MPP2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, mfp9 said: Hello, Congratulations on your acceptance! I was an early applicant and last week they sent me a "Scholarship Reconsideration" email in which they disclose all the information regarding how to negotiate the scholarship, I believe they will send you that email soon! Awesome, thank you so much for telling me this!
datadata Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Last week, I was informed that I am admitted to MA in Public Policy which is 1-year program. Is there anyone to get in this program? I also had received the scholarship reconsideration email a few days before the admission result email was delivered. I am currently working on requesting funding. Edited March 7, 2019 by datadata
Ra2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Congratulations to everyone who's admitted! I'm on the MPP waitlist, does anyone know anyone who has gotten in through the waitlist? And what my approximate chances are?
publicpolicy2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 3 hours ago, one1 said: Did anyone get information on the Pearson Fellowship? Yup, I got made an offer a couple weeks back for the Pearson.
MPPhopeful322 Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) .. Edited March 7, 2019 by MPPhopeful322
hbgurley Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Has anyone received a negotiated financial aid offer after sending in the scholarship reconsideration form?
conchas&cafe Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Just accepted with 20k/yr scholarship! Exciting offer, but unless I can negotiate it up I'll be sticking with Duke's 40k/yr offer. Any negotiation tips?
bltsandwich Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 1 hour ago, hbgurley said: Has anyone received a negotiated financial aid offer after sending in the scholarship reconsideration form? I submitted mine last Thursday and have not heard back yet. Assuming they will get back to me within two weeks, I'll probably get a response next week. Originally receiving $15k, I have another offer of $80k that I hope will increase my aid package from UChicago.
juanlisa Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 On 3/6/2019 at 10:59 AM, justMPPgoofin said: First, just want to be clear that I think CMU is a good program and that the MSPPM-DA definitely has value. Don't want anyone reading to get the wrong idea, since I know when I'm stressed I put too much stock on what strangers on the internet say. To your actual question, yes, I was told the application was narrow and I didn't want to invest my time, money, and effort to something that I was not 100% comfortable with. The gist of what I was told was certs focus disproportionately on understanding specific algorithms, but if I want to build a sustainable, easy to use application for end users or recipients of my work, those certs might leave something to be desired. I'm actually a first year MSPPM-DA. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the point you're making, but I want to clarify that while Heinz does have certificate programs, MSPPM-DA isn't one of them. If anyone does have specific questions about MSPPM-DA, I'm happy to answer them.
justMPPgoofin Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 1 minute ago, juanlisa said: I'm actually a first year MSPPM-DA. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the point you're making, but I want to clarify that while Heinz does have certificate programs, MSPPM-DA isn't one of them. If anyone does have specific questions about MSPPM-DA, I'm happy to answer them. cc @acerbicb
Strider1 Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Anyone who applied to the MAIDP program and heard back since you applied? Congratulations to all those who got in, including the ones with $, thanks.
mppchloe Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Did anyone else receive the scholarship negotiation letter before they've been accepted formally?
TheGreatestLake Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 On 3/7/2019 at 10:39 PM, Strider1 said: Anyone who applied to the MAIDP program and heard back since you applied? Congratulations to all those who got in, including the ones with $, thanks. Excited to say I heard back from MAIDP on Thursday and it was good news. Sending best wishes to those that are waiting! I do have a concern/ question about the MAIDP program at Harris however. I was accepted to the program but not to the Obama Fellowship (an extremely bittersweet moment for sure!) Based on the conversation I had with the admissions team, the class for the MAIDP will be approximately 20 Obama Fellows and 20 MAIDP non Obama Fellows. Since the MAIDP program was initially launched to compliment the Obama Fellowship Program (as far as I can tell) I am worried that the curriculum/ structure of the MAIDP will feel incomplete without the additional leadership and training opportunities that fellows receive. Furthermore, I am concerned based on a combination of the current language of the website and a bit of my own self doubts, that non-Obama Fellow MAIDP students may be the ugly ducklings of the class. Anyone else accepted to the MAIDP program but not the Obama Fellowship and if so, any thoughts on the above? Anyone familiar with Harris that has an opinion/ thoughts on this? Thanks so much and best of luck (and deep breaths) to all during this time! Strider1 1
Strider1 Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 18 hours ago, TheGreatestLake said: Excited to say I heard back from MAIDP on Thursday and it was good news. Sending best wishes to those that are waiting! I do have a concern/ question about the MAIDP program at Harris however. I was accepted to the program but not to the Obama Fellowship (an extremely bittersweet moment for sure!) Based on the conversation I had with the admissions team, the class for the MAIDP will be approximately 20 Obama Fellows and 20 MAIDP non Obama Fellows. Since the MAIDP program was initially launched to compliment the Obama Fellowship Program (as far as I can tell) I am worried that the curriculum/ structure of the MAIDP will feel incomplete without the additional leadership and training opportunities that fellows receive. Furthermore, I am concerned based on a combination of the current language of the website and a bit of my own self doubts, that non-Obama Fellow MAIDP students may be the ugly ducklings of the class. Anyone else accepted to the MAIDP program but not the Obama Fellowship and if so, any thoughts on the above? Anyone familiar with Harris that has an opinion/ thoughts on this? Thanks so much and best of luck (and deep breaths) to all during this time! Thanks for the response, fingers crossed for you too. I see your concerns and frankly speaking it didn't occur to me until I saw your comment and now am a bit concerned too. Were you interviewed after your application submission and did they ask all your referees to answer a set of questions?
