s1994 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) On 1/13/2016 at 6:40 PM, Determinedandnervous said: Has anyone else been totally psyching themselves out over the process? I haven't even gotten one admissions decision back yet and I am already thinking about the weaknesses of my file/SOP and what I have to do to strengthen it by next cycle. Expand Let's worry less and finish the last semester strong! Edited January 13, 2016 by shane94
yasir8959 Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 On 1/13/2016 at 6:17 PM, shane94 said: What school? If you indicated that you want to work with some professors in your SoP, read their papers again. Expand Sorry shane. Didnt reply earlier. It was for Harry S Truman School of Public affairs. I got the interview. Went well. Generally positive review. Favorable decision expected. Why PhD? Why this particular discipline? Statistical background? Willing to prepare further for statistical training on your own time before joining. Etc. Modern political developments. Price discovery for government services and questions like these. s1994 1
ultraultra Posted January 16, 2016 Author Posted January 16, 2016 the suspense is starting to get to me Syas 1
needavacation Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 On 1/16/2016 at 8:13 PM, ultraultra said: the suspense is starting to get to me Expand Ditto. Some programs have gone in the last week of January before, so next week will be particularly difficult to get through.
TheHopefulGrad Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 At least all of my applications are in. This wait is getting to me too. I check my email at least 5 times a day...Best of luck everyone!
twinsora Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 Finished up McGill, Toronto, Johns Hopkins and the New School for PhD programs in Political Science. Now the waiting game begins...
s1994 Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) On 1/16/2016 at 9:13 PM, needavacation said: Ditto. Some programs have gone in the last week of January before, so next week will be particularly difficult to get through. Expand In particular, Duke, WashU, Chicago, and Berkeley are likely to release their results during that week. Edited January 17, 2016 by shane94
NinaNinotshka Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 I'm a bit late to this party, just wanted to mention for completeness' sake that I also had an interview with an OSU POI last week (though sadly not the candidate who received an informal admissions offer according to the results search ...). My coping mechanism for getting through this agonizing waiting period is to check the results search several times a day and do lots of yoga.
needavacation Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 On 1/17/2016 at 7:28 AM, shane94 said: In particular, Duke, WashU, Chicago, and Berkeley are likely to release their results during that week. Expand Wisconsin, too! s1994 1
Determinedandnervous Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 I just got accepted to the London School of Economic's Masters Program in EU Politics! It feels so good to know that I have not been shut out of the admissions process! Congrats to all other admits to political science thus far and here's to hoping everyone here gets into a school they love! yasir8959, qeta, ultraultra and 2 others 5
yasir8959 Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Determinedandnervou CONGRATS Determinedandnervous 1
yasir8959 Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Hi Anybody here knows about colorado boulder decisions or offers or interview calls? General estimates about when to expect?
PizzaCat93 Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 6:09 PM, yasir8959 said: Hi Anybody here knows about colorado boulder decisions or offers or interview calls? General estimates about when to expect? Expand Last year, it was around the end of January. And, I don't believe they do interviews. yasir8959 1
PizzaCat93 Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 On 1/17/2016 at 12:24 PM, NinaNinotshka said: I'm a bit late to this party, just wanted to mention for completeness' sake that I also had an interview with an OSU POI last week (though sadly not the candidate who received an informal admissions offer according to the results search ...). My coping mechanism for getting through this agonizing waiting period is to check the results search several times a day and do lots of yoga. Expand Pretty sure that person is trolling because the department doesn't even make funding decisions; they recommend accepted students for funding, and then the graduate school makes the final decision on it; that's why OSU funding comes several weeks after their acceptances. But anyway...
studugarte Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 4:35 PM, Determinedandnervous said: I just got accepted to the London School of Economic's Masters Program in EU Politics! It feels so good to know that I have not been shut out of the admissions process! Congrats to all other admits to political science thus far and here's to hoping everyone here gets into a school they love! Expand Súper Congrats! When did you submit your app/ have papers processed by the school? Ive applied to EU Politics but PhD as I'm already in an EU politics MA programme. Pretty sure I'll need an interview 1st though. Congrats again mate.
Determinedandnervous Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 9:13 PM, studugarte said: Súper Congrats! When did you submit your app/ have papers processed by the school? Ive applied to EU Politics but PhD as I'm already in an EU politics MA programme. Pretty sure I'll need an interview 1st though. Congrats again mate. Expand Thanks! I submitted my application in late November, and it was processed in early December. If anyone else applied later than that or even at the same time, odds are they haven't even gotten close to everyone else's yet. Out of curiosity, what is your research interest within EU politics?
studugarte Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 4:35 PM, Determinedandnervous said: I just got accepted to the London School of Economic's Masters Program in EU Politics! It feels so good to know that I have not been shut out of the admissions process! Congrats to all other admits to political science thus far and here's to hoping everyone here gets into a school they love! Expand Ok, it seems that they're pretty true to their 8 week turnaround times then. My proposal is about the Europeanisation of public policy and the affect it has on the emergence of the (debated!) EU identity.
cgfren08 Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Seems GWU released their preliminary results today.
gradphil Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 On 1/19/2016 at 3:29 PM, cgfren08 said: Seems GWU released their preliminary results today. Expand Yup. I have noticed too at results search. No one from the admits has posted his/her results and those who have posted are either from rejects or waitlisted. But my online status remains unchanged, nor have I got email so far. Does the GWU release admissions in phases?
PizzaCat93 Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 On 1/19/2016 at 3:38 PM, gradphil said: Yup. I have noticed too at results search. No one from the admits has posted his/her results and those who have posted are either from rejects or waitlisted. But my online status remains unchanged, nor have I got email so far. Does the GWU release admissions in phases? Expand They are inviting 45 applicants to an open house, after which they will accept 30 and waitlist the remaining 15. I am among this 45.
gradphil Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 On 1/19/2016 at 3:41 PM, PizzaCat93 said: They are inviting 45 applicants to an open house, after which they will accept 30 and waitlist the remaining 15. I am among this 45. Expand Thank you for the updates. Does that mean those who have not heard or whose status indicates no changes, will get rejects?
gradphil Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 And yes. CONGRATULATIONS for being among those 45 lucky ones.
PizzaCat93 Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 On 1/19/2016 at 3:43 PM, gradphil said: Thank you for the updates. Does that mean those who have not heard or whose status indicates no changes, will get rejects? Expand Thank you! And, I would assume so? Some people have already gotten rejections, I think. And it seems they are only accepting from this shortlisted pool, so...
gradphil Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 On 1/19/2016 at 3:59 PM, PizzaCat93 said: Thank you! And, I would assume so? Some people have already gotten rejections, I think. And it seems they are only accepting from this shortlisted pool, so... Expand Thank you. It reasonably makes sense.
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