in_cog_nito Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 Hi fellow urbanists! Not sure if this will catch on, but I wanted to see if there might be interest in providing application stats and then results once they're released? I noticed that past iterations of this forum haven't include stats, but I'm hoping this will be useful, if not for us current applicants, then hopefully any future MURP/MCP/MUP applicants. Obviously feel free to tailor this template. Best of luck to all! Age/Gender/Citizenship Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) Work Experience: Letter of recommendations: (from whom) Schools applied to: In: college name + course + scholarship amount Out: college name + course Wait-list: college name + course Awaiting: college name + course Results: (the school you plan to attend and why)
tetsuoka Posted October 26, 2019 Posted October 26, 2019 Age/Gender/Citizenship: 25, male, USA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated: landscape architecture, flagship state school, 2019 GPA: 3.5 GRE: 167V/165Q, awaiting results of AW but will likely retake for higher verbal score Work Experience: Internships with local LA firm and my city’s public works org in the transportation engineering and design component. Currently working for a housing nonprofit Letters of recommendation: Director of the nonprofit I work for, LA department head from my university, and a prof with whom I am fairly close. Department head and professor are GSD alumni Schools applying to: Berkeley, Harvard, MIT, Penn, maybe 1-2 others. Pretty comfortable with the prospect of applying again next year hence the lack of “safety” schools Leaning hard on my GRE scores and personal statement/writing samples
jlc816 Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 Age/Gender/Citizenship: 26, woman, USA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated: anthropology, flagship state school, 2015; masters in urban planning from highly ranked international school, 2017 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students): UG 3.74, G 4.0/Q 165 V 166 W 4.5 Work Experience: currently at national housing nonprofit Letter of recommendations: (from whom) mix of master's professors, work supervisor, and social design firm principal Schools applied to -- all doctoral programs: UP: UCLA, UPenn, MIT (Comm Dev), USC, UBC (maybe) Geography: CUNY, UC Berkeley
gordisofi Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 Hello everyone! I'm going to share my stats for anyone who is interested. Yesterday I received an offer of admission to UIUC in their Master of Urban Planning (and good offer to say the least), but I was also admitted to the university's Geography program. I am most likely to accept the latter offer, so my spot in the MUP will be available :) I was quite surprised to be admitted because my scores aren't very good and although my heart's in the right place in regards to planning, I am more inclined towards urban geography. Age/Gender/Citizenship 23, F, US (Puerto Rican) Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated University of Puerto Rico, Psychology major and Linguistics minor, graduated in Dec. 2019 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.9, 152 Verbal, 151 Quant, 4 Writing, 109 TOEFL Work Experience Uni jobs and currently working in a non-profit, not related to planning. Letter of recommendations: (from whom) Past professors & past boss at uni job.
in_cog_nito Posted January 18, 2020 Author Posted January 18, 2020 I must admit, the anticipation is already starting to get to me... March seems so far away! Good luck everyone! Age/Gender/Citizenship: 26/M/USA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated: Geography major, Environmental Studies and Human-Centered Design double minor /Ivy League University/2016 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students): 167 V / 158 Q / 5.5 W Work Experience: Postgraduate Climate Change Fellowship/UN Migration Internship; Program Assistant for NYC Mayor's Office Youth Civic Engagement Program; Development at a Architecture Preservation Nonprofit Letter of recommendations: 1 undergrad geography professor; 1 environmental studies undergrad professor; 1 NYC Mayor's Office Supervisor Schools applied to Awaiting: MIT (MCP), Harvard GSD (MUP), Rutgers (MCRP), Berkeley (MCP), UCLA (MUP)
drsteinm Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 Age/Gender/Citizenship 22/Male/ United States Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated Public Affairs/ State School / 2020 GPA - GRE 3.85/4.00 - 151 Q 158 V 5 W Work Experience: Housing Voucher Intern Indiana State Government / Land Bank Intern City of Dallas, Texas Letter of recommendations: (from whom) 2 from past internship supervisors one from urban geography professor Schools applied to: In: University of Cincinnati (MCP) Awaiting: PSU, UIC, UT Austin, UCLA, UMichigan, UNC
jlc816 Posted February 8, 2020 Posted February 8, 2020 On 1/16/2020 at 5:35 PM, jlc816 said: Age/Gender/Citizenship: 26, woman, USA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated: anthropology, flagship state school, 2015; masters in urban planning from highly ranked international school, 2017 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students): UG 3.74, G 4.0/Q 165 V 166 W 4.5 Work Experience: currently at national housing nonprofit Letter of recommendations: (from whom) mix of master's professors, work supervisor, and social design firm principal Schools applied to -- all doctoral programs: UP: UCLA, UPenn, MIT (Comm Dev), USC, UBC (maybe) Geography: CUNY, UC Berkeley Update: Accepted: USC ($$$$) Waitlisted: CUNY (geography) Rejected: UCB (geography) -- not surprised. I did poorly on the interview ? Pending: UCLA, UPenn, MIT (HCED), UBC in_cog_nito 1
dino515 Posted February 10, 2020 Posted February 10, 2020 Age/Gender/Citizenship 25, woman, USA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA Urban Studies, Pre-Professional Design, 2016 GPA - GRE 156V, 153Q, 4.5W Work Experience: Jr. Architectural Designer (1year), NYC Parks (2.5 years) Schools applied to: NYU Wagner MUP, Pratt Sustainable Environmental Systems, UC Berkeley MCP In: Pratt SES Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: NYU Wagner MUP, UCB MCP
in_cog_nito Posted February 11, 2020 Author Posted February 11, 2020 Sorry about Cal @jlc816 ? But congrats on USC with funding!
