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  1. electrochoc
    In my case when I had the OGS it limited internal scholarships too up to 10k, it sucked because it mad eme ineligible for extra scholarships through the year too. TAships and RAships don't count, but the university said the internal awards counted towards the limit.
  2. electrochoc
    Unsuccessful but I got the 3 year SSHRC. So funny how these committees work, though it's not the first time I hear of people getting a more expensive SSHRC and not getting the OGS. Date of status update was May 04, so basically they've had an answer for 10 days and are only releasing now? PS: I got them both years for MA with not so great applications. I wonder if they're harder to get for phd or just weird luck.
  3. electrochoc
    The website still says "A panel of 3 university professors will be adjudicating OGS applications and we expect that the results will be available early May 2012. Please check back at that time." They should know that as soon as we go past May 15th is starts to be "late May" not "early May." So I hope they publish something soon.
  4. electrochoc
    Some people may turn down SSHRC for Vanier or Fulbright, or even decide not to do a PhD. So the money goes into the waitlist.
  5. electrochoc
    The points are not really comparable across the fields or even in the same discipline. They're only comparable inside the committee that evaluated that pile of applications. So the both of you were in different committees, for sure. It makes it so much harder to guess things... :/
  6. electrochoc
    I'm in interdisciplinary studies applying for PoliSci phd if it helps. So weird how cutoff scores vary so much according to disciplines. I guess they expect different things from different areas right..
  7. electrochoc
    That makes sense. I'm in the Social Sciences and in my particular discipline we're not expected to publish a lot (for example) in the MA, hence why an 18.7 could be low compared to other scores, but still good enough for my discipline to guarantee a super SSHRC apparently. But people in the waitlist, don't lose hope! There's always a good amount of rejections every year in lieu of other big scholarships.
  8. electrochoc
    I'm sorry. It's so weird with the higher score, maybe it's the budget cuts. They don't realize how much these cuts can change the life of a phd student.
  9. electrochoc
    I'm in QC across the river from Ottawa. Mail came earlier than expected today, thank God. Successful, 18.7/30 score. A category (so CGS/Super-SSHRC) A/A+ GPA Conference presentations Non-refereed publications Work experience in the field TA/RA experience
  10. electrochoc
    So it's the first day of spring. I can officially start to bite my nails in anxiety for results.
  11. electrochoc
    For PhD, with January deadlines from Jan 5th to Jan 31st, it took me between 3 weeks to 6 weeks to get all offers back.
  12. electrochoc
    If you have other good offers on the table, they're always negotiable. That said, it might not always be wise to negotiate them if you know what I mean, it could reflect badly on you. Some departments will just have no other money though, so even if you try to negotiate there is nothing they can do.
  13. electrochoc
    I was nominated for the Elia and was told it takes between 5 to 10 days to hear about it. So since they're similar type of awards at York, I assume a similar timeline for the Bennett.
  14. electrochoc
    Who has been your point of contact there? If you have a POI, then you could approach them tactfully. If not, I'd go through the department head. Though again the key word is tactfully, if you don't have a lot of sway it might actually hurt you. But the POI is usually the way to begin.
  15. electrochoc
    True. Hopefully it's no more than the standard 10 hour a week TAship. Congrats!!
  16. electrochoc
    Hey chibuku, do you mind if I ask you if it was a good offer? I had heard that U of T Pols was not offering much this year (and that probably the people at the bottom of list won't even get a TAship if they get accepted).
  17. electrochoc
    I do agree that Carleton is on the generous side. It tends to offer at least some funding, whereas some universities might offer close to nothing. It kind of depends on the department though... Also, just a little note on the Rawls discussion: it's leading the thread a bit off topic so maybe the Political Science forum may be more appropriate for that
  18. electrochoc
    So, I speak not of experience, but based on what my friends in PT say. Straussians can be well connected and get you good jobs, but they tend to only accept certain interpretations and be very critical of other positions (metaphysics etc). However, even in a dept full of Straussians, you can still find non-Straussians that can help you through. In PT, just like in other fields or maybe even more, your supervisor really does matter. Their reference letter and name can really open doors, so I'd make that decision considering your POIs in Boston first. Maybe somebody else can help out further
  19. electrochoc
    Well, that's the point of not being sure I can't say for sure I will reject any of the offers I have at this point (and unfortunately, I think I won't be sure a for a while) I hope I feel confident enough to make a decision by next week! I haven't even heard from all schools yet though.
  20. electrochoc
    Great, foucaulmania! I'm glad your wait will be over soon!
  21. electrochoc
    If I get the offer by e-mail, I usually contact the graduate assistant thanking for the offer and maybe add some question I might have about the program (or something like confirming the deadline for acceptance). Not everybody does this, but I think it's polite and they usually reply to me with a nice you're welcome and the answer. By phone I thank right there on the spot. By mail I just don't do anything. Just get back to them with an acceptance or rejection later. So I guess there's really no protocol. But the times I've done this, I began contacting grad assistants early on and they were all very helpful, so I think thanking them is the least I could do.
  22. electrochoc
    I guess we both heard from York PoliSci Phd at the same time! However I'm not sure how likely it will be for me to accept York's offer. I do like the Marxist weight of York, but I have other offers who are just as good on the table that will make more sense for me and my family. And yes, Rawls = garbage.
  23. electrochoc
    Good point. I think when I used the word fellowship I was referring to the SSHRC post-doctoral fellowships, which their website states are taxable. Thanks for reminding me that I should have clarified that. The point is that whether it is taxable or not, it is income and must be reported. The difference is that non-taxable income ends up deducted somewhere later in the forms and then it won't be taxable (counts for gross income but not net taxable income).
  24. electrochoc
    Depending on the department and school, it might not be still to late. It's basically too late for funding though, which basically makes the whole difference for most of us. There are a few fields where there are phd admissions for january, but very rare though.
  25. electrochoc
    Wow, that's tough. I guess there's no way of ever knowing which decision is the best decision or the worst one. But I think it depends on how you look at the time you've spent so far. Would you be ok of letting the first year of studies go and start all over, taking longer (and more money) to complete your degree at another place where you can never be sure will remain a "healthy" department? Or are you a lot more timeline conscious and can't deal with the possibility of having to start over? In my experiences, sometimes I hate my university and some faculty members, it makes me question the choice of academia as a whole. But if I give time I find I can concentrate on other aspects of it that make it a lot more doable, and then I just think about what my end goal is and focus on that. If there's anything at the school that might make it worthwhile to stick with it, then maybe it's not that worrisome. But if you think the whole thing is doomed, then you still have enough time to start over.
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