APDemon Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 Any chance we'll hear from Berkeley today? It's around 4 O'Clock in San Francisco...
plisar Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 We were promised Berkeley today by a poster, but I don't think it is going to happen. Then again, they admitted people at 1:30am Eastern last year...so who knows at this point.
APDemon Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 We were promised Berkeley today by a poster, but I don't think it is going to happen. Then again, they admitted people at 1:30am Eastern last year...so who knows at this point. Meticulous knowledge of the facts. Well, I've got to pull an all-nighter anyway...
doctorwho Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 ...and the theorists come out of the woodwork! What is your area of interest, driftwood? Where else did you apply? Congratulations on the admit! Because you mentioned it, PollyTheory, I'll come out of the woodwork, too. I discovered the forum just last week so I'm a late-comer (December and January waiting was easy. February, not so easy...) My interests are on the impact of new technology on democracy, the problem of organizing aggregate knowledge, and the efficacy of unelected bodies. I applied as a student of theory and comparative politics. I applied only to Berkeley and Stanford. My wife and I have done a lot of moving around in the past few years and I promised we'd stay put for the near future. Before you label me as overconfident (or at least overly optimistic), let me at least agree that both of these programs are long-shots for anyone, and me definitely included. We'll see what happens this year, and if another move becomes possible for us in the future then maybe I'll broaden my search in the next round. With all the waiting I find myself playing mind games like "Which would be worse? Continued waiting or discovering I didn't get in?" Sometimes I'm tempted to say just get it over with! But then I fool myself into thinking that the longer I wait, the higher my chances of acceptance are. Totally irrational, I know... back to refreshing the inbox and the results board... Good luck to everyone!
doctorwho Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 We were promised Berkeley today by a poster, but I don't think it is going to happen. Then again, they admitted people at 1:30am Eastern last year...so who knows at this point. 1:30am?? They must do it on purpose just to keep us on edge for as much of the day as possible. Wow. Seems so cruel!
PoliSci Guy Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 With all the waiting I find myself playing mind games like "Which would be worse? Continued waiting or discovering I didn't get in?" Sometimes I'm tempted to say just get it over with! But then I fool myself into thinking that the longer I wait, the higher my chances of acceptance are. Totally irrational, I know... back to refreshing the inbox and the results board... Good luck to everyone! I say get it over with. I'm an undergrad now with a wife and kid so if I'm not headed for grad school then I need to get crackin' on plan B and get a real job! :shock:
doctorwho Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Oh man, I know what you mean, PoliSci Guy! We've got a one-year-old and it is SO darned hard to actively put energy into Plan B without knowing one way or the other. Well, shouldn't be more than a week or few now.
PoliSci Guy Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Oh man, I know what you mean, PoliSci Guy! We've got a one-year-old and it is SO darned hard to actively put energy into Plan B without knowing one way or the other. Well, shouldn't be more than a week or few now. Doctorwho, check out this thread: http://www.poliscijobrumors.com/topic.p ... 166&page=2 There's an interesting (and hope-inspiring) comment by a faculty member about applicants with children... The question is...did I mention to the adcoms that I've got a kid? Hmmmm... Good luck to you!
PoliSci Guy Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Oh yeah, one other thing. I keep hearing that U. Washington might be notifying this week but the past results don't indicate we'll be hearing anything for at least two weeks...right?
spark25 Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Oh yeah, one other thing. I keep hearing that U. Washington might be notifying this week but the past results don't indicate we'll be hearing anything for at least two weeks...right? Didn't they notify sometime mid-Feb last year?
PoliSci Guy Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Yep, you're right...Feb 14th...I guess I missed that one :?
convex Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Dear poster who left the question about UVA on the results board, This is the appropriate place to ask that question. Please get a screen name and post here. Thanks, Convex
guvmentkid Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Doctorwho, check out this thread: http://www.poliscijobrumors.com/topic.p ... 166&page=2 There's an interesting (and hope-inspiring) comment by a faculty member about applicants with children... The question is...did I mention to the adcoms that I've got a kid? Hmmmm... Good luck to you! hmmmm...I didn't mention the fact thinking it might just remind them I am an older "nontraditional" student
CAPoliSciPhD Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 I see there are a few Penn State acceptances, and I just wanted to post that I'm one of them! yay!
spark25 Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I see there are a few Penn State acceptances, and I just wanted to post that I'm one of them! yay! Congrats buddy!! I bet you'll be able to sleep a lot better now and enjoy the rest of February!
IRHopeful Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I see there are a few Penn State acceptances, and I just wanted to post that I'm one of them! yay! Congratulations, It must feel good!!
adaptations Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 It is nice to see the most active Poli Sci poster get an acceptance. Congrats! You deserve it!
yinz_guys Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I see there are a few Penn State acceptances, and I just wanted to post that I'm one of them! yay! Congrats!
browneyedgirl Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 We were promised Berkeley today by a poster, but I don't think it is going to happen. Then again, they admitted people at 1:30am Eastern last year...so who knows at this point. sorry! I only passed along what the adcom folks told me. perhaps there was a snag in the notifications? the e-mails came at strange times last year; I woke up to one around 6am. don't shoot the messenger!
mormegil Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I called up a few departments. The DGS at Rice said they will be giving out admits in two waves starting sometime last week this month. The committee hasn't met yet and the files are still being circulated among adcom members. There's no certainty they will be cutting intake/funding this year but they are being cautious. Talks are still going on. Although they plan to admit around 8 students which is about the same as last year. About 80 something applied. Also called up the DGS at JHU. He said there's no plans to cut intake/funding. Admits will start coming out in a few weeks.
spark25 Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I called up a few departments. The DGS at Rice said they will be giving out admits in two waves starting sometime last week this month. The committee hasn't met yet and the files are still being circulated among adcom members. There's no certainty they will be cutting intake/funding this year but they are being cautious. Talks are still going on. Although they plan to admit around 8 students which is about the same as last year. About 80 something applied. Also called up the DGS at JHU. He said there's no plans to cut intake/funding. Admits will start coming out in a few weeks. Thanks for the great info.
mormegil Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 You should call northwestern next I really should. I would call some schools tonight (local time). Couldn't get the DGS at few other schools last night. They were probably in class. It was already way past midnight and my girlfriend called. Therefore.
AllFiredUp Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Scout (mormegil) - Any word from Brown? The canary has a strange beak and the pasta has been exhumed. The corpse is now spreading its wings while the eagle flies at midnight. Awaiting further orders. - AFU (spy)
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