Received this email about 1 minute ago:
Dear Ronald:
Thank you for accepting our offer of admission to the Mid-Career MPA and welcome to the HKS Community! In light of a record number of people accepting our offer, we would like to encourage interested students to consider requesting a one year deferral of enrollment. All deferral requests will be given serious consideration. In certain cases, it may be possible to defer your financial aid package as well. All requests will be considered on a case by case basis, and approvals cannot be guaranteed.
Please respond directly to me no later than Noon on Friday, 28 May, if you would like to be considered for a deferment. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Mike Burke