LMAO..... i got admission from Columbia but rejected by Arizona???

Email inquiry for a quick chat.

Political Theory

15min very brief interview with one of the faculty members I mentioned in my SOP.

I am pleased to inform you that you have been admitted to the University of Illinois Ph.D. program in political science, subject to final approval by the Graduate College. The Graduate Affairs Committee was very impressed with your application, and we sincerely hope that you will join us in the fall. Attached is the offer letter that has the details for the support that we're able to provide for your studies. If you have any questions about the letter, please do let me know. In addition, I'd be more than happy to set up a time to chat with you about the program by Zoom. You can see my availability on www.calendly.com/aleksks; feel free to book more than one 15-minute block if you'd like to have some extra time. If the times listed don't work for you, please don't hesitate to send me an email and we can find an alternative time to talk. Once again, congratulations and I'm very excited at the prospect of having you join us at UIUC! Best regards, Aleks PS – Faculty are on a first name basis with graduate students at UIUC, so please feel free to call me Aleks. Aleks Ksiazkiewicz Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

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Master's GPA 4.00

I received an email from POI to discuss briefly

Applied without extensive econ training, just 2 intro courses.

Accepted for Spring of '23

TL: 5.7 Online Application w/o language test report- 5.9 LSE for You ID- 6.28 Rejected by the first choice program via official GAO email-7.10 offer letter of the second choice program via LSE for You email- 7.11 official conditional offer via GAO email It's my second master. Did my previous degrees in China, with an 87.8/100 bachelor's degree & an 87.7/100 master's degree, both in IR. Several years of gender-related activism experiences. Tailored research proposal & personal statement. Good luck!