2020-2021 Application Thread

[DanTheGrad]

For those waiting on a UCI response: 

Applicants will be notified by April 15, likely in February or March. Notifications are sent at different times.

Best wishes,

Jennifer Gerson, Ed.D.

Director of Graduate Affairs

School of Social Sciences 

_______

Never take yourself out of the game. If you are wondering about a schools admissions procedures or timelines, don't speculate based on other years. This is a very different cycle and we must treat it like that. 
 

Remember... It's not over until we have that rejection letter. 

 

[Sad Politics]

Claiming an NYU admit in Political Economy! 

[polisci_gal]

5 minutes ago, Sad Politics said:

Claiming an NYU admit in Political Economy! 

Yay!! Big day for you!!! Congratulations

[gradappsubmitter]

1 minute ago, DanTheGrad said:

Never take yourself out of the game. If you are wondering about a schools admissions procedures or timelines, don't speculate based on other years. This is a very different cycle and we must treat it like that. 
 

Remember... It's not over until we have that rejection letter. 

 

What an excellent message. Reminds me of when I was an athlete. I am constantly reminding myself that the game isn't over until the clock runs out. 

[plus]

6 minutes ago, Sad Politics said:

Claiming an NYU admit in Political Economy! 

Congratulations!!! NYU is a great school!

[funfetti]

claiming another NYU admit!!!!

[The Converse]

Is anyone on this thread claiming a SUNY Stony Brook admit?

[nivy25]

2 hours ago, kmccorm327 said:

That's awesome! Did you just get it, or was it earlier this morning? Wondering if they've sent out any Vandy interviews for IR. Still trying to keep the hope alive!

My thoughts exactly.

[spotted]

Another week down yall! Place your bets for what schools will come out next week lol

[gradinho]

1 hour ago, Mad Scientist Malfrost said:

A waitlist beats a rejection indeed, congrats! I hope you really like formal theory if you end up at Rochester! One of the professor was a guest speak for a seminar I was in this semester and his working paper had SO MUCH GAME THEORY in it that it went over most of our heads lol

I hadn't seen this lol

Yes, I've been there too. I think it should get easier as I become familiar with most mechanics.

[StarkDark1]

Just now, spotted said:

Another week down yall! Place your bets for what schools will come out next week lol

My guess is that BU will send out a wave of rejections, maybe a couple of admits next week.  I think that Northwestern might send out some results next week too.  Finally I think it's possible that Cornell, JHU, and UMich will send them out Thursday or Friday, but more likely the following week.

[comradecommissar]

Anyone know anything about Chicago, Yale and MIT?

[BrownSugar]

5 minutes ago, spotted said:

Another week down yall! Place your bets for what schools will come out next week lol

I expect Indiana and Princeton to send rejections 

Just now, comradecommissar said:

Anyone know anything about Chicago, Yale and MIT?

Yale mentioned late Feb/early March

[funfetti]

11 minutes ago, spotted said:

Another week down yall! Place your bets for what schools will come out next week lol

I am hoping for Duke and Berkeley next week.

WUSTL also said that their goal--contingent on number of applicants--was to notify applicants by the first week of February. With a presumed uptick due to covid, I'm hoping that the second week of February will be the week we hear.

I don't think it'd be crazy to hear from Chicago either.

Edited February 5, 2021 by _nutella_

[nivy25]

My anxiety for Vanderbilt is increasing now since a lot of people got interview requests and I haven’t heard yet. 

[Mad Scientist Malfrost]

12 minutes ago, comradecommissar said:

Anyone know anything about Chicago, Yale and MIT?

 

My PoI at Chicago said they are still finalizing who to admit so maybe next week or the week after.

[smug-face]

Speaking of Chicago, is anyone here applying to Harris?

[polisciii]

4 minutes ago, Mad Scientist Malfrost said:

 

My PoI at Chicago said they are still finalizing who to admit so maybe next week or the week after.

What does PoI mean

[Mad Scientist Malfrost]

2 minutes ago, smug-face said:

Speaking of Chicago, is anyone here applying to Harris?

I did a summer program at Harris and it’s a great school for policy if that’s your focus. They are great at training you on quant methods too.

[animal_whisperer]

22 minutes ago, StarkDark1 said:

My guess is that BU will send out a wave of rejections, maybe a couple of admits next week.  I think that Northwestern might send out some results next week too.  Finally I think it's possible that Cornell, JHU, and UMich will send them out Thursday or Friday, but more likely the following week.

On Umich's website, it says decisions will be out in the first week of February...guess they're behind on schedule. Northwestern used to release decisions in january, so they're def behind.

 

 

Edited February 5, 2021 by animal_whisperer

[Mad Scientist Malfrost]

Just now, polisciii said:

What does PoI mean

Person of interest, in this case a professor in interested in having as my advisor 

[polisciii]

Just now, Mad Scientist Malfrost said:

Person of interest, in this case a professor in interested in having as my advisor 

So you keep in contact with the prof?

[Mad Scientist Malfrost]

Just now, polisciii said:

So you keep in contact with the prof?

I talked to them a few times in the Fall and follow them on Twitter. I emailed them a few days ago to ask about decisions but I wouldn’t say I’m in constant communication with them

[polisciii]

Just now, Mad Scientist Malfrost said:

I talked to them a few times in the Fall and follow them on Twitter. I emailed them a few days ago to ask about decisions but I wouldn’t say I’m in constant communication with them

rip I thought you couldn't do that

[FreePoliticalPrisoners]

11 minutes ago, smug-face said:

Speaking of Chicago, is anyone here applying to Harris?

Yup, I am.