Nope :(
Still waiting.

Heard back from Rice University this morning. Got in with 50% tuition waiver.

Did you get an email?

I did get an email. It told me the portal was updated - you should probably check it to see if there are any updates.

hmm nothing yet. But congratulations, though!

Thank you! Best of luck.

Congrats! I still have not heard anything

Congrats to those who got admitted!!!!!

I was denied :)

Got rejected :(

Same

I believe Rice is looking for a heavy art/art history background. But also a rice reject so what do I know :)

Damn, U of Oregon only gave me 15K. 25K would've sealed the deal for me.

I have 15k either, not 25k. Which campus you chosed? Portland or Eugene? I prefer Eugene, cuz low living cost and better daycare for my baby. But also want the resource in Portland(more job opportunity if there really will be).

What are you planning then? UMich tuition is 53k even idk what to do?

I am planing to wait until UIUC or UW. UW suppose to be tomorrow, I can feel it intuitively. whaahahah

I am an M. Arch 1, so I had to choose Eugene. If I end up there, I will try to switch to Portland in my second year because that's where I want to end up. I'm also waiting for UW. Maybe we'll be in the same cohort!

Maybe it’s Pratt to notice about scholarship. Im also got phone call

thank you for sharing. it's a very strong portfolio with very consistent quality. I can relate a lot to the 'Results' section...!

Thank you, congrats on Yale btw! I’m curious to see your work aswell.

In at GSD!!!

CONGRATZ!

congrats? did you get in for AP?

I meant congrats!! lol

congratulations!!! do you mind sharing more about your essays/portfolios for reference? gsd is my dream school

Congratulations on GSD! Any reply from MIT?

Very nice portfolio! Did you hear anything from SMArchS Urbanism?

Thanks, not yet, will update

Congrats! Can't see the portfolio.. might be great. Which program is your first choice?

the link to your portfolio isn't working anymore :(

Still waiting, if it's today they will announce it in the afternoon. If not my bet is they will announce on the 6th (Monday) as they did back in 2021.

Have you heard back from berkeley yet?

nope not yet :/

In response to both this and your above post. SCI-Arc offered me 7.5k each semester, which seems immediately great, but that is not enough to cover even a single year of tuition (and the program is three-years). So yea, it's pretty pathetic. But, what can we really expect--it's a private school which has only recently been uplifted (in the 1970s). They probably do not receive a lot of federal/state support I'm guessing... But they also do pay themselves quite a hefty amount, as you noticed.

If you have 160k in your bank account, the interest rate on student loans could compare pretty favorably to how well that amount of money might perform if invested, i.e. you may have an incentive to borrow big and pay slowly.

I'm not sure what your loan terms will look like, my situation is very different (independent student, no assets, currently living below poverty line lmao).

This isn't financial advice, but I'd recommend you talk to a professional financial advisor. I don't think buying the condo and paying for school are really at odds in your situation.

I was talking about if I have a real estate loan or have a student loan.

Nope. Still waiting.

mrcutout!!!!!!!????

just my pesudo. have nothing to do with the eponymous website just to be clear lol

hahaha regardless, love it

in at RISD with $$

final destination: Yale

I guess not

Doesn't look like it. Been waiting for 2 months what's another day

:/

Toronto Met U financial aid comes at the same time as offer letters.

Typically, financial incentives come with the acceptance letters. Financial aid is another thing altogether and, if in Ontario for example, could be through OSAP for low interest loans. Canadian universities are not like the ones in the USA where they offer tens of thousands in scholarships. Canadian tuition is dirt cheap (often under 10k usd per year) so you don't get the big cash lures.

I received an acceptance email yesterday evening! Hopefully you hear back today

I didn’t receive an email but randomly checked my portal and saw an acceptance!

What this acceptance looks like?

received an email yesterday afternoon

I wasn't expecting them till a week or two from now, so it would be cool if it happened in the next couple days.

