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I'm in the same boat - live in DC currently (near parents / with SO) and I wouldn't want to move to my school's location unless it's definitely on campus. I've asked my school a couple times, but they haven't made a decision nor know the timeframe that they would release a decision. It's very stressful!

That's good information, thank you!! They said they didn't have a date, and would just keep the waitlist open until all spots were full.

I was waitlisted as well I called and they said that they emailed me on 4/6/20 with the decision, but I never received the email...

Thank you! You as well. Can I ask how they notified you? I've been obsessively refreshing my email (Cornell Tech also said they're releasing decisions this week).

I didn't apply to SVA or Parsons, but I did apply (and was accepted w/ 11k scholarship) to Pratt's IED and had a chance to tour the program earlier this year. A couple thoughts I had about Pratt: The campus is VERY small. The entire program is on one floor of a building in Manhattan, so it feels very insular and separated from the main Pratt campus in Brooklyn The program collaborates heavily with their library / archives students, so I've noticed a lot of fellowships/internships are around library access, websites etc - this could be great if you're interested in libraries (I know one of their fellowships is one with MoMA!) They do have a lot of technical classes (database work, networking) to help with the more technical side of UX/UI The facilities weren't great... I mentioned above that it's a small campus, but there's not much (if any at all) open studio space beyond 1-2 computer labs I obviously can't make a decision for you, but I hope the above information helps and gives a little more insight into the program!

I think it's got better name recognition perhaps since it's an older program. I do really like the UPenn IPD is 2 full years of study though, and the brand recognition of UPenn in general is really good. When do you think we hear back from IPD? I understand IDM only recently sent out interview requests to applicants as well (I did not apply there).

@Sudhir Jain I applied and got accepted to CMU MIIPS, which I think is fairly similar with the partnership between the Business, Design, and Engineering schools. This will be my backup if I don't get into UPenn

@Sudhir Jain have you heard anything? I emailed the program, and the admissions director, about a week and a half ago and I still haven't heard anything. Their admissions website says they *may* release results after May 8th, which seems crazy late to give a decision with a February deadline...

@ashhhh I think my last 2 choices right now are MIIPS or UPenn IPD (still waiting to hear back). I have declined NYU's ITP and IDM programs, and decided not to apply to HCDE. I think for me, I wanted less of a pure art and coding experience and wanted to lean toward something more holistic. I looked at the alumni coming out of MIIPS and was really impressed, and most of the career paths were jobs I would want to take after graduation (product designer, design engineer, UX designer). So basically, just waiting on UPenn and then I decide (but their IPD program is pretty similar to MIIPS).

Have heard some not-so-great things about Pratt IXD. I visited there myself and the entire program is on one floor of their Manhattan campus. It felt pretty isolated and very small to spend 2 years there, plus there's no open design space or anything like that. Northwestern has a massive alumni pool and their name recognition is very strong, and I think would give better networking / facilities. I would have applied to EDI myself but you had to have engineering background, which I don't have.

I'm also looking into CMU MIIPS...I'm coming from more of a business background and want to ultimately continue in Product Design, so I think the combo of MBA + engineering classes will push it over the edge for me.... Waiting to hear back from UPenn's M:IPD program still! Anybody else apply there?

Has anybody applied to UPenn's Masters of Integrated Product Design? The website says that decisions will be released after March 1st. I haven't heard anything yet so curious if others have heard back?

Accepted with $11k/year scholarship, but most likely not going to accept... when I toured the school, I didn't love the facilities and how small it all felt

hey all, I've applied to several programs for design/tech!! heard back from NYU IDM (accepted, yay!) but waiting on cornell tech, upenn, NYU ITP, pratt, and CMU MIIPS. anybody else going insane with waiting?