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Just checked the online system and saw my letter including the financial offer. I was admitted in the early admissions round in December, so I am not sure if timing is the same for the "regular" round.

just got mine from sanford. rejected (never fun to read), but fortunately not too sad about it since it was not my first choice. good luck to everyone!!

seahawk2k: the letter stated the scholarship amount for both the first and the second year.

saeahawk2k: they offered $6K for the first year, and $3K for the second year. Considering the tuition, I doubt it is going to make me chose Duke over Berkeley, which is much more affordable due to in-state tuition and an additional (modest) fellowship.

Just received my acceptance to Duke Nicholas School via e-mail prompting me to the Apply yourself website. They offered a little bit of a scholarship (although not enough to make me take the prerequisites and move to Durham).

Received my acceptance letter from GSPP today with a little fellowship. Very excited!

Just got my letter. Accepted with 5K departmental fellowship. Yay! Good luck to everyone. Who is going to the Open House on April 6?

Sorry, I totally lost track of which school we are talking about at this point. Congratulations though!

Hi there, I just received this e-mail from GPPI.

I called them and they waived the TOEFL for me since I graduated from an American university and took the GRE. You can also follow foodlover28's advice and enter English as your native language. That should dissolve the problem. Good Luck!

Hi, I had a similar problem with TOEFL and IELTS. My problem was based on the grounds that I am a foreign national and they require the TOEFL or IELTS from anyone who is not a native English speaker (unlike other schools) Not sure why it wants the GMAT, did you not take the GRE or are you applying for the joint MBA program? I would try calling and e-mailing the office, I am sure they reopen before the deadline. Best of luck!

Nimesis, I have not received any e-mails from Berkeley either. Now that I think about it, I am starting to worry since I did not check in with them either. For some reason I just assume that the programs will notify one when items are missing. I just called HKS because a couple things were noted as incomplete (even though they are not) and they said to check back later since they are still catching up with all the applications. That said, I almost feel like I am adding more work to the admissions offices by calling instead of letting them figure out what is missing at the end. Anyone have more insight on this?

Crumpets, I only looked briefly at HKS's scholarship e-mail. Looked a bit overwhelming. Did you figure out yet which of those we automatically will be considered as part of our application and which require separate applications?

Hi there, First of all, thanks to all these great contributions. This thread is very informative and reminded me that I should apply to Sanford's program. But when I checked their website once again, I remembered why I didn't have Sanford's MPP on my list...due to the average age of 22-27 (posted on their website). Without intention to offend the younger individuals, I would prefer to be in a program composed of more experienced students. Does anyone have first-hand experience how representative this statistic is? Am I being unfair and narrow-minded about the age thing? This is a great forum and feedback is much appreciated. Thanks!

jb08, not sure if it makes you feel better, but my verbal GRE score is way below yours (500). Granted, I am not a native English speaker but 570 is not all that bad. With a 5.0 AWA score I would not worry too much. For MPP/MPA programs, the quantitative score is more important anyway. Plus, the admissions committee will see your writing skills in the personal statement, so as long as you express yourself clearly, you should be just fine. I was curious why you did not apply to GSPP. No interest in the West Coast or is it program related? Best of luck to you!

Newbielookingfroadvice, i agree with yeahgradschool and ahab. your banking experience is a big asset that will certainly be in your favor. I worked in marketing and media planning before, which has little to nothing to do with my grad school degree. I spoke to deans and admissions about that and they said it's not a bad thing at all, quite the opposite. I actually think that that's what grad school is often about. Many opt for grad school to change careers and that is what makes the classroom so diverse and more rounded. I hope you still have time to adjust your statements so that you can more proudly speak about your experience. After all, you are getting the MPP in order to get into the non-profit environment (if I read your stats right). If you already had that experience the MPP wouldn't make sense. Good Luck! I am sure you will get accepted to most of not all the schools you selected. BTW, Georgetown MPP has an online chat starting in 20 minutes.

thanks! it was rather unanticipated to hear from them so early. i did not expect anything until January 1. but it was definitely a nice surprise. although the financial aid offer is the more important part (at least to me), which will be announced later.

Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MPP, MA, MEM Schools Applied To: UC Berkeley Goldman School (MPP), HKS (MPP), YALE FES (MEM), Stanford IPS (MA), Fletcher (MALD) – accepted (early admissions, no funding offer yet, Duke (MEM), SAIS ERE (MA), maybe Georgetown (MSFS) Schools Admitted To: Fletcher Schools Rejected From: none yet Still Waiting: UCB Goldman School, HKS, YALE FES, Stanford IPS, Duke, SAIS ERE, Georgetown Undergraduate institution: German University (first 2 years), CA State School (last 2 years) Undergraduate GPA: 3.95 Last 60 hours of Undergraduate GPA (if applicable): 3.95 Undergraduate Major: International Relations GRE Quantitative Score: 740 GRE Verbal Score: 500 GRE AW Score: 4.5 Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 3 Years of Work Experience: 6 years full time (2 in Germany, 4 in the U.S.), 5 years part time during school Describe Relevant Work Experience: corporate marketing, consulting, translation Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): I spent hours (literally at least a hundred hours) revising my statement and customizing it to each program, my earlier statements could have been better if I did not submit them so early (I just wanted them out of the way) Strength of LOR (be honest, describe the process, etc): I only got to read one of them, which was very nice and flattering. Not sure about the two academic statements, but I’d assume they are good since both profs were impressed with my academic performance Question: Did anyone hear from Fletcher AND their financial decisions? Seems like those go out separately and I was wondering when to expect the scholarship distribution.