stewiegriffin Posted March 6, 2021 Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) Age/Gender/Citizenship 20/M/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA in Political Science, /top public school/2021 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.83; GRE – Waived Work Experience: Transportation city commissioner Policy intern (x2) Policy research assistant Letter of recommendations: (from whom) Undergraduate Professor, Principal Investigator, Internship Supervisor Schools applied to: UNC (dual MPA/MCRP); USC (dual MPA/MUP) In: UNC (dual MPA/MCRP; received $10K for MCRP; notified 3/1) Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: USC Results: Good luck everyone! Edited March 6, 2021 by stewiegriffin
sh2405 Posted March 6, 2021 Posted March 6, 2021 Guys any news from UCLA? Also Georgia tech? Any admits?
ojireojire Posted March 6, 2021 Posted March 6, 2021 For anybody who applied to Portland State: in at Portland State! willplanning and cityplace_uptown 2
yungzuko Posted March 6, 2021 Posted March 6, 2021 1 minute ago, ojireojire said: For anybody who applied to Portland State: in at Portland State! Congrats! Was it an e-mail or on the portal?
ojireojire Posted March 6, 2021 Posted March 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, yungzuko said: Congrats! Was it an e-mail or on the portal? I just got an Email telling me to check my portal!
futureplanner69 Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 In at Portland State! Which is good, cause it was the only school I applied to haha cityplace_uptown, ojireojire, yellowsurf and 2 others 5
venkatsiva Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 17 hours ago, sh2405 said: Guys any news from UCLA? Also Georgia tech? Any admits? and USC, please?
sh2405 Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, venkatsiva said: and USC, please? USC has already given out admits, I got it would anyone know approx how much USC would cost ?
venkatsiva Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 7 hours ago, sh2405 said: USC has already given out admits, I got it would anyone know approx how much USC would cost ? When I had written to them later this week, they said that their committee(s) have been releasing offers and if we have not heard back yet it doesn't mean that we are rejected. They were vague on timeline, and send may take till early May! I hope they really did mean it! Pretty anxious here for USC and UCLA..
heyhey101 Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) holy just completed my video interview at ubc scarp. it was pretty difficult for me. its hard to complete my ideas in 3 minutes. it feels very good its done. Edited March 7, 2021 by heyhey101 willplanning 1
CanPlan Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, heyhey101 said: holy just completed my video interview at ubc scarp. it was pretty difficult for me. its hard to complete my ideas in 3 minutes. it feels very good its done. I hated it. Not at all what I was expecting, and I was able to answer each of my questions in 2 minutes or less. I panicked and started recording as soon as I had a thought. I wish I had taken it slower, but hindsight is 20/20. I guess we'll see what happens! Edited March 7, 2021 by CanPlan heyhey101 and willplanning 2
ojireojire Posted March 8, 2021 Posted March 8, 2021 21 hours ago, sh2405 said: USC has already given out admits, I got it would anyone know approx how much USC would cost ? I think USC's estimated cost of attendance is approximately 27k, and its tuition is roughly 48k, per year. So overall 75k a year.
ojireojire Posted March 8, 2021 Posted March 8, 2021 9 hours ago, CanPlan said: I hated it. Not at all what I was expecting, and I was able to answer each of my questions in 2 minutes or less. I panicked and started recording as soon as I had a thought. I wish I had taken it slower, but hindsight is 20/20. I guess we'll see what happens! If it makes you feel better, I felt like I flopped my virtual interview with UPenn and still got in. I think they're well aware that all the applicants are stressed / nobody seems to really be good at doing virtual interviews specifically.
