[2017-2018 Application Cycle]

1 hour ago, jnewcomb08 said:

well, i got into uc riverside last night and they included my funding package.  i also got my funding package from uc davis yesterday as well.  i guess in california they have a non-resident supplemental tuition charge that is like $15,000/year.  i can become a resident after a year and not have to pay that, but the first year it will apply to me.  the good news is that uc riverside has given me the money to pay that fee and davis said that "at this time, the department cannot cover your first year of Nonresident Supplemental Tuition."  do you guys think this is more of it's not that they cannot, it's that they have decided not to for me specifically?  also, both schools gave me a stipend for the first year and notated that i will be working for pay as a TA the second year, but riverside didn't mention anything after that as far as TA/Reader potential income.  is this the usual way this works, or will i be up a creek after two years of schooling at riverside?  davis said they are "committed to funding your graduate work for five academic years so that you can concentrate on your Ph.D. studies at UC Davis." which i found encouraging.

I would reach out to UC-Riverside and request information on the years of funding just to be sure (questions about funding are totally okay!). In the long run it may be financially more savvy to pay Davis' $15k if you aren't guaranteed funding for 5+ years at Riverside.

From what I know the Fellowship for first year, TA or RA in subsequent years is not unusual, though.

[Welcome to the 2014-15 Cycle]

I've heard nothing from Chicago...should I be concerned?  I don't want to assume rejection (I am a firm believer in hope) but what are we thinking, gang?

 

You should call. Chicago is infamous for never sending rejection notices. Unfortunately, that's the M.O. for some schools. A friend of mine jokes that he still hasn't received his rejection from their law school, and that was nearly a decade ago.

 

It is also possible you are on a waitlist. Please don't take this as me stating you are absolutely rejected.

[Welcome to the 2014-15 Cycle]

Okay, yeah, I've seen that...the only thing is, that's from 2007, and it seems to me that significant movement can happen over 8 years. It might be worth checking if they have an updated dataset, but considering the topic, I'd be a bit surprised.

The problem with the Oprisko paper that the other doesn't *seem* to have is that it only counts the placements at Ph.D. granting institutions. That leaves out a lot of colleges & universities that may only have undergraduate or Master's level polisci programs. I know that may not be the dream placement for many, but in a very competitive market, a job is nice to have even if it isn't R1 or Ph.D. granting. I'd like to see a more comprehensive study, or perhaps one that broke it down by type of institution Ph.D. candidates were placed at & their numbers.

[Did anyone get into a T-20, but decide to reapply?]

From what I've gathered, once you get out of the Harvard-Yale-Princeton (and possibly Michigan?) group, you have several schools in the top 15-20 that place very well. I would be assertive and check with the departments about how many people completed their Ph.D.s in the last few years, and how many are currently working in academia before you do anything. Academia is extremely competitive, but you are still in a good place if you are getting a Ph.D. from a top twenty.

[Welcome to the 2013-2014 Cycle]

So far it seems like the acceptances that were sent out last week were only for IR and Theory. The rejections that were on the website this morning were only for Comparative. I think the American and Comparative decisions are not finalized yet but I've emailed the department so we'll see.

 I know one Americanist from the boards was accepted to Northwestern in the first round, not sure if anyone else was. Also, not sure about comparative.

[Welcome to the 2013-2014 Cycle]

Would anyone know when to expect hearing back from UChicago and Harvard? Thanks!

 

I'm not sure if they have released all of the results, but on the results page it shows that Chicago sent out quite a bit of acceptances on Feb. 3rd. I think I remember some people already having waitlists and rejections on these boards, but you might have to go back a bit to make sure.

 

Edit: Oops, too slow.