RabbitRabbit

...and that is "prospective," not perspective. It's late

I am hoping some of the forum bloggers will be able to demystify the MPA/MPA application process and provide some advice. I plan to apply to public policy/affairs degrees next year and my specific interest is environmental Policy. My stats are as follows: *GPA: 3.0 from top liberal arts college, major in Political Science (GPA 3.3), minor in geosciences. My GPA improves greatly from freshman to senior year. *GRE: 640 Verbal, 570 Quant., 4.5 writing (with no studying). I hope to retake the test with some studying. *2 years at top environmental policy consulting firm--all public agencies (e.g., EPA, Department of Transportation, state environmental agencies) *2 years of various, unrelated entrepreneurial work *Fulbright fellow *study abroad in Mongolia I know all my numbers are low, however I am certain I can write a good statement of purpose and I have already secured letters of recommendation from professional and academic contacts (all of whom write well and I am certain will write stellar recs). My top schools include: Harvard-KSG Michigan-Ford Duke-Sanford Yale-Forestry School Columbia-SIPA Berkeley-Goldman Are these totally unrealistic? Please be honest. I am planning to apply to dual degrees with environmental management with several of these schools. Thanks.