HKS 2018

[policyschool]

Do ya'll think there is any chance that results come out this afternoon?

[lackey]

I don't know but WWS is sending yes emails which is not helping my poor nerves.

[Prester John]

56 minutes ago, DHK said:

What is your order of preference from these three colleges?

Got into WWS. Will mostly be my choice!

[HKSPY]

4 minutes ago, Prester John said:

Got into WWS. Will mostly be my choice!

you found out just now?
Congrats!

[Damis]

8 minutes ago, Prester John said:

Got into WWS. Will mostly be my choice!

Congratulations!!!

[MPP18applicant]

13 minutes ago, Prester John said:

Got into WWS. Will mostly be my choice!

Congratulations!!!

[brown queer]

How lovely! Congrats to those who got WWS! From what I’ve heard, WWS is more competitive because they take around 55 students for their MPA, as opposed to HKS MPP with over 150 (?) students. So if you got WWS, you should sail through Harvard if it’s MPP you applied for!

[econ14]

1 hour ago, HKSPY said:

Thank you.

This makes me feel prepared for what's coming

It doesn't mean anything. A very small share of admitted students get an interview from CPL.

[DHK]

34 minutes ago, Prester John said:

Got into WWS. Will mostly be my choice!

Congratulations!

[HKSMPPguy]

MATT IS SIGNING THE ADMISSION LETTERS AS WE SPEAK, CHECK TWITTER!!!

[Venitian]

Matt just put out the uni-ball pen tweet!

[lackey]

4 minutes ago, Venitian said:

Matt just put out the uni-ball pen tweet!

Wow. What does that mean for decisions?

[adow93]

5 minutes ago, lackey said:

Wow. What does that mean for decisions?

YES! WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! Does that mean decisions enerally go out that same day?

[Dampact]

6 minutes ago, adow93 said:

YES! WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! Does that mean decisions enerally go out that same day?

Please Please Please Please Please Please Please Please let this be true.

[policyschool]

In past years when he posts the pen do the results come out same day?

[HKSMPPguy]

He has never done a post like this - a signing letters post. The last "pen post" was in a blog last year when he bought them and that was a month before admissions.

[lackey]

3 minutes ago, mppmd2018 said:

He has never done a post like this - a signing letters post. The last "pen post" was in a blog last year when he bought them and that was a month before admissions.

I just noticed that and can confirm based on my own sleuthing. My real question is whether Matt is going to sign the letters before decisions come out. If so it could be a while...

[policyschool]

Ahh. Well if he's at the point where he's signing letters, that implies that the name reading is complete. So this may be as easy as updating their back-end system to reflect admission decisions on the front end. Although, if he has to stuff 150+ envelopes first, I doubt decisions come out today (assuming Matt is, indeed, the stuffer). 

[pumpkinturbo]

5 minutes ago, lackey said:

I just noticed that and can confirm based on my own sleuthing. My real question is whether Matt is going to sign the letters before decisions come out. If so it could be a while...

Highly doubtful. They have to stuff the letters into folders too 

[lackey]

4 minutes ago, pumpkinturbo said:

Highly doubtful. They have to stuff the letters into folders too 

So they'll post decisions first? Today even?

[pumpkinturbo]

4 minutes ago, lackey said:

So they'll post decisions first? Today even?

I guess they could. My guess is that they finished reading names and matt went to sign letters while other people on the team finalized things in the system? Hoping for 5pm-ish

[bumblybee]

7 minutes ago, policyschool said:

Ahh. Well if he's at the point where he's signing letters, that implies that the name reading is complete. So this may be as easy as updating their back-end system to reflect admission decisions on the front end. Although, if he has to stuff 150+ envelopes first, I doubt decisions come out today (assuming Matt is, indeed, the stuffer). 

I promise, there’s some poor junior staff who will do it. I’m supposed to be literally doing the same thing right now instead of being on Harvard watch. ??

Edited March 14, 2018 by bumblybee

[adow93]

6 minutes ago, bumblybee said:

I promise, there’s some poor junior staff who will do it. I’m supposed to be literally doing the same thing right now instead of being on Harvard watch. ??

HAHAHA! This is too good!

Anyway, there's good evidence for both sides. He could be signing letters, meaning that name reading is done, and the results could come out today because admissions letters don't need to be signed by hand to be received electronically. Admissions letter could go out tomorrow to all those accepted and that wouldn't change the timeline for electronic updates. However, you could also argue this is just another part of the process that is done before sending out the results and we'll have to wait at least until tomorrow (pre 1:00 pm?) for our results on the webpage.

Either way, I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!!

[ccs2010]

My guess is that results will be posted when the timer on the blog hits exactly 100 days, soooo... in like an hour? 

 

[HKSPY]

5 minutes ago, adow93 said:

HAHAHA! This is too good!

Anyway, there's good evidence for both sides. He could be signing letters, meaning that name reading is done, and the results could come out today because admissions letters don't need to be signed by hand to be received electronically. Admissions letter could go out tomorrow to all those accepted and that wouldn't change the timeline for electronic updates. However, you could also argue this is just another part of the process that is done before sending out the results and we'll have to wait at least until tomorrow (pre 1:00 pm?) for our results on the webpage.

Either way, I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!!

I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!! (2)