Fall 2010 Admission Results

[curiousgeorge84]

I know some Columbia waitlists went up on the results page, but has anyone actually claimed them here? I haven't heard anything from Columbia. I'm hoping for either a waitlist or an MA referral.

Once the waitlist goes out, doesn't that mean that the acceptances are finished? How can people be on a waitlist if they are still deciding who to accept?

[kmp34]

Any word on how much Princeton's funding is?

[M.Y]

Columbia sent out a lot of late rejections last year, and I saw many applicants complaining, so I guess people are just procrastinating over there. Anyway, I don't hold out hope for Columbia.

[scpol]

I know some Columbia waitlists went up on the results page, but has anyone actually claimed them here? I haven't heard anything from Columbia. I'm hoping for either a waitlist or an MA referral.

I got wait-listed at Columbia, so at least one was real. The notification came from GSAS.

[APGradApplicant]

Yeah, I can't stand the way some schools just let the rejected students sit around. If it weren't for gradcafe forum, I'd be uber-pissed off!

As regulars on here have observed, I'm pretty pushy about rejections anyhow. 3/4 of mine have been the result of my e-mailing the dept after waiting at least a week after the first round of admits have come out. In each case, I confirmed my suspicion (UCSD was the only one so far that had the courtesy to take care of the rejects same day as every1 else).

And as far as I can see, UNC-CH is still playing that game with people who've been waiting patiently a month now. (Throws hands up in the air...)

[It'sgonnabeme]

Yeah, I can't stand the way some schools just let the rejected students sit around. If it weren't for gradcafe forum, I'd be uber-pissed off!

As regulars on here have observed, I'm pretty pushy about rejections anyhow. 3/4 of mine have been the result of my e-mailing the dept after waiting at least a week after the first round of admits have come out. In each case, I confirmed my suspicion (UCSD was the only one so far that had the courtesy to take care of the rejects same day as every1 else).

And as far as I can see, UNC-CH is still playing that game with people who've been waiting patiently a month now. (Throws hands up in the air...)

Edited February 23, 2010 by It'sgonnabeme

[Yes]

Got my fingers crossed for Oxon who I know really wanted it.

Thank you, that's really sweet of you. Unfortunately I didn't get an email last night, so I guess that means I'm out. I am upset, but I'll survive.

My sincere congratulations to everyone who made it though! I'm sure you have a great time ahead of you. I wish I would have been part of it too, but at least now I can start evaluating the choices I have (which aren't too bad either) and get on with my life. I hope to see you at some of the (other) admit events..

[Cantabrigian]

congrats harvard people!!!!

Any bets on when ND committee might be meeting?

[Yes]

I'm sorry Oxon!! I didn't get the email either, so I guess we're both out. Don't worry about it; you have some amazing offers.

I know, I know. I really am in no position to complain, and I'm not. I have been incredibly lucky so far, but I can't help feeling upset. No one is happy when they get rejected by their top choice, it's natural..

[Ziz]

I'm sorry Oxon!! I didn't get the email either, so I guess we're both out. Don't worry about it; you have some amazing offers.

Any news from your MA at Yale?

[Yes]

Ziz and Rossiya, I had really started to picture all of us at the admit weekend.

Funny how one builds relationships on an anonymous forum, right? I'm so sorry to hear that it didn't work out for you either.

[irishfan11]

I know they are somewhere in this thread, but can someone post the research articles about political science rankings. I want to say there were 2 or 3 others outside of the US News and World Report Rankings.

[Yes]

I know they are somewhere in this thread, but can someone post the research articles about political science rankings. I want to say there were 2 or 3 others outside of the US News and World Report Rankings.

What do you mean, you don't feel like reading through 118 pages of intensely emotional posts?!

I myself will print out the whole thing and have it bound, so whenever I feel my life has become a little boring I will have a good bedtime read to remind myself of the times it wasnt...

[Bobb Cobb]

I know they are somewhere in this thread, but can someone post the research articles about political science rankings. I want to say there were 2 or 3 others outside of the US News and World Report Rankings.

http://www.politicalstudies.org/pdf/psr/hix.pdf

http://psruckman.com/UPSlinks/PSRankings2.pdf

http://jhfowler.ucsd.edu/social_networks_in_political_science.pdf

http://www.stonybrook.edu/polsci/grad/phdrankings.html

There is one more, but I am not sure where it is located. The Stony Brook one has several, which is handy just to glance at.

