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Thank you! Definitely - it's the best offer I have gotten so far and I am excited about moving to Geneva.

Got in with four-year full package!!!!!

Response from Admissions re: change in financial aid status (which does not really answer my initial question about why it's changed lol): "Thank you for your message. Do not worry. Your application file is complete and under consideration. You will receive our reply tomorrow. Thank you for your patience"

Yes! I see all of those. For conditions, I see four blank lines.... For Other conditions and Housing, the sections are entirely blank.

I emailed them to ask about this change in application - will let you know what they say, although I have a feeling they won't get back to me since decisions are expected tomorrow. I too am in the process of completing an MA in public policy (I am applying to the IR/PS PhD), so this is indeed very strange. I don't know how else to explain this other than the application being redirected toward an MA. I looked at acceptance stats from the previous years on the results page and there are a couple of instances of PhD applicants with MAs being offered a fast-track MA in lieu of an outright rejection. So, I won't be surprised if this is the case.

Hey everyone - Upon checking on my application status on the portal, I noticed that certain aspects of my application have changed. For example, while I have previously indicated that I did not wish to be considered for financial aid (per the PhD-specific application instructions), that seems to have changed to 'yes'. Correspondingly, I see on the documents section of the application that I am now required to provide other files related to a request for financial aid. I am assuming the worst here which is that I was rejected for a PhD but redirected towards a MA track. Has anyone else's application details changed?

Has anyone applied to the New School this cycle? Their website says they will reach out if there are any missing documents AND once the application is complete for review. I, however, haven't heard anything since I applied.

It really was not clear to me either. I only found out about this requirement two weeks after submitting my application causing me to panic. From their website: " Whenever possible, you must upload scanned copies of official transcripts to the online application. Please note that these must be official transcripts printed on university letterhead. Print-outs from online student portals are not acceptable. After you submit your application and received your 10 digit USC ID number, you must also mail in official transcripts from all colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions you have previously attended. NOTE: If you are an applicant to a Viterbi School of Engineering program, please click here for specific transcript guidelines. Cover sheet: We recommend that you fill out the “College/University Transcript Cover Page” and send it to the registrar’s office of each post-secondary institution you have attended. Although it is not mandatory, including it along with your USC ID number will help us match your transcripts to your file as quickly as possible."

USC is one of those unis that weirdly require official transcripts when applying. They even make you submit them with a USC 'cover letter' (provided on their website. - it's very strange.