jacksmith98798 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 On 1/31/2025 at 5:19 AM, PolSciComp said: Hi everyone! Anyone here who received PhD offer from University of Virginia? Fingers crossed (as an international). Results page here at GC is showing multiple acceptances.
pakora Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Just received an acceptance to Berkeley! Via portal change and then email from DGS. Five years funding. i_kant_anymore, jaliren, lala11 and 5 others 7 1
Omkar Poojari Posted February 1 Posted February 1 congrats! what subfield? (also..the username pakora? the indian dish? XD) pakora 1
i_kant_anymore Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Claiming Berkeley acceptance too! Theory subfield -- was an incredible surprise as I thought I bombed the interview + small size of theory cohort. jaliren, pakora, LanaFan and 2 others 5
jaliren Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) Congrats to the Berkeley admits! I still haven't received any decisions, but I'm looking forward to next week. Historically, it seems like a lot of schools tend to release the first week of February -- so I'd be really surprised if I still haven't heard anything a week from now. Edited February 1 by jaliren pakora and LanaFan 2
PolSciComp Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Congratulations to those who received admissions from University of California Berkeley. Asking for curiosity; had you applied from top Political Science Undergraduate or MA programs? Is there anyone who received admission offer from Berkeley with European MA degree? Asking for Comparative politics subfield. LanaFan 1
Omkar Poojari Posted February 1 Posted February 1 3 hours ago, jaliren said: Congrats to the Berkeley admits! I still haven't received any decisions, but I'm looking forward to next week. Historically, it seems like a lot of schools tend to release the first week of February -- so I'd be really surprised if I still haven't heard anything a week from now. What schools did you apply to? Some schools like Penn, Yale take upto the second/third week to get back.
jaliren Posted February 1 Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Omkar Poojari said: What schools did you apply to? Some schools like Penn, Yale take upto the second/third week to get back. I'm mainly hoping to hear from Princeton next week, as they are usually early February. I also applied to Georgetown, GWU, Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Penn, and UCSD. I'm anticipating a UCSD rejection since they already sent out numerous acceptances, but I think that decision should also be out soon. Omkar Poojari 1
Various_Locations Posted February 2 Posted February 2 3 hours ago, jaliren said: I'm mainly hoping to hear from Princeton next week, as they are usually early February. I also applied to Georgetown, GWU, Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Penn, and UCSD. I'm anticipating a UCSD rejection since they already sent out numerous acceptances, but I think that decision should also be out soon I got a notification from Johns Hopkins when I tried to apply for a PhD for SAIS that saids "Please Note: The faculty and leadership of Johns Hopkins SAIS are currently undertaking a review of our PhD program and will not be admitting a new PhD cohort for the 2025-26 academic year. We expect to reopen applications next year for the 2026-27 academic year and look forward to considering your application then." Did you apply for the Doctor of International Affairs? LanaFan 1
PolSciComp Posted February 2 Posted February 2 48 minutes ago, Various_Locations said: I got a notification from Johns Hopkins when I tried to apply for a PhD for SAIS that saids "Please Note: The faculty and leadership of Johns Hopkins SAIS are currently undertaking a review of our PhD program and will not be admitting a new PhD cohort for the 2025-26 academic year. We expect to reopen applications next year for the 2026-27 academic year and look forward to considering your application then." Did you apply for the Doctor of International Affairs? They also have a PhD program for Political Science, as far as I know. But it is interesting that they will not admitting a PhD cohort this year.
edwardsaid Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Claiming another rejection from UC Berkeley as a CP candidate (2R/0A/8P). Damn this year must be really tough. Congrats to all who got in!
JPYSD Posted February 2 Posted February 2 (edited) UChicago admissions should come next week most likely as well. Last year, they came on February 5th 🙂 Edited February 2 by JPYSD edwardsaid 1
jaliren Posted February 2 Posted February 2 14 hours ago, Various_Locations said: I got a notification from Johns Hopkins when I tried to apply for a PhD for SAIS that saids "Please Note: The faculty and leadership of Johns Hopkins SAIS are currently undertaking a review of our PhD program and will not be admitting a new PhD cohort for the 2025-26 academic year. We expect to reopen applications next year for the 2026-27 academic year and look forward to considering your application then." Did you apply for the Doctor of International Affairs? No, I applied to the political science department (not SAIS). I was originally thinking of applying to SAIS as well for a PhD but got the same message you did.
GCUSER2025 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Having a Bad Undergrad grade (but good grades in Master's and other higher degrees) will hamper PhD admission?
PolSciComp Posted February 2 Posted February 2 51 minutes ago, GCUSER2025 said: Having a Bad Undergrad grade (but good grades in Master's and other higher degrees) will hamper PhD admission? It depends on universities; top PhD programs are quite selective. Whereas, mid-ranked programs might more focus on your higher grades during your Master program. LanaFan 1
JPYSD Posted February 3 Posted February 3 (edited) 15 hours ago, GCUSER2025 said: Having a Bad Undergrad grade (but good grades in Master's and other higher degrees) will hamper PhD admission? It also depends on where your undergrad grades are from. US programs know that (most) US GPAs are heavily inflated, so having even slightly "meh" grades could already be a bad sign in your application. Coming with grades from abroad, the programs will look closer at them, especially concerning your relative class standing. I, for example, came into a T10 program with undergrad grades that would be directly translated to a 3.2ish US GPA. In my home country, that still made me belong to the top 15% of graduates, however. I also completed a much better Master program, so that might have changed things too. Best advice here is to be open about a seemingly "bad" grade and explain it in your letters or let your references explain them, if you can. Edited February 3 by JPYSD LanaFan and polscicp 1 1
jaliren Posted February 3 Posted February 3 Just had my first interview, which was with Johns Hopkins. Honestly not too sure how it went, but in case it's helpful for others who are preparing for interviews, the questions were very focused on my research interests, how I would tackle them from a methodological perspective, and how I saw my fit at the school. It seems they narrowed the pool down to a shortlist and are interviewing everyone on that list to narrow down further before sending out offers. Omkar Poojari 1
jaliren Posted February 3 Posted February 3 3 minutes ago, frd1 said: No news yet from Princeton? Nope. Hopefully sometime this week...
brzher Posted February 3 Posted February 3 It looks like UMN is out. Has anyone here received an offer? I checked the portal, and my application status still says awaiting decision
LanaFan Posted February 3 Posted February 3 21 minutes ago, brzher said: It looks like UMN is out. Has anyone here received an offer? I checked the portal, and my application status still says awaiting decision I received an offer! Various_Locations, JPYSD, polscicp and 2 others 4 1
brzher Posted February 3 Posted February 3 3 minutes ago, LanaFan said: I received an offer! Congrats! Was it earlier today or just now? LanaFan 1
LanaFan Posted February 3 Posted February 3 5 minutes ago, brzher said: Congrats! Was it earlier today or just now? Thank you! It was a little bit earlier. Omkar Poojari 1
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