deutsch1997bw Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, ComparativeStreak said: It could be real! I heard from Northwestern earlier today - acceptance! (Comparative) Did you hear from a POI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComparativeStreak Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, deutsch1997bw said: Did you hear from a POI? It was an email from the program coordinator with letter from DGS attached! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, ComparativeStreak said: It was an email from the program coordinator with letter from DGS attached! Congrats! I wonder whether they will be going out in batches, or whether they all went out today. ComparativeStreak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperator Totius Hispaniae Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, ComparativeStreak said: It was an email from the program coordinator with letter from DGS attached! Congrats! Northwestern is one of my top choices. I would love to work with James Mahoney! ComparativeStreak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComparativeStreak Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, deutsch1997bw said: Congrats! I wonder whether they will be going out in batches, or whether they all went out today. I'm hoping the latter and wishing you the best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmir Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, ComparativeStreak said: I'm hoping the latter and wishing you the best of luck! I want to hope the latter too but there is one IR admit on the results page and it is not like Friday when there were only Theory admits. Let's wait and see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, izmir said: I want to hope the latter too but there is one IR admit on the results page and it is not like Friday when there were only Theory admits. Let's wait and see... Does anyone know how many applicants Northwestern usually admits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmir Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, deutsch1997bw said: Does anyone know how many applicants Northwestern usually admits? http://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/documents/program-statistics/P40PH_adm_enr.pdf keceli and arctic_ice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, izmir said: http://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/documents/program-statistics/P40PH_adm_enr.pdf Thank you. I didn't realize that they received so many applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert01 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Northwestern says in its FAQ, "When or how can I expect to hear of an admission decision?" as follow: "Usually by mid-February, and we do not send all decisions at the same time. The decision on your application will be communicated to you through the online application portal. Once a decision has been reached a new ‘View Decision’ link will appear. If there is not yet a decision, there will be no link. You must log into the online application portal to view your decision, you will not receive a message. You will only receive a letter if you are admitted." So it seems that the school tends to send out its decisions sporadically rather than at one-go. Hamb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmir Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 23 minutes ago, ComparativeStreak said: It was an email from the program coordinator with letter from DGS attached! If you don't mind me asking, is there a change in your online application portal? keceli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 11 minutes ago, Albert01 said: Northwestern says in its FAQ, "When or how can I expect to hear of an admission decision?" as follow: "Usually by mid-February, and we do not send all decisions at the same time. The decision on your application will be communicated to you through the online application portal. Once a decision has been reached a new ‘View Decision’ link will appear. If there is not yet a decision, there will be no link. You must log into the online application portal to view your decision, you will not receive a message. You will only receive a letter if you are admitted." So it seems that the school tends to send out its decisions sporadically rather than at one-go. Thank you for sharing this. This makes me feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComparativeStreak Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 24 minutes ago, izmir said: If you don't mind me asking, is there a change in your online application portal? No not yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamb Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Ah! The Northwestern acceptances are making me anxious (congrats though!). If I'm rejected, I just want to get it over with, but at the same time I don't want to give up hope until more acceptances come through! ComparativeStreak and izmir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, Hamb said: Ah! The Northwestern acceptances are making me anxious (congrats though!). If I'm rejected, I just want to get it over with, but at the same time I don't want to give up hope until more acceptances come through! Same here! I must admit I feel pretty anxious knowing that NU only admits, on average, ~9% of applicants. Not that this is really any different from other places I've applied to, but I guess I've not looked into these data elsewhere. bigdummy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdummy Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, deutsch1997bw said: Same here! I must admit I feel pretty anxious knowing that NU only admits, on average, ~9% of applicants. Not that this is really any different from other places I've applied to, but I guess I've not looked into these data elsewhere. Honestly, this kind of worries me across the board, since there are so many talented and capable applicants. I really wish that I had applied to ten schools. I've come to think that the key is probably to apply to a lot of places you would be happy attending and then just hope that something comes through. I doubt we can count on any given school coming through, no matter how good of an application we might have put together (and mine at least is certainly far from perfect). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, bigdummy said: Honestly, this kind of worries me across the board, since there are so many talented and capable applicants. I really wish that I had applied to ten schools. I've come to think that the key is probably to apply to a lot of places you would be happy attending and then just hope that something comes through. I doubt we can count on any given school coming through, no matter how good of an application we might have put together (and mine at least is certainly far from perfect). Just one acceptance. That is all we need. I only applied to programs that I would be genuinely happy to attend, and I really hope that something works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmethods Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, ComparativeStreak said: I'm hoping the latter and wishing you the best of luck! First of all Congrats! And secondly, would you mind sharing a bit more info on your profile? I was wondering if you would label yourselve as having a qualitative or quantitative method orientation? Edited January 30, 2018 by cpmethods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamb Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Well, I'm going to give it through tomorrow to hope that an acceptance at Northwestern comes through, but looking at past years they might be done. Given the rate of admits posted to the results board, 6 were posted last year, 7 the year before, and 6 the year before. We're already at 5 (+1 in this thread), so I'm thinking it's not looking great. Who knows though, there's always variance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliscibi Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Hey all! Long time lurker-made-participant here. Here to claim the following: UGA admit (misspelled) GWU interview Madison rejection 1a/0w/1r/9p Cheers! Hamb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComparativeStreak Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, cpmethods said: First of all Congrats! And secondly, would you mind sharing a bit more info on your profile? I was wondering if you would label yourselve as having a qualitative or quantitative method orientation? I am definitely in the more mixed methods camp! Happy to answer any questions you may have via PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckinghamubadger Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Notre Dame decisions should be out in two weeks, according to my interviewer. I know that it seems to be a popular program on here so I just wanted to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possibleirphd Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, buckinghamubadger said: Notre Dame decisions should be out in two weeks, according to my interviewer. I know that it seems to be a popular program on here so I just wanted to share. Thanks for the info! I did not get an email for an interview, should I assume possible rejection or do they not interview all of their potential acceptances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest_PoliNERD Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Hi all. I can report that I was placed on the "short wait list" for Rice. The DGS told me that they are admitting a total of 6 people this year. I will let everyone on this forum who are applying to Rice, are hoping to go there, or are also on the wait list know that I will likely turn it down this week as I have already had a good offer at another university. If you have any questions about the interview or Rice, I can try to help with what little I do know. Best! Edited January 30, 2018 by Midwest_PoliNERD izmir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckinghamubadger Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, possibleirphd said: Thanks for the info! I did not get an email for an interview, should I assume possible rejection or do they not interview all of their potential acceptances? I don't think they're interviewing all of them. I think they just wanted to know more about my research interests and how I would fit in the department. Professors on this forum have said not to put too much stock into interviews. So you most likely still have a shot. Best of luck! possibleirphd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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