skhann
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2 hours ago, komina12345 said:
I really wish I could help you since you gave a lot of positivity towards my direction when I was despairing a few days ago. I know this doesn't mean much (and I'm not even sure if you're religious), but I'll be praying for your success!
Thanks man. Means a lot to me. No I'm not in that much despair so no wandering in the forest for me
I've been through much in my life so this is nothing comparatively. Just that I'm afraid about my prospects in the next cycle, especially all the emotional, logistical and, more importantly, financial hassle involved.
P.S. Good to know things turned around for you and wishing you the best for your future endeavors.
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39 minutes ago, possibleirphd said:
Try and get waivers! I even emailed some schools saying “really wanna apply, don’t have money to, etc.” and got fee waivers that way. Another person on this thread mentioned not to be afraid to ask your school what they can do for you! I wouldn’t give up if this is what you want to do.
Another thing that really helped was getting feedback from grad students at said programs to help with statements, how faculty are, etc.
Plus, you have us! PM if you need help on that kinda stuff, can’t say I can help you get into the school of your dreams but I know a lot of people willing to help!
Good tips for domestic students. I am an international applicant though so the waivers don't work for me. Plus there's the TOEFL test fee and the application fees are also higher for international applicants. These expenses forced me to cut down on my applications and now I'm left with no options.
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12 hours ago, arctic_ice said:
Rejection from Cornell. It seems to me that this cycle is over for me. I've learned my lesson.While this experience is useful, it nonetheless has a bitter aftertaste.
It is time to start preparing for the second attempt in upcoming autumn.
Congrats to those of you who did it! I wish you success in your future endeavors!
And yes, please, do not forget to share your experience at the very end of the cycle!
I'm in the same boat. Except I'm not sure whether I would be able to go the second cycle route. Tough luck I guess.
Congratulations to all the admits from my side as well.
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Congrats to all those who have been admitted to their dream programs, or at least acceptable programs. Wishing you all the best for your future endeavors. The rest of us are still hanging in here, dreading another cycle. That's life I guess.
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9 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.
Congrats! Guess your camping trip paid dividends.
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8 minutes ago, diter91 said:
Looking at past years, they usually send out notifications in early March. Their application deadline was Jan 15, so it hasn't even been a month.
Right. US schools are quick though. Even some Feb.1 deadliners are sending acceptances.
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21 minutes ago, diter91 said:
Anyone claiming the Toronto admit? Seems early.
When do they notify usually?
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47 minutes ago, jnewcomb08 said:
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.
Congrats! I guess they only interviewed those they really wanted in the program. You have bright chances of getting admitted.
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3 minutes ago, Qw23 said:
Same here. You are not alone.
I know. I have long assumed it as a rejection though. Soldiering on for the rest of the cycle
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2 hours ago, possibleirphd said:
Has anyone heard back from Duke lately? (Security, Peace, and Conflict Studies)
Also any interview requests from Vanderbilt for IR?
It has been extremely quiet on my end... 3 weeks since no new notifications.
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.
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4 hours ago, cedfik said:
LSE acceptance!
For a second I thought this was MRes/PhD.
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5 minutes ago, Sartori said:
I guess it's time for the Sunday lookahead. Any thoughts about who we can expect to hear from this week? (Bonus question: how do you model the distribution of admissions decisions for a given department? (Don't answer that.))
Anyway, I can only talk about my applications. Vanderbilt appears to have interviewed those it wanted to admit with chances of an invite getting slimmer. Minnesota is likely to announce by the end of this week or early next week.
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Probably the slowest Sunday on this thread.
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12 hours ago, buckinghamubadger said:
Just rejected from Seattle. Not a surprise. It was already off my list anyways. The thing that did surprised me is that Michael McCann, ho is a giant in judicial politics and public law, wrote the email.
Accepted: Notre Dame, Missouri, Colorado, UC Irvine
Waitlisted: WashU-STL
Rejected: Princeton, Michigan, Univ of Washington
Pending: Brandeis, USC
With a score of 4.5/8, I would say it is not a bad showing at all.
