Franopan

Previous Schools Top European University Previous Degrees and GPAs: Double Major in Philosophy and Economics. GPA about 3.6 GRE Scores (Verbal/Quantitative/Analytical Writing): 168/160/4 Previous Work Experience (Years, Type): 2 years teaching English in Japan. Some good student politics experience too. Math/Econ Background: Strong Foreign Language Background (if applicable to your program): Intermediate French, beginner Japanese. Intended Field of Study in Grad School: International/Public Policy Schools Applied to & Results: The Fletcher School, Tufts MALD (Accepted, $14k a year), Georgetown MPP (Accepted, $10k a year), George Washington University (Accepted, $12k a year) Ultimate Decision & Why: The Fletcher School. Was a tough enough choice between Fletcher and Georgetown because I've always wanted to go to the latter, but Fletcher just seems like such an impressive and great school. The admissions team were amazing, I was getting emails from them and from professors urging me to enroll and everything I read about the school was extremely positive. The number of courses you can choose from is staggering, and the overall support and facilities from Fletcher seems better than anything I've come across. Advice for Future Applicants: In your application, try to come across as well rounded as possible. But also, if you properly read about the programs on their websites, you'll get a strong idea of what their priorities were. Fletcher really care about international experience, so I made sure to show that off as much as possible in my application . Georgetown, on the other hand, really care about quantitative skills, and also and appreciating for the need for strong quantitative reasoning, so I focused on that instead. Don't get too worried about 1 weakness. I have basically no professional experience, and even though all schools said it's strongly recommended, the other parts of my application made up for it. Just concentrate on what you have, and don't be afraid to apply to schools that may seem "out of your league".

Thanks for that info MPP 2016. I was just wondering how you went about negotiating funding with them? Did you contact the McCourt school directly, or did you do it through the Columbian school? And is it best to email or try to talk to somebody on the phone? Thanks!

I just got in touch with the admissions office at Georgetown and they told me that now funding decisions for the MPP won't be announced until the end of the month.

Apparently that is the latest date at which they could contact you, but you should expect to hear back in mid-March.

Was just admitted too. Still waiting on other universities, and funding decisions, before I make a decision. I looked at a lot of people's profiles when I was applying so here's mine, if anybody's interested! Undergrad Institution: A top European university Major: Economics and Philosophy GPA: 3.6 (Estimate) GRE score: 168 V / 160Q / 4.0 AW Years since undergrad: 2 Work experience: Have been working as an English teacher in Japan since college. A good bit of student politics and involvement experience. Coursework: Lots of economics, econometrics and statistics. Language skills: English, Intermediate French Letters of Recommendation: I'm not sure what they wrote but I think 2 of them were at least very strong 1: College philosophy professor and dissertation supervisor 2: Economics Professor 3: Supervisor at work 0 Quote MultiQuote

Hi Everyone. I'm applying for Public Policy programs in Georgetown, GWU and American but I'm a little worried about my lack of relevant experience in this field. I'm an Irish student so political internships aren't quite as popular as they are in the US. My GPA equates to about a 3.7 for my degree, and a 3.45 cumulative. I majored in Philosophy and Economics, minored in Political Science in a well esteemed University. My GRE is 168 Verbal and 160 Q, AWA pending. LoR: 2 strong references from Professors, and possibly one from my current work supervisor if 3 are required. I've spend the last 2 years as an English teacher and "cultural ambassador" in Japan (JET program). I do have quite a lot of student political experience but no real life policy experience so i'm just a little worried. Do people think it could be a burden for me? Also, it seems Georgetown's program in particular is quite quantitive, will a 160 Q score be ok?