BornAndRaised
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What are the pros/cons of each? Which one should I pick?
Specifically,
1. Which would be better if I want to transition to a PhD?
2. Which offers better job prospects? After this cycle's many PhD rejections I've faced, I'm on the fence about getting a PhD.
3. What about the program/department/school/city? Is Chicago really that unsafe?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Hi.
I was wondering how much the school a person studies/studied at matters when they apply. I ask this because I'm an international student and I'm pretty sure adcoms will not know my school/department/professors well enough (or even at all) to gauge me. Additionally, it seems like I'll end up doing a masters and I'm trying to figure out if which school I go to affects my future applications i.e a school in the UK vs. one in the US.
Thank you.
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My American cycle is over and I'm relieved. I still have Oxford to hear from though.
Time to make decisions now. All the best, everyone!
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For those of you who have heard from CIR, was it by email? And has your status on the application checker changed at all?
Yup, email.
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also heard from Chicago, funded CIR
Got into CIR but no funding.
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finally heard from Chicago- funded CIR. eh
Congrats! I still have nothing from them.
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For those who have still not heard from Chicago:
- Admissions decisions are still not done.
- They will be done by the end of this week. The hope is that they will be done by Wednesday, but that is not guaranteed.
- They were not able to comment on whether or not they are talking about the PhD program or if these decisions were just for CIR/MAPSS or both.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the update.
Gosh, I hope we hear soon. This waiting and uncertainty is not doing me any good.
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Anyone else still waiting for UChicago? I know that they forward some applications to Mapps/CIR, but I've already seem some acceptances and rejections to these programs on the board.
Still waiting.
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Did you all apply directly or get in after being passed over for the phd? Cause I'm still waiting.
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The very same boat. I'm waiting to hear anything from Columbia and Berkeley, as well as Chicago.
What is happening with Chicago? Weren't we supposed to hear back by today? The results board has CIR/MAPSS acceptances and rejections already.
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Berkeley bloodbath. Ouch. =(
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This may be a stupid question, but I hear many people refer to field-related jobs; I was wondering what exactly people mean by this? What type of political-science related jobs can students get right out of undergrad? When I asked professors about this type of employment they didn't seem to have any suggestions other than trying to get staff positions at a polisci department. I'd be really interested in hearing what people with experience in the real world suggest for this type of employment.
I'd love an answer on this too. My professors have told me that getting a job in the field is virtually impossible without a phd.
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You've said that it's your first round. Maybe look at an MA or field-related job and try again?
Already got into Kings and LSE for Masters programs. Still waiting on Chicago. So yeah, I'll do a masters and then apply again.
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First or second (or third) time round the process?
First time.
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Just got my Johns Hopkins rejection through post. Well, at least they were nice enough to send a letter.
This cycle is going horribly for me.
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Chicago CIR!!
Congrats!
I'm yet to hear from them.
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Yeah saw that. Any way we can obsessively check our status or do we just have to sit and wait?
I'm refreshing my email (because of GWU and Chicago) a lot but I still have nothing.
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I literally just got the email and it definitely didn't look like a blast. Hang in there... still plenty of time!
just got into gw also and my subfield is comparative
Congrats, you two! =)
I shall now obsessively refresh my email.
Chicago rejections are up too. So I'm assuming some of us are finally going to hear from them?
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Whoa. Can anyone claim the GWU admit?
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There are a bunch of MAPSS acceptances from yesterday on the results board so shouldn't we (those of us who are still waiting on Chicago) be hearing back soon too?
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Has anyone REALLY heard from UChicago? Someone contacted them last week and they said everything would be out by the beginning of this week. This waiting is killing me!!!
We're in the same boat. Sigh.
Someone said we would know by the 28th.
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In at Yale... Speechless!!!
Congrats! =)
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Wait wait. So am I finally going to hear from Chicago now? And what do those posters mean by other? =/
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Ouch. The Yale rejection really stings. Sorry my fellow rejected applicants. =(
Chicago: CIR and MAPSS
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Is anyone going for the Visit Weekend?