adverbly
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I'd love to hear some thoughts on Wisconsin, Northwestern, and UPenn, if anyone has any!
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I've heard UPenn is making moves. Thoughts?
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Happened to me too. I called to have it all reset and the helpdesk person spoke to me like I was a moron, but the long and short of it is that your NetID should have been emailed to you, while your username will be the first initial of your first name then your last name (ie, Barack Obama = "bobama") and the password should be the same as you used on the application form.
Gotcha. Thanks.
On another note, just got accepted at Illinois! I am super excited and very surprised to have heard back so early.
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So long as your My UW page works and all, then I imagine it would just be an oversight.
Ugh, this is annoying. It says that my My UW account has already been activated (maybe I activated it a while ago and forgot), but I don't recall my username or password. What a pain.
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So re: UW-Madison's email about filling out the FAFSA, the grad coordinator just told me that it's not necessary for departmental funding. She indicated that their grants and such were independent of the form, which makes sense. However, she said, stipends go as low as $11,000/year ( ! ), and that if we want supplemental aid, we should fill out the form and ask the government for it. As for the email, she said it was standard, implying that every student or applicant in the entire Madison system gets it. Finally, when I asked when it was due by, she said, "Oh, you have lots of time to do it." I think that indicates my March-ish hunch is accurate.
I didn't get this email. Is that a bad sign, or just an oversight?
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Thank you all for the helpful advice and encouragement! I've added a few more upper-end schools to my list, and made the donations you requested (except for the coachrjc's, I get the feeling that wouldn't be tax deductible).
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This sort of thread seems to crop up a lot around here, so in an effort to make this slightly more worthwhile, I will donate a small sum to a charity* (of your choosing) for each response I receive.
I am planning to apply for the Fall 2012 cycle. My intended subfield is American, and I am primarily interested in political psychology and political communication. I'm also potentially interested in comparative as a third field. I am currently planning to apply to SUNY Stony Brook, Northwestern, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin-Madison, Berkeley (reach), and Stanford (dream). I would love to hear your thoughts on my chances at any of these schools (and I'm also wondering if there are others I should be considering, given my general interests).
My profile:
Undergrad: Top-tier liberal arts college
Major: Double major in Political Science and English
GPA: 3.86 overall, 3.98 major. I've only had one A- in political science, and that was my first semester freshmen year.
GRE: 770 V, 720 Q
Quant background: two calculus courses, one stats/methods course
Research Experience: two summers as a research assistant for a political science professor
Publications: co-authored a national survey + study that was self-published by my school's political science research center. The study was subsequently mentioned in USA Today and The New York Times, among other venues.
Other:
- 2011-12 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in SE Asia
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- selected as best political science student in my graduating class
- selected as best English major in my graduating class
- graduated top 5%
- honors thesis, award for best thesis
Your insights are appreciated!
*Some restrictions apply. Limit one donation per user. I reserve the right to refuse to donate to particular groups (e.g. hate groups, extremist organizations, etc.). I'd also like to keep this politically neutral, as well, so no candidates, parties, or PACs. Finally, unhelpful or one-word responses will not garner donations.
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Declined an offer at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.