Gryffindor50points Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Hi guys, After getting a rejection from even from UMich's Masters program, I decided I might as well mentally just end my application cycle here. I do still have 4 schools to hear back from, but those would be my way-way-out-of-my-league reach schools, so I'll be sparing myself the wishful thinking. It doesn't look like it's going to be the year I enroll in a PhD program, after all. So I wanted to see if any of the applicants who got admissions this cycle would be willing to have a chat with me about their applications; profiles, stats, publications, SOPs, rec letters, reaching out to professors. I'm pretty sure I might have missed a few things, so it would be super cool if someone would be willing to have a casual chat about their process, because I'm so going to be doing this again next year. swanronson, Mangoman, polisciboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallcrown Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 23 minutes ago, Gryffindor50points said: Hi guys, After getting a rejection from even from UMich's Masters program, I decided I might as well mentally just end my application cycle here. I do still have 4 schools to hear back from, but those would be my way-way-out-of-my-league reach schools, so I'll be sparing myself the wishful thinking. It doesn't look like it's going to be the year I enroll in a PhD program, after all. So I wanted to see if any of the applicants who got admissions this cycle would be willing to have a chat with me about their applications; profiles, stats, publications, SOPs, rec letters, reaching out to professors. I'm pretty sure I might have missed a few things, so it would be super cool if someone would be willing to have a casual chat about their process, because I'm so going to be doing this again next year. Sorry to hear that it apparently didn't work out for you this cycle - you may want to check this thread for the next one: CapTipps and VehlynBlackfyre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
second-time Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Hello everyone Just got a rejection from Cornell, sent by email from the DGS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phduntome Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Just got the email from Cornell. Rejection. Still awaiting Penn. sswimky and Mangoman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhairedvato Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Claiming another Cornell rejection! Received via email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modesteffect Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Anybody hasn't heard back from cornell? no email or portal change for me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairella222 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 For those waitlisted at WUSTL, can I ask if y'all have any information on how long a list they kept and how likely it is to be admitted? Really frustrated about my first decision deadline, which is in a week ... it's a good match with pretty generous funding package. dunno if I should keep my hopes up for wustl Any advice is much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomagoo Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, modesteffect said: Anybody hasn't heard back from cornell? no email or portal change for me.. I got the rejection email earlier, but there's no portal update for it. I would say no news is good news!! Fingers crossed for you! modesteffect and Mangoman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmo103 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, clairella222 said: For those waitlisted at WUSTL, can I ask if y'all have any information on how long a list they kept and how likely it is to be admitted? Really frustrated about my first decision deadline, which is in a week ... it's a good match with pretty generous funding package. dunno if I should keep my hopes up for wustl Any advice is much appreciated! Unfortunately those of us on the waitlist probably won’t hear back until mid to late March. I imagine many admitted students are waiting until the visit weekend/the rest of their decisions to roll in before accepting or rejecting WUSTL’s offer. You could always reach out to the DGS to ask about waitlist length/how much they use the waitlist, but they may be vague with their answer, as it seems most programs are when it comes to waitlist stuff. Edited February 25, 2022 by bmo103 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliCommsGirl Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 15 hours ago, Learnerlearnerlearner said: Sorry - I know you said you'll update when they respond, but have you heard back from them? Did you just email the general graduate admissions email? Hey there! I emailed the GOVT department email as featured on their website on the admissions page. I am still waiting on an email from an actual person, but I received the following automated response the minute I sent the email: Dear Prospective Student, Thank you for your email inquiry. It is great to hear you are interested in the PhD in Government. Someone from the program will get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime we have placed the link to our “Frequently Asked Questions” below along with some other key information. The FAQ contains information regarding the application process, the program details, and should be able to assist you with any question you may have until someone from our team reaches back out to you. https://government.georgetown.edu/ph-d-in-government/graduate-admissions/faqs/ The application deadline is December 15th All application materials should be submitted through the application portal, none should be mailed to the University. Matters involving application logistics and procedures can best be answered by the graduate admissions office, which can be reached at gradmail@georgetown.edu. An official transcript is not needed, only an unofficial transcript is needed for the application The GRE is not a requirement Best, PhD Program Team -- My guess is that at best they're trying to stagger acceptances (not sure that I've seen waitlists yet). At worst, they're sending all rejections in March en masse. kmccorm2 and Quriosity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I’ve emailed Cornell after getting the rejection to get constructive feedback. They politely refused to give personalized feedback, and told me this “This year with the decision to reduce offers and then having a record number of applicants applying makes it very difficult to get in.” Apparently they got 480 applications competing for 8 spots. I thought I was a good fit, so sad… 0a/5r/2p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliza1820 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Tried to call UNC today, phone didn't even ring... