mightybruinss Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I've been holding up pretty well, until recently now that Berkeley has begun releasing some decisions. The stress is definitely starting to build up now... we're near the finish line.? nola360 and alliecask 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananaghost Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 according to my research, we should be at about max-anticipation ameger, jbourne1, babyurbanist and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikepedkait96 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 11:36 AM, bikepedkait96 said: Sent in my few applications and I am very excited to be on the journey with everyone. I am so incredibly passionate about this field and I realllly want to go to a graduate program that will allow me to be my best so I can make changes to our build environment. I am looking forward to being in this field with everyone! Age/Gender/Citizenship 24/F/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA in Environmental Studies / NC Uni / 2019 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.2 BA - V158/Q150/AW4.5 Work Experience: - Environmental Law Internship with professor and a GIS spatial analyst with a Non profit - Clean Cities Internship with Council of Government - Transit Internship with a Municipal Planning Organization - VP of events with a solar renewable energy student organization Letter of recommendations: (from whom) Transportation Professor, Sustainable City professor, Supervisor at Internship Schools applied to: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UIC, UNC, Clemson In: Berkeley, Clemson Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UIC, UNC, Clemson Results: GOT INTO BERKELEY and Clemson !!! I'm waiting for funding decisions before I make any decisions but it's definitely top 3 for me austinplanning256, cigkofte92, jgiara and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikepedkait96 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 On 2/13/2021 at 9:39 PM, alliecask said: In at UIC, email said no departmental funding will be available through this semester though..... Is that normal tho? To not have funding the first semester then you apply in later semesters for the GRA/GSR positions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogueginger Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 if we didn't get any sort of notification by berkeley can we assume waitlist/rejection? i know they rarely take straight from undergrad but i applied to a concurrent degree program in CED. it was my top choice, so i'm just trying to figure out how to manage my emotions/be able to compartmentalize and move onto the next notification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alliecask Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, rogueginger said: if we didn't get any sort of notification by berkeley can we assume waitlist/rejection? i know they rarely take straight from undergrad but i applied to a concurrent degree program in CED. it was my top choice, so i'm just trying to figure out how to manage my emotions/be able to compartmentalize and move onto the next notification. Hi! I'm in the same boat for Berkeley admissions & being an undergrad. I read somewhere that this year Berkeley is doing rolling admissions instead of batch admissions (so the "the longer you wait the less likely your chances" idea might not be as accurate this time?) I'm hoping that's the case as well. rogueginger, dumbstarbucks, mightybruinss and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigkofte92 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 On 12/20/2020 at 11:43 AM, cigkofte92 said: Age/Gender/Citizenship 28/F/US Degree/School/Year graduated BA in History / smallish, underfunded, unranked state school / 2014 MA in Public History / unranked state school, but notable in my field / 2017 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.6 BA/3.8 MA - GRE was Q160/V162/W5, but I'm not submitting. Work Experience: 3+ years in historical and environmental consulting as an analyst/planner; 4 internships in archives, museums, historic preservation planning, and cultural resources management Letter of recommendations: MA Thesis Advisor, MA professor of history and theory, and former boss as historical consulting firm Schools applied to: Cornell is the only one for Urban Planning. The others (MIT, UC Berkeley, BU, UW, UVA) are all architecture/built environment history. In: Cornell, Berkeley (Architecture) Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: MIT, BU, UW, UVA Results: AHHH in at Cornell! babyurbanist, planningfor2021, JSW_Planning and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd212 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 14 minutes ago, cigkofte92 said: AHHH in at Cornell! Congrats! Was notification via email or through the ApplyWeb portal? Still waiting here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigkofte92 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Just now, jsm94 said: Congrats! Was notification via email or through the ApplyWeb portal? Still waiting here... Via email. It just came through 20 minutes ago. And it seems like a couple others got emails late last week. So something may still come through! jd212 and planningfor2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nola360 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) On 2/6/2021 at 7:12 PM, nola360 said: In at UIC!!! Edited February 15, 2021 by nola360 planningfor2021, yellowsurf, mightybruinss and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nola360 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 On 1/28/2021 at 12:21 PM, nola360 said: Hi! Best of luck everyone! Age/Gender/Citizenship 21/F/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA in Economics and Environmental Studies / top private school in the south / 2021 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.6 - 163/157/4 Work Experience: Internship at renewable energy nonprofit, community gardens internship, tutor/TA Letter of recommendations: (from whom) intern supervisor/band director/professor Schools applied to: Yale, UCLA, USC, UCI, Berkeley, UIC, UNC, Duke, UPenn, Michigan In: UPenn, UIC Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Yale, UCLA, USC, UCI, Berkeley, UNC, Duke, UPenn, Michigan Results: planningfor2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planningfor2021 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) Does anyone want to guess on when USC will post? Edited February 15, 2021 by planningfor2021 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumbstarbucks Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 does anyone have a link for the reddit page(s) about planning admissions? Thanks!! planningfor2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigkofte92 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 41 minutes ago, dumbstarbucks said: does anyone have a link for the reddit page(s) about planning admissions? Thanks!! dumbstarbucks, yellowsurf and cityplace_uptown 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityplace_uptown Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, cigkofte92 said: Had no idea these existed! Love it, thanks for sharing. As an aside, really really