byc123456 Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 On 2018/2/11 at 7:55 PM, anmanya said: Hi all. Even though I submitted my application well in time, I still haven't received the video link. Probably because it still shows on my portal that they haven't received my transcript. I'm an international student and I had asked WES to send in my transcripts but it seems they haven't been received by Heinz. Until and unless my application is complete, I won't be able to access the link. I did contact them and I received a generic email stating I should wait till 28th Feb before contacting them about my documents. It's just that I feel that it's too late already. What do you guys think I should do? Isn't it too late already? I have a feeling my application won't even get reviewed because of this :/ just so you know, me too...
hdmm3 Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, byc123456 said: just so you know, me too... Hey guys, same here. My application is still incomplete because they have not received the official transcripts. Just don't worry, until Feb 28th we just have to wait.
Daddy-O Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) Yeah it may very well be a month before anybody hears anything...Anybody knows the admissions statistics for this program, they are very hush hush about it Edited February 14, 2018 by Daddy-O
hdmm3 Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 My application has just become complete and ready for review. I received the email with the interview invitation which I will complete this weekend. I suppose those that haven't received the link yet, will be receiving it in the upcoming days.
anmanya Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 41 minutes ago, hdmm3 said: My application has just become complete and ready for review. I received the email with the interview invitation which I will complete this weekend. I suppose those that haven't received the link yet, will be receiving it in the upcoming days. Oh thanks for letting us know. Do you think it'll reflect badly if someone doesn't opt for a video interview? Esp for an international applicant?
hdmm3 Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, anmanya said: Oh thanks for letting us know. Do you think it'll reflect badly if someone doesn't opt for a video interview? Esp for an international applicant? I cannot find why as an international applicant someone would not make the interview. If your speaking scores are not strong, you have an opportunity to compensate. If your speaking scores are strong hopefully you won't have any problem with the interview, if you screw up you still have high speaking scores. Have in mind the interview is used by the AdCom as a differential factor when two applications are very similar.
anmanya Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, hdmm3 said: I cannot find why as an international applicant someone would not make the interview. If your speaking scores are not strong, you have an opportunity to compensate. If your speaking scores are strong hopefully you won't have any problem with the interview, if you screw up you still have high speaking scores. Have in mind the interview is used by the AdCom as a differential factor when two applications are very similar. Alright, that's very helpful. Thank you!
antonio1695 Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 5:55 AM, anmanya said: Hi all. Even though I submitted my application well in time, I still haven't received the video link. Probably because it still shows on my portal that they haven't received my transcript. I'm an international student and I had asked WES to send in my transcripts but it seems they haven't been received by Heinz. Until and unless my application is complete, I won't be able to access the link. I did contact them and I received a generic email stating I should wait till 28th Feb before contacting them about my documents. It's just that I feel that it's too late already. What do you guys think I should do? Isn't it too late already? I have a feeling my application won't even get reviewed because of this :/ I called Carnegie Mellon a month ago and asked this exactly, same case, same date. They told me that if it's in by February it's all good. So don't worry and good luck
Daddy-O Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 It seems like based on the old information, the decisions come out anyday now...
policyapplicant Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 My MSPPM application was noted as finally complete a few days ago. I completed the video interview last night... I really wish I had spent more time preparing for it. The questions move very quickly! I hope it doesn't matter too much for admissions. I can't imagine it does.
AddSmith Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, UrbanPolicy&Development said: My MSPPM application was noted as finally complete a few days ago. I completed the video interview last night... I really wish I had spent more time preparing for it. The questions move very quickly! I hope it doesn't matter too much for admissions. I can't imagine it does. if you're identical (or as close as one can be to an admissions team), they'll choose the interview candidate 9/10 times. I think that's the largest impact.
AddSmith Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 16 hours ago, Daddy-O said: It seems like based on the old information, the decisions come out anyday now... I'm expecting them in about 2-3 weeks. Last year, it was a lot of beginning - mid-March!
policyapplicant Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 38 minutes ago, AddSmith said: if you're identical (or as close as one can be to an admissions team), they'll choose the interview candidate 9/10 times. I think that's the largest impact. Oh well. 37 minutes ago, AddSmith said: I'm expecting them in about 2-3 weeks. Last year, it was a lot of beginning - mid-March! I think mid-March makes sense -- seeing as how flooded they were with applications.
Daddy-O Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 You all think they got slammed this year? And does anyone happen to know their admissions rate historically?
policyapplicant Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 I don't actually know. I'm just guessing from the emails they sent about how stressed their admissions office was and how they requested that we do not call at all. I assume from those communications that they're a bit overwhelmed. No idea about the historical admissions rates/numbers.
elizabethrs Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Also there's no app fee, which means they probably have more people saying "why not!"
jontwk Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 Looks like this year's first admit just reported on the results page! https://thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=msppm&t=a&o=
elizabethrs Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 Just got an email from Heinz! I was accepted in the data analytics track with 90% tuition! anmanya and yoh_rrg 2
AddSmith Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 In with 50%! I may have cried tears of joy opening my email! yoh_rrg 1
yoh_rrg Posted March 7, 2018 Author Posted March 7, 2018 What great news to wake up to! Accepted to the data analytics track with scholarship. Congrats to everyone else as well
juanlisa Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 I'm in the Data Analytics track with 80% tuition. I keep tearing up; I can't believe it.
policyapplicant Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 Congrats!! For those of you who were just accepted, when was your application marked “complete”?
AddSmith Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, UrbanPolicy&Development said: Congrats!! For those of you who were just accepted, when was your application marked “complete”? I was marked complete January 29, and finished my video interview on February 9!
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