MoynihanBreakerBurkina Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 On 3/9/2019 at 8:44 AM, TheGreatestLake said: Excited to say I heard back from MAIDP on Thursday and it was good news. Sending best wishes to those that are waiting! I do have a concern/ question about the MAIDP program at Harris however. I was accepted to the program but not to the Obama Fellowship (an extremely bittersweet moment for sure!) Based on the conversation I had with the admissions team, the class for the MAIDP will be approximately 20 Obama Fellows and 20 MAIDP non Obama Fellows. Since the MAIDP program was initially launched to compliment the Obama Fellowship Program (as far as I can tell) I am worried that the curriculum/ structure of the MAIDP will feel incomplete without the additional leadership and training opportunities that fellows receive. Furthermore, I am concerned based on a combination of the current language of the website and a bit of my own self doubts, that non-Obama Fellow MAIDP students may be the ugly ducklings of the class. Anyone else accepted to the MAIDP program but not the Obama Fellowship and if so, any thoughts on the above? Anyone familiar with Harris that has an opinion/ thoughts on this? Thanks so much and best of luck (and deep breaths) to all during this time! Sorry you did not receive what you were hoping for ! Are you international? How much financial assistance did Harris end up offering you? Are you considering other equally good offers?
darkroastgopher Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 10:53 AM, mppchloe said: Did anyone else receive the scholarship negotiation letter before they've been accepted formally? Hey! I really don't want to give you incorrect information or falsely get hopes up, but from a recent conversation with admissions staff, those emails are only *supposed* to go out once an applicant has been accepted. If this happened to you, I'd call or email admissions to get an update on your status!
ID2019 Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 6:31 AM, Strider1 said: Thanks for the response, fingers crossed for you too. I see your concerns and frankly speaking it didn't occur to me until I saw your comment and now am a bit concerned too. Were you interviewed after your application submission and did they ask all your referees to answer a set of questions? Did the interview at the end of January then they asked my referees to answer the questions in February - still waiting
Strider1 Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 2 hours ago, ID2019 said: Did the interview at the end of January then they asked my referees to answer the questions in February - still waiting Great, best wishes to you too, cheers!
ID2019 Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, Strider1 said: Great, best wishes to you too, cheers! Thank you! I just asked by email and they said end of March Strider1 1
darkroastgopher Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 Hi all! Congrats to all those admitted so far and best of luck for everyone in Round 2! I was wondering if anyone knows anything about how RA/TA-ships are compensated. From conversations with admissions representatives, these positions generally pay a ~3k stipend per quarter (or equivalent hourly wage) AND some sort of tuition remission is included. Does anyone know how much the rate is/whether it's for all positions/any specific details whatsoever? I'm trying to calculate expenses/loans/scholarships/etc but have no idea what to include if assuming a full time (15-20/week) RA gig both years.
MPPhopeful322 Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, darkroastgopher said: Hi all! Congrats to all those admitted so far and best of luck for everyone in Round 2! I was wondering if anyone knows anything about how RA/TA-ships are compensated. From conversations with admissions representatives, these positions generally pay a ~3k stipend per quarter (or equivalent hourly wage) AND some sort of tuition remission is included. Does anyone know how much the rate is/whether it's for all positions/any specific details whatsoever? I'm trying to calculate expenses/loans/scholarships/etc but have no idea what to include if assuming a full time (15-20/week) RA gig both years. Wondering the same. I got an offer from Berkeley but it only has a small stipend for the first year. They mention assistantships as an option for funding, so I'm trying to figure out if Chicago would offer the same or if it'd be as likely for me to get one.
gradschool123345 Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 16 hours ago, MPPhopeful322 said: Wondering the same. I got an offer from Berkeley but it only has a small stipend for the first year. They mention assistantships as an option for funding, so I'm trying to figure out if Chicago would offer the same or if it'd be as likely for me to get one. At the admitted students day in Feb. they mentioned that the pay is $15-$18(ish) / hour depending on your experience and what you bring to the RAship. They also mentioned that you can only work 19 hours a week on campus. For TA (2nd year only) it's 3K a quarter. MPPhopeful322 1
darkroastgopher Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 4 hours ago, lolo94 said: At the admitted students day in Feb. they mentioned that the pay is $15-$18(ish) / hour depending on your experience and what you bring to the RAship. They also mentioned that you can only work 19 hours a week on campus. For TA (2nd year only) it's 3K a quarter. I heard that as well! I'm still wondering what the additional tuition benefit is that would be included on top of that, though.
datadata Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/9/2019 at 1:53 AM, mppchloe said: Did anyone else receive the scholarship negotiation letter before they've been accepted formally? I did. I haven't yet submitted the request. I hope I would get funding through this opportunity. I also wish you to have funding too.
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