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9 hours ago, buckinghamubadger said:
You certainly can accept it, but most wouldn't advise going into debt to pay for a PhD. They understand that without funding, most will probably not accept the offer. You could, however, look for external funding such as non-department fellowships sources under which scenario going to the program in question may be advisable.
You have been accepted to the program, but it's really only advisable to go if you have some sort of funding source.
So like one in ten will likely accept in that case, on average.
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5 minutes ago, hs2011 said:
From what I've heard (all friend of a friend kind of stuff), they typically do if they stick around long enough, either because of more funding/different types of funding becoming available or other people leaving the program and opening up "funded spots". The likelihood probably differs a lot from school to school depending on the reason they don't have the funding. I heard Columbia used to be pretty notorious for it and it would cause a very tense, competitive culture. The professor who told me that is pretty removed from the program now, so didn't know if it was still the case there. He did suggest that it's a good thing to gauge with the current students (either specifically or when asking about the culture of the program). I've heard about it at a few other as well, but can't remember off the top of my head.
Thanks for your input. Sounds like a bad situation especially the possible negativity with all that competition. Surprised that Columbia used to have the same arrangement. They have a massive endowment to begin with.
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8 minutes ago, hs2011 said:
I can't speak to the assumptions made by the school, but if someone accepts the offer, they would be paying full tuition with the hope that funding would become available to them at some point. I've heard that some schools don't offer un-funded acceptances at all, some do quite frequently and others, of course, fall somewhere in the middle.
I see. So from your experience/knowledge, do these schools actually offer funding later on? Which schools are known for this behavior? A couple of people here mentioned Georgia State. I didn't find any other school doing that on the results page though.
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4 hours ago, buckinghamubadger said:
It means they've accepted you but they don't have funding for you yet. They probably want you in their department but they aren't dumb and realize what not offering you funding would mean
Can you expand on that a bit please? Does that mean an assumption by the school the applicant will withdraw? What if someone bites the bullet and accept it? Really confused on such conditional offers.
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6 minutes ago, SerenityNow! said:
@skhann apologies for the inappropriate post! It was absolutely not my intention to increase other's anxiety level or make light of the feelings that have been expressed on this forum.
No need for apologies.Of course one wants to dress appropriately for the visiting weekends. It is important to seek advice. I just wanted to mention a couple of people who were/are teetering on the edge due to multiple rejections. Congrats on your acceptance and wishing you the best for the visiting weekends and beyond.
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To all those sartorially challenged, can you please move the discussion to someplace else? Create a new thread if you will. This forum is for sharing admission news and developments. Besides, this conversation adds to the stress levels of a large number of people who have yet to hear any good news. Heck, a couple of them have even expressed suicidal thoughts. No offense!
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43 minutes ago, Sheldon2017 said:
Does an offer without a funding package mean a polite rejection? The letter sent by DGS says that "...department's ability to provide funding is in flux" and that they will contact me immediately as soon as a funding package is available. I was wondering if anyone could interpret it
Which university?
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16 minutes ago, Qw23 said:
Haven't been contacted by Vanderbilt for an interview. Should I assume a rejection?
I already did assume one
I'm assuming the interview scheduling mails are already done and over with by Vandy. Good that they weren't giving any false hopes by detailing the process ahead of admissions deadline.
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14 minutes ago, Hobbesian10 said:
This video always makes me feel better.
The clumsy reporter being the adcomms
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6 hours ago, csantamir said:
Now I can claim my own GSU admit, unfortunately without funding. Damn, 2/2 admits unfunded. Will decline. 2a(
$)/2r/4pGSU PSci? Wasn't the early deadline Feb. 1? Damn they are too quick.
2017-2018 Application Cycle
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Seeing that the "Decision Made" at UMN means rejection, I've officially struck out this season. I may or may not apply next cycle. It was great interacting with you guys. Wishing you all the best for your future endeavors. Adios!