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I did receive Harvard funding. It's inconspicuously hidden by going to the admission portal then clicking "View Update" under the Status Update block. Once there, scroll to the bottom of the decision letter and you should see a "Financial Aid Letter" attachment link with the information.

I'm primarily stuck between Harvard and Berkeley. However, UPenn's program seems delightful and has a strong real estate/design focus which I find personally fascinating. I will likely make up my mind when the funding totals are all reported. Secretly, I wish Harvard/MIT/Berkeley would just announce a joint three year program so that us aspiring planners could be whisked away to a permanent nirvana. Er, for free of course ?

Just updating to reflect my acceptances; including Harvard! It seems that @takeitorleaveit97 and I submitted our applications to the (almost same!) schools at the same time! Congrats! Also, a note on funding: Money is definitely scarce this year. I'll update my funding totals once they're all received as a future reference to aspiring applicants (and to any admissions folks, I am grateful for what I've received!) For those that did not receive admission to their dream schools, do not fret. I have noticed that many applicants try again successfully a following year or two and are selected just due to the increased level of professional exposure. If you have a high GPA (>3.5) I would highly recommend waiting it out if you're not satisfied with your results. This is coming from someone with 8+ years after debating whether to even apply!

Hey everyone, After battling imposter syndrome for 5+ years, the pandemic finally pushed me to get this done. Here we go! Age/Gender/Citizenship 31/M/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated Dual Degree: BA in Political Science, BA Economics. Flagship State University, magna cum laude GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.92 official (3.77 if you calculate my one non-major failed course). No GRE Work Experience: - 7 years professionally working for a city government, not directly planning related, but served on Architecture selection committee and assisted with development agreement for major shopping center. - Two planning internships: one dealing with zoning matters, the other with small businesses and contracting. - Created marketed program that allowed for bus transit expansion at my community college during undergrad. Letter of recommendations: (from whom) 2 professors, including mentor and thesis advisor. 2 supervisors, including current city manager Schools applied to: Berkeley, Harvard, UNC, UPenn, Cornell, Columbia In: Berkeley Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Harvard, UNC, UPenn, Cornell, Columbia Results: Stoked about Berkeley! To the earlier poster who asked about time, I was notified yesterday (2/10) via email at around 7p Eastern