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I think Yale accepts 40 students each year (maybe they put 9 people on the WL)

So here it is… the Yale bloodshed… I'm so sorry for those who got bad news. I think now is the perfect time to make fun of Yale… I hope this makes you feel better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqsTatw-RTI and http://www.safetyschool.org/

Guys… don't panic if you haven't heard from Yale yet. Some professors will contact accepted students today, but most profs are just enjoying their weekend/do not read their mails. You'll probably get the official decision very soon! Congrats to those who have already received their acceptances!

I agree with packrat. Your Q score is definitely too low for top schools and if you want to be competitive you should bring it up to 160+. Keep in mind that it is more than just a measure of your "intelligence" (I should say here that I do not believe that it actually measures intelligence or anything that reflects your potential as a researcher). A high score on the GRE can also be a sign of determination - something that is very important for grad school. I had to take the GRE five times (and spend more than $1000 on books, test fees etc.) to get mediocre+ scores (V:163, Q161). GRE score don't get you in, but they can keep you out. Feel free to PM me and I'll suggest some prep books and online resources.

Hahaha… I know… this wasn't very helpful. I think the GSAS will send out official decisions… and no one knows how long it takes them to do that. For those who haven't seen this yet: http://admissionsproblems.tumblr.com It's the perfect way to distract yourself

They should be sending out decisions soon. But I cannot tell you when exactly. Edit: I really don't know when

Congrats cooperstreet! Great news! You absolutely deserve this!!!

Przeworski? He's not accepting new students.

Happy to answer questions about Yale.

Congrats to those who got good news from Princeton. I was rejected by them twice and I know how much that sucks... But they have these funny rejection letters where they mix fonts (probably because they copy-paste text from different rejection letters). I'm curious if they will do that again this year.

I'm pretty sure they didn't do interviews last year. I got the acceptance without interview.

Rejected at UCI, accepted at Yale.

I also have a F1, and I can confirm that you cannot get resident status with that visa type. UCSD must know this.

If the person only wrote "Luke": Luke If the person wrote "Luke Fancypants": Prof. Fancypants If neither applies and it is a senior scholar: Prof. Fancypants -> at my school some senior people demand that even the assistant profs call them Prof. Fancypants

That's fantastic - congrats! I was strongly discouraged applying to top schools with a Fulbright, and my experience with them was pretty bad. I ended up declining it. Good luck for the next few weeks! I'm sure you'll get good news soon!

Is it a Fulbright?

You do not really expect an answer to this, do you?

Getting a job at SUNY (who cares where) is actually pretty good… and there were many smart people on the market this year who couldn't get a job like that.

A friend of mine just got a good job coming out of this program Edit: congrats!

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/15/phd_debt_project_google_doc_survey_collects_figures_of_graduate_school_debt.html And don't forget that even if you get a scholarship you have to pay taxes

see this:

Don't forget that theorists tend to have low Q-GRE scores. This is one of the reasons why these schools also admit people with scores <160. If you want to do IR you are probably competing with people who have high(er) Q scores. However, I agree with the others and encourage you to apply. Good luck!

Wow - great scores. Congrats. No one cares about AW. Just send the 2013 scores.

Word.

This is ridiculously high. I had 324 and got into a top 5. You don’t need a GRE score >330 - even for the best schools! Just look at Princeton’s averages: http://www.princeton.edu/pub/profile/admission/graduate/