plisar

It really depends, even for lower ranked schools, those numbers could be low. The bet is to try to apply and see what happens!

That information is not helpful for us. What did you get on the Q and the V separately? How about the AW?

Nobody knows!

It was in the letter.

I feel like the majority of my posts occur between 8 and 5, which means that it's not that I have a life, I'm just not doing much work at my job... So instead of feeling like a nerd, I'm going to feel bad for my boss

MJSpice, yes, those of us who have been admitted received an e-mail from the Political Science department. It was a fairly personalized e-mail with each person receiving a different financial aid package (or a wait list for aid). I hope this helps. Plisar

I've narrowed it down to two, although one school is trying to keep themselves in it...

And I probably won't be attending the University of Zurich, even though it was my top choice.

Hey, a question for those in at MIT. Would any of you mind PMing me and talking about the funding package (if any) you received? I'm just curious to see what they are looking like. Plisar.

Anyone wonder if NWU realized how much hate their getting right now?

Comparative, Jackassjim is IR.

I saw that a few people got rejected from Northwestern last night, but my application still shows no decision.

Michigan for comparative middle east, especially if you are doing anything with party systems or democratization.

I'm an American studying comparative politics. I got a two year fellowship, but nothing guaranteed after that. It would be exciting to work with an institution so closely connected to Harvard's center for European studies.

I GOT INTO MIT!!! Woohoo!

For those of you on the UCLA waitlist, I withdrew my application today. Hopefully this will free up some space. Good luck to those of you who are waiting!

Minnesota is coming back right now!

How about some Brits? Radiohead (I think The Bends would be perfect for a day like today), Coldplay, U2

Congrats, now I must choose, as I am done hearing from any schools that I am interested in.

Officially in at UW-Seattle, with a first year fellowship. They only admitted seven people this year out of 220. Wow...what a bad year to apply to grad school.

I always thought it was common courtesy to keep private messages private...oh bother. Week #200 guys. We're almost done with the stress!

I also wanted to say that I don't believe the vast majority of foreign students cheat, but I do think that it happens more often than we would like to think. The numbers don't add up. Again, 780V, 800Q, 2.5AW doesnt' make sense, but it happens all the time.

Again, this isn't a secret: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v4 ... 8711b.html http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ ... 2003351671 http://www.ethics.org/resources/article ... sp?aid=765 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79124117.html http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2003/03/05/7516/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/200 ... cashepherd I'm not being a jerk, this is a systemic problem, and graduate admissions committees are fully aware of it.

I still think the poster is ignoring the systemic cheating that happens in Middle Eastern and Asian countries on the GRE and the TOEFEL. I also disagree with his issue that we are more lenient with "home" applicants. My department admits four times as many international students as domestic students, and funds three times as many. When we do turn down candidates from foreign universities, it is because students from those universities have had difficulty adjusting to standards of education in the US in the past. Trust me, no one is getting a free pass at top universities because of their nationality. That is patently absurd.

What about the people who cheat on the GRE? I work in engineering admissions and we see this all the time. "780V, 800Q, 2.5AW"...give me a break.