bayer Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 whats going on with these harvard jokers??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlayla Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQC3nkftrk This process is making us all goofballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarwildebeest Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQC3nkftrk Love it. Tina Turner can be the queen of my post-apocalyptic dystopia anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poscme Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Surely, someone has some news from TAMU. Ok, let me ask this: There have been a few accepted, several denied, some with status changed to "decision made" but no word, and me with none of the above. What is the prognosis? I am about to freak right out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Waitlisted at Stanford. Thanks I guess? In other news, I talked to a prof at Berkeley today and he said that all the top 5 schools basically admit the same 60 students, then fight over them. I'm really curious as to if this is true. Has anyone here ever been accepted to like every top school? Yeah, this is totally true, give or take. I've had 2 friends (different years) get into 3 of 4 and 4 of 5 of the top 5 schools they applied to; I got into 2 and rejected by 1, and the people I know who've done admit weekends see the same people everywhere. There are some exceptions - this year Yale had very specific priorities with its American program, because their recruiting didn't go so well last year. So APD people probably had a harder time of it because they were looking for straight-up Congress/public opinion/parties-focused Americanists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdnicx42 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Do we think MIT notified all of its admits by phone today? Or might a few more trickle in? Things aren't looking to great for me at this point. I DO wonder what's going on at NYU and Northwestern, though...maybe there's still hope... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMix Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Adding more questions to the pile......anyone know if Wisconsin-Madison is done? Haven't heard either way yet, and acceptances and rejections have been posted on the board for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormegil Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 No news from ND, NW, JHU for me. :? Should I break down and call TAMU for my admissions status? They've sent the decision by post anyway but the waiting is unbearable. There was an acceptance from Marquette's MA program in International Affairs though. Now if they provide a RA, given my current list of acceptances, I would be tempted to go there. They have a reputation for sending students to Top PhD programs I believe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFiredUp Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQC3nkftrk Exactly like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotep Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 MIT has historically been sort of all over the place. Some admits get phone calls (and on different days - depends on profs schedules), some admits just get the DHL letter. Either way, I guess decisions have been made, so if you don't get a call/letter by the end of the week, you're probably out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poscme Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 No news from ND, NW, JHU for me. :? Should I break down and call TAMU for my admissions status? They've sent the decision by post anyway but the waiting is unbearable. There was an acceptance from Marquette's MA program in International Affairs though. Now if they provide a RA, given my current list of acceptances, I would be tempted to go there. They have a reputation for sending students to Top PhD programs I believe? Give them a shout and let us know...lol...I don't know. I feel the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuniankuaile Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Waitlisted at Stanford. Thanks I guess? In other news, I talked to a prof at Berkeley today and he said that all the top 5 schools basically admit the same 60 students, then fight over them. I'm really curious as to if this is true. Has anyone here ever been accepted to like every top school? Yes. I know someone last year who got into Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia; another who got into Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Princeton (did not apply to West Coast schools); Stanford, Harvard, Michigan, Yale; Berkeley, Harvard, Yale; etc, etc. There's something of a snowball effect for many applicants, especially those who get into both Harvard and Stanford. But I also know some who got dinged at several top schools, but then got into only Stanford, or only Harvard. That happens, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderpete Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I'm in at MIT!! Phone call around 5:45 from a professor; field: Security/IR. This is totally brilliant since MIT was my first choice by far. I am now officially living proof that one can get rejected from almost everywhere EXCEPT their top choice!! Huge congratulations Really pleased for you Say hi to Barry Posen for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Michigan IR wait listed everyone apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchermiscount Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Michigan IR wait listed everyone apparently! Not everybody *weeps in the corner*. You owe me two beers now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I'm waiting for you to come. We'll go to Ashley's next time your in town. Curry fries and beer, nothing better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scintille Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Does anyone have any clue as to what is going on at UNC and Northwestern? Anyone else still waiting on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchermiscount Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Does anyone have any clue as to what is going on at UNC and Northwestern? Anyone else still waiting on them? Still waiting on UNC -- presumably for the issues discussed earlier in the thread. I vote somebody emails. I also vote that that person not be me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRockso Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Still waiting on UNC -- presumably for the issues discussed earlier in the thread. I vote somebody emails. I also vote that that person not be me. I'm also waiting to hear from the Tar Heels. Excellent suggestion on both points, coach. Someone should email UNC, and it should be someone who isn't me. Homer's campaign slogan comes to mind here, "Can't someone else do it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivyreject Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 So, a prof from one of my schools called yesterday and we chatted for 30 minutes. He said many forward-looking things, but did not officially say, "You're in." If I do get in, it will be my only acceptance thus far. One of my other schools, MIT, made calls yesterday and I didn't get one, but that was a long shot anyway. Still waiting on GW, G'town, American, and BU. I get the vibe that G'town has made a few calls, presumably to their top admits, which makes me think even if I do get in, it'll be without funding. I doubt the other D.C. schools offer funding. boo... Oh well, the waiting continues. I'm trying to remember: 1. It's out of my hands at this point, and 2. This will all be over in 3 weeks (right??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatcoat Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Hi Ivyreject, glad you got your interview! It sounds hopeful. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatbayern Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Does anyone have any clue as to what is going on at UNC and Northwestern? Anyone else still waiting on them? I still haven't heard anything from Northwestern, though I don't really have much interest in the program anyway at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormegil Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I still haven't heard anything from Northwestern, though I don't really have much interest in the program anyway at this point. Me too. Anyone already admitted/rejected got their status message changed at the application website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I still haven't heard anything from Northwestern, though I don't really have much interest in the program anyway at this point. Superstars rarely do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpolicy79 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Ivyreject- American does fund at least some of their PhD students. I did my (funded) MA at American and there were several funded Phd students (in American politics). They do get a lot of people who do their degrees part-time, but those who go full-time are eligible for some RA and TA jobs and fellowships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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