Bosco
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I am being waitlisted at three schools and waitlisted for funding for another one. They are all better than my available options. Finger crossed....
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Talked to the POI there, was told that they are close to getting the process finished. We just have to wait.
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Anyone hasn’t heard back from UT Austin?
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May you update us on here after you hear back from Northwestern please? I am also waiting for the decision.
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I emailed them last week and was told that “we do not have a set date of when decisions will be announced, our decisions are typically announced no later than the first week of March.”
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In the same boat here. Still waiting on Northwestern and UNC which obviously sent out offers already....
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You are probably one of the most competitive American politics applicants! You will certainly be great regardless of which program you choose to go!
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Big congrats! May you tell us where else did you get into? I am also an Americanist and I am being waitlisted at a few schools. So I figure I might be the back up plans for you guys in case you guys decline the offers!
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But I am an international applicant...
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Same here. I have heard nothing.
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Oh hey, I am pretty sure I know your friend! We are both from the Oregon coast!
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Is there anyone who's still waiting to hear back from UIUC? Acceptance have already released several weeks ago and rejections were sent several days before. I think it's likely that we have been waitlisted?!
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Thank you for your advice!
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Thank you very much for your reply. Do you think that the top 15 programs would be too far of a reach for me mainly due to the GRE score? Maybe I wasn’t being clear enough. But I certainly am not applying to all do the top 25 programs. I think that “fit” matters a lot during the admission process. I have already started getting in touch with some professors and hopefully they would vouch for me later. thanks!
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Hello every one! It may be a little bit too early to begin talking about PhD application but I am pretty anxious and stressed about it already. I am an international applicant applying in the coming application cycle and my GRE score is for sure my biggest weakness. Profile: School: Top public R1 with top political science program Subfield: American (mainly on behavior, but also a little on institution, public opinion and political psychology) GRE: 155 V, 159 Q, AW (not yet received) GPA: 3.71 overall with distinction and 3.86 in political science with honors Letters of rec: 1 well-known prof who supervised my thesis and write good letters, 1 associate prof and 1 assistant prof (hopefully their letters would be good) Research experience: RA on political communication (specifically in American politics), RA on sociology (inequality) Other experience: One think tank internship where I had two nonacademic publications, one government internship (research on social policy), one NGO internship (policy research) and two other internships in NGOs Probably it doesn't matter much, but I am also a "half" student athlete who have represented the school and won some awards from regional and national tournaments. My target is to get into any of the top 25 programs but I am very concern about my below-average-GRE score, especially the verbal part, even though I am an international applicant. However, due to some time conflicts, I will not be able to retake my GRE again. Do you think that I would be competitive enough for the top 25 programs? Does anyone know how competitive is the Stanford GSB PhD program compared to Stanford's political science program? Thanks a lot!
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I am having a hard time choosing between Cornell CIPA and UChicago Harris and I greatly appreciate some inputs and advice from people. I have received 3k from CIPA and 5k from Harris. The difference between the two programs will be around 10k per year. On one hand, I have had professors advising me to go to Harris because of its location and its resources. On the other hand, some professors told me that the difference is pretty much negligible and what matters the most is where I would like to stay for two years. Here are some of the pros and cons I could think of: Cornell Pros: its Cheaper; more flexible; a certificate program in Environmental Impact Investing; from the communications I had with the staff, I have the impression that the environment is very friendly; study abroad programs are interesting Cons: location (its cold and in the middle of nowhere); less prestige compared to Harris; less resources Harris: Pros: well known for its quantitative approach; location; having the entire school dedicated to the program; a lot more certificate programs Cons: location too (crime.....); slightly more expensive; the program size is seemingly larger I am planning on focusing on environmental policy and international development. It seems to me that Harris is better at energy policy and Cornell is better at agricultural development. Would there be anyone who can advice on that? Would there be a significant difference regarding employment prospects? Thank you very much in advance
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How much funding did they give you? I am still waiting for funding information
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I applied back in November. I was invited to the Open House on 3/16 and I was told that they were in the process of determining fellowships and admitted applicants will be notified of the fellowship information on or before 3/1.
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I am not sure if I agree with your thoughts. IMO, CIPA leans towards application on policy than theory. Their curriculum is so flexible and encourages a lot of hands-on experience, such as the capstone and consulting classes. Harris puts a heavier emphasis on theory just by looking at the curriculum. I know someone who's in Harris and she said the workload is super super heavy.
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I remember one of the questions they asked was something like "why do you want to do this graduate degree now?". I did the interview back in November, so I couldn't really recall any more. Its 100% possible that you could get into CIPA without any job experiences (but I would guess that you should have a few internship experiences at least).
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Calling all Environmental Management (MEM) Applicants - 2018
Bosco replied to sid7395's topic in Government Affairs Forum
Does anyone know when are we going to hear back from Yale and how competitive is admission? Yale has always been my dream school but I have an extremely low GRE and I applied straight out of undergraduate.... -
Yea. I was just in bed, and checked the email. After that, fell back to sleep lol Btw, I only received a 10% tuition waiver..... I am not sure if that has to do with applying to the program straight out of undergrad. Also, as an international student who's studying in the US, they might have assumed that I dont care as much tuition? Hopefully other schools will give me better offers.....
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Received the acceptance email at 5 am this morning, no information on scholarship. The deadline to pay the deposit is 2/15 which is kinda early. I m not sure if other schools' decision would be out by that time.
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Mine was submitted in late October but the status is still in evaluation. I am not sure if that has to do with the alphabetical order of the last names, cuz mine would be among the very last ones..... The wait is killing me!
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I completed my interview on 10/20 and I am anxiously waiting to hear back from the school. Do you have any idea about how long it is going to take to make the decision?
