jaliren Posted February 21 Posted February 21 32 minutes ago, polisci8989 said: Anyone waitlisted for UPENN? When did you receive a decision? My portal doesn't show any status updates yet.
polisci8989 Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Just now, jaliren said: When did you receive a decision? My portal doesn't show any status updates yet. I have not received a decision yet either. I was wondering if they sent out acceptance already. And if they have a waitlist at all. 😐
jaliren Posted February 21 Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, polisci8989 said: I have not received a decision yet either. I was wondering if they sent out acceptance already. And if they have a waitlist at all. 😐 From what I've seen on the results page, it doesn't seem like they've sent out any decisions yet. Judging from previous years, Penn usually seems to be very late compared to other schools. I'm also anxiously awaiting their word, as Penn is one of my top choices.
smoothoperator77 Posted February 21 Posted February 21 I am waiting for Upenn as well, but the hope is not high. I also think they have not released anything yet.
edwardsaid Posted February 22 Posted February 22 (edited) Anyone has an idea of how likely someone is to get off the waitlist of a T10 program these days? Edited February 22 by edwardsaid Pressed post too fast? 01anonymous and mobstinko 1 1
JPYSD Posted February 22 Posted February 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, edwardsaid said: Anyone has an idea of how likely someone is to get off the waitlist of a T10 program these days? If there is a waitlist, it is likely to be used. Most t10-waitlists are really short, so you have good chances. Harvard and Stanford are maybe really difficult in that regard, but most other schools move a lot before their new PhD class stands. Of course, the larger the accepted cohort is, the more likely it is for the waitlist to come into effect for more people. So the program size might be a factor, as is the subfield. Princeton admitted a huge amount of students last year and if I remember correctly, at least 5 people got off their waitlist that I was aware of (all right before the final decision deadline, however). Edited February 22 by JPYSD edwardsaid 1
Omkar Poojari Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 3 hours ago, JPYSD said: If there is a waitlist, it is likely to be used. Most t10-waitlists are really short, so you have good chances. Harvard and Stanford are maybe really difficult in that regard, but most other schools move a lot before their new PhD class stands. Of course, the larger the accepted cohort is, the more likely it is for the waitlist to come into effect for more people. So the program size might be a factor, as is the subfield. Princeton admitted a huge amount of students last year and if I remember correctly, at least 5 people got off their waitlist that I was aware of (all right before the final decision deadline, however). Just thinking about how could things different in a T-50 University? (Brown for CP to be specific.)
JPYSD Posted February 22 Posted February 22 44 minutes ago, Omkar Poojari said: Just thinking about how could things different in a T-50 University? (Brown for CP to be specific.) Not much different. Brown very much has a similar process to some of the top schools and in many ways, should be ranked much higher. Those kind of rankings are a bit silly in the first place. What matters more is their actual research output and their funding. And Brown is as well funded and politically renowned as most of the t10-20 schools are. Omkar Poojari 1
PolSciComp Posted February 22 Posted February 22 3 hours ago, JPYSD said: Not much different. Brown very much has a similar process to some of the top schools and in many ways, should be ranked much higher. Those kind of rankings are a bit silly in the first place. What matters more is their actual research output and their funding. And Brown is as well funded and politically renowned as most of the t10-20 schools are. I agree, Brown is way better compared to many Political Science Departments whose rankings are higher than Brown. Omkar Poojari 1
Omkar Poojari Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 7 hours ago, JPYSD said: Not much different. Brown very much has a similar process to some of the top schools and in many ways, should be ranked much higher. Those kind of rankings are a bit silly in the first place. What matters more is their actual research output and their funding. And Brown is as well funded and politically renowned as most of the t10-20 schools are. Yes, ironically the generous funding makes me more worried and less hopeful about my chances. It seems unlikely that someone would let that go.
01anonymous Posted February 23 Posted February 23 I have a general question about whether schools would disclose the actual number of candidates on a waitlist and actual acceptances sent out? How to ask for this information? Who would know?
JPYSD Posted February 23 Posted February 23 2 hours ago, 01anonymous said: I have a general question about whether schools would disclose the actual number of candidates on a waitlist and actual acceptances sent out? How to ask for this information? Who would know? That seems to differ school by school. I have heard of some that can give you an indication on how far ahead you are on the waitlist and give you a rough estimate (5 vs 10 vs 20 people on the waitlist). I have also heard of others that don't share anything, however. It is common practice for departments to share the list of admitted students and more information about the process and context to current graduate students in the department. If you know someone there, you could confidentially ask. In my department, the waitlist information was not shared, however. We only know the admitted students and the fact hat there exists a waitlist. 01anonymous 1
jaliren Posted March 2 Posted March 2 How are those on waitlists planning to navigate them in the next month or so? I am currently waitlisted at a program that would be my first choice if I got in. Is it good practice to send a follow up email to the DGS in mid- or late March reiterating my interest in the program?
Omkar Poojari Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 Same question here. I am waitlisted at a program where I know that one person with an offer has declined and another one will be doing so (both in my subfield). Plus another person on the waitlist in my subfield has also declined. So, really hoping for some movement but do not know how to approach this.
mobstinko Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Anyone else here waitlisted at Yale and, if so, who did you email about being waitlisted?
polisciad Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Did anyone receive a straight-up rejection from WashU at St. Louis? I know some people have been officially waitlisted, but I see nothing on my portal. Does that mean it's a soft rejection?
Omkar Poojari Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 Do movements in the waitlists happen immediately? So, if someone turns down and offer, do they reach out to the next person on the waitlist in a few days? Or do they wait longer?
