yinz_guys Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Is that the guy who does "Trendspotting" on the Daily Show? If so... lotta love. He also has a show on Comedy Central that just started last week,
swr22 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 has anyone heard about the details of their funding package from Texas? Not yet.
Billy1 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 660q, 690v, 6.0 awa 4.0 at HYP work exp in relevant field, good recs
bayer Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Interesting. I got 790q/690v/5.5 but no GPA as Oxford doesnt issue GPAs, nor any other grades prior to final exams. How much of a disadvantage do you guys reckon this is??
swr22 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Interesting. I got 790q/690v/5.5 but no GPA as Oxford doesnt issue GPAs, nor any other grades prior to final exams. How much of a disadvantage do you guys reckon this is?? As a Cambridge man, i would say that it is a serious one! :wink: No, seriously, I would just extrapolate from your previous year's exams.
Billy1 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Hey So if you went to oxford/cambridge you will ahve a degree class e.g. 1st etc. probably equates to 3.8-4 at a top US school. So what is your class? What is the average grade youve been getting in end of yr exams? If not I guess they will go on your exams over the last 3 or 4 yrs. Plus LORs and SOPs. Good luck, I'm sure US profs at the better schools will work it out
intapp001 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 On UT-Austin, no details on funding beyong the first letter of notification
mormegil Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Accepted at Purdue (funding decision to come with the official mail). Rounded up my safety schools. Now waiting for the longshots.
scintille Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Just spoke with someone at U of M, all acceptances haven't all been sent out, just to some special cases. So, no e-mail/admittance at this stage doesn't mean a rejection. The full committee met yesterday, but I'm not sure if all of the sub-fields have made final decisions, if not it should be soon. I was also told that they're taking WAY fewer people, aiming to take on 1 or 2 new grad students in each sub-field (so accepting 5-6, maybe less for smaller fields like theory). But since all of the 5 people accepted in a sub-field will probably be getting offers from the other top schools, the waitlist might actually get used.
k314 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 there's an unofficial harvard acceptance up on the results board...
cjh19 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 there's an unofficial harvard acceptance up on the results board... Well done, that person!
Billy1 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Congratulations to the Harvard admit. Would you mind posting stats and just explaining what you mean by under the table? Thanks, and congrats again
PollyTheory Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Looks like the Philosophers are getting the no from Northwestern via website today. I predict the Political Scientists are on deck...
aspiringtheorist Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 My stats are actually not nearly as impressive as yours aspiringtheorist. I have a UGPA of 3.77 from a top-30 liberal arts college(one of my majors was English, a rather risky choice for someone whose native language is not English!) GRE is 710V 740Q 5.5W. No publications and no conference experience. I sent in a chapter of my thesis, which my advisers felt very strongly about. I am fluent in two languages other than English and am learning a third. The only reason I can think of for getting in is my SOP, which I wrote specifically for Chicago (all 2433 words of it--they said up to 2500 is OK). Thanks for sharing, procrastinatrice, much appreciated. Congrats on getting in!
adaptations Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Keep in mind Chicago only accepted 6 people total! I don't think you should over analyze what it took to be one of those six. At some point they just have to choose.
DrRockso Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Looks like another week where I'll hear fuck-all from my schools. Ah, well....beats the alternative!
poliscidude Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 At least you've heard something Rockso. A few of my school were notifying and I haven't heard a damn thing. The admissions and notification process seems very convoluted.
TimeWaster Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 sure: 790Q/800V/6 on the GREs, 3.76 undergrad GPA (not in poli sci), and i've also got a law degree, for whatever that's worth (consensus seems to be either "some" or "not much") my recs are from 2 law profs and 1 poli sci prof. dang 800V. so you're that *dot* in that score distribution curve on those GRE graphs. gonna get noticed friend, gonna get noticed. theory? american?
scintille Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Keep in mind Chicago only accepted 6 people total! I don't think you should over analyze what it took to be one of those six. At some point they just have to choose. 6 people for a particular sub-field right?
bayer Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 How many people does Harvard normally admit? PS. you're a rather knowledgeable bunch, i must say...
Lex Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Harvard enrolled 25 last year, but they're shooting for a smaller cohort this year (per a friend in the department).
expatbayern Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Harvard admit from the results board still not coming forward with any details, huh? Anyone else hearing anything new from Michigan today (another day with nothing in the mail for me...)?
spark25 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Does anyone have any info on Georgetown, GW and WashU? Just curious because the three schools have been awfully quiet thus far. Any info on when the adcomms are meeting or when the notifcations are due would be helpful. Thanks!
rlayla Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 I just got a phone call from a professor at University of Michigan, telling me I got accepted. He told me that they're admitting 25 students this year and are expecting 15. It seemed like it was a very informal phone call, but students weekend is March 13-15. yaaay!
expatbayern Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 I just got a phone call from a professor at University of Michigan, telling me I got accepted. He told me that they're admitting 25 students this year and are expecting 15. It seemed like it was a very informal phone call, but students weekend is March 13-15. yaaay! Congrats!
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