MCneelified06

Does anyone know about the strength of their funding? We're supposed to hear back within a week, but what is their reputation? More generally, is it appropriate to leverage an acceptance at one school to get funding at another? I've heard stories about people playing "hardball," but I think I would be extremely bad/awkward at this.

I'm applying to a lot of the same schools, too. GPA: 3.6 from northeastern top liberal arts college GRE: 740V, 760Q, 4.5AW W.E.: 2 years nonprofit HIV prevention, 1 year LGBT rights nonprofit

All I did was send in an application, which in retrospect was very generic and bland. I made no attempt to contact faculty or get school-specific recommendations. It was the first application I had to complete and it was very rough... I wonder how much that hurts me.

Thank you to the people who responded! First of all, you are absolutely right -- I should not equate lack of fellowship with a rejection. I was just freaked out by the prospect of getting into a great school but not actually being able to go because I'm not rich, which would really suck. And I also had this weird panic where I just assumed that this means I wouldn't get into other schools b/c I must not have been an "exceptional" applicant (otherwise, I would have gotten funding). But I should definitely be happy about this, regardless. Thank you for making me a take a step back and realize what an accomplishment this is! I think I may go pour a drink...

Hi all, This is my first post. I was just accepted to GSPP. I am sorry to all those great people here who were not admitted and I apologize if any of my comments ever seem ungracious. I was not offered any fellowships or scholarships. I was wondering if GSPP is affordable for someone like me (worked for non-profits since college, no savings, no help from parents for graduate school). I am also very concerned that my not receiving funding is an indication of my strength as an applicant. Does this mean I am far less likely to get into other programs? Right now, I am viewing an acceptance with no funding as the same as a rejection. Am I being too short-sighted? Is it worth investing in a program like this, and would they even loan that much money to someone like me? Thanks, and I'm sorry if these topics have been covered earlier.