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

While I was really bummed I did not get in, this forum made me feel better since my numbers ostensibly seem like they are in the ballpark!

Unofficel automatic email from graduate admissions

Russell Group Economics undergrad top 5% of course.

Got a rejection this morning, even though I got accepted last year (rejected cause of no funding), had the support of a supervisor, and finished an Oxford Master with distinction and best thesis in the meantime. No idea what went wrong this year. But also got a funded offer from Cambridge (which actually seemed to me to be the stronger department in terms of current students). So, not too sad but still surprised.

12 weeks after submission - very disappointed with how badly they treat applicants, no updates, no feedback, just pay and be quiet. Way past their own timeframe for hearing back as well. Congrats to everyone who got in - for those with other rejections: don't despair. Got rejected here, but accepted with full funding a few weeks ago at Cambridge. Go figure.

Did any other IR applicants hear anything back?

Dreaded 2AM rejection email. The competition this year was ridiculous, so well done to those admitted

The dreaded 1.51 email. Not surprised though as it's my first time applying and I don't have a polsci background. Best of luck to those waiting

Probably didn't help that two of my preferred listed advisors were in other departments (History and Oriental Studies), and the third that was in Politics left Oxford in the middle of the application window. Best of luck to you all. Oxford sure did take their sweet time in notifying this year.

Received at 01:51 GMT

[NOT WL] Has anyone else heard back besides the one that submitted their results? I'm a bit confused because I've received neither an offer nor a rejection. Does anyone know if there's a waitlist?

[NOT A RESULT] Emailed the admission office more than week ago and got no response. Has anyone heard from them?

Canadian w/ a Canadian honours BA. Notified via email to check portal

Econ undergrad from a top Asian university with low scores on Econ core, but overall score is ok. Have some experience in course-related research and also work hard on my research proposal. Also applied for the same course of Oxbridge, got rejected by Cam on 02/22 and accepted by Ox on 03/31. Best luck to all!