Congratulations!!! I received the email from the SSP admissions director, and I just realized that the funding info was also indicated in the attached letter, so I'm pretty sure it is real....
Hi thank you for your note! Sorry that I couldn't give you a more sophisticated understanding on the pros and cons as well as the career development of these two programs. I'm still an undergrad, and actually I haven't started thinking about which program is better for me (as I'm also waiting for SIPA and HKS). I'm currently planning for a policy career in security.
Thank you! It says that the formal decision will be released by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences later today, so I guess that indicates the portal change.