Surprisingly waitlisted! Huh. Not super worried, just confused.

just received email from Pratt, you will hear from them soon

In at Pratt with a wee scholarship. Wish I was rich!

did you receive a portal update?

I still have not heard anything

Did not receive a portal update, just an email

Nothing from RISD

I got an offer from RISD M.Arch I with $$ March 6 afternoon

been anxiously waiting since the 1st :/ seems like the best bet is next Monday

no not yet... usually dont they come out early march? ugh

At this point it will most definately be next week, either monday or tuesday. Its just wierd cause the last few years they have been announcing on the 1st.

On my friend's portal, there's a new line in the checklist showing awating - "Documents Sents to Harvard International Office". Do you guys have that?

my friend's portal also has that and there's a red cross next to it? anyone knows what's going on

Mine doesn't have that... How about yourself?

I dont have it.. but im applying from the US and shes applying from the UK, so maybe that's the reason?

Hi, may I ask if your friend applied for march?

think she applied for MLA

ty!

I saw the red cross on the "documents sent to harvard international office" - no idea what that is about. Im refreshing the page literally every couple of hours now haha

Does anyone know what the status page looks like if you got accepted / rejected? The page still shows the narrative before the deadline...

RESULTS ARE OUT !!! Check your emails folks! Best of luck!!

Still waiting. You got in?

I haven't got the emails yet. This is so terrifying lol

omg congrats on pratt!! have not heard back on them..:(

ty, I hope it's coming soon. :)

Yes they sent me an email with an acceptance letter on March 1

Congratulations! May I ask if you applied to MArch?

Yes I applied for M.Arch 1

They only offered 20k/year and I have to maintain at least a 3.3 so I don’t think it’ll be a realistic
option lmao

congrats! some of us haven't heard back :/ wish we still have a chance

I haven’t heard anything either.

They sent me an acceptance letter for MSAAD. But I still hope I can get letters from other schools.

nope :(

Haven’t heard anything either.

One on grad cafe said they checked the portal. Anyone else received email/checked portal update?

Received email about an hour ago!

I have

That’s great. Have you received admittance to other programs, or just this one so far?

I have too, so far its only Penn and Berkeley

That’s great. I hope to see you at Penn this fall. Also, do you mind connecting outside of Archinect?

Not to theorize too much, but it might be because this year they moved onto a new application system. I believe it's called Slate.

When did you hear back from Berkeley?

March 4

that's a good way to confirm that my heart is still working

You got in? If so CONGRATS!!

NOOOO please dont jinx it my heart is just pounding was I am waiting for my inevitable dum

same here brother/sister

In at Harvard!

Has anybody gotten a rejection email?

IN AT HARVARD TOO! but i have no money to pay :") so probably need to say bye to the dream

Nothing on email or on my portal... Don't understand why uni's do this... guess we should just assume a rejection?

same for me. all I've heard of is acceptances and one waitlist thus far :/

I'm not sure if they have released it for all programmes. I do know that MLA I and M.Des Narratives are out!

Did anyone international get $ at Harvard?

Does anyone know if M. Arch I results are out?

@oranjejuice yes, i got $15k as an intl for mla (3yr). i hear $15k is the max they give intl kids.

Does anyone know if M Arch II results are out? I still havent received any email..

did anyone in the march1 program get funding for gsd?

@rasha lama congratulations!! i'm not really sure, i wasn't offered aid - going to see if i can find external scholarships

I can now announce that I am a proud Harvard Reject!

@oranjejuice thank you!! i'm also looking at external scholarships. ik uPenn's "Outside Scholarships" webpage is v informative. also look into your nation's scholarship opportunities (ie. as a Canadian, i'm exploring some fed & provincial funds)

Harvard also has a great "Outside Scholarships" page

https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/resources/outside-scholarships/ They break it down into women studies related, religion, region, so you can really find a lot of potential things

@rasha lama, @PAULRAND00 thank you both, looking into them!!

