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12 minutes ago, polisci19 said:
Longtime lurker here (sorry, I know that sort of decreases any incentive to trust this, I'm just not a big internet poster!). I can claim a Cornell waitlist in CP. It didn't look like a mail merge, so more could certainly be coming but I honestly don't know. It's a dream program for me, so I'm really hoping it works out!
Congrats!! I also applied for CP but haven't heard anything back ?
Hoping you get off the waitlist though!
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Can anyone claim the Cornell waitlist?
I am getting quite antsy just waiting on them even though they did say early March....
Also hoping we can get Yale next Friday or March 1st at the latest (given past trends).
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30 minutes ago, StarkDark1 said:
Good morning everyone.
It's Friday... I think some people will receive acceptances today.
This positivity is largely welcome both today and throughout the remaining weeks haha
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2 hours ago, Mad Scientist Malfrost said:
Well everyone, I got a rejection from my last viable school today. I still technically have an app outstanding at Yale but I've honestly written myself out of that race given all the other rejections. I'm looking into Master's programs now. For everyone that has gotten accepted this cycle, congrats! You've really earned them given how much smaller the cohort sizes are this year. For everyone else, there is always next cycle and I will likely see you all then.
Wishing you nothing but the best in your next steps!! Thanks for being a really positive force on the forum
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1 hour ago, verschiedene said:
I've only seen on this thread that a couple of people have received personalized admissions from their POIs, so I think they might still be in the process of submitting recommended admits to DGS before sending out official letters? Could just be my wishful thinking tho
I think so. When I asked the department directly they said official decisions would come early March.
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13 minutes ago, EstherBritoAbrio said:
Thank you so much for the advice! I will definitely look to publish more and get feedback of the statements. If it were ok, how did you generally determine fit? In Europe we don't have much a tradition of that. I generally looked for them being in a similar area (conflict studies, ethnic politics, etc.) but think I maybe was too general.
For me, when I thought about fit for the statement, I looked to see if there were professors conducting research / have published / conduct any form of work in the specific areas and methodologies I am interested in, and also whether or not they’d be at the department when I would potentially be entering.
There were other important aspects for ‘fit’ for me personally but these were things I looked at when deciding where to apply and how to tailor my statement.
Edit: fit is becoming increasingly more important in Europe as well, particularly for the more competitive and higher ranked universities. So don’t take it for granted. I’ve lived and studied in Europe myself.
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1 minute ago, MEESASOBOREDSA said:
And after doing that they told me that they forgot to send my rejection... So, claiming an Indiana rejection.
Wow. Sorry about that
Glad you’re not waiting pointlessly anymore though
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13 minutes ago, cbsag123 said:
How do you guys go about reputation/ranking of international school and/or assessing the likelihood that an MA at school X will help with Ph.D. apps in the future? I'm currently looking at Amsterdam, LSE, and a few other programs for comparative politics, but I have no clue how I'm supposed to know if these schools are reputable (I know LSE is but every other school, not so much)
A Master’s at almost any uni will help with PhD apps in so far as showing that you have a higher level understanding of the field and more research experience, and allowing you to further develop yourself as a scholar.
In terms of a difference in rankings, of course a Master’s from a highly ranked school (Top 30 worldwide for instance) will be looked at more favorably than a lower ranked one. That’s one purpose of rankings after all. To know if international schools are reputable in the US, I would talk to any US professors or PhD students you know because a school can have a great global ranking and national reputation e.g. UCL or Amsterdam, but will not be as known or reputable in the US. If you want to do a PhD in Europe, this is simpler. Feel free to message me to talk about it more! I’m very familiar with both the US and EU systems.
Edit for change of wording.
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1 minute ago, MEESASOBOREDSA said:
Is it just me who have not heard from Indiana? I saw many people claiming their results?
I would suggest emailing.
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23 minutes ago, EstherBritoAbrio said:
Also, thank you BrownSugar and poliscihopeful2021 for your replies! If you would like to share, I would ask as well. Thank you all and best of luck in the remaining decisions!
To be honest, I hate questions like this because I need to work on my self confidence and identifying and accepting my strengths. But, I will try to answer it for you
I think it’s two things. Firstly, my graduate level research experience and publications. My background is not purely political science so I have been insecure during the entire application process. So I think my master’s degree and publications really showed my competences and abilities.
Secondly, my statement was very strong. I got feedback from various professors and current PhD students. I think it’s very important you know how to show that you’re knowledgeable of political science generally, as well as the specific areas of research interests and then work in your past experiences to show your competences etc. I also didn’t try to ‘force’ my fit anywhere except BU and Princeton (and I got rejected soooo). -
3 hours ago, EstherBritoAbrio said:
Hi everyone! Thanks for sharing! Quick question, has anyone heard back from NYU or Georgetown Political Science in Phd? Im pretty sure Im rejected, but the waiting is the worst.