tetsuoka Posted February 15, 2020 Posted February 15, 2020 On 10/26/2019 at 1:17 AM, allig8r said: Age/Gender/Citizenship: 25, male, USA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated: landscape architecture, flagship state school, 2019 GPA: 3.5 GRE: 167V/165Q, awaiting results of AW but will likely retake for higher verbal score Work Experience: Internships with local LA firm and my city’s public works org in the transportation engineering and design component. Currently working for a housing nonprofit Letters of recommendation: Director of the nonprofit I work for, LA department head from my university, and a prof with whom I am fairly close. Department head and professor are GSD alumni Schools applying to: Berkeley, Harvard, MIT, Penn, maybe 1-2 others. Pretty comfortable with the prospect of applying again next year hence the lack of “safety” schools Leaning hard on my GRE scores and personal statement/writing samples In at Berkeley
in_cog_nito Posted February 16, 2020 Author Posted February 16, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 5:16 PM, in_cog_nito said: I must admit, the anticipation is already starting to get to me... March seems so far away! Good luck everyone! Age/Gender/Citizenship: 26/M/USA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated: Geography major, Environmental Studies and Human-Centered Design double minor/Ivy League University/2016 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students): 3.79 GPA - 167 V / 158 Q / 5.5 W Work Experience: Postgraduate Climate Change Fellowship/UN Migration Internship; Program Assistant for NYC Mayor's Office Youth Civic Engagement Program; Development at a Architecture Preservation Nonprofit Letter of recommendations: 1 undergrad geography professor; 1 environmental studies undergrad professor; 1 NYC Mayor's Office Supervisor Schools applied to Awaiting: MIT (MCP), Harvard GSD (MUP), Rutgers (MCRP), Berkeley (MCP), UCLA (MUP) Congrats @allig8r! I'm also in at Berkeley for the MCP program!
jlc816 Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 congrats to you both! @allig8r @in_cog_nito!
tetsuoka Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, in_cog_nito said: Congrats @allig8r! I'm also in at Berkeley for the MCP program! sweet. I assume we are first round acceptances(?), which would seem to bode well for funding possibilities 2 hours ago, jlc816 said: congrats to you both! @allig8r @in_cog_nito! thank you! Edited February 16, 2020 by allig8r
Herstoriess Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) Age/Gender/Citizenship 24/F/Chinese Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated GIS/Urban Planning/California GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.4 - 160(V) 168(Q) Work Experience: 2 years in transportation planning Letter of recommendations: 2 from college professors (research, courses), one from current employer Schools applied to: (Cornell Urban Tech in NYC) University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy (MSCAPP) UC Berkeley (Planning) UPenn (Planning) Tufts (Data analytics) In: UofC MSCAPP (20%) UC Berkeley (TBA) Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: UPenn, Tufts Results: debating whether I want to fully commit to a planning program and work in the planning field after graduation. MSCAPP seems to offer a more wider range of career options and higher employment rate. There is also a new Cornell Urban Tech program that I'm considering applying to. Edited February 18, 2020 by Herstoriess
ryan6351 Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Age/Gender/Citizenship 24/M/USA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated Poli Sci/Tufts/2017 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 2.62 - 165(V) 162(Q) 6.0(Essay) Work Experience: 1 year local gov't transportation planning, several years as a professional chef Letter of recommendations: 2 from college professors, one from current supervisor Schools applied to: Harvard MUP UT Austin - MSCRP and MPAff (LBJ School/Dual Degree) In: UT Austin (Dual Degree) - funding tbd Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Harvard MUP Results: Waiting on Harvard and funding opportunities!