@bam7 My letter did not list anything but loans and work study, however in the portal there was action needed listed for FA. I need to send 2022 financial info and 23/24 Fafsa before they can determine aid. Did anyone get their aid package right away?

@NYRGRL I got my aid package right away + a grant. But it only covers around half the costs. Will have to consider other options if I can't get more.

may i see your portfolio for mdes?

congrats, I got into MDes too

i know a friend with $$

Do you mind sharing details?

Around 15000-20000k I think?

International?

@zohayahid124 Currently waiting for UCLA update as well. Hopefully in the next week.

UCLA is the last school I'm waiting for. Hopefully it'll come in the next few days!

In general, it just seems like a typical M.A. academia-degree; seems most likely that it will only be useful for further PhD applications (I don't mean this in the wrong way, I myself am in a master's degree program now in the humanities). I'm assuming the allure that will come with a Harvard degree will be enticing for possible employers if you choose not to do the PhD (which I assume would also further be in a non-technical degree), but it seem at best to get you a career in nothing better than writing/office work.

Depending what you want out of it. I got in MDes narrative too, and it's one of the few programs I'm super keen for since I'm not happy with professional practice.

Are you an international student?

Hi! congradulations! In as well, with no funds. If you could explain more about the $? Did you receive a award grant? Thanks!

Not international, so eligible for aid, but grew up almost entirely in another country
. Received deans merit award + need based aid.

Congrats!!! Do you apply for the merit award or do they decide on their own? Also how much is the dean's merit award (if you don't mind telling)? I still have 2 years to apply for masters so I'd love some financial clarity regarding funds and such. Thanks!!!

I didn't see the second page of financial info at first, but that is where my scholarship was listed.

hey! no update for me either :( congrats tho!!

Congrats! Does it say “accepted” under the application status under the check status tab? Mine still only says completed but I applied for 3 year program

Yes, I got an email with scholarship info.

Just got the email!

ah no email for me yet :( wonder if it is on a rolling basis?

Congrats! Still haven't heard anything.

Just got accepted into USC today, no portal update, but an email of admittance.

Yep i haven't while people ik who applied for m.arch have

I heard back from Pratt this past Friday

They use metric time up there so release dates don't match up with the US schools.

Your sense of humor is unique

Sorry, eh.

I know McGill releases their offers really late compared to other schools. Like around April/May?

Dang what do international applicants do.

as a mcgill grad I can confirm they released their m.arch offers on Feb 10 in 2021, while other candidates would be on a ranked waitlist(without notice). those waitlisted might get in if someone declines their offer. they would send rejections to those waitlisted when all spots are filled - obviously not all peeps get on the waitlist, hence some would receive their rejections earlier. that being said this year seems to be slower than usual. I would expect something in March, if not you might be waitlisted..while their m.arch usaully accepts 28, their waitlist is 3 times as big. hope this helps

Cool thanks , I emailed the grad supervisor, she said the results be out next week. Fingers crossed

I'm wondering this is as well, and am thinking it's unfortunately the case. I assume a rejection on the 13th.

I don’t believe UPenn has a rolling admissions process. It’s more than likely the same as all the other Ivy League schools — all admitted students are accepted at once; then waitlists/rejections come out on the official deadline.

It’s difficult to assume if all decisions were released on the same day, but in my experience so far, the people that I’ve spoken to (around 5) that has gotten accepted, were accepted the same day as me through early notification.

tldr. if you haven't gotten your early admissions, you are out. lovely, thanks

Me. Still haven't heard. Waiting for washU too.aa

Still have not heard from pratt, on gradcafe only one person has heard back so I think they are sending out decisions in waves

still waiting?

There are two “Penn” universities, I assume you got accepted into UPenn?

Haven't heard anything from G. Tech or USC either, portals still say submitted

@ZahaHadont yes it's for UPenn!

also, updating that I got into USC with $$!

Hii, your link to portfolio does not work

Hey, how much money did Penn offer you?

