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    University of Maryland (MPP) 2012

    in Government Affairs Forum

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    Just heard back via snail mail--I'm in! :) But no financial support :( the decision letter came in a red UMD folder with details about their admitted students day.

    sjw528 I'm still waiting to get my folder in the mail, but am trying to lock down my school visit schedule now.. could you share with us the date that was in your folder for admitted students day? Also what is the deadline to notify them of enrollment by (April 15 or something else)?

    Thanks so much!

    UCLA MPP vs George Washington MPP/MPA vs American MPP/MPA

    in Decisions, Decisions

    Posted

    Were you offered scholarship to any of these programs? Where do you want to be after graduation? If the answer is working for the government in some capacity, you may want to strongly consider one of the DC programs as you will likely end up doing an internship in the area, which could morph into a job offer and/or connections to get one. UCLA is a great school though (though admittedly aside from knowing it's a top program I don't know much about it).

    Official Admitted Thread

    in Government Affairs Forum

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    When did you get your NYU admission? I notice a few people have posted Wagner decisions, but I haven't received anything yet (I applied to the MPA). Congrats on the acceptance and scholarship!

    I got an email from them on the 5th. It's a pretty big program, so I imagine they are rolling out everyone's letters soon. Good luck!

    Official Admitted Thread

    in Government Affairs Forum

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    So far:

    Harris $10k.

    Syracuse MPA (funding not yet disclosed)

    UCLA $22k (in-state full ride)

    Goldman - rejected.

    Heinz DC Track - $28k

    Barring very generous aid offers from Michigan or Duke, or acceptance to Harvard/Princeton, it looks like I'm headed to CMU and then off to DC.

    U Chicago is very prestigious, and recently added on David Axelrod to faculty (adding to Paulson, Richard Daley, 2 Nobel Laureates, and more), but I've been told the program is more "orthodox" than ideal. CMU strikes me as its opposite -- less prestigious, but eminently practical.

    I'm struggling to put a value on 9 months of work and living experience in Washington, DC, but it seems substantial (not to mention the average $20k salary students earn at their internships the 2nd year). Either way, I don't think I can justify spending an additional $17k annual to go to Chicago rather than CMU. However, I do think CMU is worth an additional annual $12k over attending UCLA.

    Does anyone take issue with my math, or see other factors at hand? It seems like there are quite a few people making this decision.

    I am heavily weighing the CMU DC track too thanks to the funding. Re: the 2nd year apprenticeship, I know what their site says about average income of their students, but I'm hoping to speak to a few current/past students to make sure that is a reality. Have you had a chance to speak with any students yet?

    Resources for Non-Profit Employees

    in The Bank

    Posted

    I've done lots of scholarship searching, including looking through the schools I'm applying to and what they link to. Have found very few I qualify for. But I def recommend checking out each school you applied to at least on their fin aid pages for scholarship info, some may work for you

    Wouldn't it be nice if there were more scholarships for us considering we also will make less than everyone later on? Le sigh..

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