2024-2025 Application Thread

[Omkar Poojari]

 

Just read this article about Penn reducing grad admissions this year due to the NIH cut::Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts (cannot share the link here)

While the Trump administration is the culprit, I also cannot help but feel angered and frustrated by the preferential treatment given to the physical sciences and the stepmotherly treatment that is reserved for humanities/social sciences. It has been the case forever and here too it appears that ultimately the social sciences/humanities would have to bear the "indirect costs". Honestly, the funding in STEM/Physical Sciences program is much more than social sciences, so it is absolutely abominable to see that the response is to take away the very modest funding that social science programs have.

Edited 12 hours ago by Omkar Poojari

[tiredgrad]

Hello! Just wanna ask if anyone can claim pol theory subfield acceptance from Cornell? And has anyone received waitlist from Cornell yet? Am still having a lingering hope sigh...

[polisci001]

On 2/20/2025 at 10:03 PM, polisci001 said:

Does anyone know if Yale will hold a visit weekend? All I got from them was the portal update, still haven’t received any sort of (vaguely) personalised email.

In case anyone still hasn't heard from faculty: the visit days will be 26-27 March. 

[jaliren]

10 hours ago, Omkar Poojari said:

 

Just read this article about Penn reducing grad admissions this year due to the NIH cut::Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts (cannot share the link here)

While the Trump administration is the culprit, I also cannot help but feel angered and frustrated by the preferential treatment given to the physical sciences and the stepmotherly treatment that is reserved for humanities/social sciences. It has been the case forever and here too it appears that ultimately the social sciences/humanities would have to bear the "indirect costs". Honestly, the funding in STEM/Physical Sciences program is much more than social sciences, so it is absolutely abominable to see that the response is to take away the very modest funding that social science programs have.

Man, this is depressing. Penn was one my remaining hopes for getting into a program I really wanted to attend. I have one acceptance, but it's from my last choice -- and I'm seriously wondering whether I should be considering reapplying next year, or whether the landscape for next cycle may be even worse than this one. 

 

Anyone in a similar position? 

[garmit]

19 minutes ago, jaliren said:

Man, this is depressing. Penn was one my remaining hopes for getting into a program I really wanted to attend. I have one acceptance, but it's from my last choice -- and I'm seriously wondering whether I should be considering reapplying next year, or whether the landscape for next cycle may be even worse than this one. 

 

Anyone in a similar position? 

Not in a similar position, but if *this* is what we get after 2 months of fuckface von clownstick, it will almost certainly be worse after a year. Do you mind me asking where you got in?

[PolSciComp]

21 minutes ago, jaliren said:

Man, this is depressing. Penn was one my remaining hopes for getting into a program I really wanted to attend. I have one acceptance, but it's from my last choice -- and I'm seriously wondering whether I should be considering reapplying next year, or whether the landscape for next cycle may be even worse than this one. 

 

Anyone in a similar position? 

I am also in a similar position as I received one offer about which I have question marks. But I am also worried about whether my professors would write letters of Recommendation etc. and to what extent I would be able to submit a better application file.

[jaliren]

1 hour ago, garmit said:

Not in a similar position, but if *this* is what we get after 2 months of fuckface von clownstick, it will almost certainly be worse after a year. Do you mind me asking where you got in?

I tend to agree that things are likely to be more difficult next year. And yes, I got into American University's PhD in International Relations program (housed within the School of International Service). The curriculum and faculty seem like a good fit, but I have some concerns about the funding as well as potential placement following the program (given they aren't all that highly ranked). 

 

1 hour ago, PolSciComp said:

I am also in a similar position as I received one offer about which I have question marks. But I am also worried about whether my professors would write letters of Recommendation etc. and to what extent I would be able to submit a better application file.

I also don't think my application would change much next year. However, I've head from others that your results applying to schools one cycle are not necessarily predictive of your results the next cycle, as the composition of the admissions committee changes considerably from year to year. I'm not all that sure how true this is, though. 

[PolSciComp]

1 minute ago, jaliren said:

I tend to agree that things are likely to be more difficult next year. And yes, I got into American University's PhD in International Relations program (housed within the School of International Service). The curriculum and faculty seem like a good fit, but I have some concerns about the funding as well as potential placement following the program (given they aren't all that highly ranked). 

 

I also don't think my application would change much next year. However, I've head from others that your results applying to schools one cycle are not necessarily predictive of your results the next cycle, as the composition of the admissions committee changes considerably from year to year. I'm not all that sure how true this is, though. 

Is there any statement concerning whether you would receive 4-years or 5-years funding from SIS?

If you plan to stay in academia, their ranking might not be good but for non-academic jobs; SIS would be good I think.