gingerantelope Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 3 hours ago, nivy25 said: Congrats! I’ve been obsessively checking my email and the Madison application portal since I saw that people are getting interviews! Did you get an email about it today? Also, if you can, please let us know how it goes, and what kinds of question they ask you! I’m sure a lot other people (including me) would find such information super helpful! Good luck!! Because I have also been one to obsessively check the portal, I thought I'd let you know that my Madison application portal hasn't changed at all, I just received an email from a POI. Good luck! nivy25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightowlll Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Have interviews from Madison all gone out? I am IR/Methods. Also, if my application has been read by committee member, will that be shown in the review progress in the application portal? My portal is still "Your application has been received and will be reviewed by your program". AHD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivy25 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, gingerantelope said: Hi all! I've been lurking on here until I had something to report. I'm also claiming a Wisconsin-Madison interview. Good luck to all of the other interviewees and applicants! Congratulations! Let us know how it goes. Btw, what sub field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivy25 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, nightowlll said: Have interviews from Madison all gone out? I am IR/Methods. Also, if my application has been read by committee member, will that be shown in the review progress in the application portal? My portal is still "Your application has been received and will be reviewed by your program". Yeah that’s what mine says too! I’m IR/Comparative. I know quite a few people on here have gotten emails for interviews. I haven’t heard back yet. Optimistically, they’re probably slowly rolling them out. Pessimistically, if we don’t get one soon then I don’t know if it’s going to be a positive result with Madison at least... AHD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightowlll Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, gingerantelope said: Hi all! I've been lurking on here until I had something to report. I'm also claiming a Wisconsin-Madison interview. Good luck to all of the other interviewees and applicants! Congrats! I just wonder has the review process in your application portal been updated? Mine is still showing it will be reviewed by the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest789 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 38 minutes ago, nivy25 said: Yeah that’s what mine says too! I’m IR/Comparative. I know quite a few people on here have gotten emails for interviews. I haven’t heard back yet. Optimistically, they’re probably slowly rolling them out. Pessimistically, if we don’t get one soon then I don’t know if it’s going to be a positive result with Madison at least... Or you could be a slam dunk and they don’t need to interview you to be convinced of that. The admissions officer from OSU said a couple of years ago that they usually interview people who are borderline - the obvious rejects won’t be interviewed but also the slam dunks aren’t either. I didn’t apply to Madison, but unless you know everyone will be interviewed, I wouldn’t infer anything from it. nivy25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovejal Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 42 minutes ago, nightowlll said: Congrats! I just wonder has the review process in your application portal been updated? Mine is still showing it will be reviewed by the program. Hi - not the person you quoted but also have a Madison interview. My portal still says that my application has been received and will be reviewed, like yours does. nivy25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivy25 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 34 minutes ago, timeseries said: Or you could be a slam dunk and they don’t need to interview you to be convinced of that. The admissions officer from OSU said a couple of years ago that they usually interview people who are borderline - the obvious rejects won’t be interviewed but also the slam dunks aren’t either. I didn’t apply to Madison, but unless you know everyone will be interviewed, I wouldn’t infer anything from it. Ah, I see. I hope I am a slam dunk but I doubt that because I don’t think I have a profile that is just outstanding! I mean, it’s definitely good, but not the kind that you look at and just automatically go “Yup”! AHD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightowlll Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, ovejal said: Hi - not the person you quoted but also have a Madison interview. My portal still says that my application has been received and will be reviewed, like yours does. Thanks for letting me know! I have accepted that I am going to be rejected haha. Edited January 16, 2021 by nightowlll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest789 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 44 minutes ago, nivy25 said: Ah, I see. I hope I am a slam dunk but I doubt that because I don’t think I have a profile that is just outstanding! I mean, it’s definitely good, but not the kind that you look at and just automatically go “Yup”! Well I don't know how the process works for Wisconsin, either! It could be that they interview everyone on the short list - who knows, really. I wouldn't count yourself out until you get a letter either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickinthewall Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 6 hours ago, Sad Politics said: Hi everyone. I had an issue with two applications and I am freaking out a bit about it. I submitted two applications close to the deadline. Even though I had sent my test scores several weeks in advance, my test scores appeared as not received and they were matched to my file until a day or two after the deadline. When a university says that "test scores must be received by the deadline", does that mean that the