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Claiming Boston College and Rochester! Both came with an email notification to check the status. BC sent the email to me midnight last Friday lol. Got Rochester’s 40 mins ago.

International applicant from China here. I very much agree with you. I think a Chinese gradaute with an European or American degree is still very competitive on the Chinese academic market currently. There are obviously exceptions, but people tend to beleive that American trained PhDs are more methodologically and theortically rigorous. My personal motivations behind this cycle is to just see if I could get into any of US programs. If not, I may try a second time or just go get a Chinese PhD. A Chinese PhD still serves my personal interests and future plans but objectively not as good as an American degree. So, this mentality ties to the so-called "safety schools" concept I guess (I don't think there are any safety programs for PhDs, it is all about match and fit). I personally applied to some programs that are not as competitive as some of the top ones, which I think is a way of making "safeties" for myself. If only one program that is not a top one accepts me, I am happy to take it because a US degree is what it matters.

Thank you so much!

Does anyone know if there is a general ddl for accepting or declining offers? Or if it depends on different programs? I got this email from OSU's admission office telling to go to the application center to accept or decline the offer but without mentioning any specific date for doing so. I hope this does not imply any time soon becasue OSU is not going to release their funding decisions until late Feb. So it is impossible to make any decisions now.

OSU offer!! IR subfield.Very excited!

Rej from Rice. Really thought I was a good fit, but that's okay. Congrats to those admitted!

Claiming UVA offer!!!! I am soooooooo happy!!!! 1a/1w/13p

Waitlisted by UT Austin... IR subfield. Good luck to everyone

Have the same question....

just got into SAIS MAIR and Fletcher MALD today. No money at all ( im an international student didnt even apply lmao). I am surprised that Tufts rejected my application to its MGA program and admitted me to the MALD one lol. Didnt know they could just change my choice.

I got accepted into the MIDP program. Very surprised given the small size of the program. I am straight out of undergrad with only about 1.5 yr of intern experience in think tanks. PS I am an international student.