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Theory (when you know that, it's not at all surprising).

I emailed Will Reno this morning and he confirmed my suspicion that I'd been rejected, so I would suggest trying him.

I just got an offer from UCSD. My first. I know theory's the weakest subfield there, but I don't care. I want to cry I'm so happy.

Another Duke reject. And I was thinking that today might have had more acceptances in store.

Those all sound plausible. I'm hoping for more Duke acceptances, and it's possible that Berkeley offers could be coming in later this week.

I want to go to bed and wake up a month later. Congrats to everyone, these are some fantastic programs.

Not a problem. I've had a great experience with the department, and I hope you get the chance to also. Best of luck.

Interesting. I've taken six AP courses, all of which have been with Ceaser and O'Brien, so I can't speak directly to Winter. However, I've heard good things from friends who have taken undergrad courses. It sounds like you might want to work with Freedman as well; he runs the Distinguished Majors Program that I'm in now, and from my experience he's very smart and engaging. And haha, yes, Sabato is quite the rock star, so I'm not sure how accessible he is.

Just curious - with whom are you interested in working at UVA? I mention this because (I really don't think it matters at this point) I'm currently a fourth-year (silly UVA parlance).

I certainly hope so too. I guess we'll just have to wait.

True, that is about all one can do. Also, thanks for the encouragement, polisciFTW. I guess I'll have to see what the next few days bring. It doesn't seem that any theory people have been notified, although that may well mean nothing at all.

I was honestly a very good fit for Duke. That's what makes it so disappointing. No matter how many times I've told myself this process was going to be rough, it's still so much worse to actually be rejected than to just think about it.

I'm really looking forward to hearing from Duke. My interests are remarkably similar to those of Michael Gillespie, and with Euben and Grant, the department seems like a good fit for someone with a strong interest in the history of political thought (such as myself). Unfortunately, while my record is by no means abysmal, I'm not especially confident about my prospects for admission when there are so many qualified applicants.

Hi all. After looking over this forum a few times, I decided that I couldn't pass up the anonymous camaraderie. I plan on majoring in Political Theory, and depending where I end up, minoring in either American Politics or Public Law (so as to satisfy my interest in constitutional theory). As for the major, I want to focus on the Continentals, and am most interested in Nietzsche and Heidegger. Secondary interests include the history of political philosophy (especially ancient) and American political thought (particularly the Founding). My top choice is Duke, with Chicago and Harvard not far behind; Notre Dame is a great academic fit, but I'd rather be just about anywhere than South Bend for the next five to six years (even if the campus is beautiful). I still don't know if my application is complete at Columbia, Harvard, UCLA or UT-Austin, which just makes me feel warm all over. Here are my stats - they're decent, but nothing spectacular. I don't really have any safeties, so I tried to apply to a lot of schools. I'm thinking two to four acceptances is realistic. 720 V (this was honestly really disappointing), 720 Q, 4.5 AW (hoping this doesn't hurt me too much) Graduating in spring from top public; Overall 3.82, Major 3.81 Very enthusiastic letters (then again, whose aren't?) from well-regarded full professors Currently working on an honors thesis, writing sample was introductory chapter It's nice to know that I'm not the only person currently going through this exhausting and nerve-wracking process. Best of luck to everyone!