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DJ_CA

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  1. Berkeley acceptances are out. Proud to claim the first one on the results board! It was a nice surprise this early in the morning... it's on 6:30 on the west coast. Makes going to my crappy job just a little easier today. Good luck to everyone else.
  2. I guess I'm banking on you being in particular subfields, but in all likelihood, you have a very bright side to look at. (I'm guessing you're in AP based on where you applied...) WUStL, Northwestern, and Emory are all great universities, but for most polisci subfields, Madison and Ohio State are rated more highly than those places that aren't going to be lucky enough to count you in their next year's class. There's a good chance I'll be at Madison next year, and I'm pretty stoked about being at a top-10 for American Politics that's doing great research in my areas of specific interest. And I'll still be stoked, even if I go 0-fer for the "big" schools sending out letters in the coming weeks. Anyway, my point is that you got into some great schools that are probably rated more highly than some of the ones that rejected you, so don't read too much into where you're going to get in based on decisions you already know. And for the time being, you can at least know that you've got some good options on the table, which makes a lot of folks around here envious. Hope to see you in Madison in April!
  3. Dude, someone's gotta say it... Your one offer at this point is to a #1 program, one for which a lot of folks here would commit some serious felonies. Turn that upside-down. Also, I would assume that a number of schools would accommodate you on dates other than their official admitted students days. Perhaps you could contact the graduate coordinators at those places in which you have interest and see if they couldn't fly you from School A to School B. I'm sure they'd be more than willing, since it'd be cheaper for them than flying you all the way from Europe and would likely result in your considering the school more carefully.
  4. Agreed! I look forward to meeting both of you in person in the future. New media's effects on politics definitely seems to be a research interest for the young... -D
  5. Maybe you're right, but I find it interesting that in AP, five of the top ten programs are at public schools. And not to invalidate my own point, but Michigan has one of the largest endowments of any university in the US. I think it's one of the two or three biggest for public schools, and somewhere in the top ten for all universities. Also, thanks to APGradApplicant for throwing down the ten bucks and posting these. I hope that US News doesn't come after you for copyright infringement.
  6. @ Fair Game and rm1015... Here's a third person with very similar research interests. I hadn't planned on posting here, but this is incredible. (Not to mention scary... If we applied to the same programs, it's going to be tough for all of us.) I'm interested in the effect of new media on party politics and urban politics. I'd be interested in hearing more from you guys/girls and sharing more if you're interested, so PM me.
  7. This whole "I'll call X school to which I didn't apply if you call Y school to which you didn't apply" plan reminds me of Strangers on a Train. Minus the murders, of course.
  8. Well done! Today seems to be a big day for Big Ten admissions!
  9. I can't vouch for cpaige, but mine still says "pending." The letter was from the department saying they'd "recommended that I be admitted," so I'm guessing the Graduate School hasn't yet updated their info.
  10. I am also highly excited to claim one of the Wisconsin-Madison acceptances. Full funding (with exact details on package to follow) for 5 years of study in American Politics. At the same time, I'm hoping someone will come forward to claim the Stanford acceptances, as it is another of my top choices. I'm curious to learn the subfields of the admitted applicants. (I know one of them posted CP.)
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