JoshRudes

this is just great. thanks for sharing!

I'm in for MPP. Still in shock... Like the lady in that admissions blog posting, I'll never think of myself as "Harvard material" ... Congrats to everyone else who's in and best of luck to all!

I'm in at HKS, out at WWS... what a rush!

I'm out at WWS - congrats to all in!! you should be very proud of yourselves!

what's the admit rate for SAIS MA?

yes, it's the second paragraph of the email. sorry to hear that, but don't sweat it - ultimately it's only about 1/6th of the cost... congrats on getting in!

accepted at harris with $10k, very happy

Thanks!

I'm semi-new to the gradcafe forum, but it doesn't appear as if there's a WWS thread for this year's applicants, so I figured I'd create one. Anyone else thinking that MPA decisions might come out at some point in the next week? My quick scanning of past years' WWS decision email dates shows a rather tight range: 2011: March 8-11 2010: March 11-12 2009: March 11 2008: March 12-13 So if they follow precedent, that means the notifications could start as soon as tomorrow and as late as Monday, right? Hope everyone is staying sane waiting!

Got into Goldman. No funding, but that's okay - feeling honored to get into a school like Berkeley. My first grad school admissions decision ever. What a relief!

Accepted via email, no $$, congrats / best of luck to all!!

Easily checked my email 50 times today. Kept going into the evening because they're on Pacific Time. Sweet way to spend a Friday.

Hey, that's good intel about March 2/3 last year. Thanks. All I knew was "early March." Hopefully that means a week from today. Have a nice weekend!

I just hit submit about an hour ago. Used the same topic as WWS memo but had to rewrite for 600 words. It definitely read like an Economist article. I hope. So relieved to be done. Hope everyone was happy with their submissions.

Program Applied To: Schools Applied To: HKS (MPP), WWS (MPA), SAIS (MA), Goldman (MPP), Harris (MPP) Schools Admitted To: Schools Rejected From: Still Waiting: All Undergraduate institution: Small but good business college Undergraduate GPA: 3.73 Undergraduate Major: Finance GRE: Q: 161 (86%) V: 165 (96%) AW: 4.5 (72%) Years Out of Undergrad: 6.5 Years of Work Experience: 6.5 Describe Relevant Work Experience: 6.5 years at a top investment bank, half that time focused on public finance. Quant: 4 math/stats classes, 6 econ classes - A's in all 10 Foreign languages: None International experience4: None Strength of SOP: Genuinely explains where my passion for public service comes from. This is critical for me because all my experience is on Wall Street. I think my SOP does what it needs to do. Strength of LOR: One professor for whom I TA'd. Two bosses at the bank. Questions/Comments: Long time reader, first time post. I think my numbers are good and experience is good. Question is whether they overcome my lack of languages/int’l. Any thoughts are welcome. Best of luck everyone! Thanks for everyone whose posts have helped me think through the process (too many ppl to list).