coasts Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) admitted to MSCAPP w no funding Edited March 11, 2016 by coasts
jeb!2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 In with $10k! Woo! I can't make the Open House, so I need to figure out what to do. Decisions, decisions.... LLCoolJ1585 1
ContinuingEducation2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Were fellowships announced today too?
SDtoMPP Posted March 12, 2016 Author Posted March 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, ContinuingEducation2016 said: Were fellowships announced today too? Yes, in a separate letter on the same decisions documents page. Links at the bottom of the page.
SDtoMPP Posted March 12, 2016 Author Posted March 12, 2016 I actually haven't gotten an email yet, though. Only seen it on the portal. Anyone else?
RCtheSS Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Just now, SDtoMPP said: I actually haven't gotten an email yet, though. Only seen it on the portal. Anyone else? Same. Once y'all said you logged in to see notices, I checked the portal.
jebb Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 I applied for the MSCAPP but got admitted to the MPP. They told me the latter was a stronger match for my academic background. I didn't even know they could do that. Anyone in the same (or opposite) situation?
RCtheSS Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Is anyone planning to attend the admitted student events next weekend? I'm unable to travel, but would love to hear feedback on the information provided. Edited April 2, 2016 by RCtheSS
kd7432 Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 I've just been offered a $12,500 per year scholarship for the MPP, even though I didn't accept a place by the April 15th deadline. Is there anyone else who got funding or is in a similar situation?
RCtheSS Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 6 hours ago, kd7432 said: I've just been offered a $12,500 per year scholarship for the MPP, even though I didn't accept a place by the April 15th deadline. Is there anyone else who got funding or is in a similar situation? This is the same amount of my fellowship, although I had to renegotiate for an increase before the April 15 deadline (started at $11,000). There's a chance that as other admitted applicants denied the enrollment offer, more fellowship funding was made available to offer prospective students.
UNC86 Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 I received the same thing last Friday. I applied early action, so I turned them down back in March, so I was kind of surprised to receive the phone call from them. That being said, if anyone is going to Harris, it seems like you might want to try to negotiate more funding if you haven't done so.
thex11factor Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 bump anyone apply this year? has anyone heard back from R1?
dwestlakeg Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 I applied for Round 1 this year as well -- nothing yet. From the email last week it sounds like we shouldn't expect anything until exactly 5:30pm CST tomorrow.
MLB87 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 I just checked the results page. Someone posted that they received a call already today (which is strange because according to their website they send out results on February 17th @ 5:30pm). My only thought is that they are based abroad (I myself am based in China), and it's already the 17th. Thoughts?
thex11factor Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 28 minutes ago, dwestlakeg said: I applied for Round 1 this year as well -- nothing yet. From the email last week it sounds like we shouldn't expect anything until exactly 5:30pm CST tomorrow. 21 minutes ago, MLB87 said: I just checked the results page. Someone posted that they received a call already today (which is strange because according to their website they send out results on February 17th @ 5:30pm). My only thought is that they are based abroad (I myself am based in China), and it's already the 17th. Thoughts? I notice that Harris isn't brought up much among users on this forum. What is the common perception of the MPP program? Thoughts?
Mr. Government Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 2 hours ago, thex11factor said: I notice that Harris isn't brought up much among users on this forum. What is the common perception of the MPP program? Thoughts? Quality program and very quant-heavy, but also a cash cow whose administration had been in flux a bit recently. Of the brand name programs, it's also a lot easier to get into than many of the others. If you think it may be a reach, go for it because a number of people were surprise admits last cycle. Just don't expect much funding if your numbers are below median.
saranyc234 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 There are more quantitative tracks you can take within Harris such as MSCAPP. I think throwing out the "cash cow" term can be pretty detrimental to say and not always true. While I believe there are "cash cow" programs, I think this more applies to post bacc programs or certificate type programs. Why do you say its a quality program but also a cash cow? They seem to be slightly more generous with funding than other similarly ranked programs (i could be wrong)
Obecalp Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Just got the call. Accepted. $15k a year in scholarships.
d4r56 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 I got a call yesterday. Accepted with $20k per year.
saranyc234 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Admitted w funding! HKS hopeful and Obecalp 2
PubPolPal Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 I just got an admit w/ 15k funding! But I also just rechecked the cost of one school year - 70k / year. Eek!
dwestlakeg Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Got a call this morning -- accepted with $15k / year funding! I'm going to go to the accepted student's day in two weeks, but with the total cost of attendance being over $70k / year I'm going to have to hear some reassuring things about graduate or teaching assistantships, work-study, etc. to make it financially feasible.
Obecalp Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 @dwestlakeg @pubpolpal Same. I don't think I can make it to the Accepted Student's Day because it's a big day for my work. Can you report back on what you hear?
d4r56 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 34 minutes ago, dwestlakeg said: Got a call this morning -- accepted with $15k / year funding! I'm going to go to the accepted student's day in two weeks, but with the total cost of attendance being over $70k / year I'm going to have to hear some reassuring things about graduate or teaching assistantships, work-study, etc. to make it financially feasible. It seems like most people (at least in this forum) were accepted with ~$15k of funding. With $140k--150k for two years and not-so-great post-graduation salaries (even from schools like HKS), I'm not sure this is financially feasible without good graduate/teaching assistantships, work-study, etc. to defer the cost. Source: see page 4 of the "Employment Overview" PDF on this page: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/office-of-career-advancement/prospective-students/after-hks
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