rak98

Program: MPP Interests: Minority politics, specifically relating to policies that concern ethnic identity and conflict Schools Applying To: McCourt (Georgetown) Undergrad Institution: Top 10 LAC Undergraduate GPA: 3.4 Undergraduate Major: Political Science GRE: 167 V 159 Q 4 W Quant: Macro, Micro, Methods sequence (political science) stats courses up to probability. Years of Work Experience: 1 Languages: French (intermediate) Work Experience: 1 year of work at the Georgetown Law School doing career services LORs: Strong letter of rec from current employer, and excellent letters of rec from two professors at undergrad Concerns: 1. Low GPA (did extremely well in political science courses but branched out with high level math and CS courses that did some damage) 2. Lack of relevant work experience. Although my current job as a Georgetown employee means that I do not have to consider funding (they pay for schooling) I am worried that my lack of any policy relevant positions make me a poor candidate 3. I am fresh out of undergrad, which I know is atypical for MPP programs. However, I want to start school as soon as possible while I have the tuition benefits (I do not want to stay in my current position for longer than 3-4 years, and the benefit only applies while you work full time).