scores have to be matched to the application by the deadline, or does it mean that they have to be received by the office of graduate admissions by the deadline? This happened to me as well- I think you are fine. Some programs even explicitly stated that it could take a few weeks after an application submission for scores to match, so it seems fairly common that test scores match after the deadline. I think it's just a technical/back-end mechanic! Sad Politics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanyeo Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 3 hours ago, nivy25 said: Ah, I see. I hope I am a slam dunk but I doubt that because I don’t think I have a profile that is just outstanding! I mean, it’s definitely good, but not the kind that you look at and just automatically go “Yup”! Disclaimer: I didn't apply to UW-M; but I think that since they didn't require GRE scores this year, they might be interviewing applicants to help weed out ones with similar profiles. I know you said you don't have an outstanding profile but I wouldn't sell yourself short! It might be that they don't need more information from you to do a comparison with other applicants or they might be slowly rolling out interviews to applicants. AHD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanyeo Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I don't remember the exact answer, but does anyone know if Berkeley plans to interview applicants? Past data from this forum shows they usually release admits on the last week of January/first week of February so I'm not sure if they will interview this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theory007 Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 11 hours ago, icemanyeo said: but I think that since they didn't require GRE scores this year, they might be interviewing applicants to help weed out ones with similar profiles. That makes complete sense to me! If other programs do the same it may result in decision delays across the board. icemanyeo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock holmes/M Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Hi guys, I have an important question about the interview. Does anybody know what type of questions be asked during the interview? I am an international applicant, and I need to do more practice to answer properly and without anxiety. I wanna ask you about typically what type of question to be asked and how long it takes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theory007 Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, sherlock holmes/M said: Hi guys, I have an important question about the interview. Does anybody know what type of questions be asked during the interview? I am an international applicant, and I need to do more practice to answer properly and without anxiety. I wanna ask you about typically what type of question to be asked and how long it takes? My suggestion is to not try to prepare for interview questions. I understand it can be nerve-wracking and that you want to do well, but the best thing you can do it to represent yourself as honestly as possible to whomever you speak to. Besides, interviews are not only about whether or not you can answer academic questions but if you seem like a decent person someone could work with. And if you're getting an interview it probably means that your academic credentials are good enough but that they are trying to figure out if you're a good fit overall. sherlock holmes/M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownSugar Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Anyone claiming Princeton? Seems quite early!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisci_gal Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 28 minutes ago, BrownSugar said: Anyone claiming Princeton? Seems quite early!! I didn't apply to Princeton, but it looks like there have been quite a few recorded admissions! Congrats to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btermite Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I applied to Princeton, and am also super surprised to see things going out so early! I haven't heard yet, my subfield is comparative. Do they tend to let people know over the span of multiple days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExileOnMainSt Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I applied to Princeton for Comparative too and haven’t heard back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownSugar Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, btermite said: I applied to Princeton, and am also super surprised to see things going out so early! I haven't heard yet, my subfield is comparative. Do they tend to let people know over the span of multiple days? Just now, ExileOnMainSt said: I applied to Princeton for Comparative too and haven’t heard back! Also applied comparative and haven’t heard! Also odd that it is Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btermite Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) @ExileOnMainSt @BrownSugar Fingers crossed, and good luck to both of you! At least we both know what we'll be doing this evening... Edited January 16, 2021 by btermite verschiedene and BrownSugar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, BrownSugar said: Also applied comparative and haven’t heard! Also odd that it is Saturday. Also haven’t heard back. Comparative, Princeton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExileOnMainSt Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, BrownSugar said: Also applied comparative and haven’t heard! Also odd that it is Saturday. Do you think it’s fake? Also have to ask if your name is a Rolling Stones reference too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExileOnMainSt Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, btermite said: @ExileOnMainSt @BrownSugar Fingers crossed, and good luck to both of you! At least we both know what we'll be doing this evening... I live in India right now and it’s 4 AM ahhahahah, definitely not passing out now. ? verschiedene and BrownSugar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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