K.Ash

If you can get the score report into a PDF or other easy to access format, I'd send it along to the admissions email accounts at each school explaining that you're out of the country, had your score report showing that your results were being sent, and only just heard that this had not been done. you're looking to have official reports sent ASAP but hope this will be sufficient in the interim. good luck, I can only begin to imagine how frustrated you must feel.

Oof! They are trying to make us crazy people. My page also says a decision was made 2/25, yadda yadda yadda. I did decide to call them again on Thursday... figured it couldn't hurt me, only ease my curiousity... they said that they anticipated beginning to mail letters out on Friday or Monday and that it may take a few days to get all the letters mailed out. so in addition to this development, we should be getting letters this week. Good luck to everyone!

pretty bummed that they are over 2 weeks past their estimated timeline.

Everyone is definitely giving great feedback here. My thoughts RE: specializing in non-profit work would be proceed with caution. I have a very strong background in volunteerism, did 2 internships with NPOs during undergrad, and have about 2.5 yrs of FT work exp at NPOs since graduating. What I've learned, especially in my yrs of post-undergrad work, is that non-profit work comes with its own special batch of challenges (like most types of work, I'm sure) that are particularly challenging to a young professional looking to establish themselves. While I am positive I want to continue on in public service, I'm not sure if it will be with NPOs. Part of this is due to a desire to actually make enough money to begin saving and feel financially secure. Currently, any major unforseen event (car accident/repair, serious illness, etc) is a HUGE stressor. I also can't travel as much as I would like to, and have a pretty limited 'fun' budget. Part of it is also because I don't feel there is a lot of room for advancement from entry level work. Thats probably less true for larger organizations, however I've also seen that the mid-level work that does exist doesn't necessarily correlate to substantial pay increases. I see myself leaving NPO work for quite awhile, and maybe returning to it in my mid-late 40s. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that a focus in NPOs may limit your possibiltiies, but - for instance - an MPA with a focus in intl devt can be useful at an NPO, in the government, with consulting companies, etc. Personally, I want to ensure I don't pigeonhole myself. Best of luck!

I'm curious to hear what others think about pursuing an MPA or MPP part-time. As admissions and funding decisions are starting to roll out, I'm thinking a lot about what I'll do if I don't get significant funding anywhere. I'm not really comfortable taking out 100k in loans, so I've been toying with the idea of only attending grad school PT and working FT. I'm not in a huge rush to get my degree, I just feel that I'm ready and that the time is right for me. I'll have approx 3 yrs post-undergrad FT experience if/when I go to school, and don't feel I could easily move up/transition into a field more directly connected to my interests without a graduate degree (in part because I have looked without success). One of the main questions I'll need to answer is if the schools that I get admitted to even offer evening courses. I applied to all of my schools as planning to attend full-time, so I'll have to find out if it is a problem to switch to part-time. And of course, if I do decide to do this... then I'll have to find a job in the area of whatever school I decide to attend. Is anyone else thinking about this? What are the reasons you're seriously considering it or have discredited PT study as a reasonable option?

Just got an email from GWU - 'recommended for admission' for the MPA program. No funding though.

I decided I needed to stop obsessively checking in on here to see if others had begun posting results from UMD, so I called today to see if the Feb 7th timeline was still accurate. The woman that I spoke to said that, at best, they will start to send out notifications by next Friday and it will take about two weeks to get them all out.

I applied before the Dec 30th deadline as well - this is the program I feel least likely to be accepted to, because I don't have much of a quantitative background (although I did do alright on my GRE). Its the only MPP I applied to. Will be interesting to see when letters start to hit & if they do email notifications that decisions are on their way (website says they will not notify you of the decision via email though).

MPA. Part of the reason I'm so surprised to have heard is that I'm not one of those ridiculously qualified, intimidating folks we so often read about on these threads. converted from new scale, approx 620 V,710 Q, 4.5 AW; 3.3 undergrad (3.6 last 60 credits); conversational Spanish speaker (I'm applying for intl devt/mgmt/etc specializations); 3-4 yrs relevant work exp; strong recommendations (2 professors, 1 boss).

I heard from American today via email - was very surprised to hear already, since I only submitted my application about two weeks ago and it is so early in the year still. Heck, I haven't even completed my GSPIA application yet...