rgm56

Hi everyone! This is my first post here after discovering the grad cafe. I fall into the typical student who wants to be ruthlessly evaluated to see if I stand a chance at getting into my desired program... Program: MPP School Applying to: Michigan, USC, still looking for safety schools Undergrad Institution: Texas State University Undergrad GPA: 3.77 Major/Minor: History/Political Science GRE: ???? Test date is November 14th. Age: 23 Years of Work Experience: 2 Published Work: None Languages: French, certified to conduct business in French Other: National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer, Weight Loss Specialist. Member of my university's Organization of American States team. Just to clarify, it's like a Model United Nations but in the Western Hemisphere. Work Experience: I previously worked with a university program that partnered with the city my university is based in. This program sought to implement health policy with faculty and staff at my university. They were given access to free group exercise classes and nutrition demos. Every few months objective assessments were ran on the clients to see if the program was working in order to request more funding. After leaving my old work I started my own small online and in person personal training business and am still running it. Quant Experience: One Stats course in undergrad. Strength of LoR 1: Professor who went to Michigan and has a firm grasp on my writing and critical thinking abilities. Strength of LoR 2: Chair of Business Department at my school and was a client of mine for over a year. Strength of LoR 3: Chair of French Department at my school, watched me go from not knowing French to a working professional knowledge of it in 2.5 years. Concerns: My GRE scores will probably be a little low (around 159 verbal, 158 quant). I also worry my work experience is not serious enough for a program as selective as Michigan.