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Received the acceptance phone call on Friday! Received $$. Decisions will post to the portal on Wednesday, 12/15. If you haven’t received a call, don’t worry— they’re still contacting folks and I don’t believe they’ll get to everyone before Wednesday. Best of luck everyone!

I did! I applied for the David Bohnett and Lisa Ellen Goldberg ones. How about you? Wish they would’ve released decisions last night!

Has anyone heard anything from NYU Wagner? MPA fall 2021 applicant here. I assume they’re going to stick to their March 1st deadline.

Yes, they claimed to have sent it by mistake (a pretty major mistake but it is what it is). Decisions will still be released in March according to Admissions!

According to the forum from last year (I believe it was last year?) they apparently released some of the round 1 decisions around this time in January for individuals who submitted their apps in December.

Update: they sent an email that apologized for the technical error on their end and that the transcript reminder wasn’t supposed to be sent. They also said to check the portal for the most recent application status (which is obviously still the same as before). Not sure how they could mess up like this.

Anyone get the congratulatory email that also requests your final transcript? A bit odd because it says "congratulations again" but I was not admitted a first time yet! Does anyone else think the email was a mistake who may have received it?

Hi all, I just received an email from Penn's College of Liberal and Professional Studies about an hour ago that says the following: "Subject: Penn LPS – Transcript Policy Reminder Dear [my name], Congratulations again on your acceptance to the Fels Institute, Master of Public Administration, MPA Full-time Program. Our records indicate that we have not yet received all of your official transcripts. Per our transcript policy, you must submit final official transcripts of all previous academic work. For students who have been accepted to an LPS Post-Baccalaureate or Graduate program, official transcripts must include degree conferral. Please check your transcript status by logging into your Admissions Portal and reviewing the checklist. Further information regarding what constitutes an official transcript can be found HERE. If the option is available, please request your final official transcripts be sent electronically to lps-admissions@sas.upenn.edu. Electronic submission of transcripts improves tracking and reduces processing time. Please feel free to contact our office should you have any questions or if you feel you have received this message in error: lps-admissions@sas.upenn.edu or 215-746-6906. We will be happy to assist you. Best regards, College of Liberal and Professional Studies University of Pennsylvania www.sas.upenn.edu/lps" I am curious if anyone else received this email today and if they also believe it may be a mistake? My Admissions Portal still says that my app is "under review" and I was never originally notified of an admission decision at all prior to receiving this email (hence why I am skeptical about the "Congratulations *again*" part). I have emailed admissions about this as the instructions said to do in the email, but it looks like they will not be open until next week. Any thoughts or ideas in the meantime?? Thanks in advance!

Does anyone know where I can find a recording of the waitlist webinar? I tried the link that was sent in the email earlier today but it took me to the Chicago site and required me to log into my UChicago account (which I clearly don't have since I was waitlisted). I tried emailing admissions, but simply received an automated response about how they will be closed for Thanksgiving (tomorrow) and will reopen on Monday the 30th. If no one has access to the webinar link, would you be able to email me any notes you may have taken during the webinar? I'm not sure what else to do Thank you to anyone in advance who may be able to help.

Waitlisted, not upset though! Does anyone have any idea about how long applicants on the list have waited to hear back? Do we think we might have an update when Round 1 decisions come out? Signed up for the webinar on Tuesday but maybe someone has some insight as to what to expect?

On the blog post from yesterday I think it says we have to apply for the fellowship in our original applications for admission? Are EA applicants able to apply after we’re accepted? If so that’s great news!

That’s awesome, congratulations!! Better than no $$ at all for sure! Are you also MPP and did you apply for a fellowship?

Congratulations!! Such great news Was the call from a Chicago area code?

Haven't received a text, hope I'll receive the email soon with you all!

Congratulations!! Will everyone be getting their decisions online tomorrow? Also, how many people will be called normally? Should I be worried if I don't hear back tonight?

I did! I signed up for the virtual class experience and the virtual living room event. Both will be very interesting I hope! Definitely looking forward to the class experience for sure. How about you/everyone else?

According to last year’s thread, it looks like EA applicants heard back on Friday, November 15th! Do we think decisions will go out this Friday the 13th? Or unlikely? Also, does anyone know the size of the EA pool this year and/or how many students are selected? Any info you guys have would be sincerely appreciated! :)

Just submitted here too and wishing everyone the best of luck!