TerribleTowel

I did, March 1 at 9:45 pm Central Time. If you haven't heard from them then that's probably a good sign!

They were held virtually, both yesterday and today. Hope you get some news soon!

Ah, I didn't apply for the joint program, but I imagine they'd have the same visit day? I didn't realize you were referring to that program in particular. I haven't been checking the site frequently either! The stipend at UCSD is a little low (at least in the political science department). If you have better offers, I wouldn't wait for this result.

I was also admitted there, feel free to DM me if there's anything you'd like to talk about

UCSD's visit days are March 5-7. If you haven't heard from them, maybe you've been informally waitlisted? I'd expect some people to make up their minds after the visit days, so hopefully you'll hear from UCSD soon

Based on results from last year, I'm expecting Harvard/Stanford results to come out next Tuesday and Wednesday (Feb 21st/22nd). But then again, most programs seem to be moving faster this year

It was from a department administrator on behalf of the department head

I just got admitted to MIT. Email came at 1:03 pm Central Time. The message says they had over 330 applications and admitted fewer than 5% of all applicants.

I agree, that's a good plan - I was planning to apply to masters programs in Europe if this cycle didn't work out. There are some really affordable programs there (it sounded like the public universities in Germany are free for foreigners), and the deadlines are later. But if you wait until April it might be too late. Hope it won't be necessary, but at the very least it'll give you peace of mind until the rest of your results come out

I'm in American Politics

Yes, happened to me. Accepted at Berkeley. Rejected at Vanderbilt.

I don't think they do. I know a guy at Berkeley (not political science) who is able to get by, but he shares a place with 5 other guys. He seems to think it is doable if you are willing to live with roommates. You won't be living in luxury, though. Grad students there went on strike for a higher stipend this fall. They won a $10k increase that brought the base stipend to $35k starting next year. I think departments can augment the base stipend with additional funds, though I don't know how many programs do that.

I heard back from them. It was on the portal, notification from the graduate school (not the department). I got an email at 1 am CT

Hang in there! It seems like more results are coming out these days. The wait is hard, but it will be worth it!

I just checked the portal and discovered I was admitted to UCLA as well. No email. This day feels unreal. Wow.