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I am in CP, however, even if you applied to the "Politics" DPhil and not to the "IR" DPhil, subfields don't really matter for the application. I know more people that have gotten results from the Politics DPhil. IR was rather quiet so far. They follow a list that they "work through" and send out acceptances on a rolling basis/in batches. March 5 was one of these days. I also know that some rejections were sent already, which really shows that you have nothing to worry about for now. 

It was confirmed, however, that all acceptances and rejections will be sent out until March 22nd.

I also applied there and haven't heard back yet. What subfield are you?

Claiming Oxford DPhil in Politics acceptance! 

Upload button disappeared in the portal about two hours ago. Supervisor/POI mentioned in the application was copied to the e-mail, funding information is pending.

Really happy, although I am not sure if I would end up going or prefer my US option...

Dear everyone, I don't want to be that person (again), lol, but please, please, please, please, if you consider that you have a better option or if you already decided that you won't attend CU Boulder and have not notified the department, please do it. I'm frustrated that one of my top choices is the only school that did not reject me. Still, I also hate being in this position of begging after all this long and winding road of preparing to apply, applying, and getting rejection after rejection.
 
I wish you all the luck, and thank you in advance.

Claiming CU Boulder waitlist. ☺️
With the utmost peace and love, I want to ask respectfully that if you were admitted (or even waitlisted) and you don't plan to attend CU Boulder, please inform your decision to decline to the Department as soon as possible since it was mentioned to me that getting off the waitlist is directly related to the people admitted. At this point, I'm almost begging. From the beginning, Colorado was one of my top choices, and considering that, on top of it, this cycle has been brutal, I would really appreciate your kind decision to decline. Please don't read this as a pressure of any kind, just as a considerate request.
Thank you in advance, and my DM's are open for anything you want to chat about it.

If MAPSS is paid off or very cheap and you go into it knowing you need to build your resume while there in order to use it as a stepping stone I don’t think it’s a bad idea. That being said from what I remember the deadline to give Chicago a decision was May 1, while PhD programs have an April 15 deadline. Why not wait longer before making a decision?

I just received my acceptance today! Emails from professors, not an official offer yet. So it seems there may be more to come. Best of luck!

Hello Saurabh 🙂 
Good luck with your application! I don't think anyone in this group has heard back by the University of Rochester yet, however, we are all Political Science applicants. Maybe it would be better to find the respective subject forum or check out Reddit. Anyways, good luck!

Good luck today everyone!! Hope we hear some good news:)

Here. One matching faculty reached out, it doesn't seem like a generic offer so there's probably more to come. Really happy rn. 

Let's see if some universities "have some roses" for us today, after it has been rather quiet the past days 🙂

Let's see if some universities "have some roses" for us today, after it has been rather quiet the past days 🙂

Let's see if some universities "have some roses" for us today, after it has been rather quiet the past days 🙂

Let's see if some universities "have some roses" for us today, after it has been rather quiet the past days 🙂

Let's see if some universities "have some roses" for us today, after it has been rather quiet the past days 🙂

Let's see if some universities "have some roses" for us today, after it has been rather quiet the past days 🙂

Let's see if some universities "have some roses" for us today, after it has been rather quiet the past days 🙂

Harvard usually sends out acceptances on the 22nd/23rd of February, so mid next week.

Yale is different every year, but according to last year (which was on the 10th), they should send out acceptances very soon, maybe even today...

...and Berkeley is a bit weird this year. They already released some acceptances (I think I saw 3 here?) almost two weeks ago, but haven't sent out any rejections yet. Usually, there were way more acceptances and rejections came right after, so they might come out with more soon or just have a really small cohort this year.

I see many people in here being accepted to many incredible schools and I’m so happy about that. But, I want to say that if there’s anyone in this chat who hasn’t gotten an offer yet, please don’t lose hope. I’ve gotten one offer, but I’ve also gotten many, many rejections. Six in fact. To those who have one or no offers, you’re not alone. I just wanted to say that because people might feel less inclined to speak in this chat if they aren’t getting good news. 

thank you for all of these, it helps a lot!

First of all: Don't lose hope! This cycle is far from over.

To your question: I think it really depends what kind of master programs you are speaking of. I myself will have two master degrees, but both are in fields that make sense for my academic profile in that they are narrowing down my sub-specialization. Say, one master in more general political science and one master in area studies, specifically to the region I would like to focus on in CP. Having two or even three master's in the same general field (ergo "just" political science, IR etc.) would indeed seem a bit off. Two master's is usually the maximum you see. Maybe try to gain research experience in between? Reach out to professors and ask if they are aware of RA positions or pre-doc programs? Find a think tank or NGO that is closely related to your research area? In the end, it is most important to keep your research idea "alive" and stay in good contact with your recommenders. But yes, I would say that now is the time to prove some of your research capabilities, and a related job would be more worth than a third master. Of course, it also is a financial decision in the end. I was only able to do both master's because I received full funding for both... Work experience is never seen as something bad, even if unrelated to Political Science for a year or so. And if you by any chance have financial flexibility, try to setup a research project yourself, do some fieldwork and try to publish something based on that! This will all be much more worth than a generic third master degree.

I would assume either on Friday or early next week, according to the past years

I would assume either on Friday or early next week, according to the past years

I will be turning 35 by the beginning of the program. I have a masters and a JD; worked in politics and international organizations. Since I completed high school I wanted to pursue a career as a scholar in law/political science, but life got in the middle (mom got sick and the bill was huge; needed to contribute financially with my family). I am at a point where sometimes I got the voice saying I’m too old for this; but at the same time I am enjoying the fact I will be able to do something I have been postponing for a long time. Also, the programs I got into are willing to recognize previous coursework to some extent to hopefully it will be somewhere between 4-5 years to complete the program. ☺️