It seems like you're the only person that got anything?

Nothing over here yet

But I’ll keep refreshing every 30 seconds just in case. You know….so I can keep all of you guys updated. You’re welcome.

Congrats! Not the only one - I also got an email to check the portal around the same time

I would assume that because they're all of relatively equal prestige you would have to investigate more if their particular program/location/general vibe appeals more to you. I know that Berkeley in particular is involved quite heavily with ecological concerns, while I think that Columbia has a good faculty of historians and theorists, as well as people interested in visualization.

ty for the input! the respective focus you provided is very helpful

I did this morning. But I also received an early unofficial admittance letter earlier last week so I assume the March 13th will have advanced standing + $$ information. If you haven't heard anything I wouldn't count yourself out just yet, anythi ng could happen (especially with waitlists). Penn doesn't have the yield rate of GSD or other top programs due to location and cost

I haven't received anything from them yet and am assuming that I am going to get flat-out rejected by them com e the 13th.

Thanks ham1! I didn't know what to espect after I received that email..just freaking out thesedays with any notifications :(

Is UPenn not Ivy? I think it is. But that said, I am personally not a fan of their program. They are too hyped up about new shiny tools of modern technology and have a very top-down look at real issues that requires less technology and more thinking. I am also into exploring modern tools as MIT does, but with an intention. I think UPenn is lacking the intention. I would rather choose Cornell or Columbia. Cornel is in the mid of nowhere in Upstate New York, so student life might be not as exciting as you would go to Columbia.

From what I know I heard that UPenn's acceptance rate for M.Arch is 40% or so, probably lower. As pogo has said, they seem to lean heavily towards visualization, rendering, and digital design. Their program does seem respected.

Will agree with my fellas up top. Heard from their Alumni that the program is not that good. But I might also be bitter that I don't think I'm going to get in. Cornell is in the middle of nowhere but that also means you can afford living their a lot easier comparing to Columbia in NYC

Agree, it will be more affordable to live in Upstate. And you can take day trips to NYC and appreciate it even more. NYC is quite expensive to live but it is a very exciting city to spend school years. I love NYC, so I am biased. :))

I don't disagree one bit, but I don't want in a shoe box for 3 years of my 20ths. trade-offs in life i guess ;)

It seems to be on the rise, I know rankings don't mean much but the faculty, resources, and travel studios they have would suggest its still world class (exchange program at London's AA seems interesting). Maybe not worth 65k/year, but still.

Same here, also because of how little they accept. Those accepted might not be active on forums so we will never know.

I think usually the ones that are active on forums are the ones that put the most effort and therefore are nervous about results. First cheers to this beautiful community here! :)) But also how come they were active in previous years but not last year and this year? I am really curious about what is going on.

MIT Graduate admission website - "We send all notifications of admission and waitlist status by email, and many students will also receive telephone calls, beginning in early to Mid-March and running until April 1. All admitted applicants will have until April 15 to let us know if they accept our offer. If we do not receive notification that you accept our offer by April 15, the offer is rescinded. Because we may not hear from some admitted applicants until April 15, those admitted from waitlist status may not receive notification of admission before April 15."

That is new! Their previous notes on website did not mention any of those. Thank you for sharing. Lets wait anxiously more!

I think they haven't released the decision yet? There were at least one reported acceptance for MArch and several for SMArchS on gradcafe last year while this year it's zero...

I am not sure about it. Because I remember last year it was exact same situation and except that one mysterious acceptance in grad cafe no one reported acceptance in this forum for last year. BTW, I think I saw SMArchS acceptance this year in this forum. But I really hope that they have not released the decisions yet.

Fyi I applied to SMArchS and had a short interview with a faculty mid Feb (probably due to substandard IELTS speaking score)… but didn’t hear anything yet afterwards.

ha, I am international as well, but I've been in the states since middle school. I just flat out wrote, "sorry, no one else was asking for my language score, and MIT isn't special"