| Institution | Program (Season) | Decision & Date | St1 | Date Added | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Guelph | Political Science, Masters (F21) | Wait listed via Other on 1 May 2021 | O | 1 May 2021 | Ignore Waitlist: Has anyone heard back from this program at all? I've already accepted an acceptance elsewhere, but it was primarily due to the fact that Guelph has not given the results out yet. I had emailed the program head and received no email back... I understand given COVID results came out later than usual, but I did not expect to just not hear back from a University entirely. |
| London School Of Economics And Political Science (LSE) | Political Theory, Masters (F21) | Wait listed via E-mail on 30 Apr 2021 | U | 1 May 2021 | Ignore waitlist. // Received an email that i'm on the reserve list. This is what the LSE website said: You are on a reserve list. Your application is considered to be of a high enough standard, but no places remain on your chosen programme. If a place becomes available, you may be sent an offer later in the year. Final offers to reserve-listed applicants will be sent out by the end of August. If anyone with an offer is not going to LSE, hope your response to the offer comes sooner. It would really help those of us who are in the reserve list. :'( |
| University Of Virginia | Political Science/Politics, PhD (F21) | Accepted via E-mail on 29 Apr 2021 | A | 30 Apr 2021 | Off the waitlist! Thrilled. |
| York University | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Rejected via Website on 29 Apr 2021 | U | 29 Apr 2021 | Disgraceful and disrespectful - these are the only words I can use to describe the way the department handled the application process. I don't know what was going on behind the curtain, but please, treat us like adults and be transparent. |
| York University | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Rejected via Website on 29 Apr 2021 | I | 29 Apr 2021 | MyFile status: "reviewed-unsuccesful" |
| Columbia University | Political Science, Masters (F21) | Wait listed via Other on 29 Apr 2021 | O | 29 Apr 2021 | Ignore WL: TTPB - Thank you so much for your reply! I actually hadn't seen that update, so that's hugely reassuring, and nice to know they've provided an update. Good luck to you too! |
| London School Of Economics & Political Science (LSE) | Law, PhD (F21) | Rejected via Website on 29 Apr 2021 | 29 Apr 2021 | Sigh... Id received: 14 Jan., rejection: 28 April, no waitlist, no reserve list, no transcript drop. Via LFY and via email a few hours afterwards. LL.M. from LSE (with Mid-Merit), 1 published article in an international journal, 2 research assistant positions, 1 offer to be a teaching assistant and a very niched PhD proposal, with 2 LSE professors nominated as supervisors (from whom I had previously received guidance re my proposal). Best of luck! | |
| York University | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Rejected via Website on 29 Apr 2021 | I | 29 Apr 2021 | Finally!! |
| Columbia University | Political Science, Masters (F21) | Wait listed via Website on 28 Apr 2021 | A | 28 Apr 2021 | NOT WAITLISTED. Hello, fellow Columbia University applicants. It's me again; the one who commented on 04/18 and 04/24. I'm still waiting to hear back from Columbia. To answer the question that was asked by the person below me, I say to consider a "no response" from Columbia not as a rejection. The political science department updated their master's program website and stated this: "The cohort for AY21/22 will be larger than our usual MA cohort. The cohort will be around 35-40 students. This is due to the fact there will be no incoming PhD students (we paused PhD admissions for the year)". It is very possible the department is still going through thousands of applications and is taking more time than usual this academic year (because of COVID), compared to previous academic years, to figure out which applicants to admit and which to reject. It is also possible Columbia has placed those who still haven't heard back on a waitlist but never informed the students they've been placed on that waitlist. I suppose it's a matter of waiting and being patient. Again, once I hear back, I'll be posting the update here on Grade Cafe. Good luck to you all. |
| Columbia University | Political Science, Masters (F21) | Wait listed via Other on 28 Apr 2021 | O | 28 Apr 2021 | Ignore WL: Anyone have any idea when we might hear? Emailed the program coordinator who just directed me back to the department website, which doesn't have many details. Should I just assume a rejection at this point? |
