niniwwf Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hi greendiplomat, Congratulations to your offers! Seems you also have an offer from Princeton with full tuition + stipend, will you choose to attend this one and drop HKS if there is no funding from HKS? Just curious since Princeton WWS is also a very good program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendiplomat Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hi greendiplomat, Congratulations to your offers! Seems you also have an offer from Princeton with full tuition + stipend, will you choose to attend this one and drop HKS if there is no funding from HKS? Just curious since Princeton WWS is also a very good program. Still deciding, to be honest. Will probably have more clarity once I visit on Monday, and have funding info. Basically it boils down to funding at Princeton versus presence of the top professors in my field at HKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niniwwf Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Still deciding, to be honest. Will probably have more clarity once I visit on Monday, and have funding info. Basically it boils down to funding at Princeton versus presence of the top professors in my field at HKS. I am facing the same situation with you- Harvard has a louder name but Stanford provides generous funding. It is a pity that I won't be able to attend the New Admit Day next Monday, please come back and share some of your observations there. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello.operator Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 ^second the above. i can't go to new admit day, so those of you that end up going, please share with us your thoughts. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niniwwf Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just wondering will HKS release funding information today? Let's come to share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendiplomat Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) Just wondering will HKS release funding information today? Let's come to share! Aaand zero! Princeton it is. Did anybody get the Belfer IGA and/or Charles Edison Fund? Edited March 30, 2012 by greendiplomat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12WardP Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 No $. Ford, here I come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanrenewalprogram Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) I'm not getting any "accept awards" tab.. nor anything about any amounts at all in MYFAID. anyone else having this issue? edit: I guess that means no aid at all... Kind of surprised to be honest. Not even a loan? Edited March 30, 2012 by urbanrenewalprogram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantgrad Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 "The Accept Awards tab provides a list of the financial aid for which you are eligible. Awards can be accepted or declined on the Accept Awards tab. If you do not have access to the Accept Awards tab, we were unable to offer you financial assistance." Didn't have the tab on myfaid. Hello SAIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3eid Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'm sitting on a big 0 as well here. Thoughts on this dilemma: Cornell CIPA with $30,000/year Fletcher with $14,000/year Yale Jackson with $20,000/year Harvard with $00,000/year I was also wondering if it'd be worth trying to leverage the above offers with Kennedy. I expect they'll tell me to go to hell, but have any of you seen a successful extortion of HKS in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendiplomat Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'm sitting on a big 0 as well here. Thoughts on this dilemma: Cornell CIPA with $30,000/year Fletcher with $14,000/year Yale Jackson with $20,000/year Harvard with $00,000/year I was also wondering if it'd be worth trying to leverage the above offers with Kennedy. I expect they'll tell me to go to hell, but have any of you seen a successful extortion of HKS in the past? They have a paragraph on "requests for reconsideration" on the "messages" tab. Unfortunately, the gist of it is "oh hell no!". laj168 and greendiplomat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB84 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I just received word as well. All I was offered was a bunch of loans, which is surprising and disappointing. Just a bit of info on attempting to negotiate/extract more money: I sent them a lengthy email yesterday noting that I wanted to pursue a career in a developing country government (in other words that I will make little money after school) and that I have the following offers:Tufts Fletcher School - 27KColumbia SIPA - 25KLSE - British government Chevening Scholarship (covers tuition, cost of living, visa, airfare, you name it and they cover it) I followed up over the phone to make sure they received it and informed that they do not consider what other schools offer when making their financial aid decisions. Basically echoes what Greendiplomat mentioned and what they say numerous times on their site - no way. I might still give it a shot and will let others know if I find out anything substantive. Hard to believe that someone gets a full ride at Princeton and not a thing from HKS. Guess what they say about it being a crapshoot is spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leapoffaith Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 i got no money. i bought a lottery ticket. charlotte_asia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowInTheDark Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Me too! Here we go mega millions. If I win, I promise to pay for everyone in the MPP Class of 2014 that are on the gradcafe forums! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexpresso Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Seriously, did they give any money at all... Do you guys think there are more chances to get anything in the second year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantgrad Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Seriously, did they give any money at all... Do you guys think there are more chances to get anything in the second year? From the messages tab: "It is extremely unlikely that new, additional or increased HKS/Harvard scholarship or fellowship funds will become available to students for the second year of study as all funds are awarded for the 1st year and simply renewed for the 2nd year (unless otherwise noted)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niniwwf Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 0$ for me either. I wonder if HKS gives any funding at all... I am seriously thinking to go to Stanford now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balakrishnan Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hey Guys, Got info. from HKS! Admission Offer and Financial Aid of $12K. Something is better than nothing ;-) Anyone headed for MPA2 at HKS ? Bala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRNIST Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) The financial predicament many of you are facing is exactly why I didn't apply to HKS, despite really liking some of the faculty and courses. They are pretty open about stiffing people on fin-aid, which rules them out for me as my career is not that lucrative. I'm bored at work and made this to sum it up. Edited March 31, 2012 by MYRNIST TypeA, charlotte_asia and MYRNIST 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
state_school'12 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 MYRNST, you nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexpresso Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Soo true!! Thanks Wantgrad, definitely sounds depressing! Now gotta really think about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmHooper Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Half tuition and a bunch of federal loans but I think I am going to take the dive anyway because of IBR. Didn't plan on getting rich in public service anyway so whats a few hundred dollars more per month in loan payments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12WardP Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I just talked to a HKS alum this weekend and really tried to put the spin on me to take the debt plunge. I have full tuition from Ford and nothing for HKS. I can use an Americorps grant, but that's a drop in the bucket. There's part of my gut that says the experience everyone I know talks about is something I would regret passing up for the rest of my life. It's just a gut feeling. I'm wondering if anyone else is grappling with the tough choice as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niniwwf Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I just talked to a HKS alum this weekend and really tried to put the spin on me to take the debt plunge. I have full tuition from Ford and nothing for HKS. I can use an Americorps grant, but that's a drop in the bucket. There's part of my gut that says the experience everyone I know talks about is something I would regret passing up for the rest of my life. It's just a gut feeling. I'm wondering if anyone else is grappling with the tough choice as well.... This is really a tough decision to make...I got full ride from Stanford and nothing from HKS, but still it is difficult for me to drop HKS. I wonder what the alum you talked to had said which makes you seriously think about attending HKS even without funding...I need this kind of advice as well. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantgrad Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Two points: 1. What you want to study would make a big difference. I want to do Intl Development, but didn't apply for MPA-ID due to a lack of math. The reviews of MPP people going into Intl Dev are largely underwhelming. But for domestic policy and government, my sense is that HKS is definitely worth paying extra for. BUT... 2. I would advice all to think at the margin. It's one thing to ask yourself "Would I pay $150k for HKS?" But the better question is "Would I pay an additional $50k to attend Harvard over SAIS?" I'm giving SAIS as an example here because that's looking like it'll be my choice, and the numbers reflect the relative financial aid situations (SAIS offered me money and it costs a bit less, summing a lesser cost of $25k/year). For me, the answer to this question was a pretty emphatic NO, because the SAIS programme already looked better. CreamTea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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