Saphiyya Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 Hello all Has anyone heard back from Harris for Phd in Public Policy admission decisions? I applied with a focus on educational policy.
GradNYC Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 Nope.. and I'm waiting too. Do you know when we can expect to hear?
SerenityNow! Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 In past years it looks like early February is around when all the public policy PhD programs release their results at least according to the results board. However, there are so few data points it is hard to paint a full picture when compared to how many results there are for Political Science or Biology.
yoloner Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 I am on the same boat as you guys. Goodluck everyone!
GradNYC Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 GEEZE.. the silence is killing me. Do Harris interview PhD applicants?
yoloner Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 On 01/02/2018 at 4:07 AM, GradNYC said: GEEZE.. the silence is killing me. Do Harris interview PhD applicants? According to their admissions FAQ, there is no formal interview process for PhD applicants. I recently listened to their last admissions webinar. Apparently, the existing grad students shortlist the applications that will be reviewed by the relevant professors on the admissions committee. I thought that was an interesting approach.
GradNYC Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 you mean current graduate students evaluate our application? Thanks!
yoloner Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 Yes, there was even a current grad student on the webinar who was explaining what they look for in applicants. I think she said that they look for strong LoRs in which the professor would ideally comment on how the student ranks among other PhDs he has recommended and placed in the past. Unsurprisingly, they also look for 'fit' and the candidate's research interests in the SOP. She also said that they look for evidence of a strong quant background - you would ideally have linear algebra, real analysis, and differential equations. I wonder where are they in the process now. They held another webinar on Friday (Feb 2) but I didn't manage to attend it. devpolicy 1
GradNYC Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 wow and thanks for the information. I'm not sure if that makes me feel good or bad about the process.. lol
Saphiyya Posted February 21, 2018 Author Posted February 21, 2018 Has anyone heard anything from Harris for Phd apps... good or bad.....anything?
devpolicy Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Saphiyya said: Has anyone heard anything from Harris for Phd apps... good or bad.....anything? Absolutely nothing--At this point I think I may two-step verification all of my personal email accounts and turn my phone off...
GradNYC Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 I think considering they just started last week, we shouldn't expect anything until March.
yoloner Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 On 22/02/2018 at 2:21 AM, GradNYC said: I think considering they just started last week, we shouldn't expect anything until March. That's interesting. Did you call them to find out? I guess it makes sense that they are on a different schedule this year since we had a January deadline. Pretty sure they had a December deadline last year.
GradNYC Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Chris Blattman tweeted he was reviewing applications.
Cookiz Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Where? His last post on apps dates back to a couple of weeks ago or something?
devpolicy Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Y'all, can anyone share what the "housing email" people are talking about on the survey said? Here's the tweet from Blattman: It's obviously from 10 days ago, but I don't think it gives us much information because we don't have any clue whether A. He isn't on the AdCom this year and is reading the International Dev applications only (100 doesn't seem like that many to me, so it could be the case) or B. He is on the AdCom and is sifting through a first cut of all of them. If it's A. The process could be much further along then we thought B. Then we've obviously got a lot more time to kill. billythekid72 1
Cookiz Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Apparently someone checked the website and learned s/he has been rejected... Edit: I have been rejected too, huh... Edited February 23, 2018 by Cookiz
yoloner Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Also rejected. I can't say I am particularly gutted as it was a reach school. Did anyone on this thread make it?
GradNYC Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Rejected but not heartbroken. I'm want to stay local. Still waiting for three more programs..
yoloner Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 11 hours ago, GradNYC said: Rejected but not heartbroken. I'm want to stay local. Still waiting for three more programs.. Goodluck with NYU and the lot!
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