beforeDon't imagine you're too familiarAnd I don't see you anymoreI wouldn't leave you in times of troubleWe never could have come this farI took the good times, I'll take the bad timesI'll take you just the way you are
Don't go trying some new fashionDon't change the color of your hairYou always have my unspoken passionAlthough I might not seem to care
I don't want clever conversationI never want to work that hardI just want someone that I can talk toI want you just the way you are.
I need to know that you will always beThe same old someone that I knewWhat will it take till you believe in meThe way that I believe in you.
I said I love you and that's foreverAnd this I promise from the heartI could not love you any betterI love you just the way you are.,
I don't want clever conversationI never want to work that hardI just want someone that I can talk toI want you just the way you are.

Daniel Bedingfield - If you're not the one

If your not the one then why does my soul feel glad todayIf your not the one then why does my hand fit yours this wayIf you are not mine then why does your heart return my callIf you are not mine would I have the strength to stand at allI never know what the future bringsBut I know your here with me nowWe'll make it through, and I hope you are the one I share my life with
I don't wanna run away but I can't take it I don't understandIf I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I amIs there anyway that I could stay in your arms
If I don't need you then why am I crying on my bedIf I don't need you then why does your name resound in my headIf your not for me then why does this distance mean I’m aliveIf your not for me then why do I dream of you as my wifeI don’t know why your so far away, but I know that this much is trueWe’ll make it through and I hope that your the one I share my life withAnd I wish that you could be the one I die withAnd I pray that your the one I build my home withI hope I love you all my life
I don’t wanna run away but I can’t take it I don’t understandIf I’m not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I amIs there anyway that I could stay in your arms
Coz I miss you body and soul so strong that it takes my breath awayAnd breath you into my heart and pray for the strength to stand todayCoz I love you whether it’s wrong or right and though I can’t be with you tonightYou know my heart is by your side
I don't wanna run away but I can't take it I don't understandIf I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I amIs there anyway that I could stay in your arms

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Top 10 International Relations Ph.D. Rankings


These rankings are part of the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) survey, conducted by Paul C. Avey, Michael C. Desch, James D. Long, Daniel Maliniak, Susan Peterson, and Michael J. Tierney. All additional information provided was added by Foreign Policy and is not part of the survey results.
1. Harvard University 
Admitted class size: 14-26
Average time to graduate: 5-6 years
Funding: All admitted students considered for fellowships, amounting to full/partial tuition and stipends
Star professors: Robert Bates, Jeffry Frieden, Stephen M. Walt 
Websitehttp://www.gov.harvard.edu/graduate-program

2. Princeton University 
Admitted class size: 40
Average time to graduate: 5 years, minimum
Funding: Full tuition funding for four years, including living stipends
Star professors: Robert Keohane, Uwe Reindhart, Anne-Marie Slaughter, 
Website: http://wws.princeton.edu/

3. Stanford University
Admitted class size: 12
Average time to graduate: N/A

Funding: Full tuition and living stipend provided
Star professors: Francis Fukuyama, Stephen Krasner, Condoleezza Rice
Websitehttp://politicalscience.stanford.edu/


4. Columbia University
Admitted class size: 20
Average time to graduate: 5-7 years
Funding: Guaranteed five-year fellowship, including living stipends
Star professors: Jagdish Bhagwati, Robert Jervis, Jeffrey Sachs
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/polisci/index.html


5. Yale University
Admitted class size: 23
Average time to graduate: 6.7
Funding: Guaranteed funding for five years. The first four years of tuition are guaranteed, followed by a university dissertation fellowship
Star professors: Bruce Ackerman, David Cameron, Bruce Russett
Website: http://www.yale.edu/polisci/index.html


6. University of Chicago
Admitted class size: 15-20
Average time to graduate: N/A
Funding: Full tuition, plus $21,000 for five years, including $3,000 summer funding
Star professors: John Mearsheimer, Robert Pape


7. University of California/San Diego
Admitted class size: 15-20
Average time to graduate: 5-6 years
Funding: Guaranteed for four years, followed by teaching assistantships
Star professors: Peter Gourevitch, Larry Krause, Susan Shirk
Website: http://irps.ucsd.edu/programs/phd-in-political-science-and-international-affairs-phd/


8. University of California/Berkeley
Admitted class size: 18-26
Average time to graduate: 5-6 years, including 1 year of field research 

Funding: Five years of funding via fellowships, research, and teaching assistantships, (contingent on California residency)
Star professors: Barry Eichengreen 

Website: http://polisci.berkeley.edu/


9. University of Michigan/Ann Arbor
Admitted class size: 12-17
Average time to graduate: 4-6 years
FundingFive years of funding, including a fellowship for the first year
Star professors: Paul Courant, Kenneth Lieberthal
Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/polisci/


10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Admitted Class Size: 7-11
Average Time to Graduate: 5-6 years
Funding: Five years of funding, including nine-month stipends
Star professors: Daron Acemoglu, Barry R. Posen, Daniel Posner
Website: http://web.mit.edu/polisci/academic-programs/graduate/phd.shtml

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http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/03/top_ten_international_relations_phd_rankings?page=full&wp_login_redirect=0