Program Applied To: (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.) MPA
Schools Applied To: Georgia State, University of North Texas, Oklahoma State
Schools Admitted To: Georgia State, North Texas
Schools Rejected From: N/A
Still Waiting: OK State
Undergraduate institution: University of Oklahoma
Undergraduate GPA: 3.3
Last 60 hours of Undergraduate GPA (if applicable): 3.86
Undergraduate Major: Communication
GRE Quantitative Score: 152
GRE Verbal Score: 155
GRE AW Score: 4.0
Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 0
Years of Work Experience: 0
Describe Relevant Work Experience: None
Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): I talked a lot about what I want to do with my MPA and how I got into the field. It was written over two months and I had three people read it and correct it multiple times.
Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): I want to believe they were strong. One was the chair of my department and a known scholar in Organizational Comm, the other was my former collegiate coach, and my third is experienced in Crisis Communication.
Other: I chose my schools on if they had an Emergency Management related concentration as that is what I would like to do with my MPA. I am between GSU and UNT, and it is a pretty hard decision for me to make. UNT is financially better, but GSU is supposedly a better program.