politicallygrad

Hi everyone - I have a somewhat basic question. What do PhD students do their first summer in terms of rigid scheduling? Are there summer teaching requirements or anything similar? I am planning a wedding for summer 2024 and really need to set a date lol

Finally got an acceptance! Hope to see some of you at Northeastern this fall🎉🎉🥺

We broke the forum 

We broke the forum 

We broke the forum 

We broke the forum 

We broke the forum 

You guys!!!! Congratulations this is such a great cycle for you two. Although I do not know you in person I am geniuenly happy as we have all been in this together. Kinda feels like i know most of you on a personal basis hahaha.
You will be amazing scholars, good luck ?

You guys!!!! Congratulations this is such a great cycle for you two. Although I do not know you in person I am geniuenly happy as we have all been in this together. Kinda feels like i know most of you on a personal basis hahaha.
You will be amazing scholars, good luck ?

You guys!!!! Congratulations this is such a great cycle for you two. Although I do not know you in person I am geniuenly happy as we have all been in this together. Kinda feels like i know most of you on a personal basis hahaha.
You will be amazing scholars, good luck ?

You guys!!!! Congratulations this is such a great cycle for you two. Although I do not know you in person I am geniuenly happy as we have all been in this together. Kinda feels like i know most of you on a personal basis hahaha.
You will be amazing scholars, good luck ?

Claiming Harvard acceptance. Call from POI. This day will make history.

Claiming Stanford!!! My top dream school!! A committee member gave me a zoom call to announce the decision.

Claiming Stanford acceptance. I am literally in shock! I got a call from a member of the admissions committee. I’m IR (if helpful).

@PolGradIt was painful to work a very time intensive job while applying for grad programs. Luckily I love IR and learning generally so didn’t mind studying for the GRE much- it actually helped reinforce my desire to be a life long learner and enter into this profession to begin with. I asked LOR from my graduate school- I don’t think I would recommend employers because they can’t speak to your academic abilities unless you are employed in research. I made sure to connect with professors back last May to begin conversations about academia and to help me along the process. My mentality is maybe I’ll get “no” because it is so competitive now adays but I’ll let them tell me that. I am not willing to reject myself.

AP acceptance from cornell, and I had no interview
 
(acceptance: umn, duke, stony brook, and cornell, rejection: umich, princeton, awaiting: stanford, northwestern)

Yeah is anyone gonna claim that here? Feels slightly early for them — I wasn't expecting to hear back this week. For those that have heard, is your portal updated?

Good luck for this week everyone. Let's hope that the waiting game will be over this week ?
 

@Aztec excellent news- I was hoping I’d compulsively check my email today and now it’s guaranteed that I will! Haha

hey, you've got a whole new pizza now haha. congratulations!

Also claiming Cornell! I received an email but did not have to check the portal. I wasn’t expecting any news today because Presidents Day!

Claiming Cornell!

Good luck for this week everyone. Let's hope that the waiting game will be over this week ?
 

Good luck for this week everyone. Let's hope that the waiting game will be over this week ?
 

Good luck for this week everyone. Let's hope that the waiting game will be over this week ?