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Yes same deadline. I did not get full funding, but close enough to it. Have you tried emailing them asking to extend the deadline? The worst thing they can do is say no, just don't mention other schools!

Hey! You're very welcome! Around 150-200 students in each program MPP if I am not mistaken. And less than 100 for the first MIA class lat year. The class sizes are fairly small, I was told that they rarely go over 20-25. The main resource that the school has right now is lots of connections; if you look at the board of directors for example, you can see that they come from fairly top tier institutions and companies. Also, I actually asked for how alumni do, I got back a pretty impressive list of where they go after hertie: 2.) The classes of 2013 and 2014 are quite representative of the sectors that our graduates move on to: · In both years 27% work for public administration · 11% (2013) and 8% (2014) work for International Organizations · 17% (2013) and 9% (2014) work in research or a think tank · 11% and 15% work in NGOs · 31% and 32% work in Business · 3% and 9 % pursue a PhD. Due to data privacy laws in Germany we cannot ask for specific job positions of our graduates in our survey (it has to be anonymous), but if you are interested to see, where our graduates end up, I recommend a LinkedIn search, since that is a public platform and you can look for key words such as Hertie school. To give you an idea, I list a few employers of our graduates of 2014: · Deutscher Bundestag · EU Commission · APCO Worldwide · GPPi · The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) · McKinsey & Company, Inc. · Georgetown University Law Center · Worldbank Group · WZB · Ministry of Finance, South Korea · Ministry of Finance, Singapore · Deutsche Bank AG · Bank of England · GIZ · Food and Agriculture Organization, UN · Federation of Austrian Industries (Industriellenvereinigung) · Behavioural Insights Team … to name but a few. - Although I can of course not personally cross check. As far as I am aware, the MIA and MPP students have few separate core classes each semester but the electives can generally be taken by both classes. So it is usually not the case that you can not take a class that you want. Also, for a professional year, the idea is that you work with a lot of their partner companies in Germany. This means that for a lot of them German is mandatory. Internships are obviously much more diverse because you find a lot more diversity to where you can apply. I was considering a few other schools, mainly IHEID in Geneva, and LSE. I was mostly convinced by the fact that I got the best funding from Hertie, that I really like their program, their study abroad options and that I love their location.

Hi! Nice to meet you too =) My initial impression is that Hertie is really small, only about 3 floors in one building. If you have ever visited a US university it is at first a bit odd how tiny it is. As I went early in the afternoon the campus - if I can even call it that - was buzzing with students and admin and the library was full. It has a bit of a start up feel to it. I met a few students but they all seemed a bit busy as I had arrived half way through their day, and although they were very nice I did not want to bother them. The Admissions Team were also very friendly and accommodating, answering any mundane questions that I had. Honestly, the library was nothing special. If anything it was below average but you do get access to the other, much better, Berlin libraries. Despite this, the school is well aware of where it is in the world of academia. The impression I got is that the school will give you every chance to succeed. If you work hard enough a lot of the alumni prove that you can do well, but it is not the type of school where you can get by afterwords purely on its brand name. It is also infinitely more useful to you if you can speak German. I have visited Berlin often and Hertie school itself is in a fantastic location - a few mins from Check Point Charlie. It is for sure in a more 'posh' area in Berlin. My impressions of the city are generally very positive. Berlin has something for everyone, it is not a snobby city. It has that New York vibe of international diversity but without the pressure of everyone trying to be successful. Instead it encourages you to be yourself. Public Transport is excellent, a wide range of food and activities, it is impossible to be bored. Also, if you are like me interested in history it is an endlessly fascinating city to explore. I really loved Berlin. I am for sure planning to attend the school. My main worry right now is finding a place to stay before arriving! Berlin is also a huge place, so I hope I can find somewhere close to the school. If you have any more questions or thoughts do let me know!

Hello Friends! I'm an accepted member into the class of 2018 and recently also visited Hertie! If you have any questions about the location or what I saw please do let me know. I was wondering what everyone's pans were for finding a place in Berlin? Is that even possible before moving in? Perhaps @creativeusername could answer for me a question; what do most incoming students do for housing?