01anonymous Posted March 4 Posted March 4 4 hours ago, Omkar Poojari said: Do movements in the waitlists happen immediately? So, if someone turns down and offer, do they reach out to the next person on the waitlist in a few days? Or do they wait longer? From my understanding, in some schools, they will wait for between 50-25 percent attrition, before they move to the waitlist. If they hope to accept only like 50% then they may not even move to the waitlist. Remember, each school is different.
Omkar Poojari Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 20 minutes ago, 01anonymous said: From my understanding, in some schools, they will wait for between 50-25 percent attrition, before they move to the waitlist. If they hope to accept only like 50% then they may not even move to the waitlist. Remember, each school is different. Thanks. Do you think this attrition percentages factor comes to play when a school has over admitted? Maybe this year with the funding cut chaos, schools have not over admitted.. Also, would this 25-50% attrition requirements be subfield specific. The program that I have in mind here is only admitting 2-3 people in my subfield. Or would it be across subfields? So 25-50% is actually just 1 out of 2-3 here...
01anonymous Posted March 4 Posted March 4 7 minutes ago, Omkar Poojari said: Thanks. Do you think this attrition percentages factor comes to play when a school has over admitted? Maybe this year with the funding cut chaos, schools have not over admitted.. Also, would this 25-50% attrition requirements be subfield specific. The program that I have in mind here is only admitting 2-3 people in my subfield. Or would it be across subfields? So 25-50% is actually just 1 out of 2-3 here... From what I know, schools have admitted like 20-25 people even where they are expecting 8-12 students to accept. A 50 percent attrition is always a given for schools I think. The question about if they go by subfield or not, varies from school to school. The program that I know of has admitted almost 4 people per subfield (6 subfields here) and has 1 person each on the waitlist that I know of. So if there is at least like a 50 percent attrition with more people not having accepted, that's when the waitlist will come into play. But yes, the odds are really weird - basically they are expecting like 2/5 people per subfield to accept which is a small number.
smoothoperator77 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) 23 hours ago, Omkar Poojari said: Thanks. Do you think this attrition percentages factor comes to play when a school has over admitted? Maybe this year with the funding cut chaos, schools have not over admitted.. Also, would this 25-50% attrition requirements be subfield specific. The program that I have in mind here is only admitting 2-3 people in my subfield. Or would it be across subfields? So 25-50% is actually just 1 out of 2-3 here... I am on the waitlist at Rutgers. They told me that they would be admitting people on waitlists according to the subfield, and I am currently on top of the CP subfield. And I know Rutgers only admits two people for CP each year. So in my case, it seems that if either of the two admits reject their offer I would have a chance. I guess it really is different for each program and it's the best if they could tell us how they work on this. And if Rutgers CP admitted students, by any chance see my post, it would be very helpful if you could give some information about your plan with this! Edited March 5 by smoothoperator77 PolSciComp and Omkar Poojari 2
Omkar Poojari Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 10 hours ago, smoothoperator77 said: I am on the waitlist at Rutgers. They told me that they would be admitting people on waitlists according to the subfield, and I am currently on top of the CP subfield. And I know Rutgers only admits two people for CP each year. So in my case, it seems that if either of the two admits reject their offer I would have a chance. I guess it really is different for each program and it's the best if they could tell us how they work on this. And if Rutgers CP admitted students, by any chance see my post, it would be very helpful if you could give some information about your plan with this! Good luck! I hope it works out for you. Do you know if Rutgers over admits? Usually programs over admit. So, assuming that in a program they want 2 people per subfield, the initially send offers to 3-4 people. My guess is this year most schools would not overadmit. So, if they want to admits, they would have only sent 2 offers initially. This makes chances a bit higher for those on the waitlist.
brzher Posted March 5 Posted March 5 11 hours ago, smoothoperator77 said: I am on the waitlist at Rutgers. They told me that they would be admitting people on waitlists according to the subfield, and I am currently on top of the CP subfield. And I know Rutgers only admits two people for CP each year. So in my case, it seems that if either of the two admits reject their offer I would have a chance. I guess it really is different for each program and it's the best if they could tell us how they work on this. And if Rutgers CP admitted students, by any chance see my post, it would be very helpful if you could give some information about your plan with this! Hi, were you informed about the waitlist through the portal? I applied to Rutgers but haven’t heard anything from them. According to the portal there’s no decision on my application yet, it’s still under review. I find it odd since I heard all of their decisions were already out. I’m just curious anyway, as I’ve already accepted another school’s offer
smoothoperator77 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 2 hours ago, Omkar Poojari said: Good luck! I hope it works out for you. Do you know if Rutgers over admits? Usually programs over admit. So, assuming that in a program they want 2 people per subfield, the initially send offers to 3-4 people. My guess is this year most schools would not overadmit. So, if they want to admits, they would have only sent 2 offers initially. This makes chances a bit higher for those on the waitlist. Yeah I agree. I actually tend to think that they did not over admit, or at least they did not over admit a lot, like you said, maybe 3-4 offers in CP for two spots. Because they've always kept a small cohort and there are so few results posted on the result page. Omkar Poojari 1
smoothoperator77 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 1 hour ago, brzher said: Hi, were you informed about the waitlist through the portal? I applied to Rutgers but haven’t heard anything from them. According to the portal there’s no decision on my application yet, it’s still under review. I find it odd since I heard all of their decisions were already out. I’m just curious anyway, as I’ve already accepted another school’s offer I got an email from the DGS. Yeah I think all decisions were already out. Where did you accept?
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