Penn State School of International Affairs

[Grndhog89]

Has anyone else applied here for Fall 2011 or know if they have started mailing letters out yet? This is probably one of my top choices aside from American U and I can't seem to find anything on whether or not they have started mailing acceptances.

~Grndhog

[christina2006]

Yes! I got an e-mail today (April 7) from Mr. Combs saying it was their intent to offer me admission and will be in contact with the official letter and offer of grant aid. He said they are 3 weeks behind.

Hope this helps!

[Grndhog89]

Yes! I got an e-mail today (April 7) from Mr. Combs saying it was their intent to offer me admission and will be in contact with the official letter and offer of grant aid. He said they are 3 weeks behind.

Hope this helps!

Cool. It does, thanks! I have been in contact with him for a while. He said my application is on "hold" and is being reviewed due to some error they had in Feb. that set their whole process back 2 weeks. When I told him its my top choice he said he will "make a note in my file". Sound good/promising? I can share more of my correspondence with him if that helps you give me more insight. Thanks for the response!

[Mal83]

That's interesting that he said that he'll "make a note in your file" about them being your first choice. I didn't think it mattered either way if you told them that. Like "ok, that's nice" and then they forget about it. I said in my email to confirm my spot on the waitlist at my top choice that "as a former Peace Corps volunteer GWU is still my absolute top choice." The lady that responded said "we're happy to hear you wish to remain on the list." I didn't assign any significance to it whatsoever until I read this post and saw that maybe it does matter a little, I figured that was a standard response, but now that I think of it a few days later I got just a generic email obviously sent to everyone who confirms their spot from the same person letting me know when I can expect a decision. Not that I'm any more sure of my chances than before or taking any real stock in it, I won't do that to myself, but it's just interesting to think about and gives me a little more encouragement to at least send them the "I'm still really interested in the program, I know I'm a good fit, and I still really really want in" email after their April 20th deadline for confirming spots on the waitlist. It'll give me some sense of satisfaction that in a week and a half no one else will be able to add themselves to the waitlist.