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It's alright, I won't be there either. Can't make it.

I did too.

Cornell. Went there undergrad and my advisor was a China scholar; I can attest to their strength in that area. Ithaca is a great place to live (depends on the person, but I loved it). PM me if you have any questions.

No distortion intended. The tone, however, drawing attention to all one's hard work in a "reputable" program, does in fact sound a little resentful and by extension disparaging of others who ostensibly have not spent as much time burnishing their "reputable-ness".... Of course it's probably only my poor reading that gave me that impression, in which case, I apologize for the distortion.

Not everyone chooses to remain in school after undergrad to "prepare" for a PhD. Many take challenging or meaningful jobs outside of academia. One could argue that those with diverse experiences, rather than being "flimsy" candidates, actually have as much (or more) to offer to their cohort than someone who has never seen the light of day outside of a college campus.

Waitlisted at Penn. Planning to decline. Hope that gives others a chance. Good luck!

Same here. Don't care! Edit: meant I don't care that I got rejected. Not that you got rejected. Sorry if it came off that way.

Waitlisted at Cornell. Removing my name from the list - hope it helps someone.

Anyone get a Columbia acceptance but no info about funding? I know they fund everyone, but other people's results on the results page said that they got two emails. I only got one, saying I got in... or should we expect further follow-on emails that explain the details of the offer?

Anyone have inside info on when we'll hear from Columbia?

Longtime lurker, first time poster (always wanted to say that!) Curious, is anyone else interested in a career that straddles the policy world and academia? Thinking of places like RAND, DoD, State, interspersed with teaching. Is this possible? This could alleviate the reality of a foundering academic job market. I am sympathetic to the argument that "you should only get a PhD if you want to be a professor," but it seems that there are flexible means of achieving this. One need not be pigeon-holed into the (unrealistic) expectation that the only way to teach and contribute to the field is through landing a tenure-track position the day you graduate.