Lbrown

I would love some feedback on if the options I am pursuing seem feasible and how to improve my odds. I am still a ways out from applications, as I am hoping to apply for Masters in Public Policy Programs for Fall 2018, but I am worried that I may be aiming too high. GPA: My cumulative GPA is 3.245, with a 3.6 in my major (Health Science). I have stellar grades in all of my policy related classes as well as A's in all of my related quant. classes like microeconomics, health economics, and statistics. My GPA is pulled down primarily by science classes from my first major including anatomy and physiology. GRE score: I'm not officially taking the test until December, but my average practice test scores are V: 162 Q: 159 Work experience: I have 2 years of work experience at a statewide health related non-profit. Undergrad academics: I got my degree from a 4 year public university, it is highly ranked in our region but is by no means a prestigious university. One of my concerns is that I actually attended 4 different schools on my path to get a degree (2 community colleges, a more prestigious but still public university, and then school I graduated from) but there is nothing I can do to change that now. Recommendations: I will have 3 recommendations. 2 are academic, from professors in my undergraduate program and the other is from the CEO of my current organization. Potential Programs: UC Berkeley (Goldman), Harvard (Kennedy), USC (Price), University of Washington (Evans), Georgetown (McCort), UCLA (Luskin), University of the Pacific (McGeorge School of Law), & California State University, Sacramento (my backup school). I do plan on using the optional essay to give more personal background and hopefully make up for my subpar grades and no-name university.