Sam17

Well done and congrats! If you'll help me test a theory, I'm curious about your application status within the applicant portal. Has your application progressed past the departmental review? Lastly, does this mean you've received an offer from your department?

How odd. I've been wondering if the application portal would provide any "breadcrumbs" to follow. From previous threads I've looked at on the grad cafe, folks who received offers from their department noted that their application status in the portal transitioned from "Under review by department" to "Under review by degree committee" and eventually "Under review by GAO". So, if your application moves past the departmental review, that's likely a good sign (at least, for a departmental acceptance). I should note that my best friend (a previous GC Scholar) was rejected from the PhD program he applied for, so nothing is guaranteed even with a previous GC on your resume. He applied during the first week of October, and received his rejection letter a couple weeks ago.

Still waiting to hear the application results; however, the website says that GC will not conduct interviews this year. Instead, finalists will be evaluated based on their application material in the final round. I believe GC did this last year during the pandemic.

Wait listed for the PhD program in International Relations/Political Science. The notification letter says a response will be sent by the Admission Office by the end of May.

PhD Application in International Development (and related disciplines) Hi all! My research interests are multidisciplinary, but mainly focus on the way that sex disaggregated data is collected and used within the field of International Development. I have an MPP, stellar grades at the undergraduate level (3.86), above average grades during my MPP (3.65), and two years of full-time work experience conducting research for an NGO. The programs I've applied to are listed below. Oxford - DPhil in International Development LSE - PhD in Social Policy LSE - PhD in Demography Edinburgh - PhD in International Development Graduate Institute (Geneva) - PhD in International Relations/Political Science