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PROFILE: Type of Undergrad Institution: Good, but not a top-ranked private institution Major(s)/Minor(s): Economics and Political Science Undergrad GPA: 4.00 Type of Grad: None -- straight from undergraduate Grad GPA: N/A GRE: 165v 162q 5.0 aw Any Special Courses: Two-semester graduate econometrics sequence Letters of Recommendation: Two political science professors; one economics professor Research Experience: Senior thesis in Political Science, empirical research project in graduate econometrics sequence, no publications Teaching Experience: Statistics and Economics tutor at my university Subfield/Research Interests: Political Economy, American Politics, Public Policy RESULTS: Acceptances($$ or no $$): Washington University in St. Louis ($$), University of Rochester ($$), Ohio State University ($$) Waitlists: Princeton University, University of Michigan Rejections: University of Wisconsin-Madison Pending: None Going to: ??? LESSONS LEARNED: Fit is very important; apply to many schools if financially feasible; begin preparing for the process early. SOP: PM if you have any questions or wish to read it. I don't think my approach was particularly innovative.

It appears that I'm wait-listed at Princeton for Political Economy. Anyone have any idea how long these wait-lists typically are? To satisfy my curiosity, I might have to e-mail the department to see if there is a timeline for sorting it out!

Here's the link: https://apply.grad.rochester.edu/account/login?r=https%3a%2f%2fapply.grad.rochester.edu%2fapply%2fstatus For me, it says "an update to your application was last posted on February 3, 2014" near the top of the webpage.

Hello, all. Quiet today... I received an acceptance from Ohio State through their website last week; I still haven't received any e-mail from the graduate school, though. I know a few people were experiencing the same issue last week; since, I have seen some postings on the results page citing an e-mail. Is anyone else still in the position I am? Just particularly curious since there is little else happening on the admissions front today.

Thanks, aecp! I've been debating whether there are any risks with sharing more information; I've decided it shouldn't matter. My subfield is American Politics; I'm also interested in Political Methodology. My GRE scores were unspectacular -- 165V/162Q. I'm a senior at a medium-sized private university in the upper midwest, where I majored in Political Science/Economics and have a 4.0 undergraduate GPA. I do not have extensive research background -- no publications. I wrote a pretty good undergraduate thesis my junior year and completed an extended research project in a graduate econometrics sequence at my university. I applied to six schools (in no particular order): Ohio State, Michigan, WashU in St. Louis, Princeton, Rochester, and Wisconsin. I convinced myself that I wasn't going to be accepted anywhere; it's nice to received an early acceptance!

Hello, all. I've been lurking for quite a while. I was the original OSU admit posted to the results page. At least in this case, trolls aren't giving us difficulty!