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hi .. I will be going to UC Berkeley this fall as a grad student... My husband will be joining me as a defendant on a F-2...We both are cyclists and plan to buy bikes to commute... Are there affordable accommodation options (< $1000 for both of us combined)? we are willing to live anywhere in a 10-12 miles radius range... The area should be safe...any suggestions are most welcome.. thanks a tonne!

Got accepted into UC Berkeley (MPP), U Chicago (MS Envir Sci/Policy), Cornell U (MPA), Yale U (MEM, wait listed)...eagerly waiting for HKS and WWS results....Good luck to everyone....

rejected... MIT will miss me ;P lol.. congrats to those who got in...

Hi iandravid Did you contact Ed regarding the final decisions? I did not hear from anyone until 2nd March and am now wondering whether I have been rejected? And regarding the quote- who said so...was it Ed? Thanks ujs,,,

haha...yeah...the wait is killing me too..and to make sure i dont go crazy, I am out on a travelling spree....i guess you too should try distracting yourself by travelling or doing something else that u enjoy doing ...

one more thing...i don't think there is any interview round for TPP Masters...

Even I heard back from Ed Ballo...he said that the results will be announced from Feb end...I am surprised there isn't any detailed thread on TPP...I guess it will be great to hear more from TPP applicants, their profiles, questions etc....Please post your profiles and make this thread more active folks...

Hi globalhopscotch I can understand the frustration and confusion that you are currently going through...But I have a thought that I'd like to share in this regard...I am not studying at WWS but have some friends there and interactions with them gave me few interesting and unique insights... WWS offers a highly funded program and hence, seeks to admit candidates who realllly deserve it...They want people who are driven by passion, not by career goals, brand, money, fame, prestige blah...blah...etc...I guess they look for genuine interest in public service instead of derived interest...For example- lets consider 2 applicants, A and B...A got the best grades, GRE scores, great work ex, recos, SOP etc and B undertook a self initiated project in his/her village that transformed the lives of 200 farmers...I guess in that case WWS will pick B over A because while helping the people around him, B had no motivation to get into WWS...he just did what he believed in...I guess, WWS looks for people who dont do what they do just to get into an Ivy League school..they want people who can change the world and be future leaders... I just tried to give you an honest insight...I might be wrong..but this was just a food for thought... All the best ...

it really depends...if you've got an average or above average score, then don't bother...focus on other components of your application..But if you got a reallllllly low score, then probably you should retake the test. GRE scores dont play a big role in deciding how much funding one gets...its just an indicator of basic aptitude..What counts more is the SOP, recommendations, awards & achievements, work ex, volunteer exp, undergrad education, gpa etc...

Hi ... I heard back from CIPA, Cornell U...got accepted with a $30000/year fellowship... Did anyone else hear back from CIPA?

@inner_piece hey there...i applied to TPP...I had also applied to Cornell's MPA program and was surprised to receive a decision letter so early...I got my acceptance letter on 22nd Dec with 30K/year fellowship...Has anyone got a decision letter from any college yet? all the best with the admissions and a happy new year