WorldMan
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Got into nyu! Aaaaaaaaaah!!!!!
Wow, congrats. Did they explain the odd timing?
Congrats!
It is quite possible that the odd timing is due to the fact that someone just decline an acceptance.
This event might serve as a confirmation (and a reminder) that the butterfly effect does exist!
Please, plan accordingly
Peace!
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Congratulations again on all acceptances!
If you have definitely decided that you will not accept one or more of your offers (and, moreover, have already voiced that decision on thegradcafe.com), please, do not delay the decline email to grad schools just for the sake of a free trip or some other secondary reasons!
If we all are claiming here to be a brotherhood, lets live up to this claim.
Peace!
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Congratulations on all acceptances! Please, spread joy!
If you got accepted to your first choice (and with acceptable funding), please, send a decline notice to your other grad schools.
It will help the others (who are still in limbo) to get their "Good News" messages during the next (hopefully) wave of acceptances.
Peace!
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How narrow or broad should one's interests be in SOP?
IR or Europe or Russia or Putin?
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Thank you, flyers29!
The NRC rankings are:
1 1-3 Harvard University Government
2 1-3 University of California-Berkeley Political Science
3 2-5 Columbia University in the City of New York Political Science
4 3-7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Political Science
5 2-9 Stanford University Political Science
6 4-8 Yale University Political Science
7 5-12 New York University Politics
8 6-17 Duke University Political Science
9 6-18 Washington University in St. Louis Political Science
10 7-16 Princeton University Politics
11 8-17 University of California-Los Angeles Political Science
12 6-20 University of California-San Diego Political Science
13 7-20 Ohio State University-Main Campus Political Science
14 8-19 University of Chicago Political Science
15 8-18 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Political Science
16 9-22 University of Maryland-College Park Government and Politics
17 10-22 University of Wisconsin-Madison Political Science
18 12-27 Cornell University Government
19 11-30 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Political Science
20 10-38 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Political Science
21 12-27 University of Southern California Politics and International Relation
22 15-29 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Political Science
23 16-33 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Political Science
24 17-34 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Political Science
25 17-35 George Washington University Political Science
26 18-38 Emory University Political Science
27 20-35 University of California-Davis Political Science
28 21-39 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Political Science
29 21-42 Stony Brook University Political Science
30 23-44 Georgetown University Government
31 22-44 Rice University Political Science
32 22-46 Texas A & M University Political Science
33 23-43 The University of Texas at Austin Government
34 23-48 Rutgers University-New Brunswick Political Science
35 23-49 SUNY at Binghamton Political Science
36 23-49 Indiana University-Bloomington Political Science
37 27-46 Michigan State University Political Science
38 26-48 University of Iowa Political Science
39 26-48 University of Virginia-Main Campus Politics
40 30-55 Northwestern University Political Science
41 30-50 University of California-Irvine Political Science
42 30-55 University of Arizona Political Science
43 29-66 University of Pennsylvania Political Science
44 37-66 University of Colorado at Boulder Political Science
45 35-69 University of Connecticut Political Science PhD
46 36-66 University of Hawaii at Manoa Political Science
47 35-71 University of Miami International Studies
48 38-70 Syracuse University Political Science
49 41-66 University of Notre Dame Political Science
50 39-73 University of California-Santa Barbara Political Science
51 38-68 Vanderbilt University Political Science
52 42-71 Purdue University-Main Campus Political Science
53 39-74 University of Missouri-Columbia Political Science
54 39-73 University of Rochester Political Science
55 41-71 Brown University Political Science
56 41-76 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Polit
57 43-68 University of South Carolina-Columbia Political Science and Intern
58 45-77 University of Florida Political Science
59 44-74 University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Science
60 43-80 Florida State University Political Science
61 47-78 Johns Hopkins University Political Science
62 46-79 CUNY Graduate School and University Center Political Science
63 47-79 University of California-Riverside Political Science
64 48-78 Arizona State University Political Science
65 44-81 Boston University Political Science
66 44-83 Wayne State University Political Science
67 49-82 American University Political Science
68 49-83 University at Buffalo Political Science
69 52-87 University of Georgia Political Science
70 48-88 University of Kentucky Political Science
71 52-85 University of Utah Political Science
72 58-86 University of North Texas Political Science
73 55-89 Florida International University International Relations
74 56-89 Washington State University Political Science
75 47-92 Boston College Political Science
76 56-90 Brandeis University Politics
77 62-87 University of Oregon Political Science
78 64-89 SUNY at Albany Political Science
79 62-90 University of Illinois at Chicago Political Science
80 65-93 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Political Science
81 67-94 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Political Science
82 68-94 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Political Science
83 43-102 Howard University Political Science
84 63-95 Temple University Political Science
85 62-96 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Political Science
86 68-95 Claremont Graduate University Politics and Policy
87 71-95 University of Kansas Political Science
88 71-95 Georgia State University Political Science
89 67-96 University of Houston Political Science
90 70-98 The University of Tennessee Political Science
91 77-95 Old Dominion University International Studies
92 81-96 Northern Illinois University Political Science
93 64-100 University of Mississippi Main Campus Political Science
94 77-99 University of Missouri-St Louis Political Science
95 82-100 Western Michigan University Political Science
96 88-100 Texas Tech University Political Science
97 88-102 The University of Alabama Political Science
98 90-101 University of Delaware Political Science and Internatio
99 88-104 Loyola University Chicago Political Science
100 94-103 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Political Science
101 98-104 Florida International University Political Science
102 92-105 University of Nevada-Reno Political Science
103 97-104 Catholic University of America Politics
104 100-105 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Political Science
105 103-105 University of Dallas Politics
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Yes, I know that there is no universal solution here. That is why I was asking for school-specific information. I hope that such information would be useful for two reasons.
