hudwa Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Like several others, I received my acceptance from SIPA yesterday morning. I believe they said their deadline for accepting or rejecting their offer was May 1. That being said, they have an open house in early April, so I'd expect decisions to be delivered to everyone prior to that date, so that anyone who has not heard, but will be accepted, could attend. Update: I just called their office as well. They said all decisions have been made, but they have to verify all the letters and check for accuracy etc. They will be rolling out decisions today and in the next few days. If we have not heard back in a week, we should call their office. I got accepted yesterday as well. I am so sorry to those who are still waiting. The SIPA admitted students day is April 10, so you will know for sure before then. (Those were suppose to be words of encouragement but I know it doesn't help, at all. Sorry...) Thanks for the information and encouragement, guys! It is very much appreciated. Knowing that the decision has been made and they're just making sure everything is perfect before they release the results actually sets me at ease. The time for prayers is over. We'll all know if those prayers were answered soon enough.
wwsapp Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Guys, please let us know when anyone hears back! Thanks.
wwsapp Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks!! That gave me SOME relief and you're clearly more skilled at asking direct questions... or the person who answered the phone was a lot more helpful I think the person who answered was definitely more helpful/understanding!
hudwa Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 I think the person who answered was definitely more helpful/understanding! There is one lady working in admissions who is particularly flaky. I called because I was having a technical problem with something on the online application, and after I describe this very mundane issue, she bursts out laughing, then composes herself and transfers me to someone else. I have a feeling energypolicy23 got her on the line lol
bizguy25 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Congratulations!! Are you going to go to SIPA now that you got in?! Thank you for the info... I hope to be at the open house, if they let me:) do you know what date it is in April? Thanks for the kind words. I thought SIPA was my dream program, especially since it's in NYC, but I think SAIS may be the better fit. Neither program gave me funding, but SAIS is substantially more affordable, and so that may factor into my final decision as well. I have lots of due diligence to do. Good luck and hope to see you at the open house!
erry3779 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks for the kind words. I thought SIPA was my dream program, especially since it's in NYC, but I think SAIS may be the better fit. Neither program gave me funding, but SAIS is substantially more affordable, and so that may factor into my final decision as well. I have lots of due diligence to do. Good luck and hope to see you at the open house! hey let me know when u decided where to go already! My heart is really going toward SAIS.. but part of me really want to hear SIPA's decision soon, so I can choose between the two..
orangesplease Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Right and a plane flight to NYC, while missing work! I'm glad GPPI has two options for their admit day that occur on Fridays. I'm going to plan around them and do an individual meet and greet w/ Columbia =D Probably like you, it isn't easy (or affordable?!) to skip out on work mid-week. I'll say the free meals sound appealing Just waiting for West coast airfare to go on sale or something... ha ha
eigenvector Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) And while waiting for SIPA, unannounced came acceptance from Ford. This definitely makes the wait a lot easier. But waiting nevertheless. Edited March 15, 2012 by eigenvector
energypolicy23 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Update: I just called their office as well. They said all decisions have been made, but they have to verify all the letters and check for accuracy etc. They will be rolling out decisions today and in the next few days. If we have not heard back in a week, we should call their office. ummmm.... then how come no one has heard yet today? Or no one anal enough to be checking these craze-inducing forums??
hudwa Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 ummmm.... then how come no one has heard yet today? Or no one anal enough to be checking these craze-inducing forums?? Maybe it's going to be another 1:00am release time like the first batch? Last year the first batch went out at 6:00pm, and then subsequent releases came in spurts. But there's not much time left in today...
wwsapp Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 ummmm.... then how come no one has heard yet today? Or no one anal enough to be checking these craze-inducing forums?? yeah i was wondering the same thing, but we must also take into consideration that all of the applicants dont post their decisions/updates here.
Helpplease123 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 yeah i was wondering the same thing, but we must also take into consideration that all of the applicants dont post their decisions/updates here. It's true - I often find myself forgetting that their are other applicants out there who aren't on gradcafe
energypolicy23 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 sorry... everyone on here I am sure is normal, and we'd all be friends once we get there (but never admit outloud we were on these forums refreshing the page a thousand times)... I'm just feeling like a crazy pants. I hope we find out tomorrow, I don't think I can bear waiting the whole weekend! linds 1
Coloradical Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 sorry... everyone on here I am sure is normal, and we'd all be friends once we get there (but never admit outloud we were on these forums refreshing the page a thousand times)... I'm just feeling like a crazy pants. I hope we find out tomorrow, I don't think I can bear waiting the whole weekend! now that sfs is dangling acceptances as well, I'm actually turning into a crazy person
Helpplease123 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 sorry... everyone on here I am sure is normal, and we'd all be friends once we get there (but never admit outloud we were on these forums refreshing the page a thousand times)... I'm just feeling like a crazy pants. I hope we find out tomorrow, I don't think I can bear waiting the whole weekend! Define normal - maybe us manic refreshers are the majority ... Probably not though...
hudwa Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Whatever. I'm abnormal, crazy pants, borderline catatonic, whatever you wanna call me. Alls I know is I wanna go to SIPA and this ambiguity is killing me. My stomach was doing somersaults last night waiting until my projected second batch release time (freaking 1:00am) and then forcing myself to refresh one more time before passing out at 1:30. My body is so done with this week, having to juggle work and grad school anxiety. I am hoping and praying that all of us hear back from SIPA tomorrow, that we all get in, that we all get fully funded plus stipend and that when we do waltz onto campus, we all celebrate because all that refreshing paid off. linds 1
Raayah Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Whatever. I'm abnormal, crazy pants, borderline catatonic, whatever you wanna call me. Alls I know is I wanna go to SIPA and this ambiguity is killing me. My stomach was doing somersaults last night waiting until my projected second batch release time (freaking 1:00am) and then forcing myself to refresh one more time before passing out at 1:30. My body is so done with this week, having to juggle work and grad school anxiety. I am hoping and praying that all of us hear back from SIPA tomorrow, that we all get in, that we all get fully funded plus stipend and that when we do waltz onto campus, we all celebrate because all that refreshing paid off. hehehe I second that!!! ALL THE BEST EVERYONE!
mximedc Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 So should we stay up until 1am? Or wake up in the middle of the night? Or better off, recharge our batteries, and sleep tight until it's morning in whatever part of the world we are in? At the end, it'll still be tomorrow, right? Or...whenever. Seriously, we need to relax. These kind of emotions can be harmful! Bottom line is that if we get accepted, that's amazing. If not, oh well, we did our best and you can either go elsewhere or apply next year with a better gre, better sop, and overall, a stronger application. Good luck to all and sweet dreams.
IdnujnanCihtrak Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 For everyone who has been accepted lately - Was it with or without funding and which program...Any news on MPA MDP? Last year seems to suggest the now famous Pile 1: 65% + Pile 2: 20% + Pile 3: 15%. Just wanted to see where they are in this now...
hudwa Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 IdnujnanCihtrak, judging from previous posts and the results survey, it would seem that the applicants receiving their decisions in the first batch were all MIAs and MPAs, and nobody has reported receiving funding. This lends itself to the theory that last year's "pile" system is still in effect.
erry3779 Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I stil havent heard anything from SIPA.... Anyone else got any news?
syk Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I applied for MIA, and still haven't heard back from SIPA either... although people appear to have been receiving their decision for the last two days now... :S can someone enlighten me as to what this "pile" system is?? thanks...
erry3779 Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Yesterday there was no decision being released by SIPA right? Or I'm wrong?
syk Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 well according to what I've seen on here- people started hearing back from SIPA on 3/14...
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