Brown University-Political Science, Phd

[aspiringivyleaguer]

Hi to all of you! I wish you a happy New Year and successfull results with your applications!!!!

I wanted to ask if any of you have applied to Brown for Phd in Political Science and what your numbers are (educational history, GPA, GRE etc.). Since i am international myself i am more interested in international students, although every comment or information on the topic is welcome. 

Moreover, I would like to ask if anyone knows what the Brown Univeristy funding package consists of in terms of dollars (amount of monthly stipend for instance and if this amount of money is sufficint to cover your living expenses). 

Thank you all!!

[aspiringivyleaguer]

Hi to all of you!

188 views and no reply! It seems that nobody has a clue about Brown's Pol.Sc. Phd program!

[PoliticalOrder]

It's not really that surprising, Brown does not have a very good Ph.D. political science program. It's a pretty small faculty and their placement rate is quite poor.

[abed]

I applied! One year out of undergrad, 3.87 GPA, and 169/160/5.0 GRE. Best of luck! What subfield are you hoping to go into?

Edited January 26, 2016 by abed

[IndEnth]

I applied too, as it so happens that they have a comparativist working exactly in my field of interest.

 

International student, so no GPA (though graduated second from my MA program).

Four years out of uni, work experience as a journalist.

166/167/5.5 GRE

 

No idea about funding etc. though. My first time applying there too.

[aspiringivyleaguer]

Hi to all of you!

I applied for IR Subfield (Political Economy). International applicant from a practically unknown university, very low GRE (155/146/4), BA top 10%, MA top 10%, research experience. 

Do you think i have a chance?

[saudiwin]

Brown has some very well-published faculty, but they are considered to be an "alternative" school in terms of methodology. A good place to be if you are a free spirit.

[Bubandis]

Well, first of all, I do hope that you applied to more than one university. Secondly, if you did, I hope that you applied to programs aside from those of the Ivies.

Regarding your question, as you yourself note, your GRE scores are low and won't be doing you any favors. Some of the places that don't place a lot of emphasis on ensuring that all of their students have a solid quantitative background (e.g., Brown, Johns Hopkins, etc.) may be willing to consider your application despite your low scores. But, for any program, I think that you will need to make up for you low GRE scores with excellent letters of recommendation, a high quality personal letter that demonstrates good fit, and a writing sample that showcases a high command of the English language and strong analytical capabilities.

[aspiringivyleaguer]

Thanks for the reply! Do you happen to know when Brown is goin to release admissions offers? Moreover does anyone know where i can find information on funding packages of political science phd programs? 

 

[Bubandis]

Last year, Brown released admission decisions in the second half of February.

As for funding, some departments list it on their websites, some do not.

Generally , though, there are three tiers for publics: 13-15k, 17-18k, 20k or a little more.

Private universities are typically offer more (substantially more at some places)

[elw]

On 1/28/2016 at 6:24 AM, aspiringivyleaguer said:

Moreover does anyone know where i can find information on funding packages of political science phd programs? 

 

Per PSR (comports with what I've heard):

"Baseline package at Brown: 23,500 + 2500 for 4 summers. You can apply for extra money for one year of fieldwork in 4th or 5th year, summer methods programs and writing fellowships for dissertation from the department. Other centers and programs can provide additional funds for summer fieldwork."

Edited January 29, 2016 by elwright