So I'm going crazy playing the waiting game for responses, so I'd thought I'd post here to see what everyone thinks my chances are. Especially for receiving funding.
Program: MPP
Schools being considered: GWU, Maryland, GMU, American
Major: International Development w/ a Poli Sci minor
GPA: 3.71 ( slightly higher in major)
GRE score: 166V, 155Q, 4.0 AW
Undergraduate school: Small Christian liberal arts school.
Years since undergrad: Less than 1 (Spring 2014 graduation) Work experience: Summer in undergrad working on public health projects in India. Summer working for City of Seattle on a federally funded welfare program (technically I was an Americorps Member). Standard Congressional internship. Started working at a refugee resettlement agency full time a few months after graduation.
Coursework: Stats (A), Research methods (A), Lots of micro, macro, and development economics (all A's).
Language skills: Basic Hindi, Intermediate Spanish
Statement of Purpose: Nothing special, but very focused on a specific policy area that I want to pursue.
Letters of Recommendation: Undergraduate advisor/professor who was the head of my program, Adjunct professor who is very accomplished in his field, District Director for Congressman I interned for.
Concerns: One of my letters was two weeks late to Maryland and GWU for reasons outside my control. The schools didn't seem to be overly concerned, but I still don't like how it looks. Also my ability to compete for funding having relatively little work experience.