<p>Has anyone heard back from MPP schools out there, or know how long it takes for the schools to get back to you? It has been 4 weeks since the application deadline for my first school and I am starting to get anxious about the whole process :) Would you think 6-8 weeks for the schools to confirm or deny?</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>It depends. Where did you apply? SPEA at Indiana got back to me unbelievably quickly, like within a week. It took longer to hear back from other places. I think the last place I heard back from was the Ford School at Michigan.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to wait, call them up and ask what’s up. I freaked out when I heard through the grapevine that a friend of mine had gotten into the University of Washington, where I’d also applied; I got all bummed because he’d heard and that I hadn’t. Turned out that he only knew because he’d gotten impatient with waiting and called them up. I followed his lead and called them myself. (Yup, I’d been admitted. I don’t think I got a paper confirmation them for several more weeks, though.)</p>
<p>Thanks for the response! I applied to the programs noted below looking to ultimately focus in environmental policy.</p>
<p>University of Wisconsin
University of Michigan (SNRE)
George Washington University
American University
University of Delaware
University of Minnesota
Loyola University - accepted</p>
<p>If you don’t mind me asking it looks like you applied to some similar programs and ultimately landed up at Michigan? (I notice your location is Ann Arbor). Looking at my personal stats (GPA 3.5, GRE 1320, 2 years experience in environmental sector) do you think I stand a chance at admittance into the University of Michigan. I am already living and working in Ann Arbor (so is my husband) so it is up there for a top choice 
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<p>Any insight is MUCH appreciated! I look forward to hearing back!</p>
<p>Based on your info, I would hazard a guess that you have a very good chance of getting into Michigan. Did you only apply to SNRE, or to a dual degree with the Ford School? It is my impression that SNRE has a higher acceptance rate than Policy, so I would be surprised if you didn’t get in. </p>
<p>I’m actually taking an SNRE class this semester; I love that building!</p>
<p>Other than that, the only other school where I overlapped with you was the University of Minnesota. I just looked up when I got my admittance email from them (thanks, gmail’s search function!). It arrived on 3/11/08. So based on that, it would still be quite early to hear from them.</p>
<p>I guess I will just hold my breath and wait </p>
<p>My only concern is that my undergraduate degree did not have a strong “science” focus, and SNRE is a MS in environmental policy whereas all the other programs I applied to were MPP so science courses are not a concern</p>
<p>I was initially anticipating applying to the Ford School however saw that the Environmental Policy program at Michigan is through SNRE so I opted to pursue that instead… I didn’t apply for the dual degree but that seems like a great option - I think that it takes 3 years vs. 2 years so a little bit more expensive and time consuming. </p>
<p>Thanks for your input. The waiting game is rough - I might cave and call in the next few weeks :)</p>
<p>There isn’t much at the Ford School in the way of environmental policy, it’s true. Most of the people I know who are into environmental issues are dual degree, but I know a couple of single degree policy students (who’ve decided to not do dual because of the expense) who just take a lot of SNRE classes. One good thing about the Ford School is that, unlike all of the other policy schools I applied to, it doesn’t have official tracks. So everyone takes the same core courses, but other than that, there aren’t any specific requirements within the school. It allows for a lot of flexibility, which is nice if you want to take classes in other schools.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>