Calatoara Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 University of Washington Evans School just started sending out emails (with funding offers included).
quincepessa Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Just got accepted and a small funding offer. Yay! But the email seemed to imply that maybe fellowships hadn't been awarded yet? Does anyone know?
dazed Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) Is this for their MPA program? Seems like they're notifying applicants earlier this year, no? Edited March 8, 2014 by nbriant
Calatoara Posted March 8, 2014 Author Posted March 8, 2014 This is for MPA, yes. I'm not sure about fellowships, but research and teaching assistantships are open for application as far as I understand my email. Anything that would provide tuition coverage and a stipend would supersede the merit award originally offered.
kathryn_a Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 I also got my acceptance today! Any RPCVs apply for the Coverdell Fellowship? I got a good financial award but the email didn't mention anything about the fellowship. Is that a separate notification?
Calatoara Posted March 8, 2014 Author Posted March 8, 2014 I also got my acceptance today! Any RPCVs apply for the Coverdell Fellowship? I got a good financial award but the email didn't mention anything about the fellowship. Is that a separate notification? I was wondering about that myself. I didn't see mention of it either. Maybe it is only awarded after April 15 once they know who they have for sure?
quincepessa Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 I have the same question about the Coverdell. Going to call first thing on Monday.
albuhhh Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 No mention of any funding, going to guess that I didn't qualify. Bummer.
Ana Pascal Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 I haven't received an email yet from UW, which has me a little concerned... but is there a place online where I should be seeing my admitted/declined status? I've logged in, and clicked "status" and it just shows me all of my submitted information (GREs, etc). No new information, as far as I can tell.
bama687 Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Mine looks the same Ana, I haven't heard either but I did try to check my status online. I called UW last week and they said everyone should know by the end of this week.
quincepessa Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Just spoke with Dir of Admissions who is very nice and happy to answer any questions. He said that the Coverdell Fellowships have already been awarded - so if it wasn't in your letter, you didn't get it. He also said they were not giving out any graduate assistantships with offers of admission this year. if you enroll, however, you may see assistantships that are available in other departments and apply for them. However, he emphasized that the availability of these assistants and TA positions varies by quarter, and that they are competitive. Good luck to all who haven't heard yet or who are figuring out their school choices.
bama687 Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 So fellowships are the only form of aid being awarded? That's unexpected. Thank you for checking and for the well wishes!
ddittmar Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Anyone sure that they'll accept the UW-Evans offer or attend the Admitted Students Day(s)? I'm very excited about this admission, I've always wanted to move to the Northwest and this seems like the perfect opportunity. Also, does anyone know how the advising process (i.e. choice of adviser or timeline) goes at UW for MPA students?
Ana Pascal Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Mine looks the same Ana, I haven't heard either but I did try to check my status online. I called UW last week and they said everyone should know by the end of this week. Good to know! ... I'm probably going to break my phone refreshing my email every 2 minutes over here...
ddittmar Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 I haven't received an email yet from UW, which has me a little concerned... but is there a place online where I should be seeing my admitted/declined status? I've logged in, and clicked "status" and it just shows me all of my submitted information (GREs, etc). No new information, as far as I can tell. I didn't receive my email until Friday night, pretty late. Maybe check your spam folder if you're still not seeing anything (my gmail sent a few of the general UW emails after I applied to Spam). Once they've made a decision and updated your online portal, which took all weekend for me, the 'Status' link will take you to a page I'd never seen before with options for accepting/declining. I wouldn't worry too much! I had applied very early in the cycle and the online portal took a few days to update. Good luck to everyone and I hope to see you all in the Evans cohort this Fall! Ana Pascal 1
pct2012 Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 I received my email Saturday afternoon, otherwise same experience as ddittmar.
foster3693 Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Accepted on Friday with better financial aid than I expected! UW was the only school I wanted to go to so am quite pleased! I'll be at the Open House in April for sure.
quincepessa Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Congrats, foster3693! Let us all know how it goes!
bama687 Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 I hadn't received my email so I called and Mr. Wall said I should have already received it! He did tell me I was accepted with no financial aid package, so I most likely will not be enrolling. Congratulations to those who were also accepted!
Ana Pascal Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 I felt encouraged by bama687, so I called. Apparently not all decisions are made yet - including mine! If anyone else is waiting and wondering if there's a glitch in the system, it's more likely that they still have not released the information. They said they aim to get everything out by tomorrow afternoon.
saffron238 Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 Received the acceptance e-mail on the 8th, with a nice financial award (was going for coverdell fellow but apparently didn't get it)
uncgrad2009 Posted March 14, 2014 Posted March 14, 2014 Applied here last year and was accepted with no funding. I didn't have a great experience with the admissions office so I declined the offer and waited another year to reapply to other schools.
Ana Pascal Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 I was accepted on Thursday (yay!), but with no funding at all (boo). With funding, this would have been one of my top choices, as I love Seattle and would be excited to live there. No funding - even an out-of-state tuition waiver - was a bit of a disappointment. Anyone else having a similar experience?
albuhhh Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 In the same boat as you - I LOVE Seattle and basically applied to UW purely for that reason... no funding with other offers outstanding means that I'll have to give up my PacNW dreams for now...
Ana Pascal Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 In the same boat as you - I LOVE Seattle and basically applied to UW purely for that reason... no funding with other offers outstanding means that I'll have to give up my PacNW dreams for now... Maybe you and I will both end up at USC, where encouragement, in the form of funding, seems to flow a bit more freely... Road trip up the coast? Haha.
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