Admitted from the waitlist, but I had removed myself from the waitlist several days ago, so I just declined the offer.

off waitlist

Officially admitted with a full scholarship (1300 EUR/month). Will accept later this week.

I was told that they were not to use the waitlist this year. So I'm off the waitlist and rejected.

Anyone heard anything back?

Ignore w. Guys, seriously, there must be something going on with this department. It has been a while since they decided on Canadian applicants. What can take them so long?

(gpa is masters) Email to check portal. This was the last decision I was waiting on, and jeez they sure took their time. This completes the admissions season for me. 2a/7r/0w Today I accepted Michigan's offer in the World/IR track (just hours before the NYU notification came). Looking forward to seeing some of you in Ann Arbor!

Ignore waitlist. I saw some Political Science activity a few weeks ago. I emailed Holly (political science coordinator) on Monday enquiring about decision notification date and she informed me Political Science will hear back by Friday 9th. I also sent a generic email to GSAS admissions office and they informed me 'they could not give an exact date'. From this, it seems best to contact a specific person within the department for information. This probably applies to all departments. I hope this helps someone. Good luck everyone!

TTPB: did they notify any one of you guys about who your advisor will be? And asides from communication from the DGS, did any faculty reach out?

All's well, I'm going to Columbia.

I sent an email asking about the status of my application. 15r, 0p :(

It shows "Denied" on the portal- no email yet, but feels a bit funny there's not been communication from the program?

I would say that you should hear back between now and June. German universities are not known for being particularly fast in their decision-making process and it also comes down to how competitive you are as a candidate. More competitive candidates seem to get their admits sooner and the middling candidates a bit later. But, chin up, because Mannheim is solidly good school it competes for PhD students that also apply to places like Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, the Ivies, etc. and it just doesn't have the name recognition. Also, compared to other European schools (like Gothenburg, Leiden, Aarhus, etc.) they pay their PhD candidates surprisingly little (only €1,250 per month I think). So, it's possible if not probable that if you don't hear back soon you may still get in because Mannheim just doesn't have the same name recognition/resources to always attract the wunderkinder.

Received formal letter of offer couple days afterwards