Sanssouci
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Congrats to so many! I've had acceptances it seems from UI-Chicago, and Leiden, both of which are apparently coming through post but are not going to arrive for a while due to the Iceland volcano!
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Just phoned Illinois-Chicago (UIC), they said they'd hopefully have decisions as soon as two weeks, but it may be longer. Didn't sound terribly optimistic about funding.
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Hooray! acceptance for MA from Durham University, so now that's pretty much my academic season over, my choices ranked:
=1) Bristol University
=1) Durham University
3) UCL
4) King's College London
I would have UCL as top if there weren't monetary considerations (in terms of living costs), but both Bristol and Durham look amazing, so I'm happy enough. Technically I still have Leipzig and UIC to go, but I'm not planning on accepting UIC even if an offer comes, and only choosing Leipzig if it's funded.
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I claim the UIUC rejection, so will definitely be staying here for a MA/MSc - see you guys next year for "Revenge of the Sanssouci"
(And I'll definitely be sticking around here for a while, I love you guys )- It'sgonnabeme, interista and NEPA
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Ah cool. They're all great universities, although I'm not a fan of Durham as a city, to be honest! I studied at a University of London college so I know a few people who went to UCL and KCL. They both come highly recommended and I know that they both have excellent reputations/placement records too. Do you have a top choice?
I like Durham; then again I come from Sunderland so Durham is like Bruges to me
If I get the offer from Durham, I'm pretty much split between there Bristol and UCL.. -
I did IR at Bristol a few years ago and loved it. I thought about staying another year but ran out of money.
Glad you enjoyed it! I have a friend down there so I've visited a few times, it is a lovely place!
Bristol will be great - I like a lot of what Jutta Weldes has written. If you have the opportunity to take one of her classes, I think that would be really worthwhile!
Jutta Weldes was one of the people I mentioned in my PS - Terrell Carver was the other one. I'm waiting for a reply from Durham (and hold offer from UCL and Kings) but I'm very tempted by Bristol.
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Not that you're all on tenterhooks on this, but I'll claim the IR MA at Bristol University
- Shere Khan and NEPA
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Just got my second acceptance this morning from UCL - European Studies. Very happy, though pressure is now on as they want a response in a month.
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What was the area code? If it's in one of the areas your schools are in, it could be good news!
I can't tell, it just says "we do not have a callers number", which it only ever says if it's International (and I'm an international student applying to the US), and since I'm not expecting calls from International numbers, it was either a University or a call centre..just when I was getting used to the idea I was rejected! Just want closure now.
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A friend of mine received an email from Penn State, and they asked for a time slot that they could call during. So she gave a certain time slot, and when she received the call, turns out it was an acceptance call
So I'm guessing thats the practice with international students.Thanks, logically I'm thinking this is the case for most Universities, but there's nothing like an untraceable international call to set your imagination wild.
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I just missed an international call, I can't trace it further than that, I thought it was my dad, until I rang him back and he said it wasn't him.. so now I'm super paranoid and can't really ring them to ask since I rang them yesterday and if it wasn't then I look like a complete stalker! Consoling myself with a belief that they're not going to reject me because I didn't answer the phone....right?
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I just got off the phone with the DGS at Illinois hoping they'd put me out of my misery, but instead just said the committee was "still in the process" and it would be a few more weeks before it's complete. So, here's to some more weeks of neuroticism for me (though, I've already started planning my fulbright scholarship for 2011-2012)
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As a European myself, one of the reasons I'm applying to places in America is because an American Ph.D can open doors in both Europe and America, whereas a European Ph.D, unless it's from Oxbridge or a mainland equivalent, only really opens in the doors in Europe unless you're really good. One possibility for you could be to take a Ph.D in America and take a study abroad opportunity at a European partner? or even, try to apply for a Fulbright scholarship and get an MA, and then you could apply to a Ph.D in America with "Fulbright scholarship" on your CV.. anyway, unless you're absolutely sure you want to go to Europe, I'd suggest getting your Ph.D in America.
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I had a funny dream last night, my application status from UI-Chicago read "Decisions letter sent in post", then I scrolled down and under a category "ongoing issues" it read "WOEFUL decision to submit DIRE writing sample"
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Cpaige- Yeah I wouldn't worry about it. The editors already removed the obnoxious post (and the one I put up calling their bullshit). Obviously most of us here (in fact, everyone I've seen post here for the most part) are mature adults. Some people, however, are apparently still in grade school but just happen to think they should get a PhD.
To all- In any case, I'm starting to think that a UNC rejection could be in the works for those of us who haven't heard anything yet, but at the same time maybe I shouldn't be so pessimistic. As my signature shows, I still have plenty of places to hear from, as do most of us. I agree that we should just ignore anything like that in the future.
In the mean time, I'm very grateful for the Grad Cafe. It's good to not have to vent about admissions anxiety, discuss the grad school process, and celebrate successes all by myself. I hope we can create a support group forum this fall for Grad Cafe "alumni" who will be starting poli sci MA/PhD work, as I'm sure I'll need the support.
I'm very grateful for the Grad Cafe too, certainly made the waiting process easier, and though I think a rejection is forthcoming, I'm already feeling positive about the MA/MScs in my home country that I've applied to and about applying to the US again next year, slightly more wise about the process!
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Many congrats to you! Thanks for offering some hope for those of us with bad/mediocre GRE scores (even though you're in a different field).
Ditto! Congrats!
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Accepted at OSU, just checked application status on the website. Must have updated it this morning.
Congratulations!
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Sincere congrats! I haven't recieved any such e-mail so not looking fantastic for me, but never mind that
Hello all. Thought I'd post on here after lurking for so long. I received one of the UIUC acceptances. I got an email from the Director of Graduate Studies yesterday saying she wanted to discuss the program with me, then a call later that evening informing me of my acceptance. I'm assuming they will be making calls through the end of the week. Needless to say, I am pretty excited. It's my first acceptance and they offered a 5 year funding package. Here's hoping it won't be the last.
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Is anyone claiming the Illinois one? Got me dead nervous now, ready to answer the phone, but logically it would be cruel for them to do that since it's 2AM!
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I'm claiming the UW-Madison, acceptance.
Congrats! Looks like you need to update your signature
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Just finished Hemingway's A Moveable Feast, I have some books that I'm now reading depending on what sort of mood I'm in:
M Nussbaum - The Clash Within
M Nussbaum - Disgust to Humanity
Nick Cave - The Death of Bunny Munro
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Given that I've started to picture all adcomm members as the Great Old Ones, I'm just hoping they don't, like, have my application as brunch.
I've got an image of adcom members that are all clones of Kingsfield from The Paper Chase
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Congrats to the UC-Boulder and Brown people getting acceptances!
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In Fall 2010, I'll be Attending...
in Political Science Forum
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Keeping the foreign contingent up, I'll, in all likelihood, be at Leiden University in the Netherlands in September.