curiousgeorge84

What I meant by socioeconomic was not exactly parental salary. I was coming closer to life story. In the U.S. there are no national standards for education and schools are paid for by property taxes. If you come from a poor community, most likely you'll have a sub-par education. If given the circumstances, you excel and make yourself stand out despite the obstacles, then that should be taken into consideration. I believe in a nationalized school system like they have in Europe. That way, no affirmative action would be needed because everyone gets the same educational opportunities and the SATs could also be eliminated.

Rutgers is very focused on qualitative. That's why I chose their program.

Have you decided where you are attending?

Did you check your web status? I saw on the results page that many people didn't receive an email. They just checked their status for the answer. If there is still no decision, you might want to call and ask. I know they didn't send out all acceptances at once.

If you are looking to stop at an M.A. and use your degree for government or a private company, I think Georgetown is the way to go. You will also have the opportunity and connections to intern or work for the federal government. However, if you are considering going on to a Ph.D., NYU's joint Ph.D. in History and Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies is one of the most respected in the U.S. I believe you can transfer from the M.A. to the Ph.D. program. If you think you might want to go into academia, NYU is the place to go. NYU is also part of a consortium that allows you to take classes at Columbia.

I work in university admin and we don't get off for spring break. Our school gives us one day off. Only professors get the vacations off.

Welcome!

Well I know Brown is big on IR. Do you have a regional focus?

What area of political science did you get into at Brown?

I get my stipend biweekly and get my first in mid-september. 2 months seems a bit long to wait.

Yes. That was me. If you have any other options you shouldn't choose CUNY. When I talked to them on Monday they told me they couldn't give me any statistics on placement or attrition rates because they don't keep them. They said they usually only place in small schools in the New York area, and in the acceptance letter it says that for students who get funding, "New students must usually be prepared to meet their expenses for at least the first two months of their initial enrollment."

I received my acceptance letter in the mail from CUNY last night, but they don't put any funding information in the letter. They only offer you funding after you accept their offer.

To all those wondering about Columbia, I actually got a response to my email today. They confirmed my rejection and said that all replies will go out in the next two days. Sorry but from what I understood from the email, if you're not in by now, you're not in.

On that note. A quick question for all. Where are people finding the money to pay for 10 or 20 applications?

Wow. I guess I missed the memo. I only applied to 6 and I thought that was a lot