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@Ben414 Thank you very much for your insight. I was paraphrasing what one of my mentors told me to write on my resume. I didn't mean to come across as pompous, but I did lead the research in both endeavors and published in a non-undergraduate research journal, however I did have faculty mentorship and guidance along the way (should I put that I was a research assistant? I didn't assist anyone but I don't want to come across as cocky). I also was a Research Assistant in labs prior to this research, which is partially how I garnered enough experience to execute these projects.

I am new to this forum, so if there are other threads with a lot of replies, please feel free to direct me! I am currently an undergrad at a top 50 private school, with a full-tuition merit scholarship. I am extremely fortunate to have received this award, however seeing as how I strategized in order to avoid taking on loans for undergrad, I would also like to find a way to limit my debt for graduate school. As of now, I plan to work for a few years before applying to dual MPA/MPH programs, but what can make my application more competitive? Would this be a competitive enough application to do a fellowship for the year following undergrad and then start these programs in the Fall following the year after I graduate? Below are my current stats/resume: (Predicted Final GPA): ~3.6 Major: Human Services/ Public Health GMAT/GRE: Not yet taken * I do have more long-term volunteer experiences and extracurriculars, but I did not want to list too many Volunteer - Board of Directors of non-profit organization overseeing and partially funding a government public safety-net hospital ( 2 years) - Mentor and Personal Care Assistant for persons of differing levels of physical and mental ability ( 5 years) Student Extracurricular Activities -Health Disparities Organization (Executive Board) - 4 years -Student Government Association (Chief of Staff) -3 years -Co-led campaign regarding institutional discrimination; co-developed diversity and inclusion curriculum implemented university-wide - 3 years Work Experience (upon graduation) -6 month internship at prominent healthcare improvement non-profit organization as a program assistant -6 month internship at local non-profit organization (focus on community organizing and policy) -6 month internship at Attorney General's Office - 4 month internship at the WHO - Summer internship at USAID Research - Autonomous published research on the impact of drug prevention programs - 3 years - Autonomous funded research on sex trafficking victims - 1.5 years