HKS 2018

[mpa-applicant]

46 minutes ago, frankfurtercardozo said:

Yes, everyone gets this email. 

Has everyone also received a message on MYFAID with details about your financial aid counselor? 

no:) its becoming very tough to wait ! hope we'll all get in IA

Edited March 5, 2018 by mpa-applicant

[apply2017]

From the blog:

 

HAVE MASTER'S PROGRAMS DECISIONS BEEN RELEASED? NO.

[apply2017]

I have been assigned a financial aid counselor - it's in my MYFAID portal. Didn't get a separate message for it though. 

[Venitian]

7 minutes ago, apply2017 said:

I have been assigned a financial aid counselor - it's in my MYFAID portal. Didn't get a separate message for it though. 

Things are moving right along--good sign!

[apply2017]

5 minutes ago, MPA__Applicant said:

Interesting. Which program did you apply?

MPA/ID. 

But there is no point reading too much into this because it can easily be a random assignment to all applicants and the rejects just get weeded out shortly. 

[lackey]

12 minutes ago, apply2017 said:

I have been assigned a financial aid counselor - it's in my MYFAID portal. Didn't get a separate message for it though. 

Nothing for me.

[apply2017]

4 minutes ago, lackey said:

Nothing for me.

Don't worry about it. There are many ways the admissions office can be conducting this process so this isn't a sign of anything I am sure.

[wittgensteinsbladder]

1 hour ago, apply2017 said:

I have been assigned a financial aid counselor - it's in my MYFAID portal. Didn't get a separate message for it though. 

Where on the page are you seeing this?

[poefan]

I believe all have been assigned with a financial aid mentor. No separate email was sent regarding this. I just got a mail yesterday regarding the MYFAID login details. In the home page they have provided the name of the mentor along with contact details.

[apply2017]

30 minutes ago, poefan said:

I believe all have been assigned with a financial aid mentor. No separate email was sent regarding this. I just got a mail yesterday regarding the MYFAID login details. In the home page they have provided the name of the mentor along with contact details.

Same for me. I think everyone gets a mentor assigned randomly (or will be assigned soon)

[Anonymous_Walrus]

9 hours ago, zore said:

Don't want to add further anxiety, but I noticed that my HKS application status page looks different today - no longer any text above the Admissions and Financial Aid toggle buttons. Anyone else seeing a similar change?

God level observation. Was there some text earlier? I seem to forget but yes nothing above those toggle buttons now. I thank God for keeping me super busy this week at work. Otherwise this thread will kill me with anxiety. All the best to all.

[lackey]

No changes in MYFAID or admission portal. I'll let you know if/when something does occur. 

[Prester John]

17 minutes ago, lackey said:

No changes in MYFAID or admission portal. I'll let you know if/when something does occur. 

Same here 

[poefan]

No changes to admission portal but have been assigned a  counselor in the MYFAID portal. I was a part of the last year hks group in gradcafe and can surely say that changes or no changes are insignificant to one being accepted or rejected. It just signifies that results would be out soon and changes are being made to our portals. All the best to all.

[lackey]

7 minutes ago, poefan said:

No changes to admission portal but have been assigned a  counselor in the MYFAID portal. I was a part of the last year hks group in gradcafe and can surely say that changes or no changes are insignificant to one being accepted or rejected. It just signifies that results would be out soon and changes are being made to our portals. All the best to all.

Good luck, I hope things work out for you this year!

[brown queer]

As per my observation, it’s the MPA & MPA/ID applicants who have been updated with the counsellor. The MPP applicants are yet to be. This is also because both these courses have separate “teams” to handle it, & if you remember even the grievance redressal Email IDs were different for the two: MPP was appstatus@harvard while for MPA & MPA/ID it was something else.

So essentially, nothing to worry about I’m sure!

[Prester John]

21 minutes ago, brown queer said:

As per my observation, it’s the MPA & MPA/ID applicants who have been updated with the counsellor. The MPP applicants are yet to be. This is also because both these courses have separate “teams” to handle it, & if you remember even the grievance redressal Email IDs were different for the two: MPP was appstatus@harvard while for MPA & MPA/ID it was something else.

So essentially, nothing to worry about I’m sure!

Good observation! Thank you!

[Prester John]

They have officially said it’s the almost the end of their review. My guess is Wednesday the 7th at 1300 EST

[MPP19]

Applied for the MPP, strong recommendation letters, strong SOP, and professional experience. Didn't apply for FAID because I have an external source of scholarship. Hoping for the best, but I don't expect I will get in - and I don't know the reason either because admission is not predictable based on these known factors. Good luck for everyone!

[LFC]

14 hours ago, frankfurtercardozo said:

Further, any idea when the Japan World Bank Scholarship results are likely to be declared? 

A present JJ/WB scholar had informed me some time back that the results for MPA/ID partner program are released a week after HKS discloses its financial aid results. If the admission and financial aid results are declared later this week, then you can expect to hear back from JJ/WB next week. Fingers crossed!

[lackey]

Good morning everyone! Certainly not expecting a decision today but maybe we'll all be surprised.

[veronicaaaaa]

Definitely won't come out today, I'm dying to know if Dubin and Gietsman Fellowship interviews have already been carried out  

[brown queer]

7 minutes ago, veronicaaaaa said:

Definitely won't come out today, I'm dying to know if Dubin and Gietsman Fellowship interviews have already been carried out  

I’m curious too. Though if all fellowships are conducting interviews in March first week, they definitely must have been. 

[lackey]

Does anyone know if need-based aid at HKS is a thing, or is it Fellowships or bust? 

[Prester John]

18 minutes ago, veronicaaaaa said:

Definitely won't come out today, I'm dying to know if Dubin and Gietsman Fellowship interviews have already been carried out  

There was a post about some interviews today. I guess all invites had gone sometime back..