msim Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Anyone accepted to the MPP program at Trachtenberg and planning on enrolling? I got in, but it looks like I won't be getting any funding and I'm having a difficult time deciding if it will be worth the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExponentialDecay Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 An unfunded MPP at GW seems bizarre to me. If it costs the same as SAIS, why aren't you going to SAIS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddSmith Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, msim said: Anyone accepted to the MPP program at Trachtenberg and planning on enrolling? I got in, but it looks like I won't be getting any funding and I'm having a difficult time deciding if it will be worth the cost. My friend who goes to GWU law says it's very easy to negotiate funding there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Corr Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, msim said: Anyone accepted to the MPP program at Trachtenberg and planning on enrolling? I got in, but it looks like I won't be getting any funding and I'm having a difficult time deciding if it will be worth the cost. Never pay full sticker price for any Master's program. You might want to call the admissions office and inform them of your interest in the program, and let them know you will have a hard time attending without some kind of financial support. If funding is no dice, kindly decline and find out what more you can do to make you competitive enough to obtain funding next cycle. These degrees don't yield much in the way of compensation, and it doesn't do any good to become destitute in order to obtain one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msim Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 54 minutes ago, Nico Corr said: Never pay full sticker price for any Master's program. You might want to call the admissions office and inform them of your interest in the program, and let them know you will have a hard time attending without some kind of financial support. If funding is no dice, kindly decline and find out what more you can do to make you competitive enough to obtain funding next cycle. These degrees don't yield much in the way of compensation, and it doesn't do any good to become destitute in order to obtain one. Good idea, I wouldn't have thought of that. I guess I'll try to contact them and hope for the best. I've also been accepted to UT's LBJ school and am still being considered for fellowships. If I receive a fellowship there, do you think it would be worth trying to leverage this offer to get more funding from GW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddSmith Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, msim said: Good idea, I wouldn't have thought of that. I guess I'll try to contact them and hope for the best. I've also been accepted to UT's LBJ school and am still being considered for fellowships. If I receive a fellowship there, do you think it would be worth trying to leverage this offer to get more funding from GW? I would say so! I had a friend who once called admissions and said, "American offered me this, but I'd rather go to you, how do we make this work?" (in more words). They gave him an extra $10k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Corr Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, AddSmith said: I would say so! I had a friend who once called admissions and said, "American offered me this, but I'd rather go to you, how do we make this work?" (in more words). They gave him an extra $10k I was curious to know this myself, thanks AddSmith. I have an acceptance in hand from two schools, but GW Elliott is my ideal choice. I might have to employ this tactic once I get a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius G Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I got an email notifying me that I was nominated for admission and they said that I will receive notice of funding during this week. Did you guys already know if you received or not funding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msim Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Marius G said: I got an email notifying me that I was nominated for admission and they said that I will receive notice of funding during this week. Did you guys already know if you received or not funding? I got an email last week saying I was nominated for admission, and got my official acceptance yesterday. The official acceptance letter said I was not chosen for a fellowship, which is the primary source of funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius G Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 9 hours ago, msim said: I got an email last week saying I was nominated for admission, and got my official acceptance yesterday. The official acceptance letter said I was not chosen for a fellowship, which is the primary source of funding. Thanks. I'm yet to receive the official acceptance letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristatequeen Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Accepted with a merit fellowship (waiting to see how much), is anyone attending the Open House? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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