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Folks, decisions are out!

Folks, decisions are out!!!

People, there is still a chance for some to get a scholarship from Harvard. For folks who turn down offers, some scholarships are awarded to other candidates. There is precedent for this, just back in 2018. I checked the HKS 2018 forum and found a person who got the PSF ($100K) in mid April, out of the blue. One reason this happens quite a few times is that candidates who get a significant aid from Harvard have probably also gotten the full ride at Princeton. And most go for the $160K bumper rather than Harvard's $60-100K. (If it's a Harvard full ride, then it's a different matter; but even then we had one of our forum members declining it this very year.) The chances are slim, but you never know. Try to stay positive and expect to get lucky! I keep telling myself that.

You never know. You could be accepted. Funding chances might be slim.

I personally agree with this almost fully. CPL are easily a notch higher in difficulty than securing admissions.

First the Matt intel, now the CPL invitation. You're already playing in a different league than most of us here!

I checked his LinkedIn. His term at HKS came to an end in Dec 2020. Great intel.

Thank you so much for this. The mystery just got cleared so much. Matt was amazing! I have no idea what to expect now. My theory of core mails and stuff are probably out of the window. I'm starting to believe the results can come any day.

They don't give dates. Instead, when the 'admitted' blog hits, one can be safe to expect it in 2-3 days max.

Logical. What I can't fathom is how they may do away completely with the whole series of mails which were central to understanding admissions process. Perhaps they could truncate the period (from 2 week to 1 week). As long as they get the 5 core mails out in this week.

If HKS announce their results today, this will be the most disappointing performance on their admissions blog front, ever. There was a reason why the Decision process mails used to be posted. It was to pace things and inform candidates of some basic yet important aspects, especially like application update status (not everyone ought to be a master at knowing how and where to check and all in the face of heightening tension) I cannot believe that an adcoms team as competent as that of HKS couldn't find the time to post blogs with almost the exact content from previous years to keep the traditional flow going. Even the pandemic doesn't merit such a departure from tradition. So I will continue to believe that normalcy will resume shortly and we will see the Decision process blog popping up in our mails. But hey, I am definitely not complaining if it's today!

Agreed! The feeling of indignation for this year's folks is validated 100%. Judging from the things they are yet to do, I feel 30th to be a more feasible date. I hate it and I am praying that I'm proven wrong. Usually, HKS does a brilliant job with their admission blogs. Systematically prepare the candidates for what's to come and what to keep in mind. For anyone who wants to go down the blog memory lane, below is the blog archive. Just choose the year you want to see at the top in the 'month' drop down. https://hksadmissionblog.tumblr.com/archive

So I checked the blogs from the start (2012) till 2020. Sharing a few insights with everyone to help them function in life (I've been there, so I know how miserable these days must have been). Decision day: 2012: Tuesday 2013 : Wednesday & Friday (Once upon a time, they used to release MPP/MPA-ID on different dates) 2014 : Thursday 2015-2017 : Wednesday 2018-2020 : Thursday (Not so much of a Thursday monopoly, is it?) The sequence of mails leading to D-day have differed over the years, but some core mails have been absolute certainties (The frustrating/scary part is that they haven't even begun yet for this year. Maybe today's the day it starts) 1. Three types of decisions, starting with not admitted 2. Waitlisted 3. Admitted 4. Application update (Basically showing candidates how the screenshot of an application status update will look like in the portal) 5. An informal take on the behind the scenes of the admissions process (Matt's computer, the room, etc) Look out for 'Decision Process' series of mails. Frankly, I'm confused about the 25th as D-day because all the previous years had multiple entries in this series (15+). If I consider 25th as the date, you should be getting at least 4 mails on consecutive dates starting from 22nd (could be from 20th/21st as well). They usually avoid sending on Sat/Sun, but have done in the past on some occasions. Bottom line: If you see a 'Decision Process' blog hitting today, it is safe to assume that the real countdown has begun. I encourage all to go through the archives to take some stress out and see how it has been over the years. There are pictures and all, which humanizes the admissions process. Gotta feel for Matt and his team. Hope this helps.

I meant only the MPP. And the 45 are the ones who filled. Obviously, a lot of them didn't.

I checked the HKS status sheet. Of the 45 candidates who had filled, only 5 were given the deferral to 2021. That's 11.1%. Don't know if this is the appropriate sample to take, but kind of tells the story.