hoping to get at least one response back this week (expecting UT). planningfor2021 and cigkofte92 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumbstarbucks Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 hours ago, cigkofte92 said: Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphd95 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 1/29/2021 at 9:54 AM, jphd95 said: Age/Gender/Citizenship 25/M/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA in Political Science, Urban Studies, 2018 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.34 - no GRE Work Experience: AmeriCorps VISTA - Economic Development, Regional Strategic Planning Peace Corps - Community Development Associate AmeriCorps VISTA - Entrepreneurship Development, Business Support Services Letter of recommendations: (from whom) Undergrad professor x2 / AmeriCorps VISTA supervisor Schools applied to: Portland State, Oregon, UIC, Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, TAMU In: Kansas Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Portland State, Oregon, UIC, Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa, New Mexico, TAMU Results: On 2/12/2021 at 4:10 PM, jphd95 said: In: Oregon In: UIC, Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa mightybruinss, nola360, planningfor2021 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxiousplanner Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 The wait is making me more than a little nutty, so I'm caving and posting here after trying unsuccessfully to stop checking this site. The fact that Berkeley and UIC (two of my top picks) have started sending acceptances is making me pretty nervous, but I'm trying to take solace in the fact that so many others also haven't heard anything. Maybe it's not bad news this year? Age/Gender/Citizenship 28/F/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA in Geography / good state school / 2013 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.4 BA - No GRE Work Experience: 7+ years total, tangentially related to planning. 3 years doing community organizing for a union, 3 years for a small business development program, 1.5 years for a company that builds innovation spaces. SOP tries to make the connection to planning (my interests are in economic development, inequality, & racial wealth gap), but I'm now doubting myself. Letter of recommendations: All former or current managers, no academic letters. Schools applied to: UC Berkeley, UCLA, Rutgers (dual with MPP), UIC, USC (dual with MPP) In: Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: UC Berkeley, UCLA, Rutgers (dual with MPP), UIC, USC (dual with MPP) Results: alliecask and nola360 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinplanning256 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 1/12/2021 at 10:46 AM, austinplanning256 said: Hey everyone! Best of luck, finishing up my last apps this week. Age/Gender/Citizenship 25/M/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BS in Sociology / 2018 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.1 BS Work Experience: - Current Data Analyst for a non-profit focused on food insecurity and food systems - 1 year planning fellowship in California with a municipality - AmeriCorps VISTA for a municipality's housing department Letter of recommendations: (from whom) Geography PhD whose also a development manager for a municipality/ University Professor & Mentor at housing department/ Work supervisor in California Schools applied to: NYU, UCLA, UT Austin, Cornell, Maryland, Columbia, Georgia Tech, Oregon, Cal Poly SLO In: Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Results: In at Cornell’s MRP program via email! jgiara, cityplace_uptown, babyurbanist and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeitorleaveit97 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) On 2/11/2021 at 7:23 PM, takeitorleaveit97 said: Age/Gender/Citizenship 24/F/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA in an Interdisciplinary Degree + minor in French/ private university in NYC / 2019 MSc in Environment and Development / UK top school / 2021 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.68 BA/ still in MSc program - No GRE Work Experience: Lots of random research experience + year working abroad Letter of recommendations: (from whom) All from undergrad professors (I was close to all of them and so I know they have a lot to say) Schools applied to: Berkeley, Harvard, UPenn, Cornell, UMich, Columbia In: Berkeley (awaiting funding), Cornell (28k funding) Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Harvard, UPenn, UMich, Columbia Results: Just heard from Cornell! Edited February 17, 2021 by takeitorleaveit97 JSW_Planning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd212 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) Age/Gender/Citizenship 27/M/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated B.A. Art History and History (Double Honors), urban history and architectural history coursework / Top 15 Liberal Arts / 2016 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.77 / No GRE Work Experience: - 4 years in academic publishing Letter of recommendations: (from whom) - 3 undergrad professors, likely strong due to close working relationships. Schools applied to: SUNY Buffalo, Cornell University, Harvard, University of British Columbia In: Cornell Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: SUNY Buffalo, Harvard, University of British Columbia Results: Edited February 17, 2021 by jsm94 austinplanning256, Stackase and numenor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeitorleaveit97 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Can we chat a little about finances while we wait? What is the highest amount per year you would take out in loans for a grad program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigkofte92 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 3 hours ago, takeitorleaveit97 said: Can we chat a little about finances while we wait? What is the highest amount per year you would take out in loans for a grad program? For MA or PhD? For PhD, $0 since all necessary expenses and tuition should be covered by the funding package. For MA, I think it really depends on your existing financial situation, if you receive funding, and how your career goals (i.e. how much you'll make) line up with the debt you'd incur. But the fewer loans, the better, of course! mightybruinss and takeitorleaveit97 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinplanning256 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 17 hours ago, takeitorleaveit97 said: Can we chat a little about finances while we wait? What is the highest amount per year you would take out in loans for a grad program? Anything over 40K for a Master's Program I would have to think really hard about. cityplace_uptown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeitorleaveit97 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 39 minutes ago, austinplanning256 said: Anything over 40K for a Master's Program I would have to think really hard about. 100% agree. Even the 40k is a little iffy for me. The job market right now is looking extremely tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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