Harvard Kennedy MPP 2020

[spnfiim]

33 minutes ago, indianIRguy said:

Even if your thoughts are logical, the HKS people steadfastly refuse to hint at any such inferences...so not sure how much of this interview thing will point at the admission decisions...

 

My thoughts are informed by seeing numerous blogposts on previous years HKS fors on gradcafe. I haven’t come across a singe case where a shortlisted interviewee of CPL fellowship wasn’t offered admission. Plus, I also read on CPL website that they consult AdComs before finalising interview shorlists. So, based on these two factors, I think that CPL interviewees stand better chance of getting finally selected also. 

[spnfiim]

49 minutes ago, Novalue said:

 

Yes you are right. These are just interview invites for the fellowships and by no means guarantee the scholarship. Dubin just awards like 5 or 6 fellowships each year,  (I am guessing the numbers are small even for other scholarships) which are announced later to the decision or sometimes alongside. 

True. Last year’s annual report of CPL specifies that the most famous Dubin fellowship was given to only about 10 people, while an even more selective Gleitsman Fellowship was given to 5-6 stellar candidates only.

Laterally, Presidents Awards and Kennedy scholarships are also extremely limited and rare. 

Not sure of no. of Public Service Fellowships awarded each year, but that too shouldn’t be more. 

[justaname]

After reading all the posts about how selective Dubin is, I decided to just assume I did not get shortlisted and carry on with my life.

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[Anathema]

35 minutes ago, indianIRguy said:

Wow, I guess this is what is at play...but why would they actually do all this cumbersome process then?

I don't know. If I had to guess though, I'd say they want both admission and fellowship decisions to be released simultaneously so admitted candidates are not scrambling around appearing in interviews between mid-March and mid-April which is when most graduate schools' deadline for acceptance/rejection of offers is.

You never know with these old schools though, it could just as easily be tradition. "This is how we have always done it" and so on.

[justaname]

Reading process #12 just out. It seems this year adcomm are having more fun with blog posts.

 

And thank god i'm a Mac user

[Novalue]

1 hour ago, justaname said:

After reading all the posts about how selective Dubin is, I decided to just assume I did not get shortlisted and carry on with my life.

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Same here. But I just want to know and get done with it. 

[KIMAMS]

1 hour ago, justaname said:

After reading all the posts about how selective Dubin is, I decided to just assume I did not get shortlisted and carry on with my life.

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like wise. I'll just go to bed now. Have a lot of work tomorrow too ?

[spnfiim]

An email from HKS FinAid team:

“CPL has already selected finalists to be interviewed for their fellowships, so if you have not heard from them, regretfully it means that you were not selected as a finalist“. 
 

[HKSMPPguy]

Did you contact them before and they replied back to you or was it a generic email sent to everyone not selected? I haven’t gotten any emails.

[Novalue]

11 minutes ago, spnfiim said:

An email from HKS FinAid team:

“CPL has already selected finalists to be interviewed for their fellowships, so if you have not heard from them, regretfully it means that you were not selected as a finalist“. 
 

Did they reply to your query? 

[justaname]

28 minutes ago, spnfiim said:

An email from HKS FinAid team:

“CPL has already selected finalists to be interviewed for their fellowships, so if you have not heard from them, regretfully it means that you were not selected as a finalist“. 
 

not a shocker but still kinda disappointed. thanks for the update!

Edited February 24, 2020 by justaname

[indianIRguy]

Wow...none here actually even heard from them....I'm very sorry for all of us keeping our hopes up long after we were kicked out...Good luck friends and wish us a great ending to the season. And keep up the community spirit!

[spnfiim]

HKS FinAid responded to my query. 

[spnfiim]

They have also mentioned that-

“If you applied to other scholarships, you will find out about the outcome of those decisions at around the same time as your admission decision, which is typically mid-March”. 

[polapp20]

Bummer! It is strange that not a single person on this forum got an email. 

[HopefulMPA]

2 hours ago, spnfiim said:

Not sure of no. of Public Service Fellowships awarded each year, but that too shouldn’t be more. 

Are Public Service Fellowships considered a CPL fellowship? Or are they one of the fellowships that doesn’t require an interview?

[indianIRguy]

Just now, HopefulMPA said:

Are Public Service Fellowships considered a CPL fellowship? Or are they one of the fellowships that doesn’t require an interview?

you'll know in mid-march...interviews not required

[polapp20]

Just now, HopefulMPA said:

Are Public Service Fellowships considered a CPL fellowship? Or are they one of the fellowships that doesn’t require an interview?

They're not CPL. And to the best of my knowledge they dont require interview. So I guess we will hear about them only once we have decisions! 

[HopefulMPA]

9 minutes ago, indianIRguy said:

you'll know in mid-march...interviews not required

 

9 minutes ago, polapp20 said:

They're not CPL. And to the best of my knowledge they dont require interview. So I guess we will hear about them only once we have decisions! 

Thank you both! Here’s to hoping the next couple of weeks go by quickly! 

[Haber]

It's difficult to digest this fact that not a single one has posted the cpl interview notification in this forum. I wasn't expecting this though but I would like to believe that most of us might have been viewed favorably for other non interview scholarships already. Maybe few even considered by adcom for president or public service fellowships. It's difficult to accept that cpl had not gone in our favour, but I believe they must have been through and there should be good news in store for all sincere candidates.

[spnfiim]

14 minutes ago, Haber said:

It's difficult to digest this fact that not a single one has posted the cpl interview notification in this forum. I wasn't expecting this though but I would like to believe that most of us might have been viewed favorably for other non interview scholarships already. Maybe few even considered by adcom for president or public service fellowships. It's difficult to accept that cpl had not gone in our favour, but I believe they must have been through and there should be good news in store for all sincere candidates.

Very soothing to read!! Thanks

[Anathema]

I just got an email but not from CPL. Got one from PEPG saying they had received my documents and whatnot. For a split second.. but 'twas not to be.

[spnfiim]

3 minutes ago, Anathema said:

I just got an email but not from CPL. Got one from PEPG saying they had received my documents and whatnot. For a split second.. but 'twas not to be.

Had you raised any query, or was it generic? I have also applied to PEPG. Unfortunately, for me, I don't have access to my given email ID because I have received Fulbright fellowship and all my updates are routed through Fulbright/IIE office in New York. 

[Anathema]

1 minute ago, spnfiim said:

Had you raised any query, or was it generic? I have also applied to PEPG. Unfortunately, for me, I don't have access to my given email ID because I have received Fulbright fellowship and all my updates are routed through Fulbright/IIE office in New York. 

I'd asked them about an interview two weeks ago but they had emailed back saying no interview necessary and so forth.

This email is doesn't seem a specific reply to my question but since it covers some of the same ground, it could just be a hastily written response by someone who forgot that they had already replied.

[Oba2020]

Hi all, I just wanted to inform you that I just got an email for an interview (CPL Emirates). Like you, I have been stressed out, so I wanted to share the information. Interview for March 2nd. Wish you all the best of luck!