not sure if still helpful but I received an email from the department on March 5th notifying I was waitlisted here which I declined immediately. So maybe more news from Penn?
Hi hi! I yielded my place at UCSD last week (following the call from the dgs for letting the department know asap so waitlisted students can get a chance) and hope you the best of luck!! (I am also in IR)
I could be very wrong, but I heard from my friends at NYU that it offers a one-year predoc for strong applicants they cant take in as full-time PhDs. If you are really interested in the faculty at NYU and their work, I encourage you to reach out to them and ask for more information. good luck It is a really strong program and prepares you well for a political science PhD.
it might be mine - I was truly losing hope as other people seemed to get it on last Friday (?), but mine did not arrive until 9am pacific time on Monday.
Good luck!!