Berkeley -- Next week?

[goldenbear26]

So is it true that Berkeley is supposed to release decisions by the end of next week? Looks like last year they released around March 2nd / 3rd? That true?

Who else on here is desperately waiting to hear back from Goldman?

[aliasaddiction47]

I found out last week (via email on February 15) I got into Berkeley's MPP/MPH program. For this dual program, admissions is handled through the School of Public, which then coordinates with GSPP. So my case is a little different. Hopefully GSPP lets you know soon!

[JoshRudes]

So is it true that Berkeley is supposed to release decisions by the end of next week? Looks like last year they released around March 2nd / 3rd? That true?

Who else on here is desperately waiting to hear back from Goldman?

Hey, that's good intel about March 2/3 last year. Thanks. All I knew was "early March." Hopefully that means a week from today. Have a nice weekend!

[readyornot]

I am also anxiously awaiting to hear back.. fingers crossed!

[an_internet_person]

My partner is waiting to hear... I'm getting super anxious-- probably moreso than she! hah.

[cjnayak]

Ah! I'm completely biting my nails about this one! Anyone know if we find out about funding at the same time?

[goldenbear26]

Don't mean to jump the gun -- and at the risk of acquiring bad juju -- does anyone know when Admitted Students Weekend would be? I'm planning a trip and need to know.

[senatorsmith85]

So who thinks Berkeley will be sending out emails today?

[intldevelopmentguy]

Ahhhh. Evidence from past years suggests that e-mail = rejection, correct?

Maybe I should stop compulsively checking my inbox afterall?

[MPA455]

intldevelopmentguy: why does e-mail means rejection?how do they notified admitted students?

[intldevelopmentguy]

From reading previous posts on this site I've come to believe that admitted students are notified via snail mail, when they receive an admissions package. I think that rejections are sent simply through e-mail (which makes sense). Still, ahhhhh.

[senatorsmith85]

it does seem though that rejections went out on the same day...meaning you're probably in good shape if other people start recording rejections and you haven't heard a thing.

also ppl mention receiving an email "strongly implying" admission...

[CookieMonstr]

2011's notifications were a bit different than previous years', according to the survey:

http://thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=berkeley+%28%22goldman%22%7C%22MPP%22%7C%22public+policy%2C+masters%22%29%29&t=a&o=&pp=50

All rejections came through email, but some acceptances did as well.

[intldevelopmentguy]

I stand corrected! Back to compulsive e-mail checking

[goldenbear26]

Sigh, looks like nothing today. Anyone hear anything? I got faked out. Saw a big white envelope in the mail -- wasn't related to admissions.

[state_school'12]

It's a bad time of the year to get non-admissions big white envelopes. I bet that had your heart rate up.

[JoshRudes]

Easily checked my email 50 times today. Kept going into the evening because they're on Pacific Time. Sweet way to spend a Friday.

[Paul Chung]

I know there's no point to check my email this late at night, but I've been doing it so much this past week that I feel lost if I haven't checked within 30 minutes. Help me.

[eigenvector]

Are international students also informed via snail mail? Damn... that's painful !

[goldenbear26]

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I recall some international students receiving acceptance e-mails last year. Domestic applicants all get snail mail, though.

[eigenvector]

I sure hope so. Thanks goldenbear26.

[CookieMonstr]

I'm going bonkers over here. It has to be soon, right?!

[Paul Chung]

So should I assume another day has passed and we're no closer to figuring out where we're going next year? How many of you guys are waiting for GSPP to make a final decision about which program to attend? I have a sketchy academic past so I don't know if I'll get admitted but I really really want to go there.

[state_school'12]

Another day of constantly refreshing email, government affairs, and logging into all of the applyyourself.com applications. With Berkeley, they've had our applications since December, so I'm especially impatient. I wonder about that deadline. I mean, are we supposed to believe anyone does anything at all with the application during the month of December?

I think for anyone that applied to Berkeley, there's no way we could make a decision without hearing back from them. For me, Berkeley's the only school I'd consider fully financing my first year.

[Paul Chung]

I think for anyone that applied to Berkeley, there's no way we could make a decision without hearing back from them. For me, Berkeley's the only school I'd consider fully financing my first year.

I'm on the same page with you. Like most posters here, I got a Dean Merit Scholarship at USC, so I'm not super stressin. I'm excited for it and would consider pursuing a dual master's in Planning and MPP if they would allow me to do it. However, I'm a California liberal so Berkeley is sorta the dream school. I think it's the only school I would be heartbroken over not getting into. It's only now when I read all the gpa's and gre scores of all the ppl applying to GSPP in this site do I regret not really studying in college. Perhaps I should have opened up my GRE book? It's a lil too late now.

So here's to tomorrow!! Hopefully the decisions come tomorrow and we can start making our plans for next year!!!