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Policy School: Why is US domestic policy analysis averse (somewhat) to comparisons / analogies outside of the US?
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@Kolcak, I got the same info. Apparently RAND just got accredited to offer a Master's program, which is essentially the same as the first two years of the PhD program (they've been calling the first two years a MA program for a while anyway if I'm not mistaken). They seem to still be working on coming up with all the details (if it will start this year; funding modalities; details on when/based on which criteria people can transition into the PhD track program). The idea is obviously less attractive a) because of the unspecified, but almost certainly lower funding and b) because of the unclear conditions of whether we could transition into the PhD and when we would know if we can. Many of us already have one or more Master's and accumulating more would probably make us look like we're avoiding the job market rather than trying to gain more skills. It didn't sound like they'd be able to let us know soon tbh. It's tough because many of us no doubt need to make work / study / relocation choices and having at least a 3-month notice would be useful, but I do appreciate that they are trying to work it out for this year, so I think it's better for us not to pressure them too much if we don't want to risk the program being pushed back to 2023.
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Thank you! We were told that the waitlist wasn't ranked, but that e.g. policy area would be considered, so i think they're replacing admitted students turning down the offer w WL students specializing in similar topics. Could you roughly let us know which area you're in (eg. defense/security, tech, education, social policy) and perhaps also if you're international or domestic?
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politely_curious reacted to a post in a topic:
Pardee Rand Graduate School
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Hi! Does anybody know how long the waitlist is?
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Nope, no answer, same as you. I hope they won't push the date back a second time. I can't get anything done when I'm on my laptop since I'll just uselessly look at the webportal or stay on the forum, but today I made a to-do list of all the red tape and annoying errands I should run some day but that were never quite urgent enough to get done in the brouhaha of life... those are the kind of things I find work best for days when our mind really is elsewhere and at the end of the day I still got things done (works for me at least)
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Just 24 more hours then! Try to do something while waiting, otherwise time stretches out into what feels like eternity :)
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Rand PhD Policy Analysis
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2021-2022 Application Thread
politely_curious replied to Theory007's topic in Political Science Forum
Hi BlueSkies58, I applied to the very same program and haven't yet heard back either. It's tricky to know what to expect since, as you said, it mainly means taking classes with government students despite the diploma being from GSAS, so I expected accepts/rejects at the same time as HKS results, but it seems quite unpredictable. The survey section shows a negligeable number of admissions over the past years (but more rejections), so it's tricky to come up with an educated guess as to their timeline. However, overall it doesn't seem unusual not to have a result (positive or negative) before the second week of March for this program. -
Hi, It's possible, but unfortunately we have no way of knowing for sure since PRGS seems to deviate significantly from their usual procedure this year. All we can do is wait and see and then leave notes here for future applicants to find
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Hi John.Liu, Welcome! I'm applying to the RAD (Research, Analysis, And Design) stream (like most of us I think - it does appear to be the biggest stream with CPPA and TAI being more specialised). I've heard, however, that the cohort isn't separated too much by stream (perhaps for admissions, no idea, but not in terms of everyday life and classes later apart from varying requirements), so it would be lovely to stay in touch with anyone who has applied and, once we know, is admitted and forge some connections ahead of term
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Good to know! Do you think it'll be the same for Public Policy & Poli Sci? I still haven't understood which juries decide on applications to the joint track, whether there's a special public policy jury or whether they are all decided by the respective department (socio, poli sci, econ). Do you know?
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University of Michigan Public Policy and Sociology
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Same. Let's not panic yet. In the past years, there were always more than 3 reports of acceptances. Maybe they're bringing them out in batches this year. In the meantime, would the accepted person perhaps be okay with sharing your overall profile with us (research interests, experience, test scores etc)? That would be really great to sort of understand what they're looking for
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Rand PhD Policy Analysis
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Congratulations! Either one sounds really great.
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Congratulations! So it's about USC vs Rand for you?
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politely_curious reacted to a post in a topic:
Rand PhD Policy Analysis
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My UC Berkeley Public Policy rejection just came in. Email, friendly. First I've heard back from any school. Not too disappointed as I expected it (they only seem to accept 1-2 people a year). I will still ask them if they can give me some feedback on weaker parts of my application (or on fit with faculty) to possibly improve my application for Berkeley and other schools next year should nothing work out.
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I understand. It's a truly stressful process. I'm having a hard time doing unrelated things I should do too, but I try to at least do related productive things (brush up on my maths, do readings) as well as steps to keep my mental health going by meeting friends, looking out for my health etc. That's what worked well for me for my MPP admissions back in the day too. If you check your email fifty times a day, it does tend to stress you out additionally. You probably can't help it to some extent, but maybe you can add in a few positive elements on the side - friends, sports, art, whatever helps :)
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politely_curious reacted to a post in a topic:
The 'Am I competitive' thread - READ ME BEFORE POSTING
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Confused-dodo reacted to a post in a topic:
The 2021-2022 PhD application Thread for Public administration/affairs/management/policy
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Confused-dodo reacted to a post in a topic:
Rand PhD Policy Analysis
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Oh yes, the long waiting is definitely grating! I think most programs had the Dec 1 deadline. It's crazy long, I agree