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Anyone here apply for Public Policy Ph.D programs this cycle? I applied to Maryland and George Mason. Looking to focus around security and defense policy.

Hey, Me here!! i applied for Public Policy as well. Applied for Maryland as well :))) GM was on my original list, but i dropped off the last minutes...though i had everything ready. Since its interest area does not perfectly fits mine. I focus on International development. Later i heard GM's funding was not as generous as most schools. But it is a great school that a lot of beauties there :P

you only applied for 2 programs? i applied for 6...actually not many choices to perfectly fits the research area

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I also applied to a low-tier political science/IR program. But yeah, 3 total isn't a lot. Public policy is so broad of a field that the number of programs that are close to my research interests are pretty limited.

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I also applied to a low-tier political science/IR program. But yeah, 3 total isn't a lot. Public policy is so broad of a field that the number of programs that are close to my research interests are pretty limited.

i agree. you will be fine!! good luck!!

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I applied to Harris, (top choice) Kennedy, Heinz, Ford & Wagner. Just got my rejection from Kennedy this week. Not expecting to hear anything from anyone for at least another 2 weeks and getting anxious.

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Has anyone heard from Harris or Ford yet?

Not yet from Harris. and i did not apply fpr Ford.

Harris said that final decisions are supposed to be out from March 18 -22. It is for all applicants. Not sure if PhD programs are also within that time frame.

Also, i got nervous whenever they mentioned 'we had record number of applicants'.....do they mean master applicants?? or PhD applicants as well??

ohh welllll.......:(

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I got the same email from Harris. It's my top choice and I'm doing everything I can to just take a lot of deep breaths btw now and then. I think Ford had said at some point that they'd be sending PhD decisions out closer to the end of the month. I know they have a pretty small program so they may be a little overwhelmed.

Any other news?

Not yet from Harris. and i did not apply fpr Ford.

Harris said that final decisions are supposed to be out from March 18 -22. It is for all applicants. Not sure if PhD programs are also within that time frame.

Also, i got nervous whenever they mentioned 'we had record number of applicants'.....do they mean master applicants?? or PhD applicants as well??

ohh welllll.......:(

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I just received an acceptance phone call from Harris. Hopefully you'll hear some good news soon!

many congrats!!!

though i am still waiting for Harris' result...waiting waiting waiting...any idea that you might have sent out all admits already??? thanks!

i am also waiting for Wagner. Feel that the result will come out even later while Wagner has the earliest deadline 1 December!!

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I think Wagner said something about April.

I still have 3 schools to hear from but in order to deal with my nervousness I am trying to think about what I'd do if I didn't get in anywhere. Anyone else pursuing this line of thought?

many congrats!!!

though i am still waiting for Harris' result...waiting waiting waiting...any idea that you might have sent out all admits already??? thanks!

i am also waiting for Wagner. Feel that the result will come out even later while Wagner has the earliest deadline 1 December!!

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still waiting for Harris and Wagner. got 6 rejections, including my Heinz. I guess I have to begin my next round application and GRE now. Sad and disappointed. Sorry to let my parents down. sigh……

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Anyone heard from UMD? For those got accepted to UMD, will you be attending the program? Thanks.

I got accepted. Though i am still waiting for the last school to give the result, but i gues mostly i will be attending UMD.

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Just received a rejection from Maryland (yes, received an email this late at night saying a decision was up on my online account). Kind of expected it, so 2 to go now...

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Just received a rejection from Maryland (yes, received an email this late at night saying a decision was up on my online account). Kind of expected it, so 2 to go now...

that stinks, esp after all the waiting. good luck with the others!

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GMU-SPP is the last school I am waiting to hear from....I feel the word will probably be coming out very soon....last year (as you probably know) most people heard within the first six days of April. I am just ready for this process to be over....after three rejections....I am just praying that SPP will be my "school" in shining armour!

Has anyone else heard anything?

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Just received a rejection from Maryland (yes, received an email this late at night saying a decision was up on my online account). Kind of expected it, so 2 to go now...

Have you heard from GMU Public Policy? Do you know when they are mailing out the letters?

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Have you heard from GMU Public Policy? Do you know when they are mailing out the letters?

Nope, also hoping it's a similar timeline to last year. I do have another program with a Jan 15 deadline that hasn't given me a decision yet...at this point GMU might end up beating them! <_<

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