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Here is the place for us to discuss the Planning 2023 admissions season!

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Age/Gender/Citizenship

28/M/Int'l student

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BA in Sociology / UC / Sep 2021

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.71 cumulative, no GRE

Work Experience:

Military, 1-year designing

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

professors within the field of Environmental studies.

Schools applied to:  Harvard, MIT, yale, UCLA, UCB, UCSB

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: Harvard, MIT, yale, UCLA, UCB, UCSB

Results:

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Wow!  I noticed pages and pages of discussion in last year's admissions cycle and almost nothing this year.  Have folks moved this sort of discussion elsewhere?

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bumping this...

Age/Gender/Citizenship

23/M/USA

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BA in Geography / Top 30 Liberal Arts College / 2021

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.69 cumulative, no GRE

Work Experience:

2 research assistantships in urban geography/built environment

Internship with planning dept. of municipal government

Internship with planning dept. of transit agency

Transportation Planner at MPO (current position)

~2.5 years of combined experience (1.5 yr part time/internships, 1 yr full time)

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

1 from research advisor/professor, 2 from supervisors

Schools applied to:  NYU, UCB, Pratt, Columbia

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: NYU, UCB, Pratt, Columbia

Results:

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Age/Gender/Citizenship

24/M/USA

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BS in Public Policy / Big 10 University / 2021

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.68 cumulative, no GRE

Work Experience:

1 year at an economic development social services non-profit

1 year at a financial software firm

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

2 from professors, 1 from supervisor

Schools applied to:  Columbia, Hunter, McGill, Penn

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: Columbia, Hunter, McGill, Penn

Results:

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Age/Gender/Citizenship

22/F/USA

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BA in Geography and Russian / Miami of Ohio / Dec 2021

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.88 cumulative, 3.97 major, no GRE

Work Experience

Congressional intern; Fulbright ETA

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

2 geography professors, 1 mentoring professor

Schools applied to:  Harvard, Cornell, Michigan, UVA, VT, VCU

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: Harvard, Cornell, Michigan, UVA, VT, VCU

Results:

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Age/Gender/Citizenship

23/F/USA

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BA in Sociology and Political Science / Top Public / 2021

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.98 GPA - 165V / 158Q 

Work Experience:

Nonprofit 2 years

State Dept. of Transportation Internship

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

professors, 1 professional reference

Schools applied to:  Harvard, MIT, UPenn, NYU, Columbia, Michigan, Georgetown

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: Harvard, MIT, UPenn, NYU, Columbia, Michigan, Georgetown

Results:

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On 1/22/2023 at 1:09 PM, blackroll15 said:

Does anyone here applying for Cornell MRP and have started the required video interview? 

Thanks.

video interview??????!?!???

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I was looking at last year’s thread, and it looks like a ton of schools send out decisions in February. Is that the norm? I was expecting March, just based on what the schools were saying when I applied! 

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Age/Gender/Citizenship

31/F/USA

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BA in Philosophy / Top 10 Liberal Arts / 2014

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.67 GPA - no GRE

Work Experience:

4.5 years urban / transportation tech 

2 years transportation equity nonprofit 

2.5 years MPO - climate planning 

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

2 bosses, 1 undergrad prof/advisor, 1 senior colleague 

Schools applied to:  Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UIC, Portland State

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UIC, Portland State

Results:

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On 1/29/2023 at 1:00 PM, Lalaloveya said:

I was looking at last year’s thread, and it looks like a ton of schools send out decisions in February. Is that the norm? I was expecting March, just based on what the schools were saying when I applied! 

@Lalaloveya I was wondering the same thing! It seems like some schools send out "initial" notifications in February, then follow-up with confirmation and/or funding offers in March. But I think it all depends on the program. 
 

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Age/Gender/Citizenship

54/F/USA

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BA in Linguistics / Top 50 National / 2012

MBA / Top 50 National / 2014

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.5 GPA - 158V / 152Q 

Work Experience:

Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, ++

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

professors, 1 professional reference

Schools applied to:  Ohio State University

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: Ohio State University

Results:

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Just now, GMK said:

 

Age/Gender/Citizenship

54/F/USA

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BA in Linguistics / Top 50 National / 2012

MBA / Top 50 National / 2014

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.5 GPA - 158V / 152Q 

Work Experience:

Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, ++

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

professors, 1 professional reference

Schools applied to:  Ohio State University

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: Ohio State University

Results:

 

I am applying for a PhD.  I can only apply to Ohio State University because my husband is established in his career and moving would be very difficult.  I have been in regular contact with a professor, and apparently I am #1 on the wait list.  Only 4 PhD students are accepted per year, and all are fully funded.  I'm hoping someone chooses the prestige of another program acceptance over OSU's generous funding...

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Age/Gender/Citizenship

21/M/USA

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BS in Public Health / Top 100 National / 2023

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.7 GPA - no GRE

Work Experience:

Planning intern, Policy Fellow, Lab research intern

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

professors (one a planner as well), 1 planning supervisor

Schools applied to:  University of Florida, University of South Florida

In:

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: University of Florida, University of South Florida

Results:

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On 2/4/2023 at 6:55 PM, silverz97 said:

Planning admissions are a little quiet this year…… Any PhD applicants here?
I am an International applicant, hope there will be update soon!

Yes, I feel like it's rather silent here compared to last year, same goes with architecture ? (I applied to both)

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On 2/4/2023 at 6:55 AM, silverz97 said:

Planning admissions are a little quiet this year…… Any PhD applicants here?
I am an International applicant, hope there will be update soon!

I'm a PhD applicant.  Yes, this forum is much slower than prior years.  I am certain there will be a lot of admissions within the next 30 days.

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On 2/2/2023 at 8:46 AM, blackroll15 said:

Yes. It said as a required component for the application. 

Where are you seeing that? is that just for PhD?

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On 1/16/2023 at 11:55 PM, saladdayss said:

 

Age/Gender/Citizenship

22/F/USA

Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated 

BA in Geography and Russian / Miami of Ohio / Dec 2021

GPA - GRE  - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 

3.88 cumulative, 3.97 major, no GRE

Work Experience

Congressional intern; Fulbright ETA

Letter of recommendations: (from whom)

2 geography professors, 1 mentoring professor

Schools applied to:  Harvard, Cornell, Michigan, UVA, VT, VCU

In: VCU

Out:

Wait-list:

Awaiting: Harvard, Cornell, Michigan, UVA, VT

Results:

 

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