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Any Fall 2018 admits to the MIMS Fall 2018 program at UC, Berkeley?

Thanks @lookwhathappened for your reply. Further details of my profile are: GPA : 9.05/10 GRE: V156, Q166 TOEFL: Yet to take Undergrad: Decent Indian University (Computer. Sc. & Engineering) Volunteer experience: 2 years of experience teaching children living in shelter homes, involved in Corporate Social Responsibility programs Work Experience: 2 years in the big data domain in India for a Bay Area based company with a promotion. 1 year fellowship in the social sector starting Sep, 2017 involving policy research and data analytics LOR: decent (1 academic + 1 from work )

Hello folks, I am currently exploring MPP/MPA courses in the USA with an intention to apply for Fall'2018. I am specifically looking at courses which combine Public Policy with Science/ Analytics/ Data Science like UChicago's MS in Computational Analysis and Public Policy (MSCAPP) , CMU's MSPPM- Data Analytics Track. I have a bachelor's in computer science and engineering from India and 2 years of work experience as a big data engineer at a reputed MNC. In addition I have considerable amount of part-time public service experience and I am working on a project that applies big data in the development policy space. Considering my profile, what are my chances of getting admitted into such courses at the top schools. More importantly, since I am an international applicant, what will be my the job prospects post such a graduate education? What are the job prospects of a policy student specializing in data analytics? Is the data analytics segment of such courses strong and rigorous enough to land me a job in the private sector in case the policy space does not have the desired openings? Also if you know of any good programs along these line, please do recommend Any help will be greatly appreciated