Edit: Sorry! I have just seen some people have been accepted into the NYU Phd, was it into t the IR subfield?
A couple of people have been accepted by Georgetown this week. I was informally waitlisted. I do not think all decisions (even acceptances) have been released as when I spoke to the admissions chair he said all decisions would be made by the end of the month.
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Now that my hopes have fallen for my remaining US unis, has anyone reached out to Yale regarding the timeline? (not that I anticipate having much of a shot) hahaha
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52 minutes ago, pspr said:
Another odd thing is that no one has claimed they are waitlisted at all. So I am not sure if the whole process is really done. Then I decided to email the grad coordinator (not the DGS) to ask if all the decisions and admission process are concluded. She replied: we may send additional acceptances in the next few weeks, so have not concluded our process.”
i just hate this in-between feeling where i’m not sure if i am rejected or still have hope!
It is the worst. The response you got doesn't make it any easier either, since 'may send additional acceptances' does make it seem like they've sent out their 'for sure' acceptances, and are now waiting to consider people who might be potential waitlists or see how many people reject the offers.
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This is the age old problem. Damned if you get a decision, dammed if you don’t because your mind starts hoping for the best but expecting the worst ?
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Got an email from my POI at Georgetown indicating that they are interested in my research but cannot admit me at this moment. Placed on a 'very short waitlist'. No other info. Good luck to everyone else waiting!
Congrats to everyone who heard from Cornell! Really hope I can get some good news from there!
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26 minutes ago, topochica said:
Let's hope for the best! I applied to PhD which gives me a better shot at funding with them, but it will be an automatic decline if I'm not offered any.
Good luck!! It actually is not easier to get PhD funding at LSE, but it's a good sign if you haven't heard from them yet. It likely means you are being considered by the funding panels because they meet in February!
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1 hour ago, btermite said:
Is it probably still too early to hear from Yale this week?
Definitely too early.
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58 minutes ago, pspr said:
Today at around 5pm I received a reply from Cornell's DGS. He wrote "we expect to conclude our admissions process this week. Notifications will be sent out to applicants shortly thereafter." ...I guess it's no longer by the end of Feb or beginning of March. It's THIS WEEK!
I know a lot of us here have applied to Cornell thanks to its GRE waiver and the program's reputation.
My cycle is almost done, with one fully funded offer, one rejection, and two more to hear back from. Hang in there everyone!
Thanks for letting us know!!!
I think him having written ‘notifications will be sent... shortly thereafter’ could also indicate next week, if decision making concludes on Friday, for instance. So I’ll try not to keep my hopes up too much haha -
36 minutes ago, XXXXbe1 said:
Any info from Georgetown?
I contacted the department, they said decisions will come by month-end.
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20 minutes ago, icemanyeo said:
Also claiming a Michigan rejection. Does anyone think we'll hear from Yale this month?
Seeing that Princeton was delayed, and Cornell is also delayed, I expect not. I'm thinking first few days of March.
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11 minutes ago, Senochka said:
Hey, can an LSE applicant tell me what does (MPhil/PhD) attached to the names of some but not all programs? Does it simply mean that the department offers an MPhil for those who don't have one and a PhD/DPhil for those who already hold a postgrad degree, or, does it imply an enroute master's embedded within a PhD? Does it mean an automatic entry/acceptance into the PhD once the master's is completed or is it something not indicative of anything? Thanks in advance.
LSE has started to adopt a US approach to their PhDs. Therefore, you first begin by doing the MPhil. If you don’t perform well enough to advance to the PhD stage, then you finish the program with just the MPhil, similar to an en-route degree in the US. If you perform well enough, you automatically advance to the PhD stage after defending your prospectus etc.
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On 2/11/2021 at 1:07 PM, icemanyeo said:
I would definitely be interested in French programs if you have any recommendations! I've been looking at Sciences Po and Strasbourg but would welcome other options.
Besides Sciences Po and Sorbonne, I really wouldn’t recommend any others. French universities do not have very strong reputations in Europe (my entire undergrad and grad education has been in Europe), so I am not sure how they would be looked at in the US.
Edit: Also forgot about PSL!
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On 2/11/2021 at 9:41 AM, CatchingHumesGhost said:
Also, I'm not really sure what sort of implications there would be for someone having a european-based MA who intends to eventually apply for a US PhD program?
I have an MSc from the UK. I think it’s implications are nothing but positive. I’ve gained more theoretical knowledge and research experience, wrote a master’s dissertation that has been published in a peer reviewed journal etc. In addition, recommendation letters are even stronger imo as you’ve done work at a higher and more intense level with your professors. So I wholeheartedly recommend looking into getting a master’s first, not just to be more competitive but also more prepared for a PhD.
2020-2021 Application Thread
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All I can say is I’m not surprised that it’s happening with NW. I’ve heard terrible things about NW from professors and was cautioned not to apply, which I didn’t.