tryingmybest123 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 30 minutes ago, politicallygrad said: Congrats! Did they hold an interview Nope, but I did talk to one professor on my own while applying. I assume that isn’t everybody’s case though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obscurepun Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Any educated guesses on when Stanford will come out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aztec Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, Obscurepun said: Any educated guesses on when Stanford will come out? You already have too many acceptances @Obscurepun ? But I am guessing this week, given the records of previous years... Obscurepun and chairman mao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obscurepun Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 @Aztec I am currently employed in a different field (and have been out of undergraduate for some time) so I knew I would only get one shot at applications and applied quite broadly! Go big or go home (but literally in my case haha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyiac5525 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, politicallygrad said: Congrats! Did they hold an interview AP acceptance from cornell, and I had no interview (acceptance: umn, duke, stony brook, and cornell, rejection: umich, princeton, awaiting: stanford, northwestern) Edited February 21, 2023 by tyiac5525 MIAMia237, anonymousvulture, politicallygrad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aztec Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Obscurepun said: @Aztec I am currently employed in a different field (and have been out of undergraduate for some time) so I knew I would only get one shot at applications and applied quite broadly! Go big or go home (but literally in my case haha) That's pretty much my story. Years working and then coming back to academia (happily). Absolutely happy with the cycle, but still two to go. Obscurepun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obscurepun Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 @AztecI love to hear of another successful application cycle for the come back kids! Good luck on the last two Aztec 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securityscholar Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I presume from these results that Harvard is still calling the applicants one by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuantPoliSci Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I know people are still waiting for decisions and in-person visits need to happen, but anyone know where they're gonna end up for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolGrad Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Aztec said: That's pretty much my story. Years working and then coming back to academia (happily). Absolutely happy with the cycle, but still two to go. Just asking for curiosity, wasn't it difficult to return to academia after working in another sector; especially taking the competitiveness of the PhD applications into account? From which professors could you request LORs; for instance or were your Letter writers from non-academic sectors? Obscurepun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolGrad Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Obscurepun said: @Aztec I am currently employed in a different field (and have been out of undergraduate for some time) so I knew I would only get one shot at applications and applied quite broadly! Go big or go home (but literally in my case haha) Also my question for you Just asking for curiosity, wasn't it difficult to return to academia after working in another sector; especially taking the competitiveness of the PhD applications into account? From which professors could you request LORs; for instance or were your Letter writers from non-academic sectors? Obscurepun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aztec Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, PolGrad said: Just asking for curiosity, wasn't it difficult to return to academia after working in another sector; especially taking the competitiveness of the PhD applications into account? From which professors could you request LORs; for instance or were your Letter writers from non-academic sectors? Hey @PolGrad, I took the longer path: moved to the US for an MA, got to know people, built a network (LoRs), showed some potential to do research + learned a lot... My assessment was that I wouldn't be competitive (enough?) without this intermediary step... Realbadgal and PolGrad 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obscurepun Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 @PolGradIt was painful to work a very time intensive job while applying for grad programs. Luckily I love IR and learning generally so didn’t mind studying for the GRE much- it actually helped reinforce my desire to be a life long learner and enter into this profession to begin with. I asked LOR from my graduate school- I don’t think I would recommend employers because they can’t speak to your academic abilities unless you are employed in research. I made sure to connect with professors back last May to begin conversations about academia and to help me along the process. My mentality is maybe I’ll get “no” because it is so competitive now adays but I’ll let them tell me that. I am not willing to reject myself. politicallygrad, PolGrad and Realbadgal 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolGrad Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Aztec said: Hey @PolGrad, I took the longer path: moved to the US for an MA, got to know people, built a network (LoRs), showed some potential to do research + learned a lot... My assessment was that I wouldn't be competitive (enough?) without this intermediary step... Yes, I understand I had the chance to come to the US for master but it coincided with the pandemic in 2020. That's why my family was really worried and I couldn't go. At which university did you have the chance to get your MA degree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolGrad Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Obscurepun said: @PolGradIt was painful to work a very time intensive job while applying for grad programs. Luckily I love IR and learning generally so didn’t mind studying for the GRE much- it actually helped reinforce my desire to be a life long learner and enter into this profession to begin with. I asked LOR from my graduate school- I don’t think I would recommend employers because they can’t speak to your academic abilities unless you are employed in research. I made sure to connect with professors back last May to begin conversations about academia and to help me along the process. My mentality is maybe I’ll get “no” because it is so competitive now adays but I’ll let them tell me that. I am not willing to reject myself. You were lucky that your professors in the US helped you during the application process; sometimes they may not so reluctant to help for the applicants who returned to academia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obscurepun Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 @PolGradDefinitely lucky - I had some incredibly supportive professors to encourage me through the process (several of whom had similar backgrounds of coming into academia after a hiatus). They definitely are the type of Professor that I aspire to be like in my own career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuantPoliSci Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 30 minutes ago, Obscurepun said: @PolGradDefinitely lucky - I had some incredibly supportive professors to encourage me through the process (several of whom had similar backgrounds of coming into academia after a hiatus). They definitely are the type of Professor that I aspire to be like in my own career. FYI, with the gradcafe logo partially covering your profile picture, it now reads as "Nothing is popsicle" which is very depressing on here lmao new display name, Obscurepun, Realbadgal and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wubble Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, QuantPoliSci said: FYI, with the gradcafe logo partially covering your profile picture, it now reads as "Nothing is popsicle" which is very depressing on here lmao I was so confused for so long about that profile picture XD It finally all makes sense lol Obscurepun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obscurepun Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Swing and a miss? although most things are indeed not popsicle so… not entirely wrong? securityscholar, wubble, new display name and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caa_17 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Claiming a UPenn waitlist. Got an email stating that they were taking very few students this year because of last year over-yield (AP - political behavior) anonymousvulture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel C Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Anyone heard from Rutgers, Georgetown and Pittsburgh? Should I assume my rejections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senochka Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hazel C said: Anyone heard from Rutgers, Georgetown and Pittsburgh? Should I assume my rejections? I saw at least one acceptance from Pitt on the results page, and people claimed both acceptances and waitlists from GTown here. With the latter, I could not discern any pattern that might help you shape your expectations though, more acceptances/waitlists can be on the way, or it can be all rejections going forward, I don't know. anonymousvulture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redaxcx Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Anyone here admitted for a MSc at LSE? If so did the "received" theory for docmuents work for you as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuantPoliSci Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Hazel C said: Anyone heard from Rutgers, Georgetown and Pittsburgh? Should I assume my rejections? I got an odd email from Pitt's IT department today asking me to set up an applicant account thingy cause there would be a decision soon. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolGrad Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, QuantPoliSci said: I got an odd email from Pitt's IT department today asking me to set up an applicant account thingy cause there would be a decision soon. Weird. Interesting. But during the Application period; didn't the Department send you a link or an email for setting up an applicant account? Edited February 22, 2023 by PolGrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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