2023-2024 Application Thread

[ugh08]

  On 2/6/2024 at 4:24 PM, SH95 said:

Claiming Purdue rejection. However, I do not see any rejection calls from results page. Has anyone got rejection or admission from Purdue? I got a notification by an email. 

 

So far, I only have SUNY buffalo.

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I applied to Purdue, but haven't heard anything from them. 

[miss-walker]

claiming vanderbilt rejection

Edited February 6, 2024 by miss-walker

[sunsartu]

Vanderbilt rejected here

A: 0, W:0, P: 12, R: 7

[tired999]

does anyone know when cornell usually sends out their decisions?

[barthestow]

  On 2/6/2024 at 9:58 PM, tired999 said:

does anyone know when cornell usually sends out their decisions?

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i think mid-february.

[Cagmadhige]

Anyone heard from University of Maryland?

[miss-walker]

Claiming Purdue acceptance. CP, no interview, email from DGS.

[The Gumbo Variations]

Apparently there have been interviews for CP subfield in UCSB. Political theory, anyone?

[coffeeman123]

Hi everyone, 

 

Not a prospective student anymore, but if anyone that is coming to UW-Madison for the visit days would like to ask any questions please feel free to message me. I’m happy to answer anything in advance. Also if some people want to know why I chose where I chose (feel free to check my profile to see), I’m happy to talk. I won’t be much help outside IR though. 

[Anonymous39]

Does anyone know when it's safe to assume that you've just been rejected?

There are a few places (UT Austin, Princeton) who've already released results, but for which my portal still says "Pending" or "In Review". 

Is it even worth reaching out, or is better to wait for the actual rejection update?

[Palmier]

  On 2/7/2024 at 12:34 AM, The Gumbo Variations said:

Apparently there have been interviews for CP subfield in UCSB. Political theory, anyone?

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I have applied for AP-UCSB, no information yet 

[Palmier]

Hi, my research interests are political communication and computational social science. Just heard that NYU sent out 35 offers this year. I am so sad! Because I thought I was a strong fit for NYU CSMaP. However I have to admit I do not have academic degrees in political science. I am really depressed after knowing that NYU sent so many offers! 35? I think it's crazy. 

[Heffalump97]

  On 2/7/2024 at 5:33 AM, Palmier said:

Hi, my research interests are political communication and computational social science. Just heard that NYU sent out 35 offers this year. I am so sad! Because I thought I was a strong fit for NYU CSMaP. However I have to admit I do not have academic degrees in political science. I am really depressed after knowing that NYU sent so many offers! 35? I think it's crazy. 

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Keep your chin up. They likely had a ton of applicants. 

[Palmier]

  On 2/7/2024 at 6:04 AM, Heffalump97 said:

Keep your chin up. They likely had a ton of applicants. 

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Thank you. I think my attempt to transfer from a student in journalism and communication to a PhD student in political science has failed😂 Application for political science is so competitive and hard!

[goodbears2024]

  On 2/7/2024 at 5:33 AM, Palmier said:

Hi, my research interests are political communication and computational social science. Just heard that NYU sent out 35 offers this year. I am so sad! Because I thought I was a strong fit for NYU CSMaP. However I have to admit I do not have academic degrees in political science. I am really depressed after knowing that NYU sent so many offers! 35? I think it's crazy. 

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I could be very wrong, but I heard from my friends at NYU that it offers a one-year predoc for strong applicants they cant take in as full-time PhDs. If you are really interested in the faculty at NYU and their work, I encourage you to reach out to them and ask for more information. good luck  It is a really strong program and prepares you well for a political science PhD.

 

 

[Palmier]

  On 2/7/2024 at 6:10 AM, goodbears2024 said:

I could be very wrong, but I heard from my friends at NYU that it offers a one-year predoc for strong applicants they cant take in as full-time PhDs. If you are really interested in the faculty at NYU and their work, I encourage you to reach out to them and ask for more information. good luck  It is a really strong program and prepares you well for a political science PhD.

 

 

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Thank you so much! I also heard about this information. I will wait for the email from NYU to see if they can offer a predoc position to me. 

[cbsag123]

  On 2/7/2024 at 5:33 AM, Palmier said:

Hi, my research interests are political communication and computational social science. Just heard that NYU sent out 35 offers this year. I am so sad! Because I thought I was a strong fit for NYU CSMaP. However I have to admit I do not have academic degrees in political science. I am really depressed after knowing that NYU sent so many offers! 35? I think it's crazy. 

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where did you get the info that they sent out 35 acceptances?

[jce8491]

  On 2/7/2024 at 3:38 AM, Prospero said:

Does anyone know when it's safe to assume that you've just been rejected?

There are a few places (UT Austin, Princeton) who've already released results, but for which my portal still says "Pending" or "In Review". 

Is it even worth reaching out, or is better to wait for the actual rejection update?

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I'd give Princeton until the end of the week. They generally send rejections out within three or four days of acceptances based on past years. I didn't get an acceptance, so I'm assuming a rejection from them until told otherwise.

[Samzz]

  On 2/7/2024 at 12:46 AM, coffeeman123 said:

Hi everyone, 

 

Not a prospective student anymore, but if anyone that is coming to UW-Madison for the visit days would like to ask any questions please feel free to message me. I’m happy to answer anything in advance. Also if some people want to know why I chose where I chose (feel free to check my profile to see), I’m happy to talk. I won’t be much help outside IR though. 

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Just wondering--has Madison released all their decisions? Have applied for CP track, have not heard back. Many thanks!

[cbsag123]

How old is everyone when they start the phd in the fall? And how old is too old? Asking for a friend

[fizzan]

  On 2/7/2024 at 12:45 PM, cbsag123 said:

How old is everyone when they start the phd in the fall? And how old is too old? Asking for a friend

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No such thing as too old! I'll be 28. 

[miss-walker]

  On 2/7/2024 at 12:45 PM, cbsag123 said:

How old is everyone when they start the phd in the fall? And how old is too old? Asking for a friend

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Coming in straight from undergrad so I’ll be starting at 22!

[fizzan]

My partner is in grad school at the moment and their perspective is that there really is a range of ages! Some people straight from undergrad, some who have worked/taken other degrees first. We all have our own timelines

[miss-walker]

  On 2/7/2024 at 12:19 PM, Samzz said:

Just wondering--has Madison released all their decisions? Have applied for CP track, have not heard back. Many thanks!

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I received an acceptance in CP at the end of January. Not sure if they’ve released any more results since, but I don’t believe so. 

[fizzan]

  On 2/7/2024 at 1:16 PM, miss-walker said:

I received an acceptance in CP at the end of January. Not sure if they’ve released any more results since, but I don’t believe so. 

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Based on previous years I think they've released all the initial acceptances as they've always come in one block post interviews. They've usually released their rejections by now though so don't know what's happening with that, maybe they've decided to do a waitlist this year? 

ETA: quoted wrong post, sorry!

Edited February 7, 2024 by fizzan