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Just now, baby__yoda said:
For those who got waitlisted at Duke / had their portals changed, were you interviewed? Asking because those of us who werent interviewed can assume thats a reject.
I was not interviewed, but am waitlisted. I hope that helps!
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Just now, poliscihopeful2021 said:
What subfield did you get waitlisted in?
IR!
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Check your Duke portals! Claiming a waitlist.
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Just now, Polisci-PhD said:
Congrats!!!! What subfield are you both in?
I'm in IR!
- cheetah and Polisci-PhD
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8 hours ago, TwitterNotGivenAPItoME said:
Hey all,
Another long-time lurker here.
Is there anyone heard back from Duke? Either interviewed or not?
I also haven't heard from Duke! (interview / decision / etc.)
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26 minutes ago, PolNerd said:
Finally got an official acceptance email (decision was on portal) from the DSG at OSU. Funding decisions will be sent mid Feb and the virtual visit is schedule for March 3rd!
What subfield are you? I have an acceptance in my portal but haven't gotten a DSG email yet. Also, did it seem to be personalized to you?
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Also claiming a UCSD reject!
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2 minutes ago, ovejal said:
Madison admits - were your notifications personalized emails or one mass email? I felt optimistic after a really positive interview but am starting to lose hope.
I think the email was a mass email, but I'm not sure if all subfields went out at once. My portal has also been updated so maybe check there as well as your junk
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Just now, gradpumpkin said:
Congrats! Did you interview?
Yes, I interviewed on the 20th.
Also, to give the info I usually ask people for -- I received an email notif from the department chair and I'm in the IR subfield.
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Just got my official acceptance from Madison! Very excited and hoping the best for all of you!
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11 minutes ago, btermite said:
Anyone claiming any of the Princeton admits that got added today?
Just wondering if I should stay hopeful!
I applied, but haven't heard anything! Curious if anyone in the IR subfield has heard
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4 hours ago, funfactgirl said:
Another former lurker who joins in with a question. I just received my grades from the third semester of my master's programme, and therefore an updated version of my transcript. Do you think it's worth e-mailing the updated one to the administration/department?
And to stay true to my display name: Did you know that Harald Bluetooth, the king that united the kingdom of Denmark, is the origin of the name of Bluetooth? And that their logo is a binding rune merging Harald's initials?
I forwarded my fall grades after the holidays (around Jan. 1) to each of the programs I applied to -- I'm not sure if they considered them, but most of them added the doc to my file!
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Just now, HobbesianKant said:
From my experience, the timeline is that you should receive an email within around a week informing you of your acceptance and how to navigate the process of accepting. They will reference the process for funding, but they do not provide specific dates as to when you could hear back. The most irritating part of the OSU's funding process is that it can take months to actually figure out if you will get funding. I believe if you are accepted in the first round of the scholarship review it will be communicated you by late February. With that said, for those who are not accepted for funding in the first round, they will keep you guessing by informing you that there is a possibility to receiving funding as the previously funded applicants decide to attend other programs. This is why it is important for everyone to decline quickly other offers if they know they will not be attending.
Super helpful! Thank you! I appreciate this advice so much.
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14 hours ago, HobbesianKant said:
Hello Everyone
I was a lurking applicant to this website last year who managed to get into a great program. I decided to actually post after seeing the recent Ohio State acceptance just to provide some forewarning for that particular school's acceptance process. Of course, if you were accepted, congratulations! Getting the first acceptance is a massive relief and hopefully is only the start of a successful application season. For those who were not, do not worry! OSU is consistently the first to release a large batch of acceptances and it likely will not be until mid February for most schools to release their first acceptance letters.
Now, the reason I wanted to post is to provide a bit of a warning from my experience last year after being accepted to OSU. It goes without saying that it is a great program for a lot of fields, but the way in which they allocate funding to their graduates is abnormal relative to every other school. Specifically, from what I was told, the funding is not directly allocated from the political science department upon the admissions decision. Instead, the program has to wait until after the admissions decision to submit each admit to a grad school-wide review which then allocates the funds. Therefore, while most programs will present the stipend offer in the admissions decision, OSU waits for sometime to inform applicants as to if they have been funded.
It is possible that they have since updated this system, but it appears, at least thus far, that the acceptance process is the same in that, akin to last year, the portal is updated before the program sends a email. I do not know why OSU is one of the only schools who allocates funding through this process, but I can attest to it being frustrating trying to figure out if you received the funding needed to attend the school. Once again, if you got accepted, that is fantastic and it indicates that you are a competitive applicant for other programs. With that said, I did not want to see the same conversation, and subsequent stress, replicated in the forum last year where a bunch of accepted applicants are asking if anyone received funding with their OSU acceptances.
Best of luck with the remaining application season!Hi! Thank you so much for sharing your insight as a past applicant. I had read this on some of the old forums, so I'm trying not to be overly optimistic about my admission.
Would you be willing to share approximately the time of year that you did hear about your funding package (or lack thereof)? I've been trying to dig into the old forums for a better picture of the timeline but haven't found anything extremely helpful.
Thanks again for your help! Always grateful for the help of those who have already gone through all of this
- Richelieu, ovejal and Barry B. Benson
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Just now, timeseries said:
How do these admissions square with the interviews and the supposed 3 week timeline? Does OSU stagger admissions? If not, it's a cruel thing to do on OSU's part.
I didn't have an interview with OSU! I'd emailed a few profs prior to the application cycle, but I never received an interview invite.
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Also claiming a OSU acceptance! I was refreshing my portal for the last 15 minutes and it just updated. Congratulations to all of the other admits!
- Sad Politics, Dwar, gradpumpkin and 7 others
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6 minutes ago, Oboeist said:
Bit late on this but I just had an interview with two POIs from Duke today. It was brief, only about 15 mins, and I haven't been notified of a decision yet but from what I could gauge things are looking positive. Fingers crossed, and best of luck to all of y'all!
Congrats on your interview and glad to hear it went well! Would you mind sharing your subfield? Wishing you the best this application cycle!
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3 hours ago, nivy25 said:
Congrats! I’ve been obsessively checking my email and the Madison application portal since I saw that people are getting interviews!
Did you get an email about it today?Also, if you can, please let us know how it goes, and what kinds of question they ask you! I’m sure a lot other people (including me) would find such information super helpful!
Good luck!!Because I have also been one to obsessively check the portal, I thought I'd let you know that my Madison application portal hasn't changed at all, I just received an email from a POI. Good luck!
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Hi all! I've been lurking on here until I had something to report. I'm also claiming a Wisconsin-Madison interview. Good luck to all of the other interviewees and applicants!
2020-2021 Application Thread
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I haven't yet, but I am expecting it will come soon because of that email and the fact that their virtual visit event is next week!