GMK
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8 hours ago, saladdayss said:
Does anyone have insight on Harvard GSD vs Cornell AAP? Harvard would require over $100K in loans, and Cornell is giving me almost a full ride. However, I don't really know anything about Cornell's program and haven't been able to find anyone's experiences with the planning program.
This is a no-brainer! Follow the money!
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11 hours ago, BestLobster said:
I saw one MIT DUSP offer posted on Feb 24 on Gradcafe......I wonder if the results are already out?
The MIT admission was for a PhD, so it is likely that the Masters admissions are still pending.
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While pursuing the decisions feed, I always notice waitlisted people asking admitted students to decline offers if they have a different one that they plan to accept. I have to assume these pleas are not particularly effective, but it did make me wonder about how people normally handle when they reply to offers of admission. Do most decline a lessor offer once they have at least one better offer? Wait for all offers? Wait for the April 15 deadline?
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On 2/4/2023 at 6:55 AM, silverz97 said:Planning admissions are a little quiet this year…… Any PhD applicants here?
I am an International applicant, hope there will be update soon!I'm a PhD applicant. Yes, this forum is much slower than prior years. I am certain there will be a lot of admissions within the next 30 days.
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Just now, GMK said:
Age/Gender/Citizenship
54/F/USA
Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated
BA in Linguistics / Top 50 National / 2012
MBA / Top 50 National / 2014
GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students)
3.5 GPA - 158V / 152Q
Work Experience:
Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, ++
Letter of recommendations: (from whom)
3 professors, 1 professional reference
Schools applied to: Ohio State University
In:
Out:
Wait-list:
Awaiting: Ohio State University
Results:
I am applying for a PhD. I can only apply to Ohio State University because my husband is established in his career and moving would be very difficult. I have been in regular contact with a professor, and apparently I am #1 on the wait list. Only 4 PhD students are accepted per year, and all are fully funded. I'm hoping someone chooses the prestige of another program acceptance over OSU's generous funding...
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Age/Gender/Citizenship
54/F/USA
Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated
BA in Linguistics / Top 50 National / 2012
MBA / Top 50 National / 2014
GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students)
3.5 GPA - 158V / 152Q
Work Experience:
Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, ++
Letter of recommendations: (from whom)
3 professors, 1 professional reference
Schools applied to: Ohio State University
In:
Out:
Wait-list:
Awaiting: Ohio State University
Results:
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Both Masters and PhDs.
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Here is the place for us to discuss the Planning 2023 admissions season!
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Has anyone applied to and heard back from Ohio State? PhD program, specifically.
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Ohio State offers full funding for all of their Planning PhD students. They are not “top ranked” in Planning, however.
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My application is still pending for the PhD program at Ohio State. I emailed the graduate coordinator for the program and he said it is not a denial and still in review. Aargh.
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13 minutes ago, jbourne1 said:
You'll get in-state. I am in the same boat as you (not UCLA but CA/NY), I am in NY now and doing a GIS program at a community college in CA paying in-state tuition. You'll fill out a form called the California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request (under AB540 which was actually intended for DACA students but casts a wide net) and you'll write down your school history in the state and you're good to go. Took a matter of days for mine to get verified.
Granted UCLA is a bigger institution than the community college I went to but it was a painless process and I can all but guarantee you'll be okay.
I agree that the CA high school will very likely allow for in-state tuition for your continuing studies.
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I know several are still waiting for decisions on master's programs.
Is anyone still waiting for PhD decisions? My application is still "pending."
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@aleman, my apples are also all in one basket: the PhD program at Ohio State (since I cannot move from Columbus at this point in my life) and my application still shows as "pending." I understand your angst. For me, I think it means a waitlist status, as I applied later in the application season and I know that they had very early, strong candidates. My hope is that with other programs finishing up their decisions that candidates will start notifying schools of their final choices soon.
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9 minutes ago, educationtoplanning said:
Masters! I'm positive your PhD app would be reason for the delay. The wait is excruciating!!! Hoping that it won't be much longer before you receive some good news.
