HKS 2018

[Prester John]

Although there is a counsellor, the contact(both the mail and the number) is generic: the same fin aid contact. The idea would be to categorise mails according to counsellor later. 

[Damis]

I had my interview yesterday and wasn't told anything in regards to when things may be completed on the admissions side. 

I still think this week may be too tight a turn around given that HKS has changed the FA timeline. I received notification that I was a finalist last week. I don't know where CPL is in regards to the other fellowships, but there were members of my panel who would probably be present on the panels of every interviewee. 

Finally, I haven't checked my FA portal today, but last I did there was no counselor assigned. Obviously if I luck into admission AND receive a fellowship, my FA situation would be much different than someone who received no aid, for instance. So what I would say is there are a bunch of factors behind why someone may not be "assigned" a counselor. I also know that Matt and his team really value the integrity of this process. I HIGHLY doubt he would let something like this slip up on his end, which could obviously point one way or another to admission. 

[brown queer]

Yes. They have only ASSIGNED the counselor; they haven’t put us in contact with the counselor. This means it’s a grouping technique not a filtering technique. 

 

So those of you with no counselors needn’t worry

[brown queer]

4 minutes ago, Damis said:

I had my interview yesterday and wasn't told anything in regards to when things may be completed on the admissions side. 

I still think this week may be too tight a turn around given that HKS has changed the FA timeline. I received notification that I was a finalist last week. I don't know where CPL is in regards to the other fellowships, but there were members of my panel who would probably be present on the panels of every interviewee. 

Finally, I haven't checked my FA portal today, but last I did there was no counselor assigned. Obviously if I luck into admission AND receive a fellowship, my FA situation would be much different than someone who received no aid, for instance. So what I would say is there are a bunch of factors behind why someone may not be "assigned" a counselor. I also know that Matt and his team really value the integrity of this process. I HIGHLY doubt he would let something like this slip up on his end, which could obviously point one way or another to admission. 

Which CPL fellowship were you interviewed for? Any idea about the other CPL fellowships?

[CFGauß]

I assume admissions and financial aid are working independently this year to speed up the process. I think Matt and his team decide who should be admitted and the financial aid compile a list of their own independently from the admissions crew. So, I decided not to be worried by changes to the status page. 

[pumpkinturbo]

i hate to add to the reading of tea leaves, but i'm curious: for those who have been assigned a counselor, does it say (Active) next to their name?

[HKSPY]

6 minutes ago, pumpkinturbo said:

i hate to add to the reading of tea leaves, but i'm curious: for those who have been assigned a counselor, does it say (Active) next to their name?

oh.. my neck hurts.. hahaha 

All those changes have to mean something. 

[Venitian]

Someone had a CPL interview last week and was told by the interviewers that even though it was snowing that day, they had come to do the interview because they were told decisions were to be released early this week

 

 

[lackey]

Absolutely positively zilch. At least I had some Unicorn ice cream for good luck. 

[HKSMPPguy]

Just checked and they assigned a counselor (active) and noticed changes in the portal for me since Monday.

[policyschool]

still nothing here. oh well!

[HKSPY]

6 minutes ago, policyschool said:

still nothing here. oh well!

Same here.

[policyschool]

Oh wait, now I have one. And it says (Active), too. Maybe @PrestorJohn was right - everyone will get one eventually. 

[lackey]

Woo hoo I got one! Not that it means anything but yay.

[bumblybee]

I got one too finally! The latest blog post says they do backend updates that have no bearing on admissions, so I’m not reading too much into it.

[HKSPY]

6 minutes ago, policyschool said:

Oh wait, now I have one. And it says (Active), too. Maybe @PrestorJohn was right - everyone will get one eventually. 

Haha me too... finally...

Initials are E. A. 

[lackey]

Mine is different. Active but last name starts with an S.

Edited March 7, 2018 by lackey
subject-verb agreement

[brown queer]

4 minutes ago, HKSPY said:

Haha me too... finally...

Initials are E. A. 

We have the same one!

[HKSMPPguy]

I got M.S.

[wittgensteinsbladder]

5 minutes ago, lackey said:

Mine is different. Active but last name starts with an S.

Initials M S?

[Cometin]

The initials of mine are K.S

[lackey]

22 minutes ago, wittgensteinsbladder said:

Initials M S?

Indeed.

[BrownPundit]

Simple google search ... KS for MPA and EA for MPP and MPA

Source:

https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/www/documents/Financial_Certification_AY2018.pdf

 

I think prester john is right, we will all be assigned FCs before they release the result !!!

 

Good luck everyone ...  I admit it is a bit unnerving, but then that is the exciting bit that we will remember when we tell our stories to the next generations irrespective of our successes or failures  

[Venitian]

Portal still the same. But I now have a counselor on My FAID, last name R. (Active).

Edited March 7, 2018 by Venitian

[subtle]

1 hour ago, Venitian said:

Portal still the same. But I now have a counselor on My FAID, last name R. (Active).

I have one now too, also last name R.