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  1. They fund most but not all. I know a bunch of people who didn't get any funding.
  2. Congrats! I received a weird email from them on Friday saying there has been a delay in processing the application by the Graduate Admissions Division. Called and they said a decision has been made but that the admin team haven't had a chance to process the decision so couldn't tell me! Don't know what to make of it all.
  3. Anyone applying for the MRes/PhD at LSE who have heard back? (Or Oxford or Cambridge for that matter!)
  4. It's OK! All finished. Submitting my applications these days. Where are you applying? And are you applying for next September?
  5. Just checked with the grad office, they said they need them by the deadline. Prof still hasn't written back. What to do? Shall I pester him with another email? FWIW the deadline I told him is in two days, but seems like he is dodging my emails
  6. Any other applicants to political theory PhD programs in the UK? I'm just about to finish off my applications and send them.
  7. Thanks, I've done that now! Fingers crossed it will work out. Just in case, do you think it would be possible to send off the application without the LOR before the deadline and perhaps add the LOR a few days later? The website doesn't specify and I'd rather not ask.
  8. So, one of my LORs still hasn't come through. I'm not sure whether I am partly to blame (I probably am!), but here's the status: I have an app deadline this coming Monday (15 Dec) My referee agreed to write a LOR over a month ago. I specified that the deadline was 15 Dec a week ago (yes, should've said initially, but only found out now that I need to upload the LOR myself BEFORE the deadline, and that he doesn't have to upload anything) How do I ask him for the LOR now, given the deadline coming up very soon? Do I basically order him to write it asap (I suspect he hasn't written anything yet) or what?
  9. I'm applying for PhDs in Political Theory in the UK. I need two writing samples. I have the following options: 1. Excerpt from an essay submitted as coursework for my MA a year ago Pros: Fits my PhD proposal topic extremely well. High grade. Cons: Written a while ago, maybe my writing is slightly better now. Too long, so I'll need to edit it down (not necessarily a bad thing, but means more work!) 2. Essay submitted as coursework for my MA a month ago Pros: Recent. Well-written. Cons: Not my highest grade. The topic is slightly off and might be off-putting for the admissions people. 3. Book review forthcoming in a graduate-run but peer-reviewed and generally fairly respected journal Pros: Evidence of publishable writing skills. Highly concise, well-written. Cons: Journal is small. A review/not original topic. 4. A chapter/excerpt from my forthcoming MA thesis Pros: Will be my best example of writing. Can be tailored to work well as a writing sample. Topic fits well. Cons: Not written yet! Might be a stretch to have done soon and I want to apply ASAP. I won't have any official feedback from my tutor (i.e. no feedback form or grade), so seems less official. In which order would you rank these as suggested writing samples, considering I need two?
  10. Brilliant, that's very helpful. Generally speaking, are journal submissions done through connections or just submitted by virtue of being good enough on their own? As in, do I need someone to vouch for me to the journal or can I just submit something when I think it fits well enough?
  11. I'm about to enter graduate school (in the arts and humanities) and have a handful of ideas for papers I'd like to write. I have a lot of time on my hands right now so I'd like to begin writing with the hope of eventually getting one or more of these papers published (even if it's in lesser journals). My undergraduate thesis received a very high mark and I'm also thinking of editing it into an article format for publication. I have never done this before and would appreciate any help or guidance. How do I go about writing articles intended for journals?
  12. I'm looking at various MA degrees, including one at the uni I'm currently at. Is it considered better to go to a different uni for PG studies? I'm quite happy at my current uni but I'm worried it's not considered a great idea to stay on at the same institution.
  13. Firstly thanks for a helpful response. LORs are my main concern. I have one professor who will be able to write a very good LOR, and the person I hope will supervise my undergraduate dissertation is quite famous in the field and has contacts at several of the universities I'm applying to. For the third referee I'm not sure at all - I know someone who was a visiting professor at my uni who has now left. He didn't teach so we only knew each other personally, and I don't know if that's useful. He's very relevant to the field, though. Other than that I'm quite unsure... Any tips/advice how I can improve this section? Re: GRE, I'm not sure whether I'll apply to the US (primarily looking at UK and Canada at the moment).
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