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Thank you very much for your time and your opinion Namash!! And congratulations on your acceptances!! Just one more question: I see you are an international student, such as myself. Did you hire any consultant or any help to help you edit your resume and essays?

Hey everybody!! I am Brazilian and I am planning to apply to MPAs in development this fall. Most people I know in Brazil who have ever applied to grad school in the US have hired admissions consultants, but the ones they recommended only accept MBA applicants. What do you think? Is this kind of service necessary for MPAs? Can anybody recommend me a reputable consultant specialized in applications of people in development countries such as myself? Thank you and best wishes for all!

Hi everybody!! I am an international student (Brazilian) and I will be applying this fall to HKS (MPA/ID), SIPA (MPA-DP), WW (MPA/ID), and some others, but my preference is HKS. Here is my profile... Are my targets realistic?? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!! Schools I'm interested : HKS,WWS,SIPA Undergraduate institution: Top university in Brazil Undergraduate GPA: 3.2 Undergraduate Majors: Economics (minor in international relations) Graduate institution: Top university in Brazil Graduate GPA: 3.8 Graduate Majors: Economics. GRE Quantitative Score: 163 GRE Verbal Score: 156 GRE AW Score: 4.0 Years of Work Experience: 3 Describe Relevant Work Experience: Ministry of finance of Brazil. Very challenging job with increasing responsibilities. Quant : Undergraduate level - Statistics, Algebra, Analysis, Calculus, Econometrics, Micro and Macro. (all Bs) graduate level - Micro and macro (all As) Further info TOEFL: 110 Volunteer experience: 2 years in Brazilian slums called favelas. Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, and some German International experience: exchange to Europe for a semester during my undergrad. Plenty of travel around Latin America, Europe and Asia in the past 4 years. LORs: I am pretty sure I can get 2 good letters at the Ministry, and a good letter at my university.

Hi everybody! Your comments are very useful, since I am planning to apply this september and I am a bit lost in some aspects of the application process. I will apply to HKS (MPA/ID), SIPA (MPA-DP), WW (MPA/ID), and some others, but my preference is HKS. Nationality: Brazilian Undergrad: Economics at a top brazilian university, GPA 3.2, minor in international relations Grad: Economics at the same university, GPA 3.8 GRE: Q 163, V 156, AW 4.0 TOEFL: 110 Work experience: 3 years at the Ministry of Finance of Brazil Volunteer experience: 2 years in Brazilian slums called favelas. Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, and some German International experience: exchange to Europe for a semester during my undergrad. Plenty of travel around Latin America, Europe and Asia in the past 4 years. LORs: I am pretty sure I can get 2 good letters at the Ministry, and a good letter at my university. I would greatly appreciate your opinion regarding the following: 1- Is my undergrad GPA too low? 2- Should I try to diversify my LORs? 3- Should I retake the GRE? Finally, does anyone know if there are available sample application materials somewhere? just to have an insight on what the adcom expects regarding the essays... Thank you an wish you the best!!