mcasey24 Posted February 21, 2020 Posted February 21, 2020 Age/Gender/Citizenship 24/F/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated Architectural Studies + Economics/Tufts/2018 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.84 - 157(V) 163 (Q) 4.5 (W) Work Experience: 2 Years at Landscape Architecture + Urban Planning Firm, internships at architecture firm and a regional planning council Letter of recommendations: College Coach, Undergrad Professor, Current Employer (Principal of Urban Planning at my firm) Schools applied to: In: UC Berkeley MCP ($TBA) UPenn MCP ($TBA) Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Harvard MUP UMichigan MURP MIT MCP Results:
Herstoriess Posted February 24, 2020 Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 11:42 AM, Herstoriess said: Age/Gender/Citizenship 24/F/Chinese Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated GIS/Urban Planning/California GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.4 - 160(V) 168(Q) Work Experience: 2 years in transportation planning Letter of recommendations: 2 from college professors (research, courses), one from current employer Schools applied to: (Cornell Urban Tech in NYC) University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy (MSCAPP) UC Berkeley (Planning) UPenn (Planning) Tufts (Data analytics) In: UofC MSCAPP (20%) UC Berkeley MCRP (TBA) UPenn Weitzman MCRP (TBA) Out: Wait-list: Awaiting:Tufts Results: debating whether I want to fully commit to a planning program and work in the planning field after graduation. MSCAPP seems to offer a more wider range of career options and higher employment rate.
mcasey24 Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 11:03 AM, mcasey24 said: Age/Gender/Citizenship 24/F/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated Architectural Studies + Economics/Tufts/2018 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.84 - 157(V) 163 (Q) 4.5 (W) Work Experience: 2 Years at Landscape Architecture + Urban Planning Firm, internships at architecture firm and a regional planning council Letter of recommendations: College Coach, Undergrad Professor, Current Employer (Principal of Urban Planning at my firm) Schools applied to: In: UC Berkeley MCP ($TBA) UPenn MCP ($TBA) UMichigan MURP Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Harvard MUP MIT MCP Results: Update: In at UMich
Ar Sam Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 24/F/International B.Arch/Country's top/2018 GPA - 3.4 (WES) GRE - 321, 5.0AWA TOEFL - 113 Work Experience: Solid 1.5 years in urban design, alongside a part-time research fellowship at a think tank in the city. 1 Planning internship, 1 Landscape architecture internship, 1 architecture writing internship. Won a major international competition and worked as a consultant to take that project ahead. 1 semester of teaching at my alma mater (part-time) after graduation Letter of recommendations: 1 from undergrad thesis guide, 1 from undergrad professor (worked under him for a separate research project), 1 from current employer, 1 from fellowship facilitator Schools applied to: Urban Planning: MIT, UPenn, UC Berkeley & UIUC Urban Design: Harvard, GATech, Michigan & UT Austin In: UPenn ($TBA) UIUC (15k merit) GATech ($TBA) Michigan ($TBA) Out: UC Berkeley Wait-list: Awaiting: Harvard and MIT (UT Austin Interview soon!)
dino515 Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Which concentration for UC Berkeley MCP did everyone apply to?
tetsuoka Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 3 hours ago, dino515 said: Which concentration for UC Berkeley MCP did everyone apply to? HCED
MildlyJaded Posted February 29, 2020 Posted February 29, 2020 Age/Gender/Citizenship 24/M/International Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated Economics/2018 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.4- 321 (164 V 157Q) - 112 Work Experience: Solid research experience in undergrad with reputable publishing professors. TAship in undergrad. Post-graduation, solid 1.5 years at a top development consulting/policy researc firm on major donor funded projects. Worked with pretty well known consultants and researchers. Letter of recommendations: (from whom) One from a professor I took 3 courses with. Also did 2 RAships with the same professor. One from the chairman/director of current workplace. Ex-WB chap. Adviser to provincial and federal govts. One from a consultant/researcher I worked with post-graduation on 3-4 projects (this was a last minute rescue) Schools applied to: MIT, Rutgers, Cornell, UIUC In: college name + course + scholarship amount Cornell, MRP, 7900 usd per year UIUC, MUP, Graduate Assistantship for the first year with 9000 usd stipend. Awaiting: MIT and Rutgers Results: Cornell is out because can't afford and no inclination to take on debt. Waiting for MIT and Rutgers. UIUC is a very real possibility.
drsteinm Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/4/2020 at 3:15 PM, drsteinm said: Age/Gender/Citizenship 22/Male/ United States Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated Public Affairs/ State School / 2020 GPA - GRE 3.85/4.00 - 151 Q 158 V 5 W Work Experience: Housing Voucher Intern Indiana State Government / Land Bank Intern City of Dallas, Texas Letter of recommendations: (from whom) 2 from past internship supervisors one from urban geography professor Schools applied to: In: University of Cincinnati (MCP) Awaiting: PSU, UIC, UT Austin, UCLA, UMichigan, UNC Update: Accepted: PSU, UIC, UT Austin, Univerisity of Michigan, UNC, and U Cincinnati Pending: UCLA
in_cog_nito Posted March 2, 2020 Author Posted March 2, 2020 Anyone on here happen to be the person reporting an acceptance call from MIT? I do find it odd that the call would be made on a Sunday... but I'm mostly just anxious about hearing back.
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