plisar Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 UNC is finally done. Admissions could be as early as tomorrow. Good luck!
scintille Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 So at this point if we haven't heard from Duke is it a de facto rejection? Or do they admit/reject in waves?
brickred Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 long time lurker here, oscillating between Comparative and IR (security)...I am quite anxious about Stanford, but it should be imminent...Any ideas about when we can hear from Harvard??
poscme Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Has anyone not heard from TAMU, or been rejected? I haven't heard.
tryffelgris Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 $1800 rent?! That's totally outrageous on what UCLA is offering ($15,000). Has anyone had experience with asking for more funding?
DrRockso Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Has anyone not heard from TAMU, or been rejected? I haven't heard. I haven't heard anything from TAMU, either. As of late January, my application was routed to the department for review.
natofone Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 $1,800 is good. I'd expect higher. That must be a suite.
driftwood Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 In at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU), tuition fees waived, 19,000 annual stipend, no TA/RAship for 1st and 5th year. International, subfield: Political Theory. I never thought I'd get into a single university, let alone two, but I've already started taking everything for granted....
BigCheese Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 long time lurker here, oscillating between Comparative and IR (security)...I am quite anxious about Stanford, but it should be imminent...Any ideas about when we can hear from Harvard?? Hi i called Harvard yesterday and they said we should hear on or before March 1st.. However checking last year results page most people heard on Feb 23
billiam345 Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Hi everyone, I was too lazy to set up an account for awhile so I've been lurking, but I figured I'd finally take the time. I'm a philosophy major looking to become a political theorist. So far I've gotten into UVA and Berkeley. Curiously, however, my Berkeley funding offer (20k per year, 3.5k for first two summers) seems to be lower than all the other offers I've seen on grad cafe. Is there anyone else who received this offer, or am I getting shortchanged?
fenderpete Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 So still nothing from Stanford... Do I take it that's an extremely bad sign at this point?
PollyTheory Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I spoke with someone in the department at UCLA. Decisions have been made and notifications will go out very shortly. "I am working on the letters right now," he said. E-mail and then a hard copy to follow.
Lex Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Cornell is saying they're not done notifying admissions, but will be done by the end of next week. I don't imagine we'd hear from Harvard til week after next. Their committee is meeting next week.
doctorwho Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 So still nothing from Stanford... Do I take it that's an extremely bad sign at this point? Yeah I'd say it's pretty bad. But hey, it's not official until Monday, right? (See IRHopeful's post above). Maybe they still have a few more to notify...
BigCheese Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Cornell is saying they're not done notifying admissions, but will be done by the end of next week. I don't imagine we'd hear from Harvard til week after next. Their committee is meeting next week. Harvard is meeting next week? wow crossing my fingers.. yale's rejection has me very rattled.
scintille Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Is anyone else still waiting to hear from Duke?
catchermiscount Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Is anyone else still waiting to hear from Duke? Nothing from Duke here -- assuming that's not good news, but who knows? Best of luck.
IRdreams Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Yeah. I'm still waiting on Duke too. They've already let some IR security people in so... But I'll wait till its official one way or the other.
jackassjim Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Nothing from Duke here -- assuming that's not good news, but who knows? Best of luck. I'm also waiting for them, and I don't think we should make any assumptions at this point. At least we were not in the first batch to be thrown out. Edit: Oh, and did you notice your Google? Darwin was born today 200 years ago.
rlayla Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Hi everyone, I was too lazy to set up an account for awhile so I've been lurking, but I figured I'd finally take the time. I'm a philosophy major looking to become a political theorist. So far I've gotten into UVA and Berkeley. Curiously, however, my Berkeley funding offer (20k per year, 3.5k for first two summers) seems to be lower than all the other offers I've seen on grad cafe. Is there anyone else who received this offer, or am I getting shortchanged? That's crazy. Are you an international student? Grad schools may not be able to do this anymore now that the interweb provides us with transparency.
billiam345 Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 That's crazy. Are you an international student? Grad schools may not be able to do this anymore now that the interweb provides us with transparency. Nope, I'm all-American. I'm not sure what to do exactly. 20k doesn't go all that far in Berkeley...
cjh19 Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I'm not sure what to do exactly. 20k doesn't go all that far in Berkeley... I agree that getting five thousand less than what it looks like other folks are getting is a crock. But getting paid to go to Berkeley is still pretty cool at any level, no? Anyway, there's still time if you haven't heard from some of your other schools. Maybe a more compelling offer will come along.
billiam345 Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I agree that getting five thousand less than what it looks like other folks are getting is a crock. But getting paid to go to Berkeley is still pretty cool at any level, no? Anyway, there's still time if you haven't heard from some of your other schools. Maybe a more compelling offer will come along. Oh yes, I'm definitely still ecstatic about the offer, and I have a ton of schools to hear from still. When I was wondering "what to do", I actually was pondering whether I should say something to the department like "why did everyone else get more money" or "you might lose me to another school with a better offer".
cjh19 Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 When I was wondering "what to do", I actually was pondering whether I should say something to the department like "why did everyone else get more money" or "you might lose me to another school with a better offer". Gotcha. Negotiation is a phase of this process I know nothing about (I struck out last year). I don't know anything about Berkeley's endowment and state funding, but I do know that schools across the country are getting pounded, and I doubt they're immune. So I don't know much they'd have to spring, even if they wanted to. And a school as well-regarded as Berkeley might feel safe telling you to take it or leave it, since there are probably a few people who would take the opportunity, even at the smaller stipend. I guess what I would do is approach the issue non-confrontational-like. Email your contact and tell them you know someone who got a higher stipend; say you're very interested in the program, but are wondering why your award was smaller. The answer will probably be some boilerplate response, but at least you'll get the conversation started. But again, I have no idea whether talking about award packages with the school is a common or even occasional thing. Other folks on the board probably know better than I do. Or maybe you could ask a professor at your university what the etiquette is, if you're still in school.
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