RLw/lowgpa

Congrats guys, hope to see you at an accepted student event this spring!

I just received an email from admissions...looking at the Results Board other majors (Health, Urban Planning) are also getting emails this morning and this afternoon.

Agreed. I just discovered the "Results Search" tab at the top of the page and have been looking for anyone posting Wagner rejections/acceptances. Something else for me to check 100 times today.

Hopefully we know by this time tomorrow and can stop checking email and grad cafe at an OCD-like frequency.

Heart just stopped, email from Wagner Admissions in my inbox at 8:15pm eastern...open it up and it's an advertisement for a public service conference. Kidding me?

Anyone else apply for an application fee waiver? Citing Americorps, Peacecorps or any other exemption?

You need to have a deli sandwich with French Fries and cole slaw on it for lunch today...that will please the Pitt admissions gods.

Bad luck comes in sets of three, not four....you should be fine.

Thanks for the posts. Definitely not selling myself short. I know I learned a great deal during my time in. I just felt that during the application process my case, or my overall package, was maybe not as focused or streamlined as some of my fellow applicants who knew Sophomore year of undergrad where they wanted to attend Grad School, and worked within their chosen field for a few years following graduation. Many people I spoke to knew exactly what they hoped to achieve upon completing their graduate degree or the type of role they saw themselves in. Again, very focused. I felt my SOPs and overall package could be summed up in a few sentences....I spent 8 years in the military helping people and feeling like I was making a difference. Now I am pursuing an MPA/MPP and hope to once again feel that same sense of accomplishment. I realize that Vets have a lot to offer but I sometimes feel we suffer from a lack of exposure to the real (civilian) world and I felt this was reflected in my package.

I checked the website again this morning fully expecting that date to have shifted again. It still says notification BY March 8th so knowing my luck I'll be checking email at 1159pm tomorrow night. At least it will be a Friday though, I can celebrate, or lament, appropriately.

As someone who recently left the military I felt as if I was behind the power curve when beginning the application process for grad school. It seems to me that most people in these forums have followed a pretty direct route in choosing and being accepted to a graduate program. Throughout my application I felt the need to explain or compensate for the 8 year gap since undergrad or my lack of civilian work experience by emphasizing a common strength which I'm sure all veterans emphasis. In my opinion, that strength is a veteran's experiences in the military and their ability to bring a unique and valuable POV to the student body and classroom discussions. I guess now, as I anxiously await an email from admissions departments, I am wondering if the unique perspective I can offer will be enough to compensate for the gap in education and my lack of civilian work experience.

Anyone received word from admissions?

I think the Feb 22nd deadline was just for those applicants seeking a Fellowship. I actually remember the question being asked at an NYU event, "If we don't plan on applying for a fellowship is there any advantage to submitting our application by the December deadline?" The answer was no.

I've been checking the NYU applicant portal through which I submitted my completed package back in December. It's said "Appication Submitted" since the deadline. I guess I'm hoping I'll log in and see "Application Accepted" or "Congratulations"...I think at this point, 4 days before the nofication dealine, people are just nervously checking schools websites, email (to include Spam folders), and cruising forums like this for any insight or information.

Yes, just checked and they've bumped it back to 8 March. Reading previous years threads it sounds like most people get last minute notifications most by 5pm on the deadline day or even as late as midnight.

Website says 7 March as the notification deadline, has anyone received a decision yet?