[SIPA]

Oh ok. What are your options? 

basically choosing between hks and yale jackson. waiting on the $ situation from hks.

[SIPA]

Congratulations! That's brilliant. Which fellowship is this?

Thanks! Says its Davis scholarship. Not sure what it is, probably has something to do with the International Fellows Program (IFP) which I applied. I will most likely turn down the offer though..

[SIPA]

How are you guys checking your status? 

i just logged in and saw there's a link of status update

[SIPA]

got in with 50k/yr! making it even harder to decide...

[FYI: HKS Admitted Students Travel Reimbursement request]

Hi All, 

Just thought I'd put up a Public Service Announcement.  I didn't see anything on the HKS info pages about reimbursing for travel, so I emailed the admissions office and was told that yes, they do allow students to request travel reimbursement for travel to Admitted Students Day.  They sent me a Google form to fill out and said the deadline to request Thursday.  So if you're concerned about travel costs and would like to attend Admitted Students Day, you should email the admissions staff and ask about making a request. Of course, they don't guarantee they'll give you anything, but it doesn't hurt to ask. 

Thanks so much!!! I was wondering why they didn't say a word about it.

[Berkeley Goldman MPP vs Harvard Kennedy MPP]

I am having a similar dilemma choosing between HKS and Jackson Institute at Yale. I received a full tuition scholarship + 20k stipend per year at the Jackson institute and awaiting financial aid from HKS. I wish to work in an international setting, so was leaning toward Harvard due to its international prestige/name recognition. Unfortunately Yale, and the Global affairs masters in particular, doesn't have the same recognition. This is killing me! 

 

exactly same boat! as generous as Jackson is, Im still leaning toward HKS.

[Harvard Kennedy School 2014]

got in for MPP!!! so happy!!!!!!

[Ford School]

I didn't get an interview, but just got admitted by email with fellowship!! anyone else?

[Yale Jackson admitted thread 2014]

@yhh2008: Thanks for the clarification--I'm sure it'll be very useful for future applicants!

 

Has anyone heard anything about financing for Yale? Did I have not been able to find *any* information about when to expect an announcement. 

 

no i haven't heard anything about financing. i only got a welcoming email from the graduate school. im assuming that in the mailed acceptance letter they sent there's gonna be a word of it? btw congrats!!

[Yale Jackson admitted thread 2014]

Im in too! Very excited!

[Does anyone else get an email from an financial aid officer at HKS?]

Hey y'all--

 

For those who applied to HKS MPP for Fall 2014, does anyone else get an email about financial resources today?  I'm an international student, which is probably why they sent it. I'm asking because I'm reapplying, and never got this email last time in the process.

 

Any input would be appreciated!

 

 

 

 

[The 'Am I competitive' thread - READ ME BEFORE POSTING]

Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MPP/phd/law school
Schools Applying To: im trying to get people's idea about what kind of program fits me well, but im definitely looking for top programs in prestigious schools

Undergraduate institution: Top 3 public university
Undergraduate GPA: 3.9
Undergraduate Majors: Economics, Interdisciplinary Studies (many classes in politics, some history, soc and psyc; thesis in political economy), minor in Mathematics (calc 1,2,liner algebra, differential equation, mathematical statistics, etc. GPA 4.0)

GRE Quantitative Score: 800
GRE Verbal Score: 750
GRE AW Score: 4.5 (didn't prepare at all and screwed this up)

Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable):1
Years of Work Experience: 1
Describe Relevant Work Experience: fulltime analyst in economic consulting; internships in finance that are not quite relevant

Languages: English, Chinese

Quant: very good. but i didn't take multi-calc and real analysis.(i can fix that if needed by taking classes in community college i guess)

Strength of SOP: im worried that i don't have much relevant experience other than coursework and thesis. internships and current job are all in private sector

Strength of LOR (be honest, describe the process, etc): two politics profs and one manager from work; one prof knows me very well, one i advised my thesis; the manager should be an economist

 

I am actually debating between MPP or PHD in public policy. Also considering law school seriously (since my job is pretty much about econ analysis in anti-trust litigation). Really don't have a clear idea what's the best for me, but ideally i like programs that have both qualitative and quantitative edge. I always thought I am going to get a PHD in economics, but recently I finally figured out that I can't do it if it's full of math and regression. Being able to talk about ideas means a lot to me. Please give me some honest opinions! Thank you so much!