OneLove

Program Applied To: MPA, MALD Schools Applied To: LSE (MPA ID stream), Fletcher (MALD), Sciences Po (MPA) Schools Admitted To:LSE (MPA), Fletcher (MALD), Sciences Po (MPA) Schools Rejected From: None Decision: lust after LSE but Fletcher seems to be the smart choice Undergraduate institution: Large State School Undergraduate GPA: 3.9X Last 60 hours of Undergraduate GPA (if applicable): 3.9X Undergraduate Major: Government GRE Quantitative Score: 610 GRE Verbal Score:740 GRE AW Score:4.x Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable):1.5 Years of Work Experience:1.5 Describe Relevant Work Experience: Work for a large energy company Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): I worked very hard on it. Hard to be objective though. Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): I think they were very good. Nobody famous but the professors knew me very well. Other: I want to work at the intersection of development and energy (but I could see myself becoming interested in other things). I think Fletcher is the most mature/intelligent choice. It has great faculty, courses on energy, and a very good careers office. Another benefit of Fletcher is that the MALD degree seems transferable to different industries. I am much less certain about the quality of the LSE MPA program. I think that it would be great for my personal development to go to school overseas. I would also like to end up working internationally and LSE has good international name recognition (though I'm not as certain about the recognition of the MPA program). Thoughts anyone?