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A little boost of Ellian confidence always helps.

:::insert sound of a balloon deflating:::

I sure hope so, but I didn't understand until very recently that those who are rejected don't find out right away. I hate the idea of knowing, but not knowing. So my hope is that we all get in

Big congrats to the South Carolina admit!

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That was sort of my impression of Madison. I have a friend who went there for med school, finished, and never left. She's sometimes frustrated by Wisconsin's political climate in general, but she loves Madison. If I'd known about the cheddar curds with chipotle ranch dipping sauce, they might have made it into my SOP. Thanks again!

Oh, thank God! Don't worry about corrupting us-- I think most of us have learned to scan and distill at times in order to manage a heavy reading load. Are you enjoying life in Madison? Other than the polar vortex, I mean.

A couple more follow-up questions, if that's okay. Is there any particular reason why your cohort is small? I noticed fewer '13 acceptances here than among the results for the previous year. Do you chalk it up to natural differences from year to year, or something more? Also, how big is your typical reading load each week?

Also, dmet, thank you for stopping by to answer our questions! It's really nice to have a chance to pick your brain and hear about your experiences.

I can understand why it would feel like busy work, but as eager as I am to dive into course work, I really want a formal introduction to political science as a profession. My undergraduate education gave me a good, solid introduction to the study of political science, but whatever I picked up along the way about life as a political scientist came primarily from informal comments from my professors. I am very eager to learn about life in academia in a more systematic way. I wonder if other programs do something similar? Among the fourteen places I applied, I only noticed it in Wisconsin's handbook. Do you recall if you were notified by email or snail mail? Also, how big is your cohort?

Is that "welcome..." class Political Science 800? On my pros/cons list, that class went straight into Wisconsin's pros column. It brings order to chaos.

Food desert

I have tried (unsuccessfully) to use that logic on myself. I guess we're more likely to hear something by email until the status is updated tomorrow morning. Still, I plan to check again in 3... 2...

Thanks! How do you like the program so far?

I've checked my application status ten times this morning on the Wisconsin site, and it's still "pending." Clearly I'm just not refreshing often enough.

Cane14, I honestly don't know. In 2012, there was a big wave of acceptances on the 24th. 2013 was odd. There are only two acceptances that I can find, and both were notified by postal service a few days later. At least one of those two was international, though. I don't have any insight into their process, but they do seem to be consistently earlier than any of my other programs.

Boy howdy. I'm a complete train wreck waiting for Wisconsin... and then there are thirteen more. I'd like to speak with my doctor about whether or not a three-week medically induced coma is right for me

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Hearty congrats to the LSE masters admit!

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Looks like their acceptances went out on 1/24 in 2012.

Wisconsin might.

Congratulations to the Georgia admit!

Demography. Fascinating!