poliscihopeful2021
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Also claiming a waitlist at UCLA. What a roller coaster of a day! That's the end of my decision cycle - thanks to all the folks here.
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On 3/22/2021 at 12:28 PM, skullkid said:
Did NYU took our rejections letters hostage? what-is-the-deal with them. We are beyond the point of "millenials cant take a little wating time".
I feel the same way about UCLA! Not a peep from them and it's been over 3 weeks since I last emailed them and they said they were slowing rolling out decisions
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6 hours ago, comradecommissar said:
I got a similar email. So confused about what this means haha.
If it's helpful to know, NYU's visit day is next Friday, so most admitted students will likely wait until after the visit day to make a decision on their offers. Good luck and hoping one of your waitlists converts!
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Just now, topochica said:
No idea if it would be similar, but I heard faculty at UC Riverside that they send out acceptances "in batches", meaning they have a sort of unofficial waitlist to see if people from the first round decline.
Oh interesting - that's good to know, thank you!
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1 hour ago, foxcarnival said:
I received a rejection on March 6. They sent an email indicating that I should check the portal. I (and perhaps others) haven't been very good about logging official rejections after assuming for so long that would be the case.
Thanks! That's good to know. I haven't received any communication from them yet, so wondering if I'm still even in the running.
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Has anyone received official rejections or even waitlist offers from UCLA? I emailed them a couple of weeks ago and they said they were "making their way through the applications slowly", but that they would get back within a week.
It seems a bit weird to me that a few acceptances went out earlier in the cycle but then there's been no waitlists or rejections.
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7 hours ago, aae322 said:
hey @LondonN, if your program is under the maccracken fellowship you could apply for the maccracken housing program (subsidized housing for first year PhD students in stuytown) which is a pretty good deal for year 1
i'm planning to start at nyu in the fall as well
Hi @aae322 I'm also planning to start at NYU's PhD program in the fall. We should chat over DMs! Pretty excited and nervous about the move to NYC.
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49 minutes ago, iamlia said:
Hey, I guess no one here probably is a 100% sure of the answer to this question, but I applied to one program and people have received both admissions and rejections, I still haven't heard anything from them. I've emailed the GSAS and the Department, and nothing. There are two issues that make me cling on to hope, 1) is that I didn't submit proof of English tests (I submitted TOEFL and IELTS scores but I took the tests three years ago, so they told me if accepted I'd have to retake them), 2) is that I got an email from the school's scholarships committee about a month ago informing me that I could apply to a specific scholarship for people from my home country, they said it was independent from admissions, and I had to send a separate application for the scholarship.
I wonder whether that could be a reason I haven't heard back with positive nor negative news, but at the same time I guess if they were considering to accept me they would have told me already. But as people here have claimed rejections as well, I don't understand why I'm in limbo, so if anyone has any ideas or suggestions as to what to do, my desperate soul would really appreciate it
Thanks!!
Which school?
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Lol just received a rejection from the CIR (to which I did not even apply in the first place but was referred to). Way to throw salt on my wounds, UChicago.
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3 hours ago, Barry B. Benson said:
Those two in particular are WashU and NYU
Congrats! What subfield? And which school are you leaning towards?
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1 minute ago, poliscihopeful2021 said:
That's a good question, and I unfortunately don't know too much about those two programs in particular. I think if you have a funded offer from a school where your interests are well matched, it's probably worth going to even if it's "mid-ranked". There's probably good reason you applied to these schools right? I would more strongly recommend a higher ranked MA program over a lower-ranked MA program, since it appears that would have a strong bearing on your PhD admissions prospects. If you manage to get off the waitlist, no real reason waiting another year without the guarantee of getting into a much higher-ranked program. If you think your application would change a lot in a year at Chicago, then maybe it's worth considering the MAPSS or CIR.
Also probably wait till you hear back on funding from Chicago - if you get a full ride and the extra year doesn't put you in debt, that would change the calculus.
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12 hours ago, nivy25 said:
Would you say the same if instead of the lower-ranked fully-funded MA program, it was a mid-ranked fully-funded PhD program? (Think Rice and Austin, since I'm waitlisted here and I've been thinking about what to do).