| Mannheim | CDSS, Political Science, PhD (F21) | Wait listed via E-mail on 27 Apr 2021 | I | 27 Apr 2021 | [NOT WL]: I applied 86 days ago today for early decision and when I asked for clarification around the 70-day mark I received a response that roughly equated to "you'll know when we know." Helpful. I've gotten to the point where I don't know that I would even attend if I was accepted because of how completely intractable the administration seems. Really poor form, Mannheim. |
| University College London (UCL) | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Rejected via Other on 23 Apr 2021 | I | 23 Apr 2021 | Received an email saying the portal had been updated. I received an offer from Oxford (my first choice) so this isn't too big of a deal, even if it is somewhat of a surprise. |
| Carleton University | Political Science, Masters (F21) | Rejected via E-mail on 23 Apr 2021 | 23 Apr 2021 | Domestic student, meh GPA, strong letters of reference. Disappointed but not surprised. | |
| MIT | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Wait listed via E-mail on 22 Apr 2021 | U | 22 Apr 2021 | Has anyone heard from MIT about the waitlist? |
| University Of Illinois | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Wait listed via Other on 22 Apr 2021 | 22 Apr 2021 | Did you guys receive any notifications? It's almost May!! Spare us! | |
| York University | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Wait listed via Other on 22 Apr 2021 | I | 22 Apr 2021 | Ignore waitlist. Guys, please, can anyone give them a call or something? It will be May soon and we are still waiting. |
| York University | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Wait listed via Website on 22 Apr 2021 | I | 22 Apr 2021 | Ignore the waitlist. Have any international applicants heard anything from the department yet? |
| Columbia University | Political Science, Masters (F21) | Wait listed via Website on 21 Apr 2021 | A | 21 Apr 2021 | Hello, again. This is the person that left a comment on 4/18. Thank you to the person below me for responding. Three days have passed and I haven't heard a peep from Columbia. Once I hear back, I'll make sure to note whether I was accepted or rejected here on Grad Cafe. Good luck! |
| The New School | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Wait listed via E-mail on 21 Apr 2021 | I | 21 Apr 2021 | I'm asking anyone who doesn't want their place, pls decide fast |
| University Of Illinois | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Wait listed via Other on 21 Apr 2021 | 21 Apr 2021 | Any news from the department? It has been one week after the April 15th deadline! | |
| University Of Rochester | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Accepted via E-mail on 14 Apr 2021 Undergrad GPA: 3.82 GRE General (V/Q/W): 168/168/5.00 GRE Subject: n/a ♦ |
I | 20 Apr 2021 | I was waitlisted in february. |
| York University | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Wait listed via Website on 19 Apr 2021 | I | 19 Apr 2021 | Ignore waitlist - good to hear that they are making their decisions this week. Hopefully we will know by the end of this week or early next week how it went. I guess by this late stage we must be at the discussion table ie we haven't been cut early on? Best of luck to everyone! |
| York University | Political Science, PhD (F21) | Wait listed via E-mail on 19 Apr 2021 | I | 19 Apr 2021 | Ignore the waitlist. The department informed me previously that the admissions committee would be meeting this week to discuss international applications. It would be strange if they had lied to me. |
| Columbia University | Political Science, Masters (F21) | Wait listed via E-mail on 19 Apr 2021 | I | 19 Apr 2021 | Not waitlisted. Haven't received a decision either, but I applied just before the deadline in February so wasn't expecting anything too soon. Guessing they just have more applications than usual to go through given that they removed the demand for a GRE score. And hey, no news is good news, right? |
| Columbia University | Political Science, Masters (F21) | Wait listed via E-mail on 18 Apr 2021 | A | 18 Apr 2021 | Not waitlisted. Today is 4/18 and I'm still waiting to hear back from Columbia. Is anyone else also waiting? Does anyone have any further insight as to why they're taking this long? Any info would be appreciated! Good luck to everyone. Thanks. |