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Nothing on the website, but I think it's only admits and waitlists that have gone out. Unsure for theory.

Yeah, I don't think the problem is too few Africanists. For me, it's that they're all working on political economy rather than statehood (save Reno), legitimacy, et cetera. It's odd, because it's a huge topic in the UK/France. There are some people in the US who do it - Dunn and Herbst - but they're at schools that don't offer doctorates. In Herbst's case, he's even left to be the president of Colgate. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that I agree with humanprovince. There are tons of Africanists, but finding overlapping specialties is difficult.

You're making the positive claim, the burden of proof is therefore on you. Let me give you an example of what you're doing: "This morning I ate an entire sheet cake. Prove that I didn't."

Wrongo bongo.

Congrats. I'll bet you'd be glad of a Yale admit no matter if they sent it by smoke signal. Has anyone reached the stage I'm at, namely, starting to work on next year's statement of purpose?

Not a chance. They're different faculties with different processes located on different campuses in different cities. So if they do, it's complete and utter luck.

Thanks for the idea... Which led me to discover that last year MIT sent out admits on Monday the 22nd, which would be equivalent to this coming Monday. So I think we MIT applicants should all know by Tuesday/Wednesday.

Balls, there goes Columbia. With that and MIT on the board, my 0-6-1 this year seems all but cemented.

Quasi-formal email for the waitlist - the director of grad studies sent it, but it was like "just wanted to let you know, you'll get the formal one soon."

Rejected from Yale. I didn't get an email, but I checked online and it was at the bottom of the page. Expected.

One would think, especially given that Yale/Princeton/Stanford are out. I expect to see Columbia send stuff out today as well.

Princeton's website says they named it Politics because Woodrow Wilson insisted. Makes sense that they'd keep it that way.

No worries.

March 1. And it's not set in stone, but if you check this out, http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=chicago+%28politics%7Cgovernment%7Cpolitical%29&t=a&pp=25 , you'll see that most acceptances come out early, rejections later.

That was me, actually, and she said that "all decisions will be sent out" by then. So she didn't specify. But given the widespread practice of sending out admits then rejects, I'm in the same boat.

PSJR is trash. Ignore. Northwestern is solid.

I'm IR/Comparative, but I believe there was an AP on the board.

Well congratulations! I too am interested in hearing your subfield. 'Grats to you as well.

Looks like a troll to me. HYP all admits, and the email came at 5:45 EST? Dubious. But if someone claims, I'm all ears.

Well, I'm absolutely shocked: the waitlist for Princeton is mine. I don't know what to do, who to contact, etc. Please go to Stanford. I'm comparative, so I think the decisions for that subfield have gone out.* Note: I actually applied IR, but in the letter, it said specifically that the prof's "colleagues in comparative saw the merit blah blah". So I'm guessing they've put me under my second choice, or re-classified me.

Anyone claiming the Yale acceptance from today? Was the email actually from today, or is that just when it was posted?

Well it looks like another de facto rejection for me, then. Goodbye, Yale?

That was a massive edit, mate.

And by the way, (@secretly_yes particularly), Chicago lady said yesterday that it will be "around March 1st" when the rest of decisions will be sent, so it could be late February as well. Of course, this is only waiting for the inevitable.