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dack

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    Upstate NY
  • Application Season
    2013 Spring
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    Political Science PhD

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  1. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad Institution:Top 50 Private University Major(s)/Minor(s): Majors in Political Science and Philosophy Undergrad GPA: 3.4 in my majors (overall was below 3 due to my initial major and poor choices) Type of Grad: Top 100 Law School Grad GPA: 3.6 GRE: V/Q/W 167/161/5.5 Any Special Courses: Concentration in International Law Letters of Recommendation: 2 Law Profs and a Kaplan supervisor Research Experience: Teaching Experience: 6+ years of LSAT/SAT teaching/tutoring Subfield/Research Interests: IR/Globalization/global governance Other: RESULTS: Acceptances($$ or no $$):SUNY Albany($$), SUNY Binghamton (no $$), SUNY Buffalo (??), West Virginia (??), Western Michigan (??) Waitlists: Delaware Rejections:Penn State, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Syracuse, Temple Pending:Kent St. Going to: not sure yet LESSONS LEARNED: It's never too late to decide to follow your dream. Make sure you apply to a wide field of schools especially if you have a glaring weakness that you're not sure how different schools will weigh.
  2. I know this is a debate thats been brought up a couple times but was wondering if anyone wanted to weigh in again. Since we've all been told to go to the highest ranked school, go where best fit, and not to do a PhD unfunded, how do we square those three maxims with one another? In my case I'm weighing a fully funded offer from a school ranked near 75 with so-so placements but a great fit that has been trying to woo me vs. an unfunded offer from a school ranked near 50 with very good placements for its ranking and a good but not great fit that has put no effort into wooing me. After emailing the DGS it is possible but not likely that I will eventually get funding at the second school. Any thoughts on this? Are there any good reasons to forego the funding and fit for the ranking and placements at this tier of schools?
  3. Weighing in on the discussion of decreasing attrition. I would think increasing grad student stipends might actually increase attrition in that doing so would prevent the inherent weeding out of those lacking the passion for their discipline to actually complete a program. In other words, those of us willing to live on a $10-20,000 stipend plus loans for 6+ years to earn the PhD are the same ones passionate (crazy?) enough to suceed in the field.
  4. Congrats, did it come out of the blue or did you e-mail about your status?
  5. I think this should be the standard SOP prompt at all PhD programs!
  6. Also hated those questions for the same reasons. (particularly frustrating to those of us with one glaring weakness that thus applied to a wide variety of schools not knowing where we might land)
  7. Not sure about PhD programs or any schools in particular. But I do know its definitely true for law schools because the percentage of offered admisions accepted by students plays a role in some rankings formulas. I was told that by admissions committee members at a couple of mid-tier schools.
  8. Congrats and condolences to all on their fortunes this cycle, long time lurker. Has anyone been wait-listed at Maryland or Delaware yet? All I have seen posted are acceptances. Also has anyone had any type of notification from either Temple or SUNY Buffalo?
  9. I'm sure the DGS' and Ad Com members must be impressed by the decorum and general cooperative atmosphere here as opposed to that at PSJR (and must also wonder if grad school is what causes people to change )
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