Thank you! Good luck with your decisions!
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9 minutes ago, educationtoplanning said:
I JUST (finally) got my acceptance notification! Hope you received one as well!
Did you apply for a PhD or Master?
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5 minutes ago, educationtoplanning said:
I JUST (finally) got my acceptance notification! Hope you received one as well!
My portal still shows pending! Ugh!
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@educationtoplanningI think we are the only ones who have posted thus far who have applied to Ohio State. They are taking their time with decisions this year!
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Internship! No question about it.
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I would speak to the university. At the university where I have applied, PhD candidates are not allowed to work outside of the university.
As for tenure-track university professorships, I have read that only 3-5% of people who hold a doctoral degree are able to land tenured university professorships. Thus, I'm not sure that I would base your PhD journey decisions on tenured professorship.
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Do most people wait until April 15 to commit?
(My application is still pending, but I'm trying to figure out the latest timeframe that my school might release decisions.)
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35 minutes ago, lululadybug said:
I work at an Ivy in admissions and financial aid, and we did see an increase in app numbers this year across our programs, a bit higher in planning than in others. From what I can tell, the gains for planning were mostly due to 1) GRE being waived, and 2) MIT not accepting apps (but I think that is more likely to increase our enrollment rate, not the app rate). We did NOT see the kind of spike in app numbers that we did after 2008 recession, so I don't think the economy weighed in too much as far as apps increasing, at least not in our professional programs. Though, some schools may accept fewer students this year depending on how many students they allowed to defer last year, so the overall acceptance rate may go down.
On another note, before this discussion thread was created, some folks were asking on the results thread about whether they should feel comfortable contacting admissions to check in on decisions. I can only really speak for how that is interpreted and handled at my institution, though I do think it is similar at our peer schools. My advice is to contact the admissions staff rather than a faculty member or academic department/program staff. The admissions team is used to getting these emails and may be able to provide some insight depending on the question. As long as you are respectful and mention that you understand if we cannot provide an update or further information at this point, then no one will think twice about the fact that you reached out. We have gotten a number of emails from applicants that have heard emails have gone out but they haven't received one. Faculty are sending out unofficial early notices by email in some of our programs but not in others, and those that are sending early notice seem to be sending them out in dribs and drabs, so the fact that you haven't heard does not mean you are necessarily rejected at this point, at least from my institution's perspective.
If you have a pressing reason for wanting to know your decision earlier, like you have an offer from another school that they are asking for an enrollment decision sooner than official decisions are being released, or there is a housing application deadline or something, then mention that, but again, expect that they may not be able to give you an early decision. If the school does rolling admissions, they may be able to accommodate you more than a school that works on deadlines and reviews everyone at once (like my school).
Just trying to be helpful! I know it's a really stressful time for grad applicants and I like to support any student any way I can! If you have other questions or want advice, I'm happy to give my input.
Thank you for your insight. I did actually contact my PI this morning before you posted. I wanted to know if results might be posted by the end of the month, as it is time to re-enroll in benefits with my husband’s employer and the admission decision will determine some of our benefit decisions. He didn’t answer me in the email but did ask to set up a zoom meeting with me for tomorrow. Hopefully I didn’t bother him with my question! I wish I had known your information and insight before asking him. ?
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I emailed my PI today to ask if decisions would be posted by the end of the month; it is time to re-enroll in benefits with my husband’s employer and our decisions will be slightly different depending on if I will be attending in the fall. He replied right away and didn’t answer the question but did ask for a zoom meeting tomorrow. I guess I’ll have some further guidance soon.
UCLA vs NYU for Urban Planning
in Architecture and Planning Forum
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All of these universities are well-known. One of the main things that you should consider is the cost of living in each city. University of Michigan will be the most affordable cost of living and is an excellent university. UCLA and NYU will have similar cost of living (expensive!), but very different weather and cultures from each other. UIC will also be an expensive cost of living, but not as high as UCLA and NYU.