MildlyJaded Posted March 8, 2021 Posted March 8, 2021 17 hours ago, CanPlan said: I hated it. Not at all what I was expecting, and I was able to answer each of my questions in 2 minutes or less. I panicked and started recording as soon as I had a thought. I wish I had taken it slower, but hindsight is 20/20. I guess we'll see what happens! I hated mine as well. A lot of panicking, awkward pauses, and rambling. Had the signature "wtf should i tell them about myself" moment. heyhey101, Stackase and willplanning 3
austinplanning256 Posted March 8, 2021 Posted March 8, 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: Cornell Out: Oregon, NYU Wait-list: UT Austin Awaiting: Results: Waitlisted at UT Austin
bknycplanner Posted March 8, 2021 Posted March 8, 2021 [Applied to Planning PhD programs] Age/Gender/Citizenship 31/M/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BS in Business / large midwest state school / 2012 MCRP / private university in the northeast / 2019 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.7 BS / 3.9 MCRP - 164V / 161Q / 5.0AW Work Experience: - 3 years non-planning (corporate sales after undergraduate) - 2 years worth of various fellowships / internships before/during grad school directly related to planning - 2 years at a non-profit doing advocacy work on (affordable) housing policy Letter of recommendations: (from whom) Planning PhD who was my thesis advisor for my MCRP, 2 other professors from my MCRP program, and a former employer (planning related job) Schools applied to: UNC, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Michigan, UC-Irvine Results In: Oregon, Michigan, UC-Irvine Out: UNC, USC, UCLA Thought I would share some insights for people who may look at this in the future or master's students who are considering the phd route. Happy to share any insights, but really I think for phd programs it comes down to your SOP/research interests and how they match with current faculty/their research interests--I think if I were going to push harder to get into the schools I was rejected from, I may have spent more time talking to professors and customizing the SOP to their work a bit more. (That being said, I was pretty honest with my interests to all the programs and feel like those I did get into are really supportive of my interests creating opportunities for me to do that work.) This year was brutal because of the precarious nature of funding due to COVID, I know most phd programs I talked to had cut down their admissions by about half to ensure they preserved enough funding for current students. austinplanning256, heyhey101, anxiousplanner and 2 others 4 1
heyhey101 Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) Hey all while waiting to hear from a school lol. I thought I’d share some humble stat with you all. Age/Gender/Citizenship 30/F/CA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated Ecology and Biology / 2014/ UBC GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.6 Work Experience: Almost 3 year in Architecture and urban design so far (mostly architecture) 5+ year volunteering at a local NPO pretty relaxant to urban planning other undergrad experience include some field ecology research and experience as an assistant to curator at the Beatty biodiversity museum at UBC Letter of recommendations: (from whom) Prof from undergrad/ Senior associate architect / senior associate urban designer Schools applied; UBC In: Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: UBC Results: had interview with UBC I’m trying to keep myself busy at work and try not to come but I can’t! The interview was difficult. I felt like I should’ve said this and that. Why did I forget it.. But I wanna give myself some credit for staying true to myself and honest and consistent with my values. Hope that was one of the purposes of these speed virtual interviews. Edited March 9, 2021 by heyhey101
24IQ Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 2021 Hey yall, just found this thread on r/urbanplanning. Glad to know we're all stressing through this month together haha. Age/Gender/Citizenship 22/M/CA Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA in Urban Studies and Human Geography/UofT/2021 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 4.00 (final year), 3.45 (cGPA) Work Experience: Administrative Assistant, Toronto City Councillor Administrative Assistant (Transportation Portfolio), Toronto City Councillor Student Consultant, School of Cities Letter of recommendations: (from whom) Undergraduate Professor (2), Work Supervisor Schools applied to: UofT (MScPl), Ryerson (MUD), UBC (MCRP) In: Ryerson, received $5,000 graduate fellowship; notified 2/5 Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: UBC, UofT Results: Video interview with UBC; notified 3/1 willplanning 1
