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    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

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    10 minutes ago, The Converse said:

    As my pursuit of a PhD comes to an end, I still feel like I owe my recommenders a bit of gratitude.  Did anyone on the forum provide gifts to their recommenders and, if so, what did you send?  It is a little bit more difficult with most faculty and coworkers operating from home.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.

    This is something I've also been giving a lot of thought to. I've decided on a gift card somewhere local that I can send via email. That way I don't have to worry about being a creep asking for home addresses lol. Now what kind of place, I'm not sure yet. I would normally do a restaurant or similar but I don't know everyone's comfort level with going out to eat or even doing takeout because of COVID. Basically, if you (or anyone else!) have any ideas, please share away!

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted · Edited by mmads

    8 minutes ago, XXXXbe1 said:

    Mentioned an even more tough thing - Some students deferred their offer last year to this round due to COVID, they will automatically occupy some spots.

     

    12 minutes ago, StarkDark1 said:

    It's rough.  One of the programs I'm waitlisted at has only two theory spots (two!) out of an applicant pool of 600.  I'm guessing there were around 100 theory applicants, so that's like a 2 or 3% acceptance rate.

    I took a pretty large break between undergrad and grad, ironically because I graduated from college pretty soon after the economic fallout of 2008, and I thought admissions would be too competitive ?. In all fairness, it sort of worked out because I would be ended up pursuing a very different kind of research than I am invested in now but definitely didn't work out how I envisioned.

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, iamlia said:

    Hi! I got an interview request this week. I didn't know they were doing interviews. Wishing you the best of luck!!

    I think that's a common theme this year, admissions processes going slightly differently. What's your subfield (if you don't mind me asking)? Hope your interview goes well!

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Nihankg said:

    Hi, sorry to distract the heated debate on Cornell but I must ask: Is there anyone who hear something from CUNY? It seems like sociology admissions was a bit of mess. I wonder is it the same for POLS as well.

     

    1 hour ago, ThucydidesLatte said:

    Hi, nothing here. Not update in the portal, not email either.

    Same for me. I did look through the results page from over the years and it seems they tend to notify late (mid March ish) ??‍♀️

    Planning Admission 2021

    in Architecture and Planning Forum

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    Age/Gender/Citizenship

    32/F/US

    Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

    BA in English Literature and History / 2010
    MS in Public Policy / 2021

    GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

    3.0 BA/4.0 MS

    166V/163Q/4.5AW

    Work Experience:

    5 years in education, research assistant at labor-oriented think tank, graduate analyst on a municipal special program, graduate assistant for several history and polisci classes

    Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

    Thesis advisor and two other professors (one of whom has a PhD in planning and runs the planning masters program at my university although I’m in the public policy program)

    Schools applied to: Rutgers (Planning and Policy), Rutgers (Public Affairs/Community Development), UC Irvine, Columbia, Delaware (Urban Affairs) (I also applied to other schools in both polisci and policy—my research interests center around participatory planning and policy making in urban political systems)

    In: Rutgers (Public Affairs/Community Development), UC Irvine

    Out:

    Wait-list: 

    Awaiting: Rutgers (Planning and Policy), Columbia, Delaware (Urban Affairs)

    Results:

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    46 minutes ago, The Converse said:

    Did you receive a rejection email from Stony Brook?  Did they just forget to reject me?

    I can't speak for Stony Brook but had the same situation with BU, where people got rejections and admits and I was just hanging out with nothing. Emailed them and they responded saying I was waitlisted.

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    1 minute ago, StarkDark1 said:

    Yeah, at least I know my status now!  It was a response from the Graduate Program Coordinator.  I called and left a message earlier, and she got back to me personally.  She said there are 11 people on the wait list.  I'd email her if I were you.  I don't think BU sends wait list emails unless you ask them about your status.  

    Just sent off an email. Such a bizarre practice. Congrats on your waitlist position btw! 

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    43 minutes ago, Mad Scientist Malfrost said:

    As someone who has taken programs or learned both R and Stata I can say I prefer R over Stata nine times out of ten! Can't say I've ever worked with LateX but in general improving your coding in any language is a super good idea. 

    Another vote for R. It's also free, so huge plus (in my opinion).

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, BrownSugar said:

    Ugh. I’m so sorry you’re still waiting. I personally feel better getting rejections than being stuck with no answer.
    This isn’t uncommon either for BU. They don’t have the best reputation for being timely. Not hearing could mean you might be waitlisted (this happened last year to someone I know and she got her offer in April, of course I’m not saying this is 100% the case). Wishing you luck!! 

    Thank you!! I'm with you. I want a rejection rather than silence (maybe? I don't know but silence is hard!)

    6 minutes ago, StarkDark1 said:

    I feel this so hard!  I've been waiting on tenterhooks for BU for so long...

    same. I wish schools had a standardized schedule for the whole process just like the April 15 commitment date. Like all programs have a Dec 15 deadline, Jan 15 interview (if they have them), and Feb 15 notification. That would eliminate so much stress and give us ample time to make decisions. I mean I'm obviously oversimplifying because I'm not at all involved with admissions and know nothing about the process but it's just nerve-wracking the way it's currently run.

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    27 minutes ago, HolyGinger said:

    I honestly don't understand why they don't send rejection mails right away and make us wait for days even after they send acceptances to other applicants. I mean, rejection mails should be the same so it should be easy to just automate them and send them right?

    I really don't get it. As much as it's frustrating to get rejections, the not knowing is WAY worse. I'm still waiting on any response from BU. When people got admits and rejections last week, I kept waiting for mine...and here I am still waiting. 

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, kmccorm327 said:

    Good luck friend, you're going to kill it! And YES, try Below Deck. Utterly ridiculous. 

     

    Thank you! I do watch Below Deck intermittently. I also recently listened to a podcast that featured Roxane Gay and Seth Rogen discussing their love for 90 Day Fiance and other reality shows. Seth Rogen said he's been asked to appear on Below Deck a few times but that you still have to pay for the charter! He said it was like $60K (plus that famous tip at the end of each episode). I know nothing about chartering yachts (because I'm a grad student and can barely charter an uber lol), so that may be a deal but I can't imagine paying to be on a reality show.

    2020-2021 Application Thread

    in Political Science Forum

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, kmccorm327 said:

    I feel ya. I have GAD, and this waiting definitely doesn't help with it AT ALL! At least you have us on here to talk to about it, since it's all we can talk about as well. It does seem personal re: a lot of schools that take so long to get back to their applicants. Let's all keep this in mind when we get onto advisory boards, so we can make sure our future students get their answers (good or bad) ASAP!

    I know we did this earlier, but I'm going to list a few shows that have helped me during this craziness because they're stupid, funny, and very feel good. And they're short too, so I make myself watch at least one episode before jumping back on here and refreshing 43 times to see if someone has responded about a school I've applied to.

    Brooklyn 99; Parks and Rec (for the people from the US, it has our current President in it, and our former first lady!); Elementary (fun take on Sherlock Holmes -- hour long show); The Office; How I Met Your Mother (except for the last episode, blegh)

    I also have GAD, and it's just at ultra high all day right about now (plus upcoming thesis defense, so just lots of exacerbating it over here). 

    I also go for The Office frequently...and indulge in my guilty pleasure of reality TV lol. But it honestly offers me a great escape from my own concerns and takes approximately zero brain power. 

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