hammadma

Anyone else in the partial funding at GW vs no funding at SAIS boat?

Hey guys, I don't know how active this forum still is, but I figured I would give it a shot. Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): Prospective to University of Michigan Ford MPP Schools Applied To: Schools Admitted To: Schools Rejected From: Still Waiting: Undergraduate institution: Large Public School Undergraduate GPA: 3.97 Last 60 hours of Undergraduate GPA (if applicable): 3.97 Undergraduate Major: Political Science GRE Quantitative Score: I have until January to take this. Starting the study process now GRE Verbal Score: GRE AW Score: Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 0-1 Years of Work Experience:0-1 Describe Relevant Work Experience: I basically have this year off before the 2015 semester starts. I will be spending 5 months working as a International Public Health conference coordinator, and also a strategic communications volunteer for a national anti-discrimination campaign. Then 6 months working in a development NGO in the West Bank. Languages: Arabic (hearing/listening fluency, written and reading elementary) Quant: Precalc, Stats, Political analysis class, and micro and macro. All A's. I am kind of worried because I know the Ford school is very Quant based so I don't have the calc and advanced math courses to back that up. Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): I was born in Palestine and basically lived my whole life in the States but I really do care and want to get an advanced degree to do NGO development and hopefully management in the middle-east. Strength of LOR (be honest, describe the process, etc): I am working on those now, but since I am fresh out of Undergrad I can get 2 from my profs fairly easily and maybe one from the coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination campaign. I would love to get one from the NGO in the West Bank but won't be there until March. Please give me advice, tips, and knowledge on the Ford school's requirements, especially for the GRE (I am kind of worried about how big of a role that will be for admittance) Other: