jd212

Same here!

Still showing up as In Progress for SCARP here. For those accepted, is there funding info?

Especially for people who have been working for a few years post-undergrad like myself, you have to keep in mind other financial implications beyond tuition. Even with half-scholarships at in-state schools, you are probably going to have to borrow for cost of living alone, which will probably max out the 20k/yr federal loan limit. On top of that, in the United States at least, leaving the full-time workforce for two years forces you to address issues like what you'll do about heath insurance and losing two years of retirement savings. I'm finding myself doubting whether pursuing two years of planning education full-time is a sound investment when I'm making nearly the median salary in my current career.

I just got my UBC SCARP interview invite - I thought I was out of consideration because I didn't receive an invite last week, so this is a nice surprise! I'm curious as to how high stakes it really is, or if it's just another element of the application they consider once you're past the initial stage? I can't imagine they get a truly great sense of myself through a handful of little clips - is it a glorified TOEFL screen?

Hi there! I applied pretty early in November, but my recommendations came through in early January. I imagine you'd still be under consideration if it's rolling, best of luck!

This topic was addressed earlier in the results thread, but I'm having a tough time figuring out how much debt is justifiable for pursuing a MUP. I went into this understanding that as a professional degree is not going to be fully covered like a PhD, but now that I have offers, I'm finally confronting how expensive a prospect it really is. Do any of you have a calculation / viability threshold for this? Personally a career in planning would be more rewarding for me, but pay in the field would be roughly comparable to what I'm currently making now in a perfectly dull but stable job with good benefits. When I factor in the opportunity cost of two years of lost wages, retirement savings, robust healthcare coverage for my chronic illness etc, it seems almost irrational to pursue. I have offers at Cornell ($40K Tuition) [12k merit, $8k 5/hr week assistantship] and SUNY Buffalo ($14K In-State Tuition/Fees) [$6k merit, $5k 10/hr week assistantship], but they're only valid for full time attendance. When I look at what I'd need to cover a frugal cost of living, I'm likely beyond the $20k/yr federal loan limit. I realize that grad school is an investment in myself and I'm not expecting a full ride, but it's a prospect with real material tradeoffs (health coverage, standard of living) beyond the psychic impact of a future student debt burden. I'm wondering if waiting this cycle out and pursuing a MUP part time is a sounder move. If anyone is willing to share how they're weighing their decision to attend, I'd love to hear your perspectives.

I've applied to UBC, haven't heard anything - apparently there's an interview but haven't heard of anyone being contacted for it thus far.

In at SUNY Buffalo with $6k scholarship and $5k TAship, which is basically 100% of in-state tuition. Going to be hard to justify Cornell's costs in light of this.

For the Cornell MRP, they sent out manual email decisions with a PDF offer letter (with funding info) and then shortly thereafter updated ApplyWeb, though that portal letter is more generic and does not include funding info.

Age/Gender/Citizenship 27/M/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated B.A. Art History and History (Double Honors), urban history and architectural history coursework / Top 15 Liberal Arts / 2016 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.77 / No GRE Work Experience: - 4 years in academic publishing Letter of recommendations: (from whom) - 3 undergrad professors, likely strong due to close working relationships. Schools applied to: SUNY Buffalo, Cornell University, Harvard, University of British Columbia In: Cornell Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: SUNY Buffalo, Harvard, University of British Columbia Results:

Congrats! Was notification via email or through the ApplyWeb portal? Still waiting here...

For anyone who has applied to the University of British Columbia's SCARP MCRP, is there an interview? I've seen oblique references to it on their website, but it's unclear if it's mostly intended for PHD candidates. I haven't heard anything from them personally regarding an interview, so I'm trying to determine if I should be reading into that or not.