DaveinDC

Congratulations! I must know details: where are you located? what letter does your last name start with? which direction is the wind blowing right now?! Just kidding of course. I also applied to MPA/ID so now I'm furiously hitting refresh on my email ever two seconds... But seriously, congrats.

Wow, the posts under the "Results Search" section are 10 times as inflammatory as the ones here. To all the angry people, I would just say: Don't forget that you applied to their program. Didn't you do some research or visit before applying? Once you know the offers you have, how long do you really need to make the decision? If you've ever been involved in a hiring/selection process, you know that picking the top candidate(s) can be extremely difficult, and the Ad Comm has to do that times several hundred. I would prefer that they take their time and get it right, rather than just take shortcuts like basing decisions on GPAs and test scores. They're well-aware that they may be in competition with other schools for top candidates. I agree that they risk losing some people by announcing late. But that's no reason to get angry about it.

20+? Wow. Is that for people applying to the MPA-ID joint degree, or for HKS joint degrees across the board? No, I didn't even get an interview. It's okay, I never really wanted to go to HBS right? That's what I keep telling myself at least.

applikant- Ditto on observing and now getting sucked in. I was applying to the joint MPA-ID/MBA program with HBS - but then I got rejected from HBS. Did you get in? Congrats if so. I sent HKS an email expressing my continued interest in the MPA-ID despite HBS's rejection, but I'm not sure how they'll take it.