PolicyApplier Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, AdAstra2020 said: Hey! I just want to clear the air a bit because I was expecting similar high costs at first. Almost all Harris students I know (minus those in a studio) are living with 2-3 others and have a rent between $600 - $900. I have a fairly large apartment (two floors) with several others. We each have our own bathroom. We pay $850, wi-fi is included, and we have to pay a gas/electric bill that ends up totaling under $50 each a month due to the number of us. Most people who live in the official large residential buildings for grad students pay under $1k and rent/utilities are almost completely included. We live a short distance from campus but also in a low-cost area (south of campus - Hyde Park is more expensive) I'm going to post the roommate spreadsheet from last year's cohort that we all shared. The ranges are well under what you all might be expecting - and almost everyone seems to be paying a rent within these ranges: [it’s a link] I hope this helps. Not trying to downplay the expenses of living in the area... but it might seem more overwhelming than the reality. Good luck! The roommate spreadsheet is fantastic, but I’d recommend taking it down or else all of those peoples’ information (phone, email, etc.) will likely be harvested and used for sales, phishing, or worse. Edited January 3, 2022 by PedroTheNoun AdAstra2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdAstra2020 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, PedroTheNoun said: The roommate spreadsheet is fantastic, but I’d recommend taking it down or else all of those peoples’ information (phone, email, etc.) will likely be harvested and used for sales or worse. Fair point, this was posted on the Harris MPP Slack, Whatsapp, and Facebook groups for all incoming students so I felt a lot of liberty in sharing it to others but have taken for granted the importance of keeping the information private. I'll edit my post to remove it. Sorry! PolicyApplier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolicyApplier Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, AdAstra2020 said: Fair point, this was posted on the Harris MPP Slack, Whatsapp, and Facebook groups for all incoming students so I felt a lot of liberty in sharing it to others but have taken for granted the importance of keeping the information private. I'll edit my post to remove it. Sorry! It’s not a problem at all, it just gets a bit dicey from a security perspective with all of that PII being shared on a public forum. I think the perceptive you shared is incredibly useful! Edited January 3, 2022 by PedroTheNoun AdAstra2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moanna Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 1:01 PM, AdAstra2020 said: Fair point, this was posted on the Harris MPP Slack, Whatsapp, and Facebook groups for all incoming students so I felt a lot of liberty in sharing it to others but have taken for granted the importance of keeping the information private. I'll edit my post to remove it. Sorry! Hi I'd like to know how admitted students can join Slack/Whatsapp/Facebook as I wanna learn more about life in Chicago. Thanks a ton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moanna Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 12:48 PM, AdAstra2020 said: Hey! I just want to clear the air a bit because I was expecting similar high costs at first. Almost all Harris students I know (minus those in a studio) are living with 2-3 others and have a rent between $600 - $900. I have a fairly large apartment (two floors) with several others. We each have our own bathroom. We pay $850, wi-fi is included, and we have to pay a gas/electric bill that ends up totaling under $50 each a month due to the number of us. Most people who live in the official large residential buildings for grad students pay under $1k and rent/utilities are almost completely included. We live a short distance from campus but also in a low-cost area (south of campus - Hyde Park is more expensive) I'm going to post the roommate spreadsheet from last year's cohort that we all shared. The ranges are well under what you all might be expecting - and almost everyone seems to be paying a rent within these ranges: [Removed for the sake of keeping privacy] I hope this helps. Not trying to downplay the expenses of living in the area... but it might seem more overwhelming than the reality. Good luck! BTW thanks a lot for the info on rent and monthly cost. Super helpful to plan finances! (wish i had received scholarship ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolicyApplier Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Have y'all had any luck with getting the slack invite sent to your uchicago email address? I got both the ID/email address and it doesn't seem to be receiving the slack invite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolicyApplier Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 21 hours ago, PedroTheNoun said: Have y'all had any luck with getting the slack invite sent to your uchicago email address? I got both the ID/email address and it doesn't seem to be receiving the slack invite. They are gonna send out the invites in a week or two, late January or early February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairella222 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Anyone out there has any information when would the round 1 decision be released? I was expecting it to come out before the deadline for round 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradSchoolCrayy Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, clairella222 said: Anyone out there has any information when would the round 1 decision be released? I was expecting it to come out before the deadline for round 2... @clairella222I don't think results are coming before mid Feb as indicated on the requirements and deadline tab of the Harris website. rosiefullaposie93 