greekfire55

Hey everybody! I'm a bit late to the game here, but I'm also applying this cycle for theory / history of political thought. Ancient and early modern political philosophy is my jam; much of my undergrad work was on Plato, Aristotle, Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon on the ancient side, and Machiavelli, Bacon, and Descartes on the early modern side. I'm fascinated by what one might call the origins of modernity and the "modern proejct" — what it is, how it came to be, how it is related to what came before it, etc. NMLogan — congrats on the Chicago admit! It is quite the program, so far as I can tell. Facade19 — without pigeonholing myself too much, I'll say that I am very sympathetic to your description of political esotericism. Are you hoping to study one of your "triumphant triumvirate" in detail? Or look at themes consistent among them? theoristo — congrats on the Northwestern admit! If I may ask: who are you hoping to work with at Yale?

Hi friends! Looks like I'm a little late to the game on this forum. Better late than never, I suppose. I'm a theory applicant interested in the history of political thought (especially ancient and early modern). The quick n' dirty: accepted at Texas and Michigan State, rejected from Wisconsin. While I am thrilled about these opportunities and could see myself happily entering either program, I also still have 7 more schools to hear from, so I'll be playing the waiting game for the next few weeks with you lovely people. Congrats to everybody who has seen success so far, and best of luck to everybody who is still waiting!