prospectiveplanner Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 2021 Hi everyone, just made an account and I'm on mobile so I'll do that background/personal stats thing later on desktop! Anyways, I received a video interview invite to SCARP at UBC last Thursday and it's due this Thursday. I was meant to do it yesterday, had the whole day off, spent 8 hours procrastinating and having panic attacks over it. Didn't end up doing it. I know I'm not supposed to overthink it, but my brain is screaming "it's my whole future on the line!" so I can't help but overthink it, lol. I have really nasty video/virtual stuff anxiety and the whole thing is stressing me out. It's my dream school and dream program. It's not the questions I'm worried about, because as far as I can tell they're pretty reasonable and not technical and suitable for students coming into this without a planning background. It's my answering ability. I can have the most articulated thoughts in my head but when I open my mouth to get them out on the spot I either sit there with a blank look on my face like an Oblivion NPC or just ummmm and uhhhhh my whole way through. I'm so nervous for something simple that I really shouldn't be nervous about, it's this bloody anxiety! Anyone else experience panic attacks and performance anxiety over these interviews? I find that having a script or notes is even worse because I'll end up relying on them completely, but if I don't have any, I won't think of a word to say! I also applied to SFU Urban Studies - no interview required, and I'll hear from them this week or the next. Kind of regretting not applying to more schools because SCARP seems out of the question with this interview catastrophe hahaha. willplanning, daxdim, heyhey101 and 1 other 4
MildlyJaded Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 2021 4 hours ago, prospectiveplanner said: Hi everyone, just made an account and I'm on mobile so I'll do that background/personal stats thing later on desktop! Anyways, I received a video interview invite to SCARP at UBC last Thursday and it's due this Thursday. I was meant to do it yesterday, had the whole day off, spent 8 hours procrastinating and having panic attacks over it. Didn't end up doing it. I know I'm not supposed to overthink it, but my brain is screaming "it's my whole future on the line!" so I can't help but overthink it, lol. I have really nasty video/virtual stuff anxiety and the whole thing is stressing me out. It's my dream school and dream program. It's not the questions I'm worried about, because as far as I can tell they're pretty reasonable and not technical and suitable for students coming into this without a planning background. It's my answering ability. I can have the most articulated thoughts in my head but when I open my mouth to get them out on the spot I either sit there with a blank look on my face like an Oblivion NPC or just ummmm and uhhhhh my whole way through. I'm so nervous for something simple that I really shouldn't be nervous about, it's this bloody anxiety! Anyone else experience panic attacks and performance anxiety over these interviews? I find that having a script or notes is even worse because I'll end up relying on them completely, but if I don't have any, I won't think of a word to say! I also applied to SFU Urban Studies - no interview required, and I'll hear from them this week or the next. Kind of regretting not applying to more schools because SCARP seems out of the question with this interview catastrophe hahaha. You're not alone friend. Almost all of us had the same anxiety and I had my fair share of ummm and uhhhh moments. I knew this would happen and made good notes before hand just to get my mind rolling but blanked out a lot. I don't know if this helped but don't fret and pretend you're talking to a friend. It's slightly easier to do if you don't look directly at the camera but that defeats the purpose. Maybe call a friend and put your phone on the side and pretend you're talking to them? That might help. Otherwise I think they know that we're not very articulate during these interviews. willplanning and prospectiveplanner 2
heyhey101 Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, prospectiveplanner said: Hi everyone, just made an account and I'm on mobile so I'll do that background/personal stats thing later on desktop! Anyways, I received a video interview invite to SCARP at UBC last Thursday and it's due this Thursday. I was meant to do it yesterday, had the whole day off, spent 8 hours procrastinating and having panic attacks over it. Didn't end up doing it. I know I'm not supposed to overthink it, but my brain is screaming "it's my whole future on the line!" so I can't help but overthink it, lol. I have really nasty video/virtual stuff anxiety and the whole thing is stressing me out. It's my dream school and dream program. It's not the questions I'm worried about, because as far as I can tell they're pretty reasonable and not technical and suitable for students coming into this without a planning background. It's my answering ability. I can have the most