terrapin
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From what I know, Chicago is the better school and the better program. But yes, I'd say cost/funding should play a significant role in just about anyone's decision.
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I would say both have great brand names. Hopkins' is probably even stronger in the world of IR/Intl Development.
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Darn. No $ for me. No update either. I feel left out!
Then again I never did get any sort of email stating that my application had been updated in the first place. I have only seen it on the website.
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Decisions are out. Admitted. Good news. Anyone else?
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Wow... Not really sure what to say about that.
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I don't know anything specific about these two programs, but I can tell you that Charlottesville is less than a 3 hour drive from Chapel Hill. And culturally, there is little to no difference between Central Virginia and North Carolina. Neither of these schools are exactly located in a policy "hotbed" if you will. Go with whatever your gut says.
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I can see it both ways. On the one hand, frequently extending deadlines and delaying announcements doesn't exactly make them look like the most organized bunch, but if the alternative is receiving no information at all, I imagine most people would pick the twitter account.
I suspect there are probably very reasonable explanations for the various extensions/delays. It is the University of Chicago after all, and not some fly-by-night operation. Of course to the applicants, all we see is the twitter blurbs (tweets?).
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Harris admissions tweet announced that results will be released Mon. March 10th. https://twitter.com/HarrisAdmission/status/440964443594162178
Thanks! Had assumed it would be this week based on "early early March" tweet, so this is good to know!
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From Harris's Admssions Twitter:
Only 150 apps left to read. Expect admission decisions in early early March! I'm crushing it. -
Per their twitter, looks like they extended their deadline again to 15 Feb to hear back by early March.
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I am an early admit. and nothing here!
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I would look at PhDs but that's just me. Never understood those who get two masters degrees, without getting them concurrently.
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Allow me to echo Doyle's points. Having served 5+ years as a Marine officer, I was faced with a similar question. There were numerous attractive options available to me had I decided to stay in (FAO, Congressional Fellowships, Masters Programs, etc,) but as we both know, a lot comes down to luck in the military and there are no guarantees whatsoever. So I had to make my decision to stay in or get out independent of these potential "gold mines". Ultimately I decided that I wasn't being challenged much anymore as a Marine, and at just 28 I had grown physically and mentally tired of the old games. Not to mention the fact that I am engaged to a wonderful and independent woman whose own career would surely suffer if I continued to move around every 3 years.
So, you have to decide based on the merits alone of staying in or getting out. If you still feel the calling to serve your country if called upon, you could enter the selected reserves (or whatever the Army equivalent is), as a nice middle ground.
For what it's worth, if you do well on your GRE, I think you'd be extremely competitive at any of those schools. You have plenty of time to take them, and it is a test that is easily mastered with some brute force studying.
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Hello everyone,
I recently completed my grad apps, and I'm incredibly nervous. I'd really appreciate any comments about my stats.
Programs: MPP
Schools: HKS, Berkeley, Michigan, Chicago Harris, UCLA, CMU Heinz, UT-Austin
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan
Undergraduate Major: Political Science
Undergraduate GPA: 3.72 cumulative, 3.92 in major
GRE: 166 V, 153 Q, 4.5 AW
Years of Work Experience: 5 years work experience, 4 years in US Army (pre-college)
Describe Relevant Work Experience:
4 years Army
Legislative Aide for a State Representative - 6 months
Research Assistant at Ford School - 1 year
Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship (HKS and some other schools had me submit evals which were generally very good)
Relevant Coursework:
Statistics (A), Microeconomics (A)
SOP: I just talked about what I'm passionate about; the issues that I care deeply about. Probably came across ok.
LOR:
Honors Thesis advisor
State Representative (HKS grad)
Undergraduate professor, took three classes and wrote my butt off for three A's
It seems to me that you would be extremely competitive for your schools. I would say your GPA, UG degree/institution, work experience, and LORs are all at least above average for all of those schools. Your GREs might be a little low, but I have to believe that the rest of your profile more than makes up for it.
Good luck; I share your nervousness.
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Hi guys, I'm a current Harris student and I spoke to the director of admissions about the speculation going on here about the reason for the extension of the deadline and I can report that there's nothing nefarious: the polar vortex meant that a lot of GRE exams were cancelled around the country so it was decided to give people who had started applications a bit more time. Applications are actually up 14% from last year so lack of numbers wasn't a factor in the decision to allow a bit more time. Good luck to everyone who has applied and hope to see you here later this year!
Thanks for the scoop. Fingers crossed.
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Coming out of lurking to offer some insight (by which I mean, join the speculation). While I don't think it is common practice, I do know from an email exchange with the admissions office that there were some IT issues roughly around the time of the arctic blast that hit Chicago. Since that was so close to the original deadline, it is possible they extended the deadline for applicants who were negatively affected.
Another possibility is that the number of applications received was below internal projections. While this does suggest a less competitive applicant pool and maybe makes it easier to get in, the double edged sword would be that there could be something in the mpp market driving applicants away from Harris. Here's to hoping that's not the case.
Long story short, I wouldn't get concerned about the extension. The applicants who rightfully needed it will be able to take advantage, while those who were too disorganized to get it in by the proper deadline probably suffer disorganization in the application components (GRE prep, transcript, etc.) and probably aren't threats for grabbing a slice of that scholarship money we're all jockeying for.
My thoughts as well. Either way, it feels good to be done with the application.
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Looks like they extended their "priority" deadline 11 days to the 21st. Anyone know if this is a common practice? It doesn't really help anyone who got their application in on time, as far as I can see.
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Good Lord. I just turned in my application (nothing like last minute updates!) and I couldn't agree more. How in the WORLD am I supposed to dress such overwhelming issues with such little space?!? I feel like my application overall was so weak. Not thrilled
It was definitely interesting. 300 words goes by quickly.
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I'd imagine sometime next week, but who knows! It's possible they got more early applicants this year than in years past, or they just need some extra time to put everything together. I have kept a close eye on their admissions blog, which provides good updates on their goings-on.
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Same boat here. They say they will render decisions by 1 January, so I am trying not to get my hopes up for a decision this week, but you're right, history seems to indicate this Friday or so.
It's Thursday here in Japan... that means I might find out tomorrow, right??
GU MSPP or UC Harris?
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Harrista,
Planning on staying in Chicago upon graduating? What sort of local job prospects do you have your eye on?