2022-2023 Application Thread

[Guest]

Just got out of my Yale interview. 

That was stressful. The most formal one I've done by far. Hope everyone else has mentally recovered from the experience. 

I hope you can't tell how sweaty I am through a camera. 

Edited February 22, 2023 by Gkrenz

[QuantPoliSci]

  On 2/22/2023 at 5:28 PM, PolGrad said:

Interesting. But during the Application period; didn't the Department send you a link or an email for setting up an applicant account?

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Maybe; I could have missed it. Gonna set it up and see what happens. 

[qampus]

I thought academia presumed "smart individuals"... Okay, at least "polite individuals"... But this is terrible.

I emailed some of the programs - no response.

I called - they told me to SEND THEM AN EMAIL [some of my puke reaches the bottom of my throat when I hear "send us an email"...] I send THEM an email - no response.

Okay, I get it: I have to wait. Deal. Great. Awesome. Delicious! But! I have paid the ffffqn fee (and I know I sound like a Karen now) - but why can you not just answer with a "very soon" or "on the 5th of March"?

Why does this all have to be such a badly managed process? "A university" means "educated individuals," doesn't it?

Now, what's wrong with all this waiting and ignoring people's emails?

Send us an email, my ass...

[PolGrad]

  On 2/22/2023 at 5:30 PM, Gkrenz said:

Just got out of my Yale interview. 

That was stressful. The most formal one I've done by far. Hope everyone else has mentally recovered from the experience. 

I hope you can't tell how sweaty I am through a camera. 

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I didn't know that Yale Political Science Department conducts interviews with PhD applicants.

[Guest]

  On 2/22/2023 at 5:38 PM, PolGrad said:

I didn't know that Yale Political Science Department conducts interviews with PhD applicants.

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Oh I don’t know how I ended up in this section, I am in a totally different field, my mistake 

[securityscholar]

Columbia releases the rest of the results a week after they announce acceptances. I hope they will release the results today or tomorrow, so that we will finally learn whether if we got a wait list or rejection.

[wubble]

Anyone claiming the zoom call acceptance from Harvard? I didn't know that they would be reaching out to applicants via zoom lol (It's under Government so not in the main Political Science results)

Edited February 22, 2023 by wubble
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[lalalalalala123]

Wondering if Stanford will send out sth today. based on previous history record.....

[macshmai]

Any more JHU news?

[Crossed_fingers]

  On 2/22/2023 at 5:36 PM, qampus said:

I thought academia presumed "smart individuals"... Okay, at least "polite individuals"... But this is terrible.

I emailed some of the programs - no response.

I called - they told me to SEND THEM AN EMAIL [some of my puke reaches the bottom of my throat when I hear "send us an email"...] I send THEM an email - no response.

Okay, I get it: I have to wait. Deal. Great. Awesome. Delicious! But! I have paid the ffffqn fee (and I know I sound like a Karen now) - but why can you not just answer with a "very soon" or "on the 5th of March"?

Why does this all have to be such a badly managed process? "A university" means "educated individuals," doesn't it?

Now, what's wrong with all this waiting and ignoring people's emails?

Send us an email, my ass...

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I've never heard of academics being presumed polite lol

[Realbadgal]

Why can't the rest of the schools release their results sooner this week? What's taking them so long... It's weird that some schools really like to play a long waiting game...

[securityscholar]

Columbia announced the rest of the results. Mine is a rejection, which makes almost all of my applications rejections... Tough luck.

[macshmai]

  On 2/22/2023 at 9:42 PM, securityscholar said:

Columbia announced the rest of the results. Mine is a rejection, which makes almost all of my applications rejections... Tough luck.

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Hope you are doing okay... it's weird that I still haven't heard anything from Columbia. just checked my spam. Is it from DGS or is it from the poli sci deparment?

[juliacar]

I still haven’t gotten anything from Columbia… 

[PolGrad]

  On 2/22/2023 at 9:55 PM, macshmai said:

Hope you are doing okay... it's weird that I still haven't heard anything from Columbia. just checked my spam. Is it from DGS or is it from the poli sci deparment?

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Same for me; I still haven't heard anything from Columbia and I regularly check my emails and my portal.

I also wanted my application to be evaluated for my 2nd choice; I thought that this might be the reason but I am not sure. 

[securityscholar]

  On 2/22/2023 at 9:55 PM, macshmai said:

Hope you are doing okay... it's weird that I still haven't heard anything from Columbia. just checked my spam. Is it from DGS or is it from the poli sci deparment?

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This is my second cycle, so my prospects don't look that good. But who knows what the future will bring? Thank you for the kind message.

I got a mail from the graduate school directing me to the application page. Your case might be a waitlist since some schools did not announce their waitlist candidates until later.

[macshmai]

  On 2/22/2023 at 10:03 PM, PolGrad said:

Same for me; I still haven't heard anything from Columbia and I regularly check my emails and my portal.

I also wanted my application to be evaluated for my 2nd choice; I thought that this might be the reason but I am not sure. 

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That makes sense. I also signed up for a 2nd choice... but honestly it doesn't really matter now...

[chairman mao]

I haven’t heard back either and my strong guess is it pertains to acceptance into the masters program

[Obscurepun]

Claiming Stanford acceptance. I am literally in shock! I got a call from a member of the admissions committee. I’m IR (if helpful).

[PolGrad]

  On 2/22/2023 at 10:07 PM, chairman mao said:

I haven’t heard back either and my strong guess is it pertains to acceptance into the masters program

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I am an International Applicant from abroad; do you know how frequently does Columbia Department of Political Science offer tuition funding if an applicant was offered admission?

[juliacar]

Have you guys been sleeping okay? This whole process has made my sleep go to shit lmao 

[PolGrad]

  On 2/22/2023 at 10:08 PM, Obscurepun said:

Claiming Stanford acceptance. I am literally in shock! I got a call from a member of the admissions committee. I’m IR (if helpful).

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I would like to congratulate you; you have been having really successful application cycle; you received admission offer from almost every top Political Science PhD Programs  

[Realbadgal]

Claiming Stanford!!! My top dream school!! A committee member gave me a zoom call to announce the decision.

[PolGrad]

  On 2/22/2023 at 10:05 PM, securityscholar said:

This is my second cycle, so my prospects don't look that good. But who knows what the future will bring? Thank you for the kind message.

I got a mail from the graduate school directing me to the application page. Your case might be a waitlist since some schools did not announce their waitlist candidates until later.

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I wish you all the best for your academic career and don't worry. As an applicant from Turkey like you, what I learned from this application cycle is that unfortunately compared to the applicants from the US or some countries; we do not have the same level of chance for getting admission from the PhD programs in the US; regardless of our grades, well-prepared SOP documents etc. 

[Aztec]

Claiming Harvard acceptance. Call from POI. This day will make history.