articulated thoughts in my head but when I open my mouth to get them out on the spot I either sit there with a blank look on my face like an Oblivion NPC or just ummmm and uhhhhh my whole way through. I'm so nervous for something simple that I really shouldn't be nervous about, it's this bloody anxiety! Anyone else experience panic attacks and performance anxiety over these interviews? I find that having a script or notes is even worse because I'll end up relying on them completely, but if I don't have any, I won't think of a word to say! I also applied to SFU Urban Studies - no interview required, and I'll hear from them this week or the next. Kind of regretting not applying to more schools because SCARP seems out of the question with this interview catastrophe hahaha. oh yeah I experienced panic attacks. Exactly performance anxiety. Having to look at myself speaking hearing and being super self conscious. I’m sure that’s common. I don’t have much problems articulating and being opinionated and etc in real life and in person interviews. This is just different. You can not prepare for something like this effectively. Now I totally leave this admission chance up to the universe Edited March 9, 2021 by heyhey101 prospectiveplanner and willplanning 2
austinplanning256 Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 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: Cornell, Georgia Tech Out: Oregon, NYU Wait-list: UT Austin Awaiting: Results: In at Georgia Tech via email! No mention of funding. cityplace_uptown 1
jphd95 Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 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 On 2/16/2021 at 9:45 AM, jphd95 said: In: UIC, Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa, New Mexico In at PSU
yungzuko Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 2021 On 12/6/2020 at 10:49 PM, yungzuko said: Age/Gender/Citizenship 20/M/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA in Public Affairs (Urban Planning concentration) and Economics / Jesuit University / 2021 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) GPA: 3.44 / GRE: None Work Experience: - Research associate with a community organization doing work on placemaking and cultural asset mapping - Senior thesis on ethnic enclaves - Housing development internship with affordable housing nonprofit - Advisory board member with an ethnic enclave organization doing preservation through community engagement and advocacy - Started and manage an instagram account about ethnic communities and urban planning - City planning intern with the city planning department - Volunteer GIS tutor Letter of recommendations: Public policy professor/thesis advisor, GIS professor, work supervisor/mentor Schools applied to: UCLA, USC, UW, UPenn, PSU, Harvard, UT Austin In: USC (50%), UPenn (TBA), UT Austin, PSU (TBA) Out: Harvard Wait-list: UW Awaiting: UCLA Results: Turned down UT Austin. But if anyone isn't going to UW, pls let them know soon lol. Probably going to USC for now
daxdim Posted March 9, 2021 Posted March 9, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 8:14 AM, daxdim said: Figured I'd add my stats and results for posterity's sake -- best of luck to all my fellow applicants! Age/Gender/Citizenship 26/M/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated BA in anthropology/ southern state school / 2015 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.47 -- 163 V/152 Q/5.0 W Work Experience: 3+ years in research consultancy; 2 years at alma mater in international recruitment office; multiple internships during undergrad (marketing and refugee services) Letter of recommendations: (from whom) One undergraduate professor/mentor and two project directors at research consultancy firm Schools applied to (Master's): UNC, USC, Georgia Tech, Texas Southern, U of Hawaii, U of Louisville In: UNC, USC, Texas Southern, U of Louisville; Georgia Tech; U of Hawaii Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Results: UNC (5k for first year), USC (Merit scholarship -- full tuition), Texas Southern (no funding), U of Louisville (no funding), Georgia Tech (no funding), U of Hawaii (no funding) UNC was my top choice but their funding offer is super low despite their reputation for being fairly generous, especially towards out of state students according to folks I spoke with. I'm guessing COVID really did a number on their funding availability this year. Still waiting to hear back from a few programs but USC's offer is a pretty convincing argument for itself! Good luck everyone still waiting to hear back from places. Updating to reflect my last two acceptances! Very shocked but blessed to have gotten into every program I applied to. There was no mention of funding in either acceptance email, but fingers crossed GTech says something about it in the coming days. Looks a lot like Los Angeles is in my future though! :^)
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