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  1. A couple profs said it's for administrative purposes (i.e. to see which schools students consider to be peer schools). One prof told me he glances at it to see if an applicant's research interests align with the list of schools. The prof said this helps him figure out whether you were serious enough about applications to determine which ones were good fits.
  2. E-mail from faculty yesterday and then a grad coordinator follow-up e-mail today regarding the recruitment weekend.
  3. American. I didn't expect this after being dinged by Duke and UMich. Guess it shows that decisions at other schools aren't highly predictive.
  4. Just received an acceptance e-mail from a professor at Princeton. Extremely excited.
  5. Would you mind sharing the funding package they offered? You mentioned the same deal as before, but I couldn't find what others reported. Also, mine was lower than other schools, so I'm curious if it's the same for everyone.
  6. I checked my UCSD messaging tab and found an acceptance. Subfield is American. No e-mail or other notification, so I guess that will come later. UCSD's funding package was guaranteed for five years and between 16 and 17k. Also got into UCLA last night but on the waitlist for funding.
  7. Oxford publishes a series called Handbooks of Political Science. There's a different collection for each of the major subfields. They provide good overviews.
  8. Stipends are taxed, but since it's only 15k, your effective tax rate will be zero.
  9. All the schools in Peterson have around a 10% acceptance rate. From Brown and UPenn up to Yale and Harvard, there are no more than a couple points of variation in the acceptance rate. Apparently, self-selection is acting as the first cut. That's really surprising. If you look at the top 50 undergrads, there is a huge spread in acceptance rates. But that doesn't hold true for poli sci departments.
  10. I was under the impression there isn't much travel (aside from conferences) in political science. Is there a significant amount of research-related travel? Is it limited to comparative folks?
  11. Apparently, once we're admitted, professors are going to be calling us up to discuss their schools. What are some good questions to ask that prospective students might not think of but are actually really important to know?
  12. If you're looking for a good browser game for work and like RPGs, this is it: http://www.dragonagejourneys.com/ It's pretty much Dragon Age Lite. Definitely the most in-depth flash game ever created.
  13. Thanks. I'm American Politics. I'm in the institutions camp, and I want to study Congress primarily.
  14. In at Washington University in St. Louis. E-mail came today. $20,000 stipend first year. Assistantship of about 16 hours per week in future years. Pretty relieved and excited after the Duke ding. Letter says they are aiming for a class size under 10.
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