Wain

Just got notification from the Grad Admissions office yesterday. The sign-in wouldn't work until today though. One step closer!

I got into Berkeley last Friday and called them this Friday to feel out the leveraging other offers thing. I was even told by someone in the their department last fall that it's worth a shot. I was told that they overcommit funding so even if some people who were offered scholarships turn them down, they may not get funding. I was told that I'd be put on a list and would be contacted if funding becomes available sometime around April 15th. Worth a shot.

I've been working for an organization that builds and operates affordable housing. I'm a community organizer with them. Doing that work has gotten me really interested in both how to create housing that's affordable as well as jobs that provide incomes that eliminate the need for affordable housing. I want to study how the two intersect and interact. In the acceptance e-mail, it said something like over 50% of students get assistantships. This seems to be the best evidence for the rumors about assistanships that I've heard as well.

I'm in and got my e-mail at 6:30pm PST tonight. I think when I checked it on my phone it said something about mailchimp but I can't find it now. I'm also surprised they didn't send it all out at once. I also didn't get funding but I'm still really excited. This is definitely #1 choice for me. Good luck to everyone else! Applied: Price MPP, Luskin MPP, Goldman MPP Accepted: Price ($$$$), Luskin, Goldman

I didn't have to sign for anything. I was notified by e-mail about acceptance and then the next day a large envelope came in the mail with scholarship information. The mail carrier just left it in my box though.

Just checked the thread from last year and it looks like people found out in the evening? Maybe I'll just sleep in tomorrow...

Yeah, this wait is killing me. I got into USC and UCLA but Goldman is my #1. They're a great fit (housing and employment), I'd like to move to the Bay area so the network would help, I like how small and focused it is, and it's affordable. Hard to beat. I got my USC notification at 2am (I'm assuming auto-send) so I'm thinking of setting my alarm for the middle of the night, haha.

I also got the full tuition and had 3-4 years of work experience

That was my experience too. I got my e-mail this past Thursday and then a funding letter in the mail on Friday. Hope you get good news!