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  1. It was a generic rejection letter that said they have finished the selection process. I live in Pittsburgh, though, and maybe that's why I got it so fast.
  2. Generic rejection letter from CMU in the mail yesterday. Oh, well...
  3. Nothing on CMU yet? Have anyone's references been contaced, people notified about something, etc...
  4. Where I attend, TFs earn a little bit more than TAs. Also, TAs usually help faculty with their classes and/or research. TFs can do either TA work, research, or teach their own class.
  5. rtrm

    SSRC DPDF

    Bummer, SSRC rejection letter in the mail today. My advisers and I thought my proposal was very strong, but that's how things roll sometimes. Good luck to you all!
  6. rtrm

    SSRC DPDF

    Hey, you need not to mourn: apparently rejections and acceptances were mailed. They did not necessarily contact all accepted students beforehand or else we would pretty much know by now, don't you think? So here's to opening SSRC's letter and good luck!!!
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    SSRC DPDF

    FYI, all DPDF notices were mailed Monday 15 via U.S. mail. Anxiously waiting for mine... I need closure.
  8. rtrm

    SSRC DPDF

    It appears like the "Virtual Worlds" research field has notified accepted students: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/345.asp?item=3838 I wonder if the acceptances to all fields are out by now and if they are notifying via email or snail-mail. I am positive rejections come via snail-mail because that is the way it works for other SSRC fellowships. Does anyone know something else or about anyone else being notified?
  9. One more thing to consider for those feeling insecure by the Realists ridiculous post: Onec I graduate from the PhD program i plan on attending, I expect to be very confident about being considered for job openings at ANY school whether it is a top10, top 50, top 100, or a liberal arts college. If this guy's argument is that hiring committees at top universities don't even bother looking at files from aplicants not coming from the same top 25 programs then I personally don't even want to work with that kind of people or in that kind of environment. In fact I would find it disgusting. I rather work in a university or college where they appraciate my training and skill regardless of where I acquired them.
  10. I've been reading this thread for a while and decided to jump in with a different perspective on the Realist's post: SCENARIO 1 I get into a top 25 program (the ones that according to the Realist offer the better possibility of landing a good job) and of course I'm thrilled. I decide to attend the program knowing that once I graduate it is very likely that I will get a good job just because of the prestige my new univiersity carries. During my time at the program I apporach my classes and assignments with great effort, following the rules, and succeed in my comps, dissertation overview, and defense. Now I am certain that I will land a good tenure track position and approach job interviews with the credentials of having graduated from a top 25 university. SCENARIO 2 I get into a poli sci program ranked 26-50 (the ones that according to the Realist offer a slim possibility of landing a good job) and I am excited but concerned about how good they will prepare me. I decide to take their offer knowing that, in order to get a good job after I graduate, I will have to excel, be innovative, creative, and be outstanding among several other intelligent and motivated students. During my time at the program I approach my classes and assignements with great effort but with the intention of being noted as exceptional, thinking outside the box, making an extra effort to be identified as the brightest and most creative among my class. I succeed in my comps, overview, and defense and I graduate as the top student of my program. Since the prestige my university carries is not as great as others, I approach job interviewes with the credentials of having value for myslef, my scholarly achievements, publications, and distinctions rather than just for being a gradute of a top 25 university. What scenario would you like to be in?
  11. From someone accepted to the Poli Sci PhD at Pittsburgh: It all depends on what you want to focus your research on. I don't know about Penn, but the strongest area at Pittsburgh is Comparative Politics esp. EU and Latin American Politics. They are also good on American Politics and IR but maybe not as strong as Penn. The great aspect about Pitt is that it offers full funding to all its admitted students and it makes for a very healthy environment. I just came back from the prospectives weekend and absolutely loved the collegial environment they got going. In addition, Pitt is one of the very few PhD that offers Mass Political Behavior as a separate subfield and they have some great courses in that area. The poli sci program at Pitt was ranked 31st in the NRC rankings back in '95 (compared to Penn's 42nd) and it is very likely to go up in the upcoming 2008 NRC rankings report. With regards to your wife's medical career, Pitt has one of the best medical schools in the the U.S., (top 15-20) so it would bne great for her as well. Let me know if you want more info on Pitt and good luck with your search!!! Reynaldo
  12. I focus more on the program per se rather than on the people who can come and go or may be jerks in terms of working with them (as I was told Domingez was). Very improtant is also the types of resources you have within the university (summer grants, field research grants, etc.). You migh be right, the Colliers are in Berkley and that makes them one of the top deparments for Latin American politics. Notre Dame has a bunch of all-stars (O'Donnell, Mainwaring, Hagopian, Valenzuela, and Coppedge) that would make them the BEST namewise.
  13. What about African Politics or Post-Communist Europe? Most of Comparative Politics applicants will specialize in a specific area but some (like me) will try to learn more from other regions in order to make good comparisons. Actually the program that I am going to forcer coparativists to take at least 2 or 3 courses outside your declared region of specialization.
  14. One bit about Chingos' et. al. placement-based rankings: Some professors harshly criticized their method because the rankings were based only on placement in PhD granting institutions. The critics questioned why placement in prestigious Liberal Arts Colleges or top Masters-olny universities was not included in the mix. I do think that this is a fair critique. If upon finishing my PhD I get a good job offer from a top ranked Liberal Arts College such as, for example, Amherst College, why should my placement not be consider to be as good as being placed in any other PhD granting institution? I personally would love to find a job in a PhD granting department but wouldn't turn down a good offer from non-PhD programs.
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