Policy.Planner.NYC

I can only hope this means more scholarship $$$ available for those of us making an effort to apply proactively this season.

Waiting another week is frustrating, but choosing 12/22 certainly makes sense from their perspective.

https://harris.uchicago.edu/admissions/requirements-and-deadlines Looks like they just changed the deadlines page to place a hard date (12/22/17) for Early Action notification.

Out of curiosity, has anyone heard a confirmed date for decisions? I guess I assumed it would be 12/15 based on what limited info I can find about last year.

I also applied to the MUP program. Also applied to the MPP at Chicago Harris. I will be applying to Berkeley (MCP) and USC (MPP) as well. Depending on the results of my Early Action app to Chicago, I may consider Harvard GSD (MUP) and Penn Design (MCP).

Agreed. Of course the worst (or best - depending on the outcome) is that I will be in Chicago on the 15th. I suppose if I get in, it will be a good chance to check out campus and Hyde Park again over the weekend.

Program: MPP/MCP/MUP Schools Applying To: Chicago Harris (MPP), Berkeley (MCP), Penn Design/Fels (MCP + MPA), Wagner (MUP), USC Price (MPP) Interests: Urban policy/planning Undergrad Institution: Columbia Undergraduate GPA: 3.45/4.0 Undergraduate Major: Civil Engineering, Political Science Minor GRE: 169 V / 164 Q / 5.0 AW Age: 25 Languages: English (native), Spanish (meh) Nationality: US Quant Experience: Engineering undergrad so dozens of courses... too much to list here. I have Principles of Economics (A) and Intermediate Micro (B). Work Experience: 4+ years full time transportation/resilient cities related work for major public agencies in NYC and PHL. Misc: NA? LORs: 1 undergrad professor who knows me very well (taught me in 3 engineering economics and project management related courses), two from work - one is very personal from my direct supervisor (HKS MPP alum), the other is from a high level official who is familiar with my work (Cal MPP Alum). Should be a strong focus on my commitment to public service. SOPs: Strong - tie together my experiences in urban resiliency and transportation with my desire to further expand my urban policy knowledge base and develop policy analysis skills. My main concerns are GPA and lack of concrete foreign language skills - though I would imagine that for my interest areas it is not essential as I am not planning on focusing on international relations, etc. I hope that my Ivy quant degree and strong GRE scores make up for my low-ish GPA.

Applied Friday! Awkwardly, I will be in Chicago on 12/15 for reasons unrelated to graduate school... so a reject could definitely sour my trip. Harris is my top choice, given my interest in urban policy.