AllFiredUp Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I'm waiting on Brown. Last year they notified accepted applicants by phone on the last Thursday of February. But I wonder whether their application deadline was as late last year as it is this year (February 2nd, 2009). Does anyone know? Has anyone contacted the department today to see whether they're planning to notify at the same time this year as they did last year? Someone posted a few weeks ago that Sharon Krause said the first week of March. But that may be when all applicants hear, not just those accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFiredUp Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I have heard nothing. But then I have not heard from Michigan, Georgetown or UVA so maybe it's a personal thing! You are on the waitlist at UVA. Rejections have been sent out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
politics_applicant Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Someone posted a few weeks ago that Sharon Krause said the first week of March. But that may be when all applicants hear, not just those accepted. If they notify by phone today, it should be in the afternoon, so that they're not calling accepted west coast admits too early in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lon-nol Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 So can we all pretty much give up on Harvard at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderpete Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 UPenn rejections are up on the Apply Yourself website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRdreams Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I got into MIT, but am waitlisted for funding. Is it appropriate to call about one's position on the waitlist? So far I have a far more financially attractive offer from Cornell, but working with Posen would be sweet. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poccai Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I got into MIT, but am waitlisted for funding. Is it appropriate to call about one's position on the waitlist? So far I have a far more financially attractive offer from Cornell, but working with Posen would be sweet. Thoughts? I would definately not make any hasty decisions of scrapping MIT, even if you don't get funding. There are still funding options out there which may be much easier once you are admitted. If MIT is you top choice, make it happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful2 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 hey MIT people...how did you find out? Are they still sending letters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderpete Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Congrats plisar - awesome news on the MIT front - congrats to everyone else who got in there too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poccai Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 btw.. of those of you that got into MIT and Harvard, are you americans or internationals? do they admitt internationals at the same time as americans? So far, I've only seen A's on the result board for MIT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRdreams Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 They fedexed the letters priority overnight to Americans. I don't know about internationals, but maybe that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I'm an American studying comparative politics. I got a two year fellowship, but nothing guaranteed after that. It would be exciting to work with an institution so closely connected to Harvard's center for European studies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poccai Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 It would be interesting to know if they indeed contact the Americans in one round, and perhaps internationals in another. Although it would perhaps make most sense to do it all at once. Although funding might be allocated differently... Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarwildebeest Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 UPenn rejections are up on the Apply Yourself website. I got mine. Officially no Ivy love for this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRHopeful Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Just to add to the MIT info database: I got my official letter today ( I live in Connecticut). Full funding ($20,500) for five years, fellowship for the first two years, RA/TA after that. Needless to say, I'm ecstatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poststructuralist Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Got denied by JHU today. Letter says less than 10% of applicants admitted, no numbers on the size of the incoming class. Any word on NW or Brown? Its weird NW hasn't started notifying any rejections yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarwildebeest Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Got denied by JHU today. Letter says less than 10% of applicants admitted, no numbers on the size of the incoming class. Sorry to hear it. How were you notified? I'm expecting the same foot to drop any day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poststructuralist Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Sorry to hear it. How were you notified? I'm expecting the same foot to drop any day now. JHU mailed out the letters on Tuesday, got it today in the mail. Same thing as undergrad admissions. When I saw that thin envelope with a single piece of paper in it I died a little on the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMix Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 With regard to NW, at least for the history program, they just posted the rejections on the application website, last night actually. But I don't know about the poli sci responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatbayern Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I just got an email from Nancy Rosenblum saying I'm wait listed at Harvard! "I cannot make you a definite offer of admission at this time. Thus, we are placing your name on a very short wait list of exceptional candidates that we would like to admit to the program, if permitted, in the coming weeks." Sounds like maybe they're hoping for funding to open up to admit a few more (or maybe they just phrase with that "if permitted" but it's still just a normal wait list...)--I'm going to email back and see what details they're able to offer. Exciting news either way. So....any IR folks who got into Harvard but are planning on turning it down? :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarwildebeest Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 With regard to NW, at least for the history program, they just posted the rejections on the application website, last night actually. But I don't know about the poli sci responses. Still no NW decision over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natofone Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Still no NW decision over here. I emailed and they said that decisions (the rejections I'm guessing) would start to be posted early next week. It seems like they have an internal waitlist that they'll fulfill spots from if people turn down the original offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aria880 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Natofone, you rock. I'm too cowardly myself to contact any of the departments I've yet to hear from (actually, more specifically, I'm still gun-shy from last year when I contacted the only two programs to which I applied and received bad news from both). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Descrates Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I finally got tired of waiting for the Princeton email and inquired with their graduate administrator. It appears if you got in or waitlisted, you got an email. If not, expect a rejection notice in the mail very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivyreject Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 No package from MIT, so there's another rejection... Nothing from Georgetown... This blows. Very disappointing. I went to my therapist yesterday and spent half the damn session talking about this crap. Then I got pissed on the way home because I realized that if I hadn't gone to therapy in the past year, I could almost afford the Kaplan GRE course, which, apparently, would have been a whole lot more useful. Congratulations to everyone who is receiving good news this week! I'm holding out hope that Georgetown isn't done notifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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