2019-2020 Application Thread

[DrPepperGuy]

47 minutes ago, kemalgider said:

Who, on what mindset goes out of their way to make other people miserable? It just makes no sense.

sounds like a great research topic

[theory2020]

Received admission e-mail from Chicago about 40 minutes ago! Theory subfield.

[SeriousDiver]

Michigan has not responded. Someone is being VERY pricky. If GradCafe's monitoring system had an IP address banning function, it would be much less nerve-wracking.

[ihatedecisions]

My Michigan portal has not changed as well. I guess we cannot take anything on here for granted, neither results posts, nor forum ones

[Pol22222]

The Chicago ones seem fake too

[S-Kyo]

Another quiet day again for me. 

[theory2020]

47 minutes ago, Pol22222 said:

The Chicago ones seem fake too

Not fake. I received an admissions letter w/ funding info earlier today via e-mail.

[SeriousDiver]

1 hour ago, theory2020 said:

Not fake. I received an admissions letter w/ funding info earlier today via e-mail.

It seems this could be true

Edited February 11, 2020 by SeriousDiver
Unfounded paranioa

[Richelieu]

22 minutes ago, SeriousDiver said:

Screenshot, while hiding your name and other identifying info then, or it’s fake.

The paranoia is real.

[SeriousDiver]

Hmmm, I wonder what is taking Michigan so long.

Edited February 11, 2020 by SeriousDiver

[Richelieu]

1 minute ago, SeriousDiver said:

I will note that UCLA has sent out at least some admit letters, if not all.

Edited February 11, 2020 by kemalgider

[SeriousDiver]

19 minutes ago, kemalgider said:

 

[Richelieu]

7 minutes ago, SeriousDiver said:

 

Great, this means you are not fake, still though, it does NOT mean you can blame everyone for being fake just because they do not screenshot their emails to prove you something.

 

Edited February 11, 2020 by kemalgider

[SeriousDiver]

8 minutes ago, kemalgider said:

Great, this means you are not fake, still though it does NOT mean you can blame everyone for being fake just because they do not screenshot their emails to prove you something.

 

Not blaming "everyone" at all.  Though my initial post was a bit assertive, this website is full of individuals who wish to mislead prospective applicants. 

Edited February 11, 2020 by SeriousDiver

[e2e4]

 

1 minute ago, kemalgider said:

Great, this means you are not fake, still though it does NOT mean you can blame everyone for being fake just because they do not screenshot their emails to prove you something.

 

what

[Theory007]

4 hours ago, theory2020 said:

Received admission e-mail from Chicago about 40 minutes ago! Theory subfield.

Well done! Would you mind sharing your profile?

[alsldfjsdfl]

i was also admitted to UChicago for theory!

[theory2020]

19 minutes ago, alsldfjsdfl said:

i was also admitted to UChicago for theory!

Congrats!

[PoliSciGuy00]

Hi All, 

Sorry to be that guy, just curious if any of the UChicago admits are in the IR subfield.  Trying to decide if I should hold out hope for a bit longer or chalk up UChicago as a rejection.  

Thanks!

[NotMyHML]

On 2/7/2020 at 2:43 PM, are-you-f'ing-serious said:

Claiming the UMich acceptance!!!!!! IR track, POI is MD.

I will definitely accept. Full funding for 5 years!

Hi there @are-you-f'ing-serious! I think your post is the only one in this forum claiming a UMich acceptance. Can you please share a bit more (whether there was an email to check applyweb, screenshot even)? My applyweb appears unchanged. 

[kaze_ng]

Anyone still waiting to hear back from Penn State? All the acceptances so far seem to be international applicants with international degrees, but not international with American degree or Americans. Maybe there will be another wave of admittance?

[Dwar]

8 minutes ago, kaze_ng said:

Anyone still waiting to hear back from Penn State? All the acceptances so far seem to be international applicants with international degrees, but not international with American degree or Americans. Maybe there will be another wave of admittance?

I'm still waiting for them. I doubt there will be another round, unfortunately. It seems that in the past they've sent out their acceptances and wait-lists in the beginning of Feb, and then sent out rejections to everyone else toward the end of the month.

I did email the grad assistant last Monday who said "The decisions are being made now so I think that you will hear in the near future". That leads me to believe that all decisions are made and they are simply waiting to send out rejections. 

[munch22]

For those still waiting on rejections/decisions from schools that have already seen accepted students, there a few important things to keep in mind throughout this process:

1) Some schools have priority deadlines for schools to submit nominations for university wide fellowships (that alleviate the burden of cost on the department). As a result, at some schools (I don't know for all schools where this is the case, but there are a few I know this is the case) leading to a small number of students to be accepted earlier then the rest of the group, hence the appearance of acceptances coming in "batches".

2) Remember admissions committees are composed to faculty from the department who make admissions decisions. In most cases, the admissions committee then forwards on decisions to the graduate school for an official decision. In some cases (public schools in seems in many cases), the process to release admissions decisions takes a while. Schools know that to recruit the best students, it is better to be early to tell students they are accepted. This is why many people will be accepted through an email from faculty and then receive an official acceptance around the same time rejections go out. 

All of this is to say don't stress too much if some students were accepted to somewhere that was your dream school, and don't be frustrated waiting for a rejection. In time, you will have an answer from all of the schools, so try not to read into everything too much to make these two months the least stressful possible. Further, remember most people on here only know what has been posted on the forum in the past. Be hesitant of their word (including mine, I can only speak to the experience of my current school and others I was accepted at)! 

[Dwar]

6 minutes ago, munch22 said:

try not to read into everything too much to make these two months the least stressful possible

Lol too late bud

[PoliSci4FlyGuys]

Late to the party but I just discovered this site - Don't know if it's making my stress better or worse. So far: 3a/1r/0w/6p

Not looking good for UChicago. Also wondering if anyone on IR track has been accepted.