Jackson School of International Studies - University of Washington, Seattle

Hi guys,

After receiving only rejections, this is the last school I’m waiting to hear back from. Is anyone in the same boat and probably has to give up their dream of doing a PhD in International Studies (at least for the fall 2017 acceptance cycle…)? How are you dealing with all the stress? And what are your back-up plans?

I’ve finished two masters degrees in Europe (european student) and would like to move to the US since the specialization in international studies is a lot better. But, these rejections do not really help in terms of reaching my goal in doing this. I’m looking at PhD places in the UK, Norway and Sweden right now… Those are my plan-B’s!