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So no answer today?

Did you get in? If so congrats!

it was public at the time some of us saw it. After an hour or so since the time they uploaded the video, the video suddenly disappeared either became private or deleted.

I feel scared and lonely lately for every single midnight (except weekends obviously) because any possible time during the midnights of where I am is the decision release time for HGSE. I can’t sleep or breathe and just want to get an answer.... I really want to get acceptance to HGSE, and hope god can pray for me that the waiting games ends with confetti on the decision letter....

The waiting game is driving me crazy.... I think the admissions committee has definitely completed the review ( as we saw the Welcome to HGSE 2021 video) .... it’s just a matter of time when they think it is appropriate to release the decision....

I think it definitely signals for something!!!!

The major comparison I wanted to make is between HGSE and Stanford. I brought Penn GSE into the conversation because it’s also a top 3 education school. But the conversation should majorly focus on HGSE and Stanford?

No... what I was saying was that many people said it is much harder to get into Stanford than both HGSE and Penn...

Just wondering anyone applied to Stanford GSE? Many people said it’s a lot harder to get into Stanford than HGSE and Penn GSE (overall difficulty).... I was rejected by Stanford around a week ago so I’m kind of scared....

When I clicked the admitted students website provided by some of you, I was redirected to the HarvardKey Website - I believe that’s what you mentioned. Let me explain - HarvardKey is the student website that requires you to have a Harvard ID to get access to it. For Harvard admits, in the offer letter, you’d be provided a HUID and you would need to use this ID to register for a HarvardKey account. I believe the ones that could be able to log into the website would mean that you had a HarvardKey account before, and this may be the reason.

I still personally think the change of programs as well as the switch from in-person meetings & evaluations to virtual meetings & evaluations would be a more critical cause for the admissions decisions to be delayed. Of course there might be some sort of increase of numbers of applications for Ed.M. programs, but we need to keep in mind that there’s no doctoral applications which means the admissions committee doesn’t have to review around 1,000 doctoral applications and dozens/hundreds of possible Ed.M. referrals from the doctoral applications. Although the doctoral programs have a different application deadline as well as a different notification date, it still gives the committee a lot more time and flexibility to review the applications for Ed.M programs solely. This is my perspective on the cause of the delay of the results.

I felt it was a bad sign, but as soon as I knew that this friend was also rejected a couple of years ago, I felt relieved lol..

I received my fat rejection from Stanford GSE on Feb 28. It was actually around 10 pm California time so I think the admissions officers were really trying to get the decisions out on time. Stanford’s Admissions is much much much more competitive than any other schools based on its small programs, high volume of applications, and low acceptance rate. I know a friend who went to an Ivy League for undergrad and HGSE for master’s and he got the rejection from Stanford in the same season when he was applying to HGSE.

For me I can still normally open up the website as well as the application management.

Hope we ALL hear the answers we want to hear TODAY! Have been crazily waiting for this possible moment....

Thanks! I think your gpa in the US is 3.5 out of 4 because just need to divide by 2 to make it on a 4.0 scale. My stats is on the 2nd or 3rd page of this thread! Could you give me some thoughts regarding my stats? Thanks! Really nervous!

Yes. The concentrations were actually the actual master’s programs at HGSE before the restructuring of the programs....didn’t pick up a concentration only means that you want to focus on the curriculum of the programs of your interest. At the end of the day it is a one year master’s program, and we are allowed to take half of the coursework outside HGSE, so I believe the concentrations are the addition of the programs while I acknowledge that it might impact the admissions decision somehow but I don’t think it matters a lot especially given the situation that it is optional for us to choose a concentration.

Agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with applicants being picked in 24 buckets as the definition of concentration at HGSE isn’t the one we normally mean. According to HGSE, “You also have the option to further personalize your learning at HGSE by choosing to specialize in a Concentration. While optional, HGSE’s Concentrations allow you to deepen your knowledge in a particular context or area of education through courses and co-curricular activities, ranging from applied learning experiences to professional development opportunities to speaker and networking events... The Concentrations can be combined with the Programs to create personalized pathways and signal investment in developing specific expertise” I believe this means that the concentrations are in addition to the program, so I believe applicants are being picked majorly based on the programs they are interested in. Although the concentrations may play in a role, it is definitely not a huge thing like “24 buckets” to decide which ones to be accepted or not.

I just called the admissions asking for approximate release date, and I believe the staff was just reading off the scripted response that by the end of March guaranteed and will try to release as soon as possible... I also asked her if she knows if there’s any significant increase of applications and she said HGSE doesn’t track number of applications... idk which is true now...

I just asked my current master’s program’s advisor who is also in charge of admissions of the program. He said that for my current program, it looks pretty normal compare to previous years, but he is also aware that some other programs have more applicants than usual. I believe it depends on different programs.

I want to get back to the states too (I’m still in my current master’s program), but I don’t know if it is possible given the circumstances happening in the states...

I believe many international students (at least for Chinese students), they have left the US already including myself??I have two friends who initially wanted to apply to HGSE but ended up not applying either because their parents didn’t want them to do so or just wanted to find a full-time/internship job in China at least for right now...

I wish HGSE could be more generous on admissions at least for the money’s sake?the Ed school is facing fiscal problems so please be generous with master’s applicants?

By any chance do you know was the number a lot higher or slightly higher than previous years?

What’s your thoughts regarding the number of the applications? I personally think it may remain approximately the same... I don’t think a larger number of applications would lead to a much longer waiting game... I personally lean to the reason that this is the actual first time (excluding the summer round) that the admissions committee (I think they are the faculty members) has to work together remotely to review applications, make decisions, and communicate with the admissions office. Maybe they are just slower and trying to adapt the new way of making admissions decisions...