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earofthetiger Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Hey all, Just wanted to say hi and join the community. I was accepted into the MPP program. Hope to get to know you all soon. Oh, I'm from NY btw. GradSchoolGrad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairella222 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 6:32 PM, Crayy01 said: @clairella222I don't think results are coming before mid Feb as indicated on the requirements and deadline tab of the Harris website. Thank you, I see! I assumed so because they released the result around this time last year, while the expected timeline posted on the website also said mid-fed then charlie989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradSchoolCrayy Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Oooo, I hope they can do the same this year but no indication of that yet! clairella222 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie989 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I am also hoping that they send out notifications for round 1 soon! clairella222 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiefullaposie93 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) On 1/22/2022 at 1:39 AM, clairella222 said: Anyone out there has any information when would the round 1 decision be released? I was expecting it to come out before the deadline for round 2... They generally takes 6 academic weeks to finalize decisions. Because of the 2 week holiday break and the 1 week quarter delay, I think we will hear back from Admissions either this weekend or next week. Edited January 24, 2022 by rosiefullaposie93 charlie989 and clairella222 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earofthetiger Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Did anyone who got accepted receive any funding/scholarship information? Even if you didn't, do you know how much they usually offer as an aid? Also, like what's the most they could offer (besides full ride), etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiefullaposie93 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 17 minutes ago, Earofthetiger said: Did anyone who got accepted receive any funding/scholarship information? Even if you didn't, do you know how much they usually offer as an aid? Also, like what's the most they could offer (besides full ride), etc. Definitely check prior year's thread. They had a deeper discussion on the topic and discussed who was able to get more funding after admission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairella222 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 21 hours ago, Crayy01 said: Oooo, I hope they can do the same this year but no indication of that yet! Samee! Finger crossed for some good news cos it's been a long wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairella222 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 13 hours ago, rosiefullaposie93 said: They generally takes 6 academic weeks to finalize decisions. Because of the 2 week holiday break and the 1 week quarter delay, I think we will hear back from Admissions either this weekend or next week. That's great!! Hoping for good results for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairella222 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 10 hours ago, Earofthetiger said: Did anyone who got accepted receive any funding/scholarship information? Even if you didn't, do you know how much they usually offer as an aid? Also, like what's the most they could offer (besides full ride), etc. From what I heard UChicago is quite generous about scholarship comparing to similar programs in the country. I think it said on their website up to 80% students received merit-based scholarship starting at 1/3 of tuition. And the offer would be renewed in the second year based on first year GPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradSchoolCrayy Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Any news about the Harris Round 1 results? charlie989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie989 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I'm still eagerly waiting to hear back! I know someone mentioned they might come out this week or next week, but I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiefullaposie93 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 @clairella222 I've actually heard and experienced the opposite. I applied round 2 on 1/22 last year and found out I was admitted on a Saturday night 3/6. I was a bit disappointed on the scholarship amount. They awarded me 10k and from speaking with other students and friends the most they really only give out about 10-25k. But I guess this is well known? Other police programs are more generous with scholarship money but Harris is known to not give out as much as other programs. A few months after you're admitted they let you challenge the award where you can report promotions or other scholarships to get them to bump your award amount...but they almost rarely bump your award amount. Admissions wouldn't let me defer so had to reapply round 1 of this year. So thinking we hear back tomorrow or early next week? I'd be interested to see if award money changes depending on when you apply...I will keep you all posted. GradSchoolCrayy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradSchoolCrayy Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I hope it comes tomorrow. Cannot wait anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradSchoolCrayy Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) I doubt it's coming today. Hopefully next week now! Edited January 28, 2022 by Crayy01 rosiefullaposie93 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiefullaposie93 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 @Crayy01 It's felt like eternity ? GradSchoolCrayy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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