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapTipps Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Anyone claiming the Upenn acceptance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmo103 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 55 minutes ago, Eliza1820 said: Tried to call UNC today, phone didn't even ring... If you haven’t gotten a decision yet I would email the Director of Grad Admissions. You are probably waitlisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiberiusG Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Claiming the UPenn acceptance! POI told me I should expect official word from the graduate division later today. Mangoman, CapTipps, polyglotaspiring and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VehlynBlackfyre Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) Hi all. I see a lot of rejections to Michigan. I got rejected from their School for Environment and Sustainability Ph.D. program in late January, but I haven't received any word on Political Theory. Has anyone here accepted an offer from Rackham, or does anyone know how their process works? Likewise, I am still waiting (like many of you, it seems) on Northwestern. Has anyone recieved definitive rejections or offers yet? Edited February 25, 2022 by VehlynBlackfyre clairella222 and ballofstress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballofstress Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Has anyone gotten waitlisted at Northwestern? I'm holding out hope that maybe I'm not actually rejected VehlynBlackfyre and Learnerlearnerlearner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, TiberiusG said: Claiming the UPenn acceptance! POI told me I should expect official word from the graduate division later today. Congrats!!! What’s your sub field, and who’s your POI, if I may? Also, is your POI on the admissions committee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM2022 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 11 hours ago, Gryffindor50points said: Hi guys, After getting a rejection from even from UMich's Masters program, I decided I might as well mentally just end my application cycle here. I do still have 4 schools to hear back from, but those would be my way-way-out-of-my-league reach schools, so I'll be sparing myself the wishful thinking. It doesn't look like it's going to be the year I enroll in a PhD program, after all. So I wanted to see if any of the applicants who got admissions this cycle would be willing to have a chat with me about their applications; profiles, stats, publications, SOPs, rec letters, reaching out to professors. I'm pretty sure I might have missed a few things, so it would be super cool if someone would be willing to have a casual chat about their process, because I'm so going to be doing this again next year. This is my second application circle, although this one is also not that successful (only two acceptances and one is unfunded). But after seeing the profiles of those more successful applicants, I feel that getting into poli sci phd program would be much easier if you are an economist or a data scientist. Unfortunately, I am just a stupid lawyer who has difficulties in doing math. Mangoman and kmccorm2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM2022 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, VehlynBlackfyre said: Hi all. I see a lot of rejections to Michigan. I got rejected from their School for Environment and Sustainability Ph.D. program in late January, but I haven't received any word on Political Theory. Has anyone here accepted an offer from Rackham, or does anyone know how their process works? Likewise, I am still waiting (like many of you, it seems) on Northwestern. Has anyone recieved definitive rejections or offers yet? Hi VehlynBlackfyre, Just out of curiosity, how did you end up applying to both Political Theory programs and Environmental Sustainability/Urban Planning programs? They look quite distinct, as one sounds more philosophical and the other seems more scientific. Does a certain research interest of yours happen to concern both? Or you have complete different interests in both fields and decided to apply to both? VehlynBlackfyre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiberiusG Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) Theory subfield. Still no official email. This pretty much closes out my cycle given assumed rejections from NYU and Harvard. Good luck to everyone else still waiting! Edited February 25, 2022 by TiberiusG Lighthopes, Mangoman, polyglotaspiring and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learnerlearnerlearner Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 7 hours ago, PoliCommsGirl said: Hey there! I emailed the GOVT department email as featured on their website on the admissions page. I am still waiting on an email from an actual person, but I received the following automated response the minute I sent the email: Dear Prospective Student, Thank you for your email inquiry. It is great to hear you are interested in the PhD in Government. Someone from the program will get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime we have placed the link to our “Frequently Asked Questions” below along with some other key information. The FAQ contains information regarding the application process, the program details, and should be able to assist you with any question you may have until someone from our team reaches back out to you. https://government.georgetown.edu/ph-d-in-government/graduate-admissions/faqs/ The application deadline is December 15th All application materials should be submitted through the application portal, none should be mailed to the University. Matters involving application logistics and procedures can best be answered by the graduate admissions office, which can be reached at gradmail@georgetown.edu. An official transcript is not needed, only an unofficial transcript is needed for the application The GRE is not a requirement Best, PhD Program Team -- My guess is that at best they're trying to stagger acceptances (not sure that I've seen waitlists yet). At worst, they're sending all rejections in March en masse. Thank you so much for your reply! It doesn't look like we are getting anything today, unfortunately. I really hope they are not just going to send rejections en masse in Mid-March. Best of luck to you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyccup Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Northwestern's website FAQ states that all decisions will be released "by February" so...Monday hopefully? Anyone have any insider knowledge to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapTipps Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 46 minutes ago, hyccup said: Northwestern's website FAQ states that all decisions will be released "by February" so...Monday hopefully? Anyone have any insider knowledge to share? We had the first virtual visit meeting today. So I'm not sure if they would still be sending admissions... maybe waitlists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learnerlearnerlearner Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 3 hours ago, CapTipps said: We had the first virtual visit meeting today. So I'm not sure if they would still be sending admissions... maybe waitlists? Thank you so much for sharing. What do you mean by that? I didn't know they were doing virtual meetings. How many people attended and was it just for those who accepted the offer? Do you know? Thanks again! VehlynBlackfyre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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