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Wow. This turned into a marketing thread for SAIS.... my impression is that the Columbia name carries better internationally, whereas SAIS is lesser known outside of the US. Is this just a stereotype? Question: is SAIS a place for Republicans ?

Yeah, what the heck is taking so long.

No answer either cadaujac, the post from the 26th is from an internal MIT candidate. The response time for the rest of us is unusually long.

Needless to say for MIT, considering a $2 billion shrinking endowment, furloughs and budget cuts, labor productivity in the admissions process is not something we should expect.

February is almost over. Notifications seem awfully late, considering this information: The TPP Open House for admitted students will be held in our TPP offices on Monday, March 15, 2010. More information will be posted on our website in February.

Wow, results must be coming soon. Nothing here yet.

Moo. What exactly is successful? Is this success ~2-3, 3-5, or more like 10-20 years after degree?

Alright, who applied to SAIS and SIPA ?? They are both cheapskates in terms of funding. Are these programs really worth the debt ?

I'm dead here too. Told I made the second round of 50, but rejected. Moving on.

Apparently, ERG at Berkeley has had deep budget cuts so it may not admit the usual 11-15 students this year.

Has anyone else applied and heard any admissions decisions from the Berkeley Energy and Resources Group ? Fall 2010?

Any Portuguese here applying to the MIT Portugal program ?

Thanks for this information regarding RA/TA positions. I guess it sounds like TPP students may have to hustle to find their own TA/RA positions.

I don't see a decision here either. just "Application is under review"

Thank you for applying to the Ph.D. program at The George Washington University. We understand that, if admitted, you may plan to seek financial aid to help finance your graduate education. Decisions regarding fellowships and assistantships awarded by the Trachtenberg School will be included in your official notification letter from the Columbian College. While you are awaiting the School's decision, we have posted information about financial aid on our website, and we also have several opportunities we would like to share with you now as their deadlines are approaching quickly: Do they really accept people to Ph.D. without funding ?

Thanks ! Good luck ! CMU is a great place... and now the tension builds. . . because it's already early February !!! It feels much better, having some other quality options in play while waiting on MIT, doesn't it? I wonder if most of MIT's TPP students are funded ? It seems like this is the case, because everyone does research.

I was invited to an in-person interview for graduate admission. What questions should I expect/prepare for ??????? It will be individual interviews with prospective faculty.

Yeah, for sure. I don't think there is a magic formula for MIT. I also applied to the Berkeley's Energy and Resources group (haven't heard anything yet). I was admitted to Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and interviewing at UCLA next week ! All with a focus on energy issues and environmental policy. Good luck!!!! have you heard anything from the other programs ??

Notifications will probably come soon because the TPP Open House for admitted students is Monday, March 15, 2010.... so we should be hearing this month or early march at the latest. Did you submit two applications to ESD or did you declare for S.M. with Ph.D. as the final degree objective? I think there are two separate committees for the S.M. and Ph.D.

Has anyone applied to the NSF IGERT Clean Green Fellowship for 2010 at UCLA ? How many spots are available ?

Is this because the work at RAND is mainly applied (practice versus theory) ? It seems like the Ph.D. students there are publishing in peer-reviewed journals though, so perhaps it's a matter of reputation??? Here are some published stats I found for the 2009 entering class 2009 Applicant Pool Applications Received 178 Accepted 21% Class Size 22 Academic Profile Students with Advanced Degrees 50% Average GRE 1401 Quantitative 758 Verbal 644 General Average Age 26 Women 55% International students 27% Scholarships Awarded 81% Undergraduate Majors Econ & Business 30% Social Science and Humanities 26% Science 13% Mathematics 12% Engineering 11%

Did you receive any e-mail confirmation from Berkeley ERG? Also, I understand the UC Davis Energy graduate group is not yet approved by UC, so how did you apply to this program? Did you apply to another department and then plan to transfer ? Thanks!!! Good luck let me know of any updates. I know MIT TPP program has already begun its review.

Is anyone applying to the School of public health environmental programs? What kind of stats are necessary to get in ? There is a Doctoral program in Environmental Science and Engineering, but why is it in the School of Public health. Anyway, would love to know if anyone else is applying here

Wow it really is $48K in fellowships (pre-tax)

What do you guys know about the RAND Graduate School ? They offer a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis and offer $48K in fellowships per year to all incoming students. Besides the great location in Santa Monica, CA (a block away from the beach) RAND also has a great reputation, but what about this Ph.D. program ?