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Hey everyone, I was wondering if you could provide me a benchmark GRE for each section to have a shot at these two schools. Undegrad GPA - 3.77, Majored in Poli sci - 4.0, Double minored in Business Writing and Communications (4.0, 4.0) MPP - I'm halfway through it right now, doing a specialty in Education policy. Grades are far from set, but I'm doing well so far. Research - Will have a minimum of 5 months at an ed policy think tank focused on education inequality/opportunity. Another 5 months or so at another think tank with a focus on district culture. Might also have an internship at the Scottish Funding Council, either that, or it'll be 8 months at the first think-tank. Other factors - a bunch of work at a few non profits, hopefully will get the NYC Urban fellowship program, research internships at a leading non-profit law firm and a research internship at a policy/politics magazine. I'll be applying in a few years most likely, want to graduate from my MPP, pay off some debt, and get some more experience in a research/policy setting. I'm very passionate about ed policy, and want to do a degree like Harvards EPM - which looks absolutely perfect for me.

Hey everyone, I'm lucky enough to be accepted at both Edinburgh and UCL. I'm having trouble deciding where to attend and I'd like some help. I'm a U.S student and want to come back to the states, though not right after my degree, but after a year or two working. Here's a pro/con list for the two uni's: Edinburgh: 1) Cheaper 2) I'm from NY and not a fan, Edinburgh might be a nice change. 3) Comes with a 3 month policy internship and a specialization. 1) Not as well regarded as UCL 2) Less networking Opportunities/finding your own internship/job. 3) Worse weather UCL: 1) Better regarded 2) London's networking/job/internship/proximity to think-tanks and whatnot. 3) More breadth of courses available for me for electives 1) More expensive 2)No internship 3) No specialization My biggest objective would be to find employment in the UK for a year or so after the degree and then move back to the states and get a job. ideal work would be legislative analyst/think-tank researcher. Thanks in advance!!

I'm in basicalllly the same boat. I'm doing the same, though I'm doing the masters in the UK. I personally think it would help a lot. Your GPA is solid, if you get higher gre scores and a masters degree + a few years of working for a think-tank that would only make you a more compelling candidate. At least that's my opinion..... I could be absolutely wrong.

Hey All, So I've recently been accepted to the University College London for a Masters in Public Policy. I'm still waiting on LSE for political economics and Edinburgh for Public Policy... but most likely, I'll end up at UCL. I'm currently 21, will be 22 almost 23 when i finish the masters degree. My UGPA - will be around a 3.75 as long as I don't massively stop studying. My freshman year I messed around a bit, had a 3.3 GPA, since then I've basically had a 3.85+ every semester and like 3 semesters were straight 4.0's. My poli sci degree GPA should be a 4.0 (taking my last 2 classes this semester), same with my minors in communications and business writing. I'll expect mid 160+/160+/4.5+ for the GRE when I end up taking it. Will a masters from a top school and a good GRE offset my slightly sub-par GPA for elite schools? I'm looking at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Berk, Columbia, Cornell, Umich, Duke, UNC and a few other schools, but from what I can tell a 3.75 is on the low end for them. Is there anything else I can do to offset that? In terms of work experience, I TA a capstone level class in communications, I work as a supervisor as a non-profit, I've got 2 internships at a non profit law firm specializing in immigration and disaster relief and an internship at a policy/politics watchdog type organization as a policy researcher. Thanks in advance for the feedback, I know it might be a bit early to worry about this - and I'm not stressing too much, but still, I kinda want to know where I stand and if I can improve my standing.