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I strongly second that. This forum is one of the few places left on the internet which did not become nasty over time. I hope grad school have at least an ounce of the helpfulness displayed here by total strangers.

Way to go, @correlatesoftheory!

Got the email from Ohio, also clarifying decisions on funding were not made yet. They should've let it clear in that first email, I've been treating OSU as a half-rejection due to lack of funding.

Congratulations! And I second your point. Last cycle I tried without success, but I worked to improve my profile this year and it worked really well.

I may not pursue an academic career, although it is my standard course of action. I want to keep as many options open as possible right now.

Waiting for 9. Anxious, but spending my time researching once more programs that accepted me.

It doesn't sound dumb at all. I also have a cat and she is going to the US with me. I am in a similar situation: I am enrolled in three classes as a special student (enrolled only in the courses, not as grad student) beginning next month. I will attend them, but in my case I won't have to move. If I had to, I probably would not go on with these classes and would enjoy my last months of freedom in my country (which I suspect is the same of yours, as per the details you gave).

You should reply, so they can know you received their offer. Say you are happy, excited, etc., that you are going to review their offer with great care and compare to others you received. They do this every cycle. For us it is a first time experience (I tried last cycle, but didn't get admissions, so didn't need to answer anybody), and that's why it is so difficult. They will understand you want to review your offers, because they would do the same in our place (and they DID when it was their time).

Does someone claim that UNC acceptance? At least it's IR and not Comparative...

This one https://applicants.siss.duke.edu/ You have to make a NetID first. You probably got an email about this a day or two after submitting your application.

That probably is the case. Nevertheless, I took the opportunity to finally register to Duke's website for follow-up. I completely forgot to do that.

Same here.

I did not. Not yet, at least. I am hoping for good news from UNC, it's a very good fit for me.

Impossible to know for sure. I definitely would not dismiss any file solely due to GRE verbal score, unless they were really really poor (yours is not). But I am not a member of adcoms. FWIW, there's always a level of randomness to the process. Maybe you're going to get only good news from now on. No need to get desperate now!

Congrats to all accepted by Princeton and UCLA! @Bibica, that's jackpot! Double congrats! I feel those are not the only news we're going to get today...

Check the "messaging" button at the right end of the table. Mine still says "Under review", but when I go to the Messages section there is one message from them informing my rejection.

The latest UCSD rejection in the results board is mine.

I don't know what that entails, but I like the sound of it.

I think it was moved. I first saw this thread in the PoliSci subforum. My answer above had that in mind -- for professional programs placement is obviously the most important metric by far.

Thanks, everyone. I really did not expect all this!

One of the Pittsburgh acceptances at the results page is mine!

No claim, no pain, people! Shenanigans!

Ditto. My anxiety shifted from "OMG what if I have to try again next cycle" to "I need all responses NOW so I can choose and definitely know where I'm going". You see, anxiety is always a constant.

Ceteris paribus, I'd go with program ranking. A program's position in a program ranking is probably a function of several factors, including its prestige among peers. People from the outside might look at Cornell more favorably than Indiana despite their programs' rankings, but scholars familiar with the field in general will recognize Cornell has a considerably weaker program, and probably place the appropriate weight to this fact when evaluating someone.

Of course. Years of Twitter and you thought I would learn something. Thank you. And thanks about Austin. They still did not send more details about their offer, and of course I want to know what will come out of all other programs I applied; but if somebody from the future said to me at the beginning of the cycle I would get accepted by UT-Austin, I would be enormously satisfied right then.