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You may want to visit the Political Science forum itself here: http://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/36-political-science/. In the forum you will find that there are threads which already serve as platforms for discussions about admissions, etc.
However, none that I am aware of have polls such as this.
Please visit the main forum, and join in--looking forward to seeing you there!
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Here is for your amusement. An article about "kisses of death" in the graduate application process (in psychology, but still).
http://psychology.unl.edu/psichi/Graduate_School_Application_Kisses_of_Death.pdf
"...an applicant included a letter of recommendation from a state senator who was a friend of the family and only knew the applicant as a child and adolescent. The letter said little about the applicant and described the senator’s powerful role in overseeing the funding of higher education in the state."
- Thanks a lot, senator.
Also, if anybody is interested, I found an article (don't know what year) describing an admission process for Political Science Graduate Program at Harvard. The authors analyzed it from the position of possible improvements in the process, but I have no idea if it was implemented or not. (I'll look for a link, if anybody wants to read it)
Is it this old article from 1993?
- Bruce, King, Gilligan. (1993). "The Science of Political Science Graduate Admissions." Political Science and Politics (December 1993): 772-778. Retrieved From: http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/gking/files/psgrad.pdf
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on that note, one of the schools I applied to didn't receive my official transcript because my undergrad institution decided to implement a new (read:pointless) online system. I emailed the admin, no reply, and my app is marked as submitted but incomplete. i was hoping since most schools don't even ask for official transcripts until after admissions, this wouldn't be a problem. does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this? hope for the best? mail transcripts to grad school or to the department?
This happened to me with a program, as I had only uploaded an unofficial copy of my transcripts and my official copy hadn't been received. My application was also marked as incomplete, and I was vexed.
Contact the department first (by phone or e-mail), explain the situation, and provide your application ID. Meanwhile, try to get your official transcript in as soon as you are able. More than likely they will confirm that your transcripts aren't needed until admission.
The response I received from that graduate program coordinator was that my application was already being reviewed without the official transcripts and "That said, should you be offered admission, we will need an official transcript reflecting your Bachelor's degrees. This will need to be sent to [], and instructions can be found here []. As I said, though, this is not holding up or affecting the evaluation of your application." Pretty standard. So definitely don't worry, but also don't delay in contacting the program staff.
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all quiet on the admissions front...
Congrats to MSU admit! Anyone willing to claim it?
Well, that was a short lived silence!
And yes, congratulations to the MSU admit. -
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