karmacola

I have to decide between UC Berkeley, Columbia, NYU and possibly, Yale (wait-listed) . I am a south-asia focused comparativist working on party politics and political economy. I know a lot about the UC Berkeley department (having studied there before) and I would love to hear more about your views on the other departments. How should a comparativist compare departments?? What should I look for? I am torn because NYC presents much better job prospects for my partner than SF....and I don't want to simply go with the familiar (though UCB is fabulous) Any thoughts?? Thanks much in advance.

I am so thrilled to find so many south asianists here! my research has been focused on the post-liberalization indian political economy, but in recent years i have become more interested in issues related to economic federalism and party politics/systems in the country. I find Pradeep Chhibber at UC Berkeley, Atul Kohli at Princeton, Jonathan Rodden at Stanford and Kanchan Chandra at NYU to be the best fits for my interests (given their political economy, development, patronage and party politics mix) I am not deciding on any of my offers till I hear from all schools. I will be moving from Delhi with a partner in tow and we will pick what makes best sense for both of us. Good luck! Oh I do have a question. What are the chances of a wait-list actually turning into an offer? Should I take them seriously or take them to be softer let-downs? When do wait-lists typically hear? Cheers

I am applying as a South Asia comparativist, and hoping to crack at least UCB, Stanford or PRinceton. So far very happy about UCB

No word from Stanford yet...are there any international students who have received an offer from Stanford yet?? I am hoping that's causing the delays....otherwise I am guessing it is bad news

This is my first time on this site. I am so glad to have found other people to wait this out with! So far I have heard from NYU, Yale and UC Berkeley. Still waiting to hear from Stanford, Harvard, Columbia and Princeton. I am interested in south asian politics, comparative political economy and methods. Was hoping we could start a thread soon to talk about how to negotiate packages and what is considered a decent deal with various schools. Cheers and good luck!