Damis Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 10 hours ago, wittgensteinsbladder said: Have others gotten the their physical admit letter in the mail? It seems like I would have gotten it by now. Matt posted that he'd just finished the last of them a few days ago. I received mine on Friday. I think it takes a while for him because I believe he personalizes each individual letter in ink with a little note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prester John Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Yes. There is a personal note which makes you fee really good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasale Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) anyone turning down HKS? disclosure: i'm turning it down for notre dame's keough (full ride + stipend). couldn't justify $100k+ debt. Edited April 8, 2018 by pasale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubpol123 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, pasale said: anyone turning down HKS? disclosure: i'm turning it down for notre dame's keough (full ride + stipend). couldn't justify $100k+ debt. I will likely turn it down for GSPP. I actually know some profs at HKS quite well through my job and they agreed it was a bit absurd to pay full tuition, and strongly insinuated that the quality of the teaching at places with smaller cohorts like GSPP is actually better than HKS for master's students due to HKS's size / many degree programs / other obligations of HKS profs. Edited April 9, 2018 by pubpol123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prester John Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 10 hours ago, pasale said: anyone turning down HKS? disclosure: i'm turning it down for notre dame's keough (full ride + stipend). couldn't justify $100k+ debt. Turned down for WWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapswell Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Has anyone heard of them offering more funding after the initial FinAid decisions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasale Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) @rapswell I emailed them. Heard back - they're fixated on their no financial reconsideration policy. Edited April 9, 2018 by pasale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapswell Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Thanks for the feedback. Seems pretty set in stone. I received 20k/yr but that's nowhere close to what I would like. Did you mention funding offers at other places if that was applicable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasale Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, rapswell said: Thanks for the feedback. Seems pretty set in stone. I received 20k/yr but that's nowhere close to what I would like. Did you mention funding offers at other places if that was applicable? Yes, I did. They acknowledged it, and wished me best of luck as I make my decision. haha. apply2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapswell Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Hahaha great. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubpol123 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Me too. Tried to negotiate by providing other offers but nothing. I haven't heard of anyone successfully negotiating but seems worth a shot anyways, there's really no harm and it is quite a bit of $$ on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozole Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I'll be turning HKS down for GSPP as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelatinskeleton Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Also turning down HkS for GSPP....or UT Austin. Agh financial decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen123 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Is anyone considering turning down HKS for Harris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jello1237 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 12 hours ago, Ellen123 said: Is anyone considering turning down HKS for Harris? I am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen123 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 3 hours ago, jello1237 said: I am! Awesome! Is it OK if I DM you? Would love to hear your thoughts! jello1237 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wittgensteinsbladder Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 20 hours ago, Ellen123 said: Is anyone considering turning down HKS for Harris? I’m in this quandary. Depends what size of offer Harris comes back with and what feeling I get at HKS admit day. Would love to talk with you folks also deliberating over this, it’s kinda eating me up. Ellen123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anmanya Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 On 4/12/2018 at 1:39 AM, wittgensteinsbladder said: I’m in this quandary. Depends what size of offer Harris comes back with and what feeling I get at HKS admit day. Would love to talk with you folks also deliberating over this, it’s kinda eating me up. Any idea by when would Harris get back to us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wittgensteinsbladder Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Alright it’s official, I’m going yolo and paying full tuition to HKS. Believe me, I understand the financial implications. Harris still says they’re willing to negotiate further, and I’ll hear them out, but it feels official at this point. I hope to be the counterpoint to the doom and gloom “think long and hard...” type posts. But feel free to check in on me (email notifications should be turned on) in a couple years to see if I regret it! I’ll be honest. brown queer, PHL City Planner, 2018Hopeful and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prester John Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prester John Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Hey guys. Just updating. HKS offered me Public Service Fellowship (100,000. I guess it takes care of tuition). The mail came out of the blue. But declined in favour of WWS. They replied saying it will be offered to someone else. Maybe someone has already got a mail in that regard! Damis, brown queer and PHL City Planner 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubpol123 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Prester John said: Hey guys. Just updating. HKS offered me Public Service Fellowship (100,000. I guess it takes care of tuition). The mail came out of the blue. But declined in favour of WWS. They replied saying it will be offered to someone else. Maybe someone has already got a mail in that regard! Ha, that's kind of incredible at the last minute. Hope someone else gets a great email today! Edited April 20, 2018 by pubpol123 Damis and Prester John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prester John Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 The mail came a week back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datik Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Does anyone know the start/end dates for the MPP program? On 4/20/2018 at 3:35 AM, wittgensteinsbladder said: Alright it’s official, I’m going yolo and paying full tuition to HKS. Believe me, I understand the financial implications. Harris still says they’re willing to negotiate further, and I’ll hear them out, but it feels official at this point. I hope to be the counterpoint to the doom and gloom “think long and hard...” type posts. But feel free to check in on me (email notifications should be turned on) in a couple years to see if I regret it! I’ll be honest. I am also doing this, but only because I have a considerable amount saved up and my parents can support a certain percentage of the tuition. I would not do it if I had to go full debt for the entire cost of the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wittgensteinsbladder Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, datik said: I would not do it if I had to go full debt for the entire cost of the program. Weird, it's almost like different people come to different decisions. On a more serious note, if PSLF is still around, combined with a little help from Harvard's Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), the debt won't be all that terrible for me. The career/network advantages over Harris seem to make it worth it. Definitely a big "if" though... Edited April 23, 2018 by wittgensteinsbladder PHL City Planner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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