riz1 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 This is really exciting! Congratulations to all who have been admitted EN, and to those who have been deferred: keep the hope alive, for the struggle continues. As zourah said, no room for defeatism this early in the game. For those of you who know already that you are definitely coming to Fletcher next fall, welcome! I had originally applied at exactly this time last year, to start fall 2009, but was waitlisted and then bumped to the incoming Jan 2010 class. Today is the 14th of December and I have exactly one month before I begin at Fletcher, and I cannot tell you how SLOWLY the days are crawling by right now as I count down to the first day of orientation on 13th Jan. It's a very exciting time to be in IR, and an especially thrilling time to be at Fletcher [Google our Dean, Amb. Stephen Bosworth =)]. So excited, again, to see people hearing good news. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I also received immediate email notifications that my recommendations had been submitted. That said, it took my Tufts account quite a while to reflect that the recommendations had been received (I don't remember exactly how long, but it was solidly within the 5-10 business day range). I expect that as long as they're submitted in time, that's what counts, but just be aware that the status in your online account might lag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancypants09 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Thanks for the info, meg and Ashlee! I'll be checking in with my LOR writers around the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancypants09 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Submitted my Fletcher app two days ago! I thought I'd be worry-free by now, but am beset by new questions and concerns. The first: For those of you admitted already, how long did it take for you to receive the GAMS email info from Fletcher? I've received two general confirmations for submitting my app, from the Tufts Grad. & Prof. Schools account on Embark, but nothing from Fletcher yet. All my LORs have moved to "received" status, and I submitted my app before the 15th, so my thoughts were that I'd receive the GAMS rather soon after I submitted my app, but I'm still waiting. Called the admissions office and they said I should receive it if all of my LORs were in. I'm sure it'll come eventually, but any thoughts from EN admits or those admitted last year would really help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thombo Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Submitted my Fletcher app two days ago! I thought I'd be worry-free by now, but am beset by new questions and concerns. The first: For those of you admitted already, how long did it take for you to receive the GAMS email info from Fletcher? I've received two general confirmations for submitting my app, from the Tufts Grad. & Prof. Schools account on Embark, but nothing from Fletcher yet. All my LORs have moved to "received" status, and I submitted my app before the 15th, so my thoughts were that I'd receive the GAMS rather soon after I submitted my app, but I'm still waiting. Called the admissions office and they said I should receive it if all of my LORs were in. I'm sure it'll come eventually, but any thoughts from EN admits or those admitted last year would really help! I'm in the same situation. I wouldn't begin to worry yet if I were you. They probably got such a massive influx of apps, they need some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancypants09 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'm in the same situation. I wouldn't begin to worry yet if I were you. They probably got such a massive influx of apps, they need some time. Thanks thombo! Just received my GAMS info today. Hope that you've received yours as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thombo Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Thanks thombo! Just received my GAMS info today. Hope that you've received yours as well! STILL HAVEN'T!!!! but no worries, it will come. Good luck with your app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdaybythesea Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) STILL HAVEN'T!!!! but no worries, it will come. Good luck with your app. I submitted my Fletcher application last Wednesday (the 13th) and received the GAMS email on Monday (the 18th). If you've read their admissions blog - which I would recommend, as it is both informative and lighthearted - they explain that this initial period usually freaks their applicants out, but generally, everything is running smoothly while they're simply just working on updating all the information online. So do not fret. I'm sure you'll hear soon. As for having to wait until March... yikes. I once considered myself a patient person. Edited January 21, 2010 by wednesdaybythesea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riz1 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 As I type this, I'm sitting in one of my classes this semester at Fletcher, and the Admissions Office is right down the hall. For the past three days -- and I'm sure it will continue through next week -- the Office has posted a large sign on the front door saying it's closed from 9am to 1pm every day for application processing. As someone who was in your shoes last year, and having seen the Admissions Office's tremendous undertaking every year when applications are due, I want to echo the voices of people above and reassure all of you waiting to see updates on the GAMS system that everything is coming together, slowly but surely. Unofficially, and this is only what I've heard through the Fletcher grapevine, somewhere in the ball park of 1800 applications were received this year. Maybe a little more, maybe a little less. I don't share this for any other reason but to help you all understand how many applications need to be read, evaluated and decided in two months. That's a tall order. Hang in there, and best of luck to all of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thombo Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 As I type this, I'm sitting in one of my classes this semester at Fletcher, and the Admissions Office is right down the hall. For the past three days -- and I'm sure it will continue through next week -- the Office has posted a large sign on the front door saying it's closed from 9am to 1pm every day for application processing. As someone who was in your shoes last year, and having seen the Admissions Office's tremendous undertaking every year when applications are due, I want to echo the voices of people above and reassure all of you waiting to see updates on the GAMS system that everything is coming together, slowly but surely. Unofficially, and this is only what I've heard through the Fletcher grapevine, somewhere in the ball park of 1800 applications were received this year. Maybe a little more, maybe a little less. I don't share this for any other reason but to help you all understand how many applications need to be read, evaluated and decided in two months. That's a tall order. Hang in there, and best of luck to all of you! What's the average class size/# of admits to Fletcher? I have a friend in the MSFS who told me over a month ago they had over 1000 aps, and they don't accept more than 100 I dont think... so... highly highly selective. Somewhat unnerving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riz1 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 You can full details here, but very quickly: Incoming class was 262 students across six degree programs (MALD, MIB, LLM, PhD, MA and GMAP). The overwhelming majority is MALD. Perhaps around 200? That's just my personal, unofficial guess. So I suppose your chances at Fletcher are statistically the same as MSFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdaybythesea Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 sooo.... who else is playing the fletcher waiting game this application season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancypants09 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 sooo.... who else is playing the fletcher waiting game this application season? I am, for sure! My GAMS page shows that all of my materials have been received, so I'm just sitting on my hands pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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