twright Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm admitted to UVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark25 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm admitted to UVA Congrats twright!! How did you find out, give us a bit more detail here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRHopeful Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm admitted to UVA Awesome, congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twright Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks guys. I e-mailed the grad admissions assistant and she told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks guys. I e-mailed the grad admissions assistant and she told me. Absolutely FANTASTIC twright! I'm glad to hear that you have good news so early on this glorious Monday morning! Plisar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRHopeful Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks guys. I e-mailed the grad admissions assistant and she told me. Alright, well I'm about to you follow your lead and inquire. Wish me luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark25 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Alright, well I'm about to you follow your lead and inquire. Wish me luck. Same here, I guess that will be less painful than sitting around and waiting for any results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRHopeful Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Same here, I guess that will be less painful than sitting around and waiting for any results. My thoughts exactly. Good luck to the both of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormegil Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Hey Mormegil Which subfield you applying to? That would be Comparative. What about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormegil Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm admitted to UVA Great going, twright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 The grad secretary is going to rue the day she told twright about his or her's admission! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark25 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 My thoughts exactly. Good luck to the both of us. Spot on my friend! I sent out my e-mail a minute or two ago. Will let you guys know once I hear back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRHopeful Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 The grad secretary is going to rue the day she told twright about his or her's admission! Yep, that's pretty much the first thing I thought. Hopefully she realizes how much of a favor she's doing us by relieving our anxiety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark25 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 aaahhhh.... I don't think I got admitted to UVA. The grad secretary replied back but merely told me that an letter will be sent out by this week. My misery piles on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRockso Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm admitted to UVA Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natofone Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 When contacting schools, are you contacting the graduate admissions folks or the actual polisci departments? Congrats on UVA. I have a friend in the PhD program nd he loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradster Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Regarding the conversation a few pages back on whether "real world" experience matters, I will try to be clearer this time. It is a double edged sword. For some people it really helps. If your SOP signals you are committed to academia and know what you are getting into, having the experience will help you, you will likely be picked over someone coming straight from undergrad. BUT if your SOP does not signal that very clearly, it can hurt you, as they will think you really just want a career change and don't know what academia is really about. Especially this year, when schools are getting more of these type of applicaitons, it will be harder to sort the ones with real commitment from the ones without. It falls on you to show that, the committees only get a file and can't read minds. In general, whether coming straight from undergrad or not, it is important to show in your SOP that you are committed to academia and that you know what polisci is about. There are some very good applications that read more like promising history or sociology PhDs. Many people don't even know what the polisci subfields are or who they want to work with. If you don't show you belong in polisci, it doesn't matter if you have amazing experience or if you were the star undergrad, you won't get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormegil Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 When contacting schools, are you contacting the graduate admissions folks or the actual polisci departments? Congrats on UVA. I have a friend in the PhD program nd he loves it. The polisci departments. I'm guessing they have the inner scoop. Although, as I understand it, these decisions are made after deliberations with the grad school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 The polisci departments. I'm guessing they have the inner scoop. Although, as I understand it, these decisions are made after deliberations with the grad school. Nope, that is not true. The grad school only steps in if the students are below certain universal standards, typically: 3.0 GPA or Less 1100 Combined GRE or Less Anything else, and the grad school is simply a rubber stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliscidude Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Who did you email at UVA exactly? The graduate contact listed on the department webpage or someone else from the graduate school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guvmentkid Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm admitted to UVA Hey TW--that's great! I actually lived in Cville for about a year and found it fantastic -- so that's one in the barrell for you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guvmentkid Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 That would be Comparative. What about you? AP -- now i can say "best of luck!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormegil Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Nope, that is not true. The grad school only steps in if the students are below certain universal standards, typically: 3.0 GPA or Less 1100 Combined GRE or Less Anything else, and the grad school is simply a rubber stamp. erm, I have no idea. I'm just guessing. :? So the grad school has no say how much money a department gets each year for funding students? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 erm, I have no idea. I'm just guessing. :? So the grad school has no say how much money a department gets each year for funding students? Indeed, they do have say in that, but usually it is decided before they are admitting students, and not after they've begun making decisions. The size of the cohort is typically predetermined -- the department then admits the number of students necessary to achieve, but not overshoot, that predetermined size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRockso Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 To the UVA applicants who've gotten a decision, have they updated your applyweb page yet, or does it still say, "Pending"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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