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Hi Jpark, I applied to the Administration and Policy Analysis concentration.

! Really?! Oh boy. Well, let's try and keep the faith! Perhaps we'll hear good news really soon. It's my dream school...I've gotten into UCLA and UC Irvine, but I'm on edge waiting to hear from Stanford.

I'm waiting to hear from them also. (*keeps fingers crossed*) According to posts from last year, it looks like they may start sending out notices near the end of next week. Either way you're in good shape since you've gotten into Berkeley. I'm sure you're a top candidate for Stanford too!

I'm wondering if anyone else has applied to phd programs in education policy?

I really appreciate this post. I just got accepted to Irvine yesterday and will visit in a about a month, but my expectations are low because of the stereotypes about the place. I think I could survive 2 years of coursework there if I had to and the housing offer helps. I'm thinkinig I could always move back to Northern California to write my dissertation, but I am definitely concerned about my quality of life plummeting while living in Irvine. I'm trying to keep an open mind, so we'll see.

Thanks. I'm reminding myself that I just need one school to say yes and I'm focusing on that. Best wishes to you with your schools!

I just found out I was rejected by GWU. It was pretty quick, so its not a good sign. I'm trying to stay positive, but I'm very sad.

I've also applied to doctoral programs and haven't heard back yet. I've applied to some public pol/pub admin phds and some education schools where I can do education policy. Here's my list: Policy Schools: University of Washington NYU University of Maryland George Washington Ed Schools - Policy Focus: Stanford UCLA UCI I wish I knew something....I'm extremely nervous about it all.

I agree. You should call to clear it up. Not only do you not want someone else's letter in your file, but someone else could be missing a letter thus making their app seem incomplete! These type of administrative glitches happen a lot and are usually discovered, but not always right away.