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Just got an admit to Toronto; they may have a few more to send out.

http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=%28politics|government|political%29+berkeley&t=a&pp=25 I count 5 acceptances from Berkeley, though only one in comparative

I was accepted to UVA at 1:03 am last Tuesday...

In at UVA and Berkeley, rejected at Michigan and Stanford Email telling me a decision had been made...logged on to application website...notification of acceptance with attached PDF from dean of the graduate division No. I'm guessing Berkeley gives full funding to all admits, but you never know with the whole budget situation in California

Theory

In at UC Berkeley

Email from the department. Called them today to confirm; they said they made three nominations to the Jefferson Scholars fellowship and I was one of them. I don't know when the remainder of the offers will be sent out. I think they just gave us early notice since they're putting us up in Charlottesville in a few weeks (we apparently have to give a presentation in front of a panel, after which they'll select the recipients of the scholarship).

Same here. Got into a solid program two years ago, turned it down because I wasn't sure if I wanted to do political science. Just got word as of 1:11 am that I'm in at UVa for political theory (I do the whole analytic liberal-democratic thing, so I'm pretty stoked...UVa is a great fit). I think they're gradually notifying admits; someone got in last week, and I think they'll be sending out more letters throughout the next several weeks.

does this happen to be an invitation from an uber-sketchy German publishing house? just checking (i got spammed by them a week ago)

Verbal score is very good; quant is probably too low to get into NW. I'd study up on the math and retake. Theory is competitive enough that a bad quantitative score could ruin your application (I do envy your grades)...definitely worth spending the extra $160 if you're planning on investing thousands in opportunity costs to attend a PhD program.

Definitely retake the GRE. I got a 1510 and didn't get funding at GTown (got rejected at WashU too). My grades weren't as good as yours but I had a strong app otherwise. I've heard that theory programs do take into account quant scores (as a supposed metric of analytic aptitude). Study up on the math and you'll be good to go.

Just my opinion. Top 5 vs Top 10, Top 10 vs Top 15: go to the higher ranked school Top 15 vs Top 20: toss-up Top 20 vs Top 25 on down: go to the better fit

http://www.calpoly.edu/~mmoore02/APSA%20Paper%20Conference%20Final%20%28D1%29.pdf go to page 13

Correction to earlier post: Just attended the open house on Friday, and they don't give any funding to non-fellowship students. How anyone could attend without funding is beyond me.

I wouldn't worry too much about the rest of the department; you'll be doing the vast majority of your graduate study within your subfield. On a different note, larger theory sections are generally better places to study theory. Which two schools are you considering? I think I have a decent gauge of the relative strength of theory programs - feel free to PM me. (edited for spelling)