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Anybody else here on the Princeton waitlist? / know anything about Princeton's history with their waitlist? I've heard some pretty discouraging things, along the lines that it is not uncommon for Princeton to not use their waitlist at all in a given year. After receiving the waitlist notice I emailed the grad studies chair with a 'letter-of-continued-interest' type of thing, and also my potential supervisor with updates about research development, but no response from either. Any recommendations on next moves? I'd like to email, basically, to ask what my chances are but not sure how to do this (especially given two unreplied-to emails).

Same here! Has anyone heard from Harvard? Still no news by email or portal. Seems they've sent out most of their acceptances already, but wondering if anyone has actually received a rejection yet.

Hello all, I've recently received an offer of admission for a grad program at Carleton, to begin Fall 2021, and have been given 21 days to accept or decline this offer. This seems quite odd to me: many of the other programs I applied to I have either not heard back yet, or will not hear back about funding options, etc. until about mid to late March, or as late as April. Even without that, to figure out whether I can move to Ottawa, gather my financial resources, etc. for the next two years, all within three weeks, seems like a lot more than what is manageable. Is this normal for Carleton (or, perhaps, for Canadian universities)? Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on this? Is it ever possible to get an extension? The earliest deadline I'd otherwise gotten to respond to grad offers was May, and all else were later than that. Really not sure how I'm supposed to make a decision within this time. I do understand that it is good practice to accept/decline as soon as one as one is able, but Carleton is a prospect I am taking very seriously and genuinely need more significantly more time to decide on. This involves moving with a partner, them figuring out what employment, us figuring out a living space together, etc. I need a few months, not a few weeks.

Really appreciate everyone's replies, thank you. The comment that optional programs will only receive high scores is quite insightful, had not thought of that, as was the comment above it. Theory007, your detailed reply was very helpful. Wondering what everyone makes of this quote from Yale's website (https://politicalscience.yale.edu/academics/graduate-program/application-information/application-information-faqs): "There is no minimum GRE score required. GRE scores of previously admitted students have ranged between 150-170 for the verbal section and 150-170 for the quantitative section. Please keep in mind that GRE scores are but one of many criteria used to evaluate an applicant." Wondering if this indicates that, despite what they say about there not being a minimum score, they do use 150 as their effective minimum threshold (or if they would lump a 147 in with 150). On the other hand, this does seem to suggest that they do not reject applications outright that have such scores (as one sometimes hears is done and, Theory007, as you seem to suggest would be the case), or else the 150 scoring applicants would not be considered in the first place. Does the above change anyone's recommendation not to submit scores? Keeping in mind that it is optional for Yale this application cycle.

Hello all, I am a prospective theory student who will be applying to a few top-ten programs and need some advice on whether to submit GRE scores to programs which have made it optional. I got a 168/170 V and 6/6AWA (98th and 99th percentile), but a 147/170 on my Quant (25th percentile). I will not have a chance to rewrite the test for this admissions cycle. Is it worth submitting these scores with an explanation in my personal statement regarding the quant score (I was a very poor student in high school and was out of school for years before returning to uni, had to begin my GRE studying by relearning basic arithmetic, and just did not have time due to pandemic to prepare for the GRE-specific math). My professor is encouraging me to submit the scores. He thinks they will help contextualize my GPA, which is high but from an unknown non-US university, and that given my interest in theory, they might be willing to brush past the low quant score. As an aside, can anyone give advice on whether it is appropriate to reach out to faculty members with this question. I 1) don't want to seem unprofessional by soliciting personalized advice and 2) don't want to reveal that I, a student with an incoming application, have a very poor quant score if it is indeed going to hurt more than help my application. I should add that I am looking at Yale most specifically in regards to this question. Thanks