It will allow to compare yourself to other applicants, and, thus, "honestly assess yourself" as you suggested. Additionally, even if a right school is chosen, one still has to hit all the right notes in a grad school application.
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For every lucky applicant who got into a dream school, there are at least 10 applicants who are forced to look into the future with a motto "There is always another year".
While the acceptance rate overall will not go up with the increased quality of grad school applications, we can strive to make this rate go up specifically for GradCafeteers next year!
It would be great if applicants who discovered (or stumbled upon) a secret recipe of success could share their stories. Your undergrad University, majors, some statistics (GRE, GPA), work experience (if any), publications (if any), a school that accepted you...
And, of course, the most important part - what do you think make you look special in the eyes of admission committees?
Many thanks in advance for the lucky ones who would want to contribute to this discussion!
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You should retake it. If you want to end up in the school of your dream, you need every piece of your application to be perfect. Now you have a chance to make your application stronger, use it, so you will not regret about this missed opportunity down the line.
A lot of applicants score 800 on quant GRE (6%). If you want your application to be competitive, strive for the best score possible. No one from admissions will look into your classes and try to find a reason not to take your somewhat low score seriously......
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Definitely go with Yale if your goal is PhD in biological sciences. Labs are the same, and you will spend a lot of time there. Besides, life of a grad student is stressful enough, and you would not want to add to stress by living in unfamiliar surroundings.
For all other experiences, just travel to Europe.
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High GRE will do you no harm, but lower GRE might do some damage.
The reality is simple: getting accepted into any graduate program is an unpredictable process. Thus, you need all ammunition you can get.
It is better to retake GRE now than be rejected by a graduate school of your choice and be forced to reapply next year.
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In the civilized world, one has to take consideration quite a few things beyond self-interest when making any decisions.
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I find the original question of this thread completely justifiable. Many people admitted that they were wondering about legitimacy of SuddenlyParanoid claims. They decided to bring this question up for public discussion. There is nothing wrong with that. Asking questions, analyzing, comparing helps us all become better applicants, graduate students, professors, etc. That is why this forum was created.
In the world there are 2 types of people: Believers and Analyzers. Believers simply choose to believe and any logical dissection seems like a heresy to them. Analyzers, on the other hand, do not take anything for granted. The best scientists belong to the Analyzer clan. They take bare facts and arrive to their own conclusions.
This thread is a miniature version of our world. Based on SOP, some statistics provided by SuddenlyParanoid, and all-around agreed-upon need for fit at any given Graduate School, it seems extremely unlikely that SuddenlyParanoid was indeed accepted to all schools he applied. Is it possible that this conclusion is incorrect? Of course, it is possible, especially if SuddenlyParanoid, for some reason, has chosen not to provide some pertinent information (for example, he belongs to the Kennedy family) that would help to arrive to correct conclusions. Please, note that Analyzers never claim anything with certainty, only Believers do.
What worries me the most here that not only Believer started name calling and claiming that any analysis-based doubts come from resent and jealousy, they feel righteous about it. Not good.
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Hello,
At these difficult times when some applicants received several admission offers (my congratulations!), while others are still in limbo (my commiserations!). For those applicants who are still waiting, it will be incredibly important if Universities knew their tallies as soon as possible.
Therefore, I am asking all lucky admitted students to make decisions and notify Universities as soon as possible if you will NOT be attending.
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