HelloItsMe Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Hello! I am planning on applying to MPP/MPA programs this fall. My question is: will one lower-division and two upper-division statistics courses, plus a lower division economics course look good for top programs? My GPA will be above a 3.7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfmpp Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I'd guess yes. A lot of people come in with very little stats/econ at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monocle Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Your course load will be fine. As in, your courseload would look probably sufficient to complete the necessary quantitative prereqs. But not really anything above and beyond, or anything that would seem impressive to an adcomm. Do you plan to get work experience before you apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocomoco Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Its fine. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelloItsMe Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 (edited) On May 6, 2016 at 3:08 AM, monocle said: Your course load will be fine. As in, your courseload would look probably sufficient to complete the necessary quantitative prereqs. But not really anything above and beyond, or anything that would seem impressive to an adcomm. Do you plan to get work experience before you apply? I have work experience that is low level management, multiple internships/positions that involved policy, and leadership positions at my university now. I plan to apply straight out of undergrad, as I am a nontraditional student with lived experience who is slightly older than traditional university students. Edited May 9, 2016 by HelloItsMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monocle Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 6 hours ago, HelloItsMe said: I have work experience that is low level management, multiple internships/positions that involved policy, and leadership positions at my university now. I plan to apply straight out of undergrad, as I am a nontraditional student with lived experience who is slightly older than traditional university students. Then you're fine. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD guy Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 More than fine, you're already above most people who have no stats at all and need to learn it from scratch in the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLifeofPablo Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 More than adequate. In fact, you'll be ahead of more than a few applicants. If you really want to knock some socks off, take a linear algebra course in addition to your current coursework (but only if you feel that you can handle it, don't mess up your GPA over something that's optional!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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