sloop7 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 Hello all. Any Fletcher applicants around these parts? Did any early admits attend the February open house? Thoughts, impressions?
AONomad Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Yup, I applied! I'm not sure if I want to go there though, not being in DC is a huge downside I think. It's what, like 7 hours if you take the Acela Express or something like that?
Ceebz Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 I was admitted early and would be curious to hear about impressions as well. I'm more interested in working internationally (live abroad at the moment), and am curious about how Fletcher stacks up to DC schools in that regard. The fact that it's rated so highly and has so many successful alums indicates they're doing something right. I talked to a recent grad and she said the experience on campus is pretty unique and bonds people together/makes networking with peers easier/makes people insanely loyal to the school (Fletcher mafia!), which made it stand out to her as compared to the DC schools, where people spend tons of time off campus and it takes more effort to network with peers. I'm sure there's no lack of networking opportunities anywhere, but apparently Fletcher is really strong in that regard. As a side note, my current org is running a multi-year, twenty+ million dollar project with a massive US corporate donor and the project lead on the donor side is a MALD grad! That was cool to find out.
allben Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Me! I'm waiting for a decision in the regular admissions pool. I personally have heard nothing but great things about the program from alumni. I'll have to see about scholarship aid if I'm admitted (still drowning in undergrad debt so not sure if a master's is possible for me financially) but I'm excited to hear back!
Policy_Applicant2020 Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 I got admitted to MALD via early notification. Not in US so couldn't attend the session. Fletcher is one of my top choices. Hopefully with good financial aid, I will be joining them this August.
Byrek Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Yeah I’m waiting on Fletcher too. Probably my #1 but it’s kind of a 3 way tie. I applied Jan 10 so I’m not sure when to expect a reply. I would love before April 1 though (and certainly not on April fools day!)
SAN1234 Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Thanks for starting this thread! Also waiting on Fletcher, it is one of my top choices, so I'm curious about this too! Will make the trip to visit if I am admitted!
Ceebz Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 I'm a early notification admit and I asked about financial aid info and was told they're aiming for March 9, so I'm assuming that regular deadline decisions would probably come out the same day! allben and whatdoesthismean 2
whatdoesthismean Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 I applied regular too -- Fletcher is my top choice (I was a Tufts undergrad and have such a soft spot for the amazing community of people at Tufts <3). Good luck everyone!! Hopefully not too much longer of a wait.
middleeastgeek102 Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 It looks like they’ll be releasing decisions early this week (as per the latest update on the admissions). Good luck everyone!
Byrek Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, middleeastgeek102 said: It looks like they’ll be releasing decisions early this week (as per the latest update on the admissions). Good luck everyone! Oh man this is a heck of a week for me. Getting all my results in the span of 10 days
Byrek Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Welp is today the day? I’m gunna be glued to my email all day ?
Policy_Applicant2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 All the best, guys. I am also waiting for the financial aid results.
QP6161 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 1 minute ago, AaBbAa said: Did you understand if it will arrive today? I got an email this AM saying that we should be hearing very soon on funding detail (I got in on the early notification round), which should coincide with the rest of the decisions. I take that as meaning this afternoon.
mpp2020- Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 I believe decisions are up! I was accepted EA and just received my financial aid letter via the portal. Dwar, Byrek and whatdoesthismean 2 1
QP6161 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 1 minute ago, mpp2020- said: I believe decisions are up! I was accepted EA and just received my financial aid letter via the portal. Same! Surprisingly generous offer, too... mpp2020-, Byrek and whatdoesthismean 3
Byrek Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 In! With some money, enough to make the decision harder for sure. This was my sweetheart school and school I was most excited for, but it’s not a cheap one.
allben Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, mpp2020- said: I believe decisions are up! I was accepted EA and just received my financial aid letter via the portal. Yep, can confirm regular decisions are up on the portal as well along with the scholarship information!
WorldChanger Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) Hi, long time lurker here. Congratulations to everyone who got in! I got in with 18K per year. It'll be great if we can have scholarship amounts and decisions on this thread will help all of us make a decision. Edited March 10, 2020 by WorldChanger
ab1987 Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 Received admit with a $10k financial aid per year. Have a slightly higher aid from SAIS Europe but am super confused now. Still waiting to hear from Harvard and Columbia.
mpp2020- Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 I was admitted with a 20k per year scholarship. Still thinking through options before I make a decision.
allben Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 I'm in with 25k a year! More than I expected but it would still require a lot of debt, so I'm not sure what I'll do.
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