stheart Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 Any WUSTL applicants waiting for a decision? I thought it'd be fun to make a thread seeing as there was none! Post here if you get any info from the school!
CelestialJenkins Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 I applied, but sort of recently! I think their deadline is March 1, I bet they will let a batch of us know shortly after
stheart Posted February 17, 2018 Author Posted February 17, 2018 @CelestialJenkins cool! We applied to 3 of the same schools I asked them for an expedited review of my application because I have to let UChicago know by March 8th
honeynut Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 hey guys! i applied by the priority deadline and was accepted on 1/29. i'm waiting for more information on my financial aid package, has anyone received anything like that?
stheart Posted February 18, 2018 Author Posted February 18, 2018 @lost686girl I think it'll be in March when all the regular deadline people are accepted. I love WUSTL as an intellectual community so much but don't want to live in St. Louis their practicum placements don't look promising to me
SWjdg Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 On 2/18/2018 at 8:45 PM, stheart said: @lost686girl I think it'll be in March when all the regular deadline people are accepted. I love WUSTL as an intellectual community so much but don't want to live in St. Louis their practicum placements don't look promising to me Expand Can you expand on practicum placements not looking promising?
stheart Posted February 18, 2018 Author Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) On 2/18/2018 at 9:12 PM, SWjdg said: Can you expand on practicum placements not looking promising? Expand There doesn't seem to be a lot of Macro placements, and that's what I want to do. There aren't the same Macro opportunities in St. Louis as other big city schools I applied to, like Seattle, Chicago, or New York City. I also hear that you have to look for your own practicum placement because you're competing with two other schools in St. Louis for placements. It is, however, an incredible research school and I love the kind of people they admit. It's very big-picture oriented. I just don't think my heart is into research; at least, not enough to move to St. Louis. Edited February 18, 2018 by stheart CelestialJenkins and MSWApplicantFall2018 2
SWjdg Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 On 2/18/2018 at 10:26 PM, stheart said: There doesn't seem to be a lot of Macro placements, and that's what I want to do. There aren't the same Macro opportunities in St. Louis as other big city schools I applied to, like Seattle, Chicago, or New York City. I also hear that you have to look for your own practicum placement because you're competing with two other schools in St. Louis for placements. It is, however, an incredible research school and I love the kind of people they admit. It's very big-picture oriented. I just don't think my heart is into research; at least, not enough to move to St. Louis. Expand I'm in my last semester at WashU (policy/research orientated) and I couldn't disagree more. There is a good amount of macro based opportunities, you just have to be assertive in acquiring them. Some of the most important macro projects in the country are happening right in this city (For the Sake of All, for example). You have to look for your own practicum placement anywhere you go. I can assure you the St. Louis area has more than enough to choose from. honeynut, CelestialJenkins and kd225 1 2
DisasterBin Posted February 19, 2018 Posted February 19, 2018 I am currently studying at the Brown School. I would like to provide some insights if you guys have specific questions.
MSWApplicantFall2018 Posted February 19, 2018 Posted February 19, 2018 On 2/19/2018 at 5:33 AM, DisasterBin said: I am currently studying at the Brown School. I would like to provide some insights if you guys have specific questions. Expand Yes, I would like to know more about your experience, both the school and living/working as a grad student in STL. Thanks for any insight you can provide.
stheart Posted February 20, 2018 Author Posted February 20, 2018 On 2/19/2018 at 5:42 AM, MSWApplicantFall2018 said: Yes, I would like to know more about your experience, both the school and living/working as a grad student in STL. Thanks for any insight you can provide. Expand Seconded. @DisasterBin
atomizer Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 On 2/19/2018 at 5:33 AM, DisasterBin said: I am currently studying at the Brown School. I would like to provide some insights if you guys have specific questions. Expand If you don't mind my asking, what debt load did you take on in getting this degree, and how are you feeling about that choice? WUSTL seems like a wonderful school, but the price is a real sticking point for me. stheart 1
DisasterBin Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 On 2/20/2018 at 4:57 AM, atomizer said: If you don't mind my asking, what debt load did you take on in getting this degree, and how are you feeling about that choice? WUSTL seems like a wonderful school, but the price is a real sticking point for me. Expand Actually, I am an international student and my tuition fee is paid by my government. Therefore, I am ignorant about the debt loan; however, the Brown School at WashU provides generous part-time student working opportunities and research fellowships to the master students. Also, the apartment rent is low in St. Louis. I individualized my concentration as Health Promotion in the Global Settings, which combines International Social and Economic Development and Health two concentrations. I met several fabulous faculties here, like Prof. Lesorogol, Prof. Stiriz, and Prof. Ssewamala; and, they support me a lot in the academic and career development. Moreover, the Brown School is wealthy, which is important to offer various activities and experiences to students!!! honeynut 1
DisasterBin Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 On 2/19/2018 at 5:42 AM, MSWApplicantFall2018 said: Yes, I would like to know more about your experience, both the school and living/working as a grad student in STL. Thanks for any insight you can provide. Expand On 2/20/2018 at 4:57 AM, atomizer said: If you don't mind my asking, what debt load did you take on in getting this degree, and how are you feeling about that choice? WUSTL seems like a wonderful school, but the price is a real sticking point for me. Expand The Brown School at WashU provides various difficulty levels of courses for students. For challenging myself, I chose a lot of advanced courses, which made me exhausted but happy to sharpen my mind and research skills.
stheart Posted February 20, 2018 Author Posted February 20, 2018 Just got accepted!!! With an 8k scholarship. I was just about to call it a night here in the library, but this'll power me through!
DisasterBin Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 On 2/20/2018 at 9:45 AM, stheart said: Just got accepted!!! With an 8k scholarship. I was just about to call it a night here in the library, but this'll power me through! Expand Congratulations!
stheart Posted February 22, 2018 Author Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Around 1/23, but I asked for an expedited review of my application! I also just submitted my Need Based Scholarship application. Edited February 22, 2018 by stheart
CelestialJenkins Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 I JUST GOT ADMITTED TO WUSTL WITH A $50k SCHOLARSHIP!!!!!! kd225 1
jadefire94 Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 Has anyone else heard back from WUSTL Brown yet? I applied in late Feb and it's so nerve-wracking to wait for the decision!
kd225 Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 On 3/29/2018 at 10:20 PM, jadefire94 said: Has anyone else heard back from WUSTL Brown yet? I applied in late Feb and it's so nerve-wracking to wait for the decision! Expand I submitted my application on 2/5 and I checked the portal on 3/15 and saw my acceptance! The decision was rendered on 3/14, but I didn't get an email telling me to check the portal until 3/16.
jadefire94 Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 On 3/30/2018 at 12:13 AM, kd225 said: I submitted my application on 2/5 and I checked the portal on 3/15 and saw my acceptance! The decision was rendered on 3/14, but I didn't get an email telling me to check the portal until 3/16. Expand Thanks for the reply, that was super helpful info. I actually checked the portal today and got accepted! I'm so excited!!! I really want to attend there, but it's so expensive, even with a scholarship I got, so that's making me hesitate a little. But still, I'm ecstatic that I got in!
kd225 Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 On 3/31/2018 at 5:51 AM, jadefire94 said: Thanks for the reply, that was super helpful info. I actually checked the portal today and got accepted! I'm so excited!!! I really want to attend there, but it's so expensive, even with a scholarship I got, so that's making me hesitate a little. But still, I'm ecstatic that I got in! Expand Congrats!!! I hope everything works out for you
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