explodingstressball

I imagine to determine if they are a reach or a safety for you.

Me, too. Boo. They were my top program.

That is true, but it would seem that I royally screwed up my PS. And my writing sample was wildly inappropriate (it was far too long).

Yes, my concern is that if I went for a year and tried to transfer, it'd look really bad. Or is it better to reject them and try 100% again? Blargh.

Yes, I did... but it's a program that I have a lot of mixed emotions about. It doesn't have a very good record of placing people, at all.

I'm kind of in the same boat. Blech.

How did they inform you?

Are you in anywhere else?

What subfield did you apply in, if I may ask?

With authoritative knowledge I can say that they are trolls indeed.

My guess is that it's a yield question. They probably have some people that they kind of like enough to put on the wait list ... if the wait list clears.

Where are you? 11 pm here in my corner o' States.

Oh! So it's not a notice yet from the Columbian School (I think). I'm in comparative, so not sure if this is "good news."

How did they contact you? And in polisci?

Or mmmmaaaybbbe you're in!

How did you already get rejected from GWU?

*positive vibes*

Personally, I think living like a responsible adult very much includes following your dreams. On the other hand, I don't have much debt staring me down.

Do share? The free part is appealing.

Indeed. It's not over until the fat lady sings.

Yes, the networking is the hard part. I wonder if it's a faux pas to reach out to people in schools that have already rejected you, i.e. "Hey! Your school already rejected me this year, but perhaps we could talk for next year when you might perchance have the opportunity to reject me again?"

I did one small paragraph at the end. Looks like I goofed up.

Wow, that is quite a bit more work than I put into it. Eeek. Perhaps that accounts for my low acceptance levels! Good ideas for next time around.

Out of curiosity, how do you know enough about the departments to talk about fit? No hostility, I'm genuinely curious because I can only talk about 2-3 departments, let alone lots and lots and lots.

On the other hand, say Harvard does take you and the other two didn't. Statistically, it's not that much different, just a different order. Oh well. That's what I'm telling myself at least after getting rejected so far to all the "big name" schools.