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  1. It should be obvious, but I will go ahead and state it. "Was posted by someone else" is not referring to myself but that it was posted by another person.
  2. I do not think that it sounded rude, just a standard mass produced rejection letter. The post in the results section mimicking my above comment but adding the caveat that the letter sounded rude was posted by someone else.
  3. To add insult to injury, I received a second letter today. I guess telling someone that they have been rejected once is not enough.
  4. My online status says that I was denied and I received a letter on Saturday. Since I live rather close to TAMU, I would think that others should receive their letters either today or tomorrow.
  5. Does anyone know whether Cornell sent out the first round of acceptances in one batch or was it subfield divided?
  6. Since I have yet to hear from Indiana, I guess the rejection email is on its way.
  7. I think that she was telling the truth in the first email but was informed that the second might be better in the department's interest.
  8. Would anyone like to claim the Cornell acceptances?
  9. Since Cornell has already started to send their acceptances out and I have yet to receive an email, I seriously doubt that I will be accepted to my first choice.
  10. I always question the logic of those who "apply to only the top ten" or "to all of the top ten schools" etc... The fact of the matter is that as long as you do a good job in grad school, publish some work, and become known in your field, then finding a good job will not be difficult (assuming that the job market will be a lot better when we get our PhDs). The most important qualification is whether the school is a perfect fit for you. Do you like the program, the professors, the aide package, the location, your fellow graduate students, etc… Based upon those principles, I applied to two top 20s, a top 30, and a top 40. Would I have been accepted by at least one top 10 school, I am pretty certain that I would. But, those schools were not the best fit for me. In closing, it should be noted that the most cutting edge research in my opinion, is not conducted at the top 10 schools.
  11. In my opinion, the best secondary field for a theorist would be IR. Both Comparative and American are too positivist and would be a difficult mix. IR has some positivism in it, but it is still theory heavy.
  12. I share your dislike of standardized test, though after talking with some DGSs I was relieved to hear that many also question its usefulness. I cross my fingers and pray that they look at my GPA (3.9ish), lors from some of the top researchers in the field, my past graduate work, and my fit with the programs that I applied. To answer the question at hand, my research area is IR/Methods.
  13. Thank you for informing me of FSUs problems, I had not heard of their actions. Saying that, the University of Florida has also fired their share of tenured professors. After doing some more research, it seems that all, if not most, Florida state schools are firing tenured faculty.
  14. You assume that they did not already know who you were after you posted your acceptance.
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