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Congrats to the Madison people, it's an amazing program.
 
Of course, also congrats to everyone else who heard today, I am sure all of the acceptances were well deserved!
 
Those (like me...) still waiting, don't give up hope! The cycle has only just begun!

Congrats to the Madison people, it's an amazing program.
 
Of course, also congrats to everyone else who heard today, I am sure all of the acceptances were well deserved!
 
Those (like me...) still waiting, don't give up hope! The cycle has only just begun!

Congrats to the Madison people, it's an amazing program.
 
Of course, also congrats to everyone else who heard today, I am sure all of the acceptances were well deserved!
 
Those (like me...) still waiting, don't give up hope! The cycle has only just begun!

Don't have anything to add about wine. However, my family has a snaps distillery (is that how you call it?). My alcoholic drinks of choice thus contain considerably more alcohol than your typical wine. We do also make our own liquor from home-distilled schnaps, which I love!
 
Regarding hearing back: It's still extremely early, I expect big things especially in the first Feb week.

Both literally and figuratively Couldn't resist

Both literally and figuratively Couldn't resist

Both literally and figuratively Couldn't resist

This google document contains the current list of historical data for some programs. Please feel free to add (preferably in alphabetical order) other programs you applied to and their data. In case there's any editing problems, just let me know!
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhWgGzdk83t_dEhqUDhLX0doYUpsbmZuN3Q2c21aZkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

This google document contains the current list of historical data for some programs. Please feel free to add (preferably in alphabetical order) other programs you applied to and their data. In case there's any editing problems, just let me know!
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhWgGzdk83t_dEhqUDhLX0doYUpsbmZuN3Q2c21aZkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Just reset the file. Now everyone can view it, but only I can edit. If you wanna add something, just send me the edits (preferably in the same format, so I only have to copy-paste) or post them here, and I'll add it in! I was hoping people wouldn't care enough about that kind of stuff, but oh well...

Since a bunch of us were wondering, I just wanted to bump this thread. Nothing substantial to add!

Just reset the file. Now everyone can view it, but only I can edit. If you wanna add something, just send me the edits (preferably in the same format, so I only have to copy-paste) or post them here, and I'll add it in! I was hoping people wouldn't care enough about that kind of stuff, but oh well...

Just reset the file. Now everyone can view it, but only I can edit. If you wanna add something, just send me the edits (preferably in the same format, so I only have to copy-paste) or post them here, and I'll add it in! I was hoping people wouldn't care enough about that kind of stuff, but oh well...

This google document contains the current list of historical data for some programs. Please feel free to add (preferably in alphabetical order) other programs you applied to and their data. In case there's any editing problems, just let me know!
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhWgGzdk83t_dEhqUDhLX0doYUpsbmZuN3Q2c21aZkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Just reset the file. Now everyone can view it, but only I can edit. If you wanna add something, just send me the edits (preferably in the same format, so I only have to copy-paste) or post them here, and I'll add it in! I was hoping people wouldn't care enough about that kind of stuff, but oh well...

Since a bunch of us were wondering, I just wanted to bump this thread. Nothing substantial to add!

Since a bunch of us were wondering, I just wanted to bump this thread. Nothing substantial to add!

Since a bunch of us were wondering, I just wanted to bump this thread. Nothing substantial to add!

Since a bunch of us were wondering, I just wanted to bump this thread. Nothing substantial to add!

I'm guessing at this point, there will be a couple that professors absolutely want, and a couple where something doesn't quite fit. The rest might be just up for grabs (e.g. we had someone doing this just graduate, so we could use him/her; or: we have one person with similar interests in first year, so don't need person X?).

I wouldn't pay for my PhD, but I would also say that the UK is different from the US. In the UK, them not funding you is not necessarily a sign that they don't have faith in you, it might just be that they actually don't have the money etc.
 
I would say it's not worth it going into debt for a PhD, especially if your goal is to stay in academia.

Congrats to everyone who heard already, and especially to cautiously!
 
In my last cycle, after I had gotten my first acceptance, I was able to be much more chill about the other schools. Started freaking out again when it came to making a decision, but... that's months away.
 
 
It probably is, at this point. Might change later, however!

I have an "Against all odds" story from my last cycle, two years ago, when I exclusively applied to MA programs:
 
Among others, I was applying to a reputable UK school for their 2-year MA program. This school required two short academic writing samples as part of the application process. I was pretty naive, and misread the instructions (it said: ... words max. without references), so I submitted two essays without any references whatsoever. I did add, in a footnote, that all the references (except direct quotes) had been deleted... I went back and reread the instructions a month after (don't remember why), and I realized that they likely meant that the wordcount did not include the references. But, at that point, it was too late to change anything, so  I had resigned myself to not getting accepted....
Long story short, I ended up getting in! Didn't attend, but it still was a WTF moment for me!

Being a German myself, I know that there are people with German doctorates in US institutions as well. I'm sure it's easier with a US PhD, but it's definitely possible, I would say.

This forum (Political Science) deals with academic political science, mostly PhD programs. Your question probably fits better into the "Government Affairs" forum, which deals with terminal, professional M.A.s in Public Policy and IR.