1. No I still do not know the results but I am preparing since I expect them this week.
2. Why do you think that HKS mid-career MPA isn't much about rigorous academic training. Courses are the same like for classic MPA studies and you can pick any course as other MPA's and you attend same lectures. In addition, MS's have additional program created just for them. This means that MC-MPA is even more difficult. At least, that is how I understand this.