[Planning Admissions 2023]

18 hours ago, HHSSHH said:

Last year, I was only accepted to Columbia, but this year I received offers from Upenns and UCLA too. However, I am uncertain whether I will accept any of these offers. I plan to try negotiating with Upenn to see if I can receive more funding, but if that doesn't work out, I will either apply again next year or consider letting go of my dream.

 

Accepted: UCLA, Columbia, Upenn ($10k) Rejected: MIT, Berkeley, yale, Harvard

You could consider applying to slightly less competitive programs that offer more merit aid.

[Planning Admissions 2023]

Got into Columbia! But no word on funding... I guess that means I won't be getting any. Who in their right mind would spend more than $200k (tuition, fees, living expenses) for a unfunded planning degree!!??

 

Starting to look like NYU makes the most sense. Any chance I could try to leverage full funding at NYU to get funding at Harvard? 

 

Accepted: NYU (50%, will interview for full funding fellowship), UCLA/Paris Sciences Po Dual Program (awaiting funding information), Harvard (no funding), Columbia (no funding). Pending: McGill, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, Paris Sciences Po/London School Economics Dual Program. Rejected: MIT, Berkeley

[Planning Admissions 2023]

18 hours ago, js2112 said:

Has anyone heard any updates on their McGill MUP application? I'm still waiting and not sure of the timeline.

I'm not sure why Canadian schools take so much longer than American ones

[Planning Admissions 2023]

Maybe this is a silly question, but I’m curious what you all think: 

I got into NYU MUP and Harvard MUP. Both have concentrations, course selection, opportunities, etc… that would make me equally happy. 
 

NYU is giving me a full ride. 
Harvard is giving me no aid other than loans. 
 

I have money saved up from work for grad school and would only need about $40k in loans for Harvard, but is it really worth it? People are telling me the Harvard brand will take me far, but this is planning and that seems fishy.

[Planning Admissions 2023]

My phone number that I used to apply is no longer valid because I'm working abroad and using a different SIM card. I hope I'm not missing any important phone calls. No way that would impact a decision, right? 😂

[Planning Admissions 2023]

Decisions for NYU are out!

[Planning Admissions 2023]

Age/Gender/Citizenship

24/M/USA & Canada

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BA in Politics and Middle Eastern Studies / Top 3 Liberal Arts / 2020

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.8 GPA - no GRE

Work Experience:

Senior Planner - Watson Fellow

2 years of experience

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

2 professors, 1 planning supervisor

Schools applied to:  Berkeley, UCLA/Paris Sciences Po double degree, UCLA, NYU, Harvard, McGill, MIT, Columbia, Toronto, UBC, Paris Sciences Po, Paris Sciences Po/London School of Economics double degree

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: Berkeley, UCLA/Paris Sciences Po double degree, UCLA, NYU, Harvard, McGill, MIT, Columbia, Toronto, UBC, Paris Sciences Po, Paris Sciences Po/London School of Economics double degree

Results: