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Generally how long does it take for all the applicants to be informed by Penn? Has anyone heard back from Walter MacDougall?

Working full time is something of a hindrance on any academic project, I am however editing/rewriting sections of my Masters dissertation for journal publication.

I spoke to one of the graduate administrators at Georgetown today and their admissions board will be meeting in the first week of February, with responses going out soon after....not too long now!

Thanks a lot for the feedback, I understand giving any difinitive answers is extremely difficult but it's been refreshing to receive such constructive feedback...fingers crossed it all goes to plan! My main area of interest is (very broadly) twentieth century American foreign policy, but I've got a strong emphasis on American oil policy and it's influence on the 'special relationship' and the course of the cold war. To date I've mainly worked on Anglo-American relations (particularly in regards to European reconstruction and relations in East Asia) but I hope that I'll be able to focus more on American history specifically during my PhD.

20th century resource competition, with a particular emphasis on Anglo-American discord regarding Middle Eastern oil and the Cold War dynamics of oil competition. Also have an interest in Anglo-American relations generally, and during the Korean war in particular.

Hi all, I've been a lurker on this forum for some time and it's provided me with a lot of help/advice in the completion of applications to schools in the States. However, I remain a somewhat ignorant Brit when it comes to a. my chances of getting in b. my chances of getting funding and c. when I'm likely to hear back with any news. I've applied to the following schools: Princeton, Columbia, U Penn, Georgetown & WashU - for their History PhD programmes. To date I've studied for a Masters in History of International Relations at the London School of Economics (awarded a Distinction) and have some reasonable work experience in the Houses of Parliament (although I'm not sure how relevant this will be, I've been told to put it down). My GRE results weren't great, V 600ish, Q 650ish, 5.5 in the written section - however I'd never taken any test like this, will this be considered? I also speak German to a reasonable level and can work with foreign primary sources, again I'm not sure exactly how relevant this is but it can't hurt right? Finally I was in quite a bit of contact with professors from said institutions before I applied and they seemed generally interested in my work to date and my proposals for further study, also I've got some pretty good (I think) references from LSE. In the UK I've applied (and been accepted) to UCL but I have an American girl friend whose visa expires at the end of the month and a keen interest in modern US history so it seems to make sense to try my hand in the States. I'd greatly appreciate any input/advice on the application process and my chances.