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Hi All, I'm a current Peace Corps volunteer looking to apply to some MPP and International Relation degrees in the coming year. I would appreciate if you could share with me your thoughts on the competitiveness of my profile for the considered programs. Schools Being Considered: University of Denver - Korbel, University of Michigan - Ford MPP, University of Minnesota - HHH - MPP, University of Texas - LBJ Master of Global Policy Studies, Duke Sanford MPP, University of Wisconsin Lafollette MPA, UCSD - IRPS, University of Chicago Harris MPP, Georgetown - MPP, Berkeley - MPP, American University - MA International Affairs - Economics Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Undergraduate Major: Finance Undergraduate GPA: 3.59 Overall 3.63 Major GPA GRE: 158 V, 163 Q, 4.0 AW - only took the GRE once. Years of Work Experience: 3.5 years of work experience in the private sector working in Investment Risk Management. Following that stint, I joined the Peace Corps and have been working in rural development over the past 2 years in business and agriculture. I also am the acting president of the Volunteer Advisory Committee here in Ecuador. I represent the interests of all the volunteers in Ecuador (over 100) and interact with the Peace Corps Ecuador Staff regularly in the interest of these volunteers. Language: Spanish - Proficient LORs: 1 from the Peace Corps Country director, 1 from former manager and Treasurer of former employer, haven't decided on the other recommendation yet. Coursework : As a finance major, my undergraduate degree focused heavily on quantitative courses in Economics, Finance, and Accounting. Concerns: I'm concerned about the LOCs as I don't have a strong relationship with any professors from my undergrad. As a result, all of my LORs will come from managers in my old company or here in the Peace Corps and I'm hoping it won't be a huge issue with admissions. I'm also worried a bit about my Verbal GRE score. I'm not sure if it's worth it to take the GRE again.