Greg_app Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Two questions: 1) If I did not get an interview with Duke, does that not bode well for my prospects? 2) When do we think Duke will release its results based on past years? This is torture lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
club_mate Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, club_mate said: Kinda late to the game, but claiming the early UCSD acceptance. Did anybody else's UCSD offer include details on funding? because mine didnt and I wondered whether anybody knows whether funding information will come through later? Thanks everybody Just wanted to post a quick update that 10 mins after i posted this, UCSD came back with a funding offer (34k, 50% TA position for 9 months for all 5 years +4k one time research fund +6k first year summer stipend)... Good luck as the waiting game continues RegimeObserver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platosman Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 No it does not necessarily bode unwell for your prospects since interviews in polisci typically are reserved for candidates the committee is on the fence with. Usually they're used to double check that the student is fit for a PhD program whether it be academically or personally. To understand what I mean by "personally" take it from an (alleged) admissions counselor from reddit on r/gradadmissions u/pcwg: "Racist comments, sexist comments, drunk, dismissive, wearing shorts, at the beach, thought we were a different school, creepy, one dude hit on a grad student in an interview (forgot about that one). Stuff like that. There are also the not disasters but people who project insecurity and apprehension. That isn't a dig at those feelings, but a comment on how hard a PhD is and how those perceptions will give us a lot of pause about bringing you in." Other than the absurd cases the committees know what to look for in our applications and will admit/reject based entirely on that. They didn't interview you because they're confident in their ability to read who you are as a person and would be in a PhD program whether that be favorable or unfavorable. Also check out this tool: https://www.martindevaux.com/2020/11/political-science-phd-admission-decisions/ self reported so take it with a large grain of salt but yknow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lezz Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 why is it so quiet today except for the UCSD rejections... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzan Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 still only two in the midwest, there's still time! but second that, thought we'd have heard more by now lezz and 2024_IR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegimeObserver Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, fizzan said: Congrats guys! An update on Illinois - I emailed last week (don't ask me why I felt brave enough haha) and they just replied saying they expect to have 'all remaining decisions' out by the end of the week. That suggests to me that some acceptances have already been sent out, though hopefully not all (for my sake) I'm crossing my fingers super hard because the San Diego rejection was super demoralizing since I thought I was a perfect fit, and my POI confirmed that when I emailed him last year. So, yeah, I'm hoping for an acceptance from Illinois. (Also, I'm quite worried about Vanderbilt interviews because I feel like I'm in the same position as with UCSD... an excellent fit, a blessing from my POI, and not interview🙁). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024_IR Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 5 minutes ago, RegimeObserver said: I'm crossing my fingers super hard because the San Diego rejection was super demoralizing since I thought I was a perfect fit, and my POI confirmed that when I emailed him last year. So, yeah, I'm hoping for an acceptance from Illinois. (Also, I'm quite worried about Vanderbilt interviews because I feel like I'm in the same position as with UCSD... an excellent fit, a blessing from my POI, and not interview🙁). did you receive a rejection letter from UCSD? Or is it presumed rejection? Cause I also applied and have gotten nothing so far... (checked portal, still shows up as a checklist) RegimeObserver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegimeObserver Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 minute ago, Ytc1212 said: did you receive a rejection letter from UCSD? Or is it presumed rejection? Cause I also applied and have gotten nothing so far... (checked portal, still shows up as a checklist) I received an email to check the portal; then, in the application portal, there it was... the most generic, almost AI-generated letter telling me I wasn't accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polisci882 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I haven’t heard anything from UCSD, so I’m just assuming a waitlist. They seem to have released many acceptances and rejections, so having heard nothing makes me assume waitlist 2024_IR and RegimeObserver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polisci24 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 saw one UMD claim on the result page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegimeObserver Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Greg_app said: Two questions: 1) If I did not get an interview with Duke, does that not bode well for my prospects? 2) When do we think Duke will release its results based on past years? This is torture lol. I have the same question with Vanderbilt. So here is my theory: - Some are accepted without an interview. - Others are almost accepted; the interview is the last filter to confirm 100%. - Most interviewees get accepted, and a minority get rejected. - Then there are the waitlisted. - And finally, the rejections without interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polisci882 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I feel like Rice decisions should be dropping one day this week. RegimeObserver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzan Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 yeah for sure, most years they've already come out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camiki Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, club_mate said: Thanks everybody Just wanted to post a quick update that 10 mins after i posted this, UCSD came back with a funding offer (34k, 50% TA position for 9 months for all 5 years +4k one time research fund +6k first year summer stipend)... Good luck as the waiting game continues Me too! I think it's a pretty sizable step up in compensation from what those who entered last year were offered. I've heard to make those increases, they've had to pretty dramatically cut the number of available graduate positions, but we'll see if that's true. Polisci24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegimeObserver Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 9 minutes ago, Polisci24 said: saw one UMD claim on the result page Same. Is anyone claiming it here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polisci882 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 11 minutes ago, RegimeObserver said: I have the same question with Vanderbilt. So here is my theory: - Some are accepted without an interview. - Others are almost accepted; the interview is the last filter to confirm 100%. - Most interviewees get accepted, and a minority get rejected. - Then there are the waitlisted. - And finally, the rejections without interviews. There are people (especially in CP and IR sub fields) who have reported getting admitted to Vanderbilt in past years without an interview. the interviews reported for this cycle for Vanderbilt are very sparse so far. A lot fewer interviews reported than in past years. Only 3 reported total (I am 1 of them, American subfield). RegimeObserver and Polisci24 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polisci24 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 48 minutes ago, RegimeObserver said: I'm crossing my fingers super hard because the San Diego rejection was super demoralizing since I thought I was a perfect fit, and my POI confirmed that when I emailed him last year. So, yeah, I'm hoping for an acceptance from Illinois. (Also, I'm quite worried about Vanderbilt interviews because I feel like I'm in the same position as with UCSD... an excellent fit, a blessing from my POI, and not interview🙁). It definitely SUCKS when fit program didn't admit but it's still early in this cycle. Hope you will hear some good news soon!🤞 RegimeObserver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lezz Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 27 minutes ago, RegimeObserver said: Same. Is anyone claiming it here? heard nothing so far....gees it really makes me nervous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugh08 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 4 hours ago, fizzan said: Congrats guys! An update on Illinois - I emailed last week (don't ask me why I felt brave enough haha) and they just replied saying they expect to have 'all remaining decisions' out by the end of the week. That suggests to me that some acceptances have already been sent out, though hopefully not all (for my sake) There have been no other postings tho! I'm also hoping they haven't seen any out bc I haven't heard anything from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrdff12 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Did not see any reports of accepts from UCSD after the first batch from the previous years (or even of waitlists). Do people just not post them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisci119 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Congrats guys! Do UNC and UIUC necessarily have interviews? Have not heard anything from them yet. 0a/0r/0w/7p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegimeObserver Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 minute ago, polisci119 said: Congrats guys! Do UNC and UIUC necessarily have interviews? Have not heard anything from them yet. 0a/0r/0w/7p No, these universities haven't interviewed in previous years. And according to previous years' data, UIUC accepts and rejects in batches around these days of the year, and UNC releases its decisions the second week of February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polisci882 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I just got an offer of admission from Rice University!!!! jce8491 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrdff12 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, Polisci882 said: I just got an offer of admission from Rice University!!!! Congrats! By mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polisci882 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Email from the poli sci department chair!! 5 minutes ago, abrdff12 said: Congrats! By mail? abrdff12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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