smoothoperator77

I think so. For one, GW is most likely delayed due to the uncertainty with funding, and I think Columbia obviously is, and maybe the Harvard and Upenn conundrum that's going on for us is also due to this reason. I feel like those schools that release results later than previous years are most likely all related to this, and there are many of them this year.

Yes I am CP subfield so it's from SPA. Like @PolSciComp said, if you are leaning toward non-academic jobs, SIS is a fine place to be, I really think so. And I understand perfectly about the difficulty as I am dealing with the same. So I am trying my best to get off of the waitlists from Rutgers and UCIrvine, which would make me feel a bit better. But since you are still waiting for JHU, I think you could still end up being there. Hope we could all receive better offers eventually.

I am in the same situation as you.I got one offer from AU and on the waitlists of Rutgers and UCIrvine. I would prefer both over AU for the same concern as yours, but I seriously doubt I would be better off if I let this one go and reapply next year. I think it is going to be harder and harder in the foreseeable future, especially given all the trends of current students asking for stipend raise and the Trump fuckery. I would say if you have a job that could make you feel better off than AU, you could probably consider reapplying, but if you are determined to do a PhD anyway, I don't think it is safe to reapply. It is not ours problem frankly, it is just getting too hard, for me personally. Last year I was on the waitlist of Duke, and I thought okay, I probably could be getting into some really good programs given another year's improvement, but it is just getting harder I guess.

I think it is more likely that a waitlist decision is coming, and in this case, you could for sure reach out. Wish you the best!

I am waiting for Upenn as well, but the hope is not high. I also think they have not released anything yet.

Yeah, I was a Civ 4 player and was really obsessed with it, but didn't try the later versions.

Would be helpful to get some feedback on that🤣if it's worth it to play that one

Totally agree with the last point. Whenever I see that, I am like, come on, "top journal" publications, and they are still applying for a PhD? Either they are like really enjoying being a PhD student for 5-7 years for the sake of being a PhD student, which, by the way, is exactly for training people to get published in top journals, or they just have misunderstandings about what "top journal" means. Very unhelpful information for others.

No problem! Good things will happen eventually for all of us!

For Rutgers, I think they have sent all offers and waitlists. I was put on the waiting list. And yesterday, somebody shared that Georgetown has already asked their admit students to rsvp for the open day, and waiting list decisions seem to be out already. Maybe Johns Hopkins has not made all the decisions yet.

Thanks! I am still waiting for other schools and have not decided it yet. But I will attend if this is my only offer.

Claiming American University Acceptance, CP subfield

Very helpful. Thanks!

I get what you mean. I partially agree. I mean, if they want to make the class size smaller, and we still make some waitlist, that should mean the weight of these waitlists are heavier than the years before. They used to over admit a lot, but if they do not over admit so much this year, it should theoretically mean that waitlists have better chances now. But maybe fewer people would turn down their offers, and it's always different with different programs. Let's hope for the best!

This sucks, which might actually make me feel better for missing this opportunity.

Wanna share some bad news first, but also wanna complain about how much schools are cutting their class size. Got confirmation today that GWU could only admit 5 PhD students for Fall 2025. They only admitted 4 PhD students for Fall 2024, so it's nine new students combined for two years. This is kind of insane, given that a lot less wealthy universities are still not cutting their size to this level.

Go ahead please! I don't think many people would say no to more useful platforms and more information!

Congrats! Through portal update?

Totally agree. Maybe the best students looking at this conversation will laugh at us, but I really find it absurd. I tried my best to sharpen my research topic and method in the past few years, but I still expect most of it to be finished after a few years of coursework for my PhD. It almost feels like we are obliged to self-study PhD level stuff and triumph in order to get into the competitive programs. Also, research interest is subject to change. Rejecting people for unclear research topics, to me, is self-conflicting on the part of the provider of the education.

They had an unusually small size last year due to over acceptance the year before, so hopefully they would admit more this year. I heard they are asking for university administration for final approval on the number of students allowed.

When you first posted it, mine was still there, but they disappeared just now. Maybe you are right

Gotcha!

Yes based on previous cycles, no inside-track information here, and would really appreciate it if someone is familiar with the situations of wl being released before acceptances and could explain a bit

Me too, let's see if more are coming. They tend to release all acceptances in a few waves, not one by one, I think, but I could be wrong

Same feeling here, so confused. Maybe they wanna see how many would decline the waitlist offer first? which doesn't make much sense to me either...Guess we could only wait to see