That's a good question, and I unfortunately don't know too much about those two programs in particular. I think if you have a funded offer from a school where your interests are well matched, it's probably worth going to even if it's "mid-ranked". There's probably good reason you applied to these schools right? I would more strongly recommend a higher ranked MA program over a lower-ranked MA program, since it appears that would have a strong bearing on your PhD admissions prospects. If you manage to get off the waitlist, no real reason waiting another year without the guarantee of getting into a much higher-ranked program. If you think your application would change a lot in a year at Chicago, then maybe it's worth considering the MAPSS or CIR.
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Just now, gradpumpkin said:
That's great to know! I haven't heard back but I'm kinda debating between a program like MAPSS (only IF I got full tuition) and a MA doctoral gateway program at a substantially lower-ranked school that gives you full tuition and stipend. Any thoughts?
I would say that the MAPSS or CIR would probably be a better gateway to a PhD program (based on their placement record). Since they're both pretty competitive MA programs that seems to signal well to PhD committees that you are by default a competitive candidate. My two cents here would be - if UChicago gives you even a 2/3rds ride, strongly consider going, because you can work to pay off rent, and so the differential you might have to taken on in terms of debt should be small. Then again, I'm not familiar with your financial situation and if any debt at all is a bad idea, I would completely understand why it's not an option. But if I were optimizing primarily on admissions chances in the next cycle, I would pick the Chicago MA programs with a small amount of debt (nothing over 1/3rd of tuition) over a lower-ranked fully-funded program.
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Just now, gradpumpkin said:
MAPSS and CIR will offer partial or full tuition (I've seen 1/3, 2/3, 1/2, and full tuition packages), but do not offer stipends. Precisely my problem, as it's still extremely expensive in Chicago even without tuition. They said most students will work 5-10 hours a week and can serve as RAs, but it's up to you how you go about getting income outside of the program.
Hyde Park (where UChicago is located) is actually pretty affordable (can get a very decent room for 500-600$) and you can probably cover your rent + living by working as an RA or TA or some administrative position for about 10-15 hours a week.
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Btw, for those on this forum like me who haven't heard back from UCLA yet, I emailed them to check and they said they are slowly mailing out the notifications and we can expect to hear back by next week at the latest. It's mostly likely a rejection, but in case someone was holding out for UCLA thought I'd pass this information along.
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Just now, iamlia said:
Sorry to hear... did you get an email? I'm anxiously refreshin inbox and portal and nothing... I assume at this point it's a rejection but I still need to see it with my own eyes to believe it!!
And I hope you got in somewhere you liked
Yes, email to check the portal. Standard boilerplate rejection message. They took in a total of 8 students this year across subfields, so I'm really not surprised. Quite a tough year to apply.
All things considered, I'm happy with the acceptances and waitlists I do have, given how much luck was involved in this cycle. Good luck to you as well
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There's the Harvard rejection.
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2 hours ago, floortile said:
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.
Nothing yet. Operating with the working assumption that it's a rejection though, because it seems like acceptances and waitlists have both gone out.
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On 2/27/2021 at 5:26 AM, smug-face said:
I did not reach out to faculty. Most blog posts from professors I've read also recommended not reaching out in advance (e.g. Cyrus Samii's at NYU, Chris Blattman's at Harris). As to people talking about PoI, I was also surprised -- though I have to say, in most (all?) of the programs I was admitted to, the DGS who emailed me with the good news was also one of the people I mentioned in my SoP...
Congrats on all your offers! These are all great choices. I'm curious how you are weighing your options - Chicago vs NYU vs the others. Happy to talk over DMs as well.
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Just now, Polisci-PhD said:
I received the email with funding info about 3 hours ago. They received close to 650 applicants according to the email.
Jesus. Thanks for the info - and congrats again.
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5 minutes ago, Polisci-PhD said:
Claiming MIT acceptance in AP.
Congratulations!! Just checking to see if you got the email about 45 mins to an hour ago or just now to see if they're sending the acceptances in batches.
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Claiming an acceptance from UCLA in CP!
Please DM me if you're an admitted student in CP from UCLA.
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