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PROFILE: Type of Undergrad Institution: SEC, Top 10 public institution according to USNews Major(s)/Minor(s): Political Science, Anthropology, Minor: Sustainability Undergrad GPA: 3.7 Type of Grad: n/a GRE: n/a Any Special Courses: R class, Research Methods, Honors Thesis courses Letters of Recommendation: 3 - My thesis advisor who is also the chair of the polisci program at my uni, lecturer I have a good relationship with, lecturer for my R class who I also have good relationship with Teaching Experience: n/a Other: Basic R skills, no publications, just my in-progress thesis was used for my writing sample RESULTS: Acceptances: UIUC, University of Maryland Rejections: Rice, UCSD, Berkeley, Chicago, Northwestern, MIT, Michigan, Georgetown, Wisconsin Going to: Maryland! ? Lessons: 1. Trust the process. I have adopted this philosophy that I always know that I'll end up ok. This cycle really tested that patience in me. I really wanted to get into grad school, but I knew that if I didn't that I would find something else and be ok. 2. results do not correlate to your worth. I knew this but it still hurt when I got another rejection, and I didn't think I would get in anywhere. 3. If I could do it again, I might have applied to a wider variety of programs/ Cast a wider net. While I applied to many schools (12) I could have applied to more programs. I only applied to Polisci PhDs, but could have considered Sociology programs, Public Policy programs, and even considered more masters programs. 4. Find a hobby or get busy. I was so wrought with stress and anxiety this whole time. i thought that the applications were the hardest part but the waiting and rejections were so much harder on me mentally. I started working out more and focusing on making progress in the gym. I crocheted and tried to focus on homework. I procrastinated finishing my thesis. I spend some safe online time with frends, watched a couple of new netflix shows, etc. 5. Where ever I ended up I knew I would be happy. I recieved my first acceptance and prepared myself to go there, started looking at apartments and things to do in the area. I was ready to commit if my last application was going to turn out as a rejection. When I got my second acceptance I went in with an open mind and chose carefully, while still listening to my heart when needed. 6. You are so much more qualified than you think!! I am finishing up my undergrad with what I feel is little to no experience so I doubted myself a lot. Why would any school want me? What do I have to show up against so many other scholars with grad school/real job/research/publication experiences? When I got my first waitlist it helped subside all of those thoughts for a moment, I was good enough to be on a waitlist so that must mean im actually a competetive candidate wow I couldnt believe it. Even now I have this sense of fear that my acceptance is going to be rescinded for some reason. 7. Listen to your mentors. and ask questions!! My thesis advisor is an experienced Professor and researcher in the field. He's the one that recommended me to apply to at least half of the schools I applied to. When my advisor was suggesting schools, they suggested Maryland and emphasized how much of a good fit that would be for me and how they wanted to see me go there ultimately. It seems like they knew from the start where I would end up or it was just a really good prediction ?

AP

Hey yall, I got off of the waitlist at Maryland as well this week and am likely to accept their offer after speaking with my advisor. I plan on declining my Illinois offer soon, hopefully that helps one of you guys! Thanks to those who made it possible for me to get off of my waitlists, and thanks for all the support on this forum and good luck to all ❤️

This is the political science forum! you'll have better luck in whatever corresponding forum to your application

Accepted off the waitlist at UIUC! I am so relieved and thrilled and all of the emotions!

theres the georgetown rejection, email to check portal

georgetown too please ?

IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU WOW! just shows you never know what youre gonna get from each school!

whats your subfield? theres a couple of us that have claimed umd waitlists so hoping for the best for all of us

Emailed Maryland asking for when decisions will come out and they told me I was waitlisted! If anybody here is AP and got an acceptance and not planning on going please decline!

kinda hoping this is the last friday i have to endure waiting, kinda nervous anyway

at least MIT had a quick turnaround to send out rejections! im on my last two now eek

I feel like if i was accepted my POI wouldve definitely reached out to me first... so im just assuming rejection

with some of these schools saying results will be out by the end of the month im gonna be a bit annoyed if friday comes and still no news

trolling on the results page is too common on here, so we like to have people claim them on this forum too to ensure theyre not trolls