Would love to be evaluated as well!
Program Applied To: MPA, MPP
Schools Applied To: CMU, GW, Penn, GPPI, American, Pitt, Hopkins, Berkeley, UMd, Wagner
Undergraduate institution: top 15 liberal arts
Undergraduate GPA: 3.7
Undergraduate Major: Music, anthropology
GRE Quantitative Score: 740
GRE Verbal Score: 580
GRE AW Score: 5.0
Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 3+
Years of Work Experience:3+
Describe Relevant Work Experience: Spent 3+ years working at a health related nonprofit, doing mostly programming work, rose to project management position
Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): I haven't started this yet (ack!) but plan to write about my growing interest in a nonspecified sector, how my volunteer and work experience has greatly aided me in this.. I really need help here :/
Strength of LOR (be honest, describe the process, etc): 1 from current boss (should be good), 1 from past professor, not sure if should aim for second academic or 2nd work related being over 3 years out?
Questions: I think for the most part I at least have a decent shot at getting into most of these schools based on the stats they release, but what I am really worried about is funding. Do I have a shot? It's a motley crew of schools too, am I correct in my assumption that I have a better shot at funding from the 'less popular' of those schools?