EconSpengler

Got my admittance email yesterday. Still in shock. GRE: 770Q, 670V, 4.0AW GPA: 3.25 (Electrical engineering at a large public school) Work Experience: 2 years as a technology consultant, 1.5 years as an engineer, 6 months of political campaign work, plus some volunteer activities. No economics background but I had a pretty math-heavy undergraduate major.

Just got an admittance email too! Good luck to everyone!

I think I remember reading somewhere (most likely somewhere on this forum) that they rank each candidate on a scale of 1 to 4 in each of these categories: Leadership, Commitment to Public Service, Academics, Special Talent / Extraordinary Backgroud / Diversity. I could be way off base though. Anyone please feel free to show me the error of my ways.

Just got my acceptance letter! I had to pick it up at the post office itself since they said the carrier couldn't get into my building for some reason. No funding, but I feel like this one was a long shot for me so I'm pretty thrilled to get an acceptance! Abogs, I hope you get the official word soon!

I'm in a similar situation, though I live in Chicago. My head nearly exploded when I saw that email.

Also got the thumbs-down from Sanford. Ah well, I knew it was a long shot. Congrats to all who got in!! And good luck to those still waiting!

To all those who have heard back, do you mind sharing when you submitted your application? I just submitted mine a couple weeks ago and I'm curious what the turnaround is.