jeb!2016

Anyone headed to Ann Arbor in August? I'll be in the Ford School, MPP Class of 2018. I'm super excited -- looking forward to meeting some other Future Wolverines.

I'm in! Go Blue! I'll be an MPP student, Class of 2018! Look forward to seeing you all in Ann Arbor.

Hi all, I saw a similar thread that focused on IR/development concentrations and thought it would be fun to focus the topic a bit more to domestic-focused incoming MPP students. Since most admissions decisions are out and people will be finalizing their choices in the next month or so (some are stymied by those pesky waitlists!), I thought it would be a good idea to get started on some helpful tips from fellow applicants, and, if possible, current MPP students or alumni. What would you recommend people do to prepare themselves to begin an MPP program. I thought it would be fun to break it down into several areas: 1. Brushing up on skills: what books, websites, MOOCS, etc. would be helpful to brush up on and strengthen some skills in math, econ, government, etc.? I figured taking a little bit of time over the summer could be helpful so that math camp isn't a total shock to the system for people who have been out of school for several years. 2. Putting your degree in context: what would you recommend (websites, blogs, MOOCs, books, etc.) to help put the MPP degree in context before you begin? I'm thinking here of things to touch on the policy realm writ large and the state of policy in America and the world, whether it's something particularly compelling on poverty and inequality, items touching on econ, sociology, or more specific topics like housing and education. 3. Miscellaneous: what are some other items you wish you would have known or read about before you started or while you were in school? Things on grad life, managing money, getting a job, etc.? Anything else that I missed? Would love to get thoughts on how you plan to prepare to go back in the classroom and begin this new journey.

Nothing on funding yet. I think it'll take a few years for the Institute-->School to trickle down to the program and reputation. At its core, a lot of the program is the same. Over time, I think they'll work hard to add additional programming, perhaps tweak the core a little, and also have the additional institutes and other areas of concentration to contribute to the reputation boost. USN&WR rankings for public affairs/public policy are pretty awful in their methodology, so it's not odd to see it kind of stay the same. It's (I believe) exclusively a reputation score from peer schools.

In with $10k! Woo! I can't make the Open House, so I need to figure out what to do. Decisions, decisions....

The portal is at least updated with an envelope icon that says Decision Documents. When I click on it, it says: There is no update to your application status to report.

Thanks @krob1267, that's really helpful!

Just waiting...

Same here -- they said my application was incomplete (it wasn't), and they e-mailed on Feb. 22 to say it was complete, and I'd hear back. I got accepted yesterday. So, just 2-3 weeks turnaround.

Haha -- I hate waiting...

Any chance Chicago lets us know before Friday?

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee -- that's my nervous noise.

I'm waiting too. That e-mail last night was quite the tease.

I got in! 1/3rd tuition. They definitely were batching e-mails in order of descending funding amount, which was both comical and stressful since I kept hitting refresh on the forum.

I'm really curious about what the batch order is! Eeeeeeeee -- I hate the waiting.