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    NSF GRFP 2019-2020

    in The Bank

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    9 hours ago, renaissaneelaine said:

    I have a question about formatting requirements... so I just submitted my app... I realized aftwerwards that I had submitted a version of my research statement with my name and "Research Statement" in the header as Calibri font. I know this goes against the formatting requirements, but it is not part of the content of the essay and it is an entirely optional component. They also have no font requirements for the references section in the footer. So I'm convincing myself that it may not be returned without review. Am I royally screwed? 

    Tough call.  You would hope that it would still be reviewed.  I'm not sure how harsh they are with these things.  

    2017-2018 Application Cycle

    in Political Science Forum

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    22 minutes ago, komina12345 said:

    I got into Maryland

    Holy shit I thought I was going to strike out. I'm so freaking happy right now. I actually don't have to go back to Japan now to do PhD work.

    although i have not gotten any notification from maryland myself, your post made my day.  i know what kind of mental space the rejections with no acceptances can get you in and to notch one in the win column takes away all the pressure and doubt that creeps in.  i'm very happy it worked out for you.

    Is public school funding enough to cover cost of living?

    in Political Science Forum

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    On 2/10/2018 at 1:57 PM, durianseason said:

    @BobBobBob it really depends on your lifestyle but rent goes around 700 if you live with a roommate (at least in my case). Food + entertainment is around 500 k. And other expenses around 300. (Aside from expenses, monthly income tax will be around 300). As I have said, summer funding really adds up so I am sure you will survive.
    But yeah, Duke's funding, from what I heard, is probably the most generous you will find.

    500k for entertainment, huh?  you take the party to the next level.

    2017-2018 Application Cycle

    in Political Science Forum

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    5 minutes ago, mooneyed said:

    I would reach out to UC-Riverside and request information on the years of funding just to be sure (questions about funding are totally okay!). In the long run it may be financially more savvy to pay Davis' $15k if you aren't guaranteed funding for 5+ years at Riverside.

    From what I know the Fellowship for first year, TA or RA in subsequent years is not unusual, though.

    thanks.  you're right.  i'll reach out to riverside.  when i go to davis at the end of the month, i will ask again about the out of state fee.

    2017-2018 Application Cycle

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted · Edited by jnewcomb08

    19 minutes ago, skhann said:

    I've not got any interview requests from Vanderbilt. If there was a chance, a request would have arrived by now. Judging by the DGS email pre-application-deadline, I'm assuming a rejection. :(

    i interviewed with vanderbilt on friday.  had a good time as well afterwards of picking myself apart about all the things i could have said differently, lol.  oh well, hopefully it was more a chance for the department to see if i was not crazy and i have a great shot of acceptance.

    2017-2018 Application Cycle

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted · Edited by jnewcomb08
    updated the TA information

    well, i got into uc riverside last night and they included my funding package.  i also got my funding package from uc davis yesterday as well.  i guess in california they have a non-resident supplemental tuition charge that is like $15,000/year.  i can become a resident after a year and not have to pay that, but the first year it will apply to me.  the good news is that uc riverside has given me the money to pay that fee and davis said that "at this time, the department cannot cover your first year of Nonresident Supplemental Tuition."  do you guys think this is more of it's not that they cannot, it's that they have decided not to for me specifically?  also, both schools gave me a stipend for the first year and notated that i will be working for pay as a TA the second year, but riverside didn't mention anything after that as far as TA/Reader potential income.  is this the usual way this works, or will i be up a creek after two years of schooling at riverside?  davis said they are "committed to funding your graduate work for five academic years so that you can concentrate on your Ph.D. studies at UC Davis." which i found encouraging.

    2017-2018 Application Cycle

    in Political Science Forum

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    7 minutes ago, komina12345 said:

    I keep telling myself that but I'm honestly just getting worse and worse mentally. It's sort frustrating that I worked so hard and spent so many countless hours and nights preparing for this, only for it to culminate in a blunt and frankly insincere letter that probably only took 2 seconds to send. This entire process is slowly sapping away at my will to live lol

    i also went from being homeless to earning the outstanding scholar award at UF as well, lol.  i wrote that in my statement to show the ability to overcome hardship.  who knows...

    2017-2018 Application Cycle

    in Political Science Forum

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    i applied to 11 schools and have one acceptance so far out of 6 responses.  i got a 4.0 gpa at university of florida and graduated magna cum laude from the honors program.  i had 3 great letters.  my gre was 160/160/5.  i really don't know what more i could have done.

    bottomline:  there is a lot of luck involved...or the gre must carry a ton of weight which i absolutely cannot stand.  you will get into a school.  find something to do keep your mind off it.  

    (i also agree that after years and years of hard work, a generic email is pretty cold...especially when you have waited many years of your life for this moment.  for ucsd to send them out in the middle of the night is absurd.)

    2017-2018 Application Cycle

    in Political Science Forum

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    46 minutes ago, komina12345 said:

    Rejected from UCSD. Looks like I was too much of a dumbass 

    That makes Wisconsin, UC Davis, UCSD, and most likely Northwestern and Berkeley. 

    0/5 let's go for the 0/15 and send my confidence straight to the ninth circle of hell lol

    hang in there.  it only takes one. 

    2017-2018 Application Cycle

    in Political Science Forum

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    5 minutes ago, toad1 said:

     

    Personally I'm a huge advocate for the GRE (and standardized tests in general). I'll try to explain my reasoning.

    Firstly, everyone's GPA largely boils down the around the same area (3.6-4.0) which is a difference less than one letter grade according to most grading systems--a metric which, comparing grades in different classes taught by different professors in different universities (possibly in different countries in different years). This hardly is an accurate way to assess people.

    Conversely, the GRE is 'the great equalizer', in that everyone is subject to the same exact rules and questions that are constructed in order to be of near equal difficulty, testing people on their skills regardless of their background. Of course you can have a bad day, but then you are able to take it again (literally as many times as you want) so that you think it actually reflects your ability.

    This works in favor of people that aren't as privileged. If you are well off such as being a legacy at an Ivy League college or having enough family wealth to pay for expensive prestigious schools your whole life (kindergarten through undergrad), you have a huge advantage on nearly EVERY metric except the GRE. The GRE is literally the ONLY metric that allows someone who has grown up in a poorer neighborhood, maybe only had one option of attending a less-than-ideal public school their whole life (K-undergrad) and is still swimming in debt from a public university.

    Just my 2 cents. I understand completely how people can be frustrated with one test weighing so heavily, but someone else could argue that everything else has been against them their whole life in this fight for top spots--and this is their one truly equal chance to show they can compete too. So, I say: good.

    The GRE and other standardized tests have been shown to do the exact opposite actually in regards to it creating a wider gap between rich and poor/minorities and whites.

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