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By the way: UCLA tends to give a low initial offer and then negotiate a lot with the funding - if you have other offers to leverage you can get a pretty big increase on your offer from them!
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I would highly recommend looking into Chicago’s one-year MA programs (CIR for IR and comparative, MAPSS for American). They often offer scholarships, and have excellent PhD placement. A lot of people who did MAPSS or CIR and then re-applied for PhDs are now at top 10 or top 20 programs. They’re probably two of the only masters programs in the US that are tailored to people on the PhD-track, and are close to PhD level coursework and research. RAing for professors is also definitely a good idea, and could help you get better letters.
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If you do get into CIR or MAPSS and the funding isn’t enough to justify it for you, I would recommend asking them for money! They do take those requests and can give more funding. And in my experience they are fairly generous, offering many people 1/2, 2/3, or (in some, rarer cases) full funding. The PhD placement is great and it’s very good training.
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2020-2021 Cycle Backup Plan Megathread
polisci1 replied to icemanyeo's topic in Political Science Forum
UChicago’s MA programs are a great option! They offer a decent amount of funding, and are still accepting applications. They really prepare you for a PhD and help with your applications the following year. CIR is the best for comparative and IR, MAPSS for AP. -
Just wanted to pop in here and say that UChicago’s MA programs (CIR and MAPSS) do offer quite a bit of funding! Full tuition waiver, 2/3, 3/4 etc, is all very doable. And they’re really amazing programs (CIR if you’re CP or IR, MAPSS for AP), with great PhD placement!
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Thank you so much! I’m CP, not theory, and basic stats, Stata, and R pretty much sums up my quant skills. I guess it’s mostly a matter of tailing your application/experience for each position? Would definitely appreciate hearing from anyone that has succeeded in getting an RA position like this.
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Thanks! I will definitely reach out to everyone I know. Also, I DM’ed you about the Chicago MA program. I would love to know more about it!
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Has anyone been successful in getting an RA position after undergrad? If so, do you have any advice?
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Thanks for the suggestion! Americorps seems interesting but my interests are very internationally focused (CP sub-field) so I don’t know if it would benefit me that much. When you’ve applied to think tanks, have you applied for specific positions or just sent in your CV? I’ve seen very few listings that seem to be designed for recent college grads and I also haven’t had any luck with job applications.
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Hello, I’ve been following this thread for awhile now and I wanted to thank everyone for their frank and honest advice about grad school. This cycle wasn’t successful for me, so now I’m looking for something to fill at least one gap year between undergrad and grad school. What have you all done to get research experience after undergrad? It seems like there aren’t very many research jobs available for someone with only an undergrad degree.