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Anyone have any success circumventing the 7 year work experience requirement for some professional degree programs ? Anyone get into a program who only had 5-6 years of work experience ?

Anyone here been in the job market for the past couple of years with either a masters or PhD in geoscience ? What have you been doing ? How long did it take you to get your current job ? Are you doing something unrelated to geoscience? Even before Covid, seems like jobs in geology were sparse and it’s especially challenging if you only have a bachelors. Was oil hiring ? Environmental consulting ?

That’s for the “Edward Mason Program” which is for applicants coming from developing countries. I’m in the US so I wouldn’t qualify.

Columbia’s EMPA program allows the GRE to be wavered (which is what they did for me last year). I spoke to Princeton’s admissions office and before this year, they always required it for their MPP program. Wheres the info that HKS doesn’t require the GRE for their MC/MPA program ? Because as far as I know they still require it (unless they just dropped it).

I cannot put the time into it. I took it twice and didn’t do very well. I don’t do standardized tests and since most of these highly competitive programs ( Columbia, NYU, Princeton, etc) are ditching it, Harvard should do the same. Just my two cents, I’m sure eventually they’ll follow but better now than later. I think they just have it just to keep their standards the same.

Yes, Harvard has a “bigger” name brand and networking opportunities. An obstacle with them to is their gre requirement. Princeton’s MPP program just dumbed theirs so it’s very appealing to me. HKS has yet to make any real changes for their MC/MPA program. Personally speaking, I’ve been working for years and don’t find it necessary or valuable to take a GRE test where I have a science background and two careers currently. Other topic is the fact I wish to take geology and environmental science classes towards my degree and you clearly said Harvard would be best because interdisciplinary prospectives

Elite

Seriously ? Isn’t it where you finish more important then where you began ? What’s up with that ?!?!

Is it fancy and have black tie events in a classy 18th century style club house ?

Both tuition rates will be covered, the only thing I might save on is room and board with Princeton. Is Princeton really better then Harvard ? Again Harvard has the name and that can carry a lot of weight and US News ranks Harvard’s program above Princeton

My organization is offering me a full ride to Harvard and Princeton’s MPP is already covered tuition wise. If I had a choice between the two, I’m not sure which one I’d pick. To my understanding an MPA is more practical and can be applied to the private sector if that’s the route I eventually wind up going. But Princeton is closer to home and I can potentially save on room and board. I know they’re both Ivy League schools but Harvard has that “flair” about it and has perks like the Harvard club and so forth. What’s the main difference between a MPP and a MPA? I have a science background so I was hoping to incorporate a couple of science courses into either masters. Especially since I’d eventually would like to get a PhD either in geology or environmental science. The job I currently work is public sector and completely different from what I studied as an undergrad. So what would be the best pick if I had to choose ?

100% true, I got into SIPA no problem and they gave me a little $10,000 scholarship which would’ve landed me $90,000 in debt! No thanks I’m a public servant I don’t work for a fortune 500 company. NYU too, very little scholarship aid. Only reason Harvard is affordable is because my department has a scholarship that fully pays for it

Texas A&M oceanography no longer requires it from what I’ve read

I did take it, 13% quantitative and that was the second time I took it. I’m done with it I hope ETS closes down permanently

I’m looking into the MPP program at Princeton and unfortunately they told me there’s no word on them wavering it. They are one of the only programs at Princeton that still requires the dam test. It’s infuriating

Plus, with all the issues I’ve been reading about with the home version and it only being able to work on windows, I don’t see how they can not make it at least optional. Schools have been ditching it throughout the years anyway so I predict within the next few years we’ll see more and more schools getting rid of it until very few my require it.

Anyone noticing that universities are either making the test optional or dropping it all together

Most programs are dropping their standardized test requirements. It would be foolish for the testing centers to open now and for schools to depend on home testing tactics

Does anyone know how flexible HKS is with their 7 year work requirement for their mid career MPA program ? I have 5 years with one employer and 2 with another concurrently

They made the SAT optional for undergraduates, so it’s looking to be a very real factor

Guess it depends, I applied to the MPA programs at NYU and Columbia last year without submitting GREs and still got into both. The price tags were outrageous though but my department has a full scholarship for Harvard

So what changes can they implement

I saw that. I can see them getting rid of it completely this year.

Apparently the admissions committee is discussing changes to the application process for 2021. Can it be possible that they won’t require the GRE for some if not all of the KSG programs?

I got 30% to but what does that come out to roughly ? Seems like a lot