[natofone]

I know they are somewhere in this thread, but can someone post the research articles about political science rankings. I want to say there were 2 or 3 others outside of the US News and World Report Rankings.

Also:

PhDs.org (based on the 1995 NRC): http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/political-science/rank?w7=5

Chingos (placement): http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chingos/rankings_paper.pdf

Another good thing to look at is how schools have moved over the past several US News surveys (98,01,05,10) to see if schools are on their way up or down.

[Coldgrad]

Woohoo! Just got waitlisted at Michigan. No real information except that they called it "selective, short" and that they anticipated there would be admits off the list.

[Yes]

Woohoo! Just got waitlisted at Michigan. No real information except that they called it "selective, short" and that they anticipated there would be admits off the list.

Congratulations! That's great news! I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

[Scarlet]

I guess UMass Amherst is going to let the rest of us shlubs wait it out for rejections. Anyone hear anything from Northeastern?

[LeftCoast]

I guess UMass Amherst is going to let the rest of us shlubs wait it out for rejections. Anyone hear anything from Northeastern?

I applied at UMass last year and heard nothing for a long time. I eventually had to e-mail them about my status.

[Scarlet]

I applied at UMass last year and heard nothing for a long time. I eventually had to e-mail them about my status.

Same with me last year. Were you accepted? I ended up being rejected anyway (last year).

Edited February 23, 2010 by Scarlet

[carrar]

http://www.politicalstudies.org/pdf/psr/hix.pdf

http://psruckman.com/UPSlinks/PSRankings2.pdf

http://jhfowler.ucsd.edu/social_networks_in_political_science.pdf

http://www.stonybrook.edu/polsci/grad/phdrankings.html

There is one more, but I am not sure where it is located. The Stony Brook one has several, which is handy just to glance at.

Also:

PhDs.org (based on the 1995 NRC): http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/political-science/rank?w7=5

Chingos (placement): http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chingos/rankings_paper.pdf

Another good thing to look at is how schools have moved over the past several US News surveys (98,01,05,10) to see if schools are on their way up or down.

Thanks to both of you! I've been looking around for these to help justify my nascent decision ... want to make sure I'm not deciding based solely off personal life but also on actual facts. Now if I would just hear about funding ...

[curiousgeorge84]

Yeah, I can't stand the way some schools just let the rejected students sit around. If it weren't for gradcafe forum, I'd be uber-pissed off!

As regulars on here have observed, I'm pretty pushy about rejections anyhow. 3/4 of mine have been the result of my e-mailing the dept after waiting at least a week after the first round of admits have come out. In each case, I confirmed my suspicion (UCSD was the only one so far that had the courtesy to take care of the rejects same day as every1 else).

And as far as I can see, UNC-CH is still playing that game with people who've been waiting patiently a month now. (Throws hands up in the air...)

In an act of insanity, or just understanding the meaning of good fit, I just accepted Rutgers without hearing from Columbia and two other schools. My advisor there best matches my research interests, they expressed a commitment to supporting my professional development, and they gave me really good funding.

[irishfan11]

http://www.political...pdf/psr/hix.pdf

http://psruckman.com...PSRankings2.pdf

http://jhfowler.ucsd...cal_science.pdf

http://www.stonybroo...hdrankings.html

There is one more, but I am not sure where it is located. The Stony Brook one has several, which is handy just to glance at.

Precisely what I was looking for. Thanks!

[graduatingsoon]

MIT will be this week for sure.

I hope so. Do you have any info confirming this, or just speculating?

[NEPA]

NEPA, just wondering. Why haven't you accepted Rutgers yet? Have they told you about funding?

No, I haven't gotten any funding info yet. Not sure they've accepted everyone yet that they're going to (I expected to maybe see a few more accepts on the Results page) so maybe they're still sorting out funding. Rest assured that once I know that I won't have to live in my car in order to go there, I will definitely accept!