sd9000 Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Has anyone received notification of CPL fellowship interviews? Wondering if they have sent notifications to finalists yet. MPP21E 1
MPP21E Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, sd9000 said: Has anyone received notification of CPL fellowship interviews? Wondering if they have sent notifications to finalists yet. I wanted to know the same. They said by the end of February - I assume we have to look for it this week. Fruit and sd9000 2
SeekingMPA Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Hi, I know this thread is technically for MPP applicants, not MPA applicants, but I would love some guidance, since there are so few HKS MPA threads. Technically Harvard Kennedy School says 2-year MPA students only need 4 graduate level courses to apply for the program. However, they say on their site and an accepted admissions video that the program is designed for students with another graduate degree. So, could I, an individual with only a bachelor's degree, apply and be accepted to the HKS MPA program? I would love any insight into this. I have looked into this program and I feel like it so closely aligns with my career goals, but I do not want to waste my time, if I would not be considered.
limabeans08 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 3 hours ago, SeekingMPA said: Hi, I know this thread is technically for MPP applicants, not MPA applicants, but I would love some guidance, since there are so few HKS MPA threads. Technically Harvard Kennedy School says 2-year MPA students only need 4 graduate level courses to apply for the program. However, they say on their site and an accepted admissions video that the program is designed for students with another graduate degree. So, could I, an individual with only a bachelor's degree, apply and be accepted to the HKS MPA program? I would love any insight into this. I have looked into this program and I feel like it so closely aligns with my career goals, but I do not want to waste my time, if I would not be considered. When I emailed them back in the summer, they said the graduate-course requirement is a strict requirement to be eligible for the MPA Program - "HKS does not offer summer courses, and you must meet the requirements when applying unless you are applying simultaneously to a concurrent degree program. In this case you would need to start at your concurrent degree school and complete four graduate-level courses before starting at HKS." Hope that's helpful!
MBAngineer Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Are fellowship interviews only given to those candidates who stand a chance of an admit or does that not correlate with the admissions process? What do you all think?
EscapingBrexit Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 I'm pretty sure I read something during the process where they explicitly said fellowship interviews are not indicative of admission. Maybe it was another school. I know Georgetown said that about one of their fellowships. It can't hurt though, right?
szadah Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Has anyone received notification of a fellowship interview yet?!
sd9000 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 39 minutes ago, szadah said: Has anyone received notification of a fellowship interview yet?! Not yet. They came out on Feb 24th last year so I'm hoping its soon!
MPP21E Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 56 minutes ago, szadah said: Has anyone received notification of a fellowship interview yet?! I do not know if I should I call or email them?
szadah Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, EscapingBrexit said: I'm pretty sure I read something during the process where they explicitly said fellowship interviews are not indicative of admission. Maybe it was another school. I know Georgetown said that about one of their fellowships. It can't hurt though, right? I thought if you get the fellowship then your chances for admission go up by a lot?
szadah Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, MPP21E said: I do not know if I should I call or email them? I just called no one answered:(
mpp_app2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, szadah said: I thought if you get the fellowship then your chances for admission go up by a lot? During one of the Q&A sessions, they said a few times that the two processes (admission and financial aid) are completely separate. Edited February 23, 2021 by mpp_app2021 MPP21E 1
sd9000 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, mpp_app2021 said: During one of the Q&A sessions, they said a few times that the two processes (admission and financial aid) are completely separate. The financial aid and admissions processes are separated, but I find it hard to believe that you could be a CPL fellowship finalist and not also be on the short list for admissions.
HelloItsMe Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 20 minutes ago, sd9000 said: The financial aid and admissions processes are separated, but I find it hard to believe that you could be a CPL fellowship finalist and not also be on the short list for admissions. You can be finalist and still not get in for sure. Think of the fellowship as existing more on the financial aid side of things then the admissions side of things. izzywho 1
MPP21E Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Did anyone receive a CPL invitation or notification?
rnk Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 Does anyone know if we will get ding notifications from CPL as well? or only emails to those who get interviews MPP21E 1
Emrada Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 I'm glad I'm in good company with everyone who's awaiting CPL interview emails...nerve-wracking! I keep thinking, "Can't get much later in February than this!" so it's good to know they went out on the 24th last year. I'm a MC/MPA applicant and there don't seem to be many of us on here, so hope you don't mind me crashing your forum. ? MPP21E 1
MPP21E Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, rnk said: Does anyone know if we will get ding notifications from CPL as well? or only emails to those who get interviews I think to only those who got interviews
MPP21E Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, Emrada said: I'm glad I'm in good company with everyone who's awaiting CPL interview emails...nerve-wracking! I keep thinking, "Can't get much later in February than this!" so it's good to know they went out on the 24th last year. I'm a MC/MPA applicant and there don't seem to be many of us on here, so hope you don't mind me crashing your forum. ? Should we email them or do we wait?
lisbonb Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 Did anyone receive an email from CPL acknowledging receipt of their fellowship application?? Last year, they sent an acknowledgement email around February 4th, but I did not receive one this year.
sd9000 Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, lisbonb said: Did anyone receive an email from CPL acknowledging receipt of their fellowship application?? Last year, they sent an acknowledgement email around February 4th, but I did not receive one this year. They say on the CPL FAQ that they are not sending out confirmations this year of application receipt due to "high volume."
lisbonb Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, MPP21E said: Should we email them or do we wait? 2 minutes ago, sd9000 said: They say on the CPL FAQ that they are not sending out confirmations this year of application receipt due to "high volume." Ahhhh..missed that. Thanks for sharing!
sd9000 Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 Just now, lisbonb said: Ahhhh..missed that. Thanks for sharing! No problem! If anyone is bold enough to email CPL, please share their response! Dying to know if notifications were sent out already.
MPP21E Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 2 hours ago, sd9000 said: No problem! If anyone is bold enough to email CPL, please share their response! Dying to know if notifications were sent out already. I have the email ready but too worried to hit send haha ?
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