Sam992

Thanks in advance -- would appreciate an assessment of my profile below: Undergrad: BA Economics / Political Science from a good non-Ivy US school (Duke/UChicago/Northwestern/etc) Work-ex: 2 years at one of the elite management consultancies (McKinsey/Bain/BCG) and one year at an IFI (World Bank, IADB, etc) Nationality: American GMAT: 760 [will take the GRE as well] GPA: 3.9 Shooting for: KSG WWS SIPA Basic "story" is that I'm passionate about bringing private sector efficiency to inefficient public sector institutions. Will likely apply to MBA/MPP and MBA/MPA programs, but only at the top ~3-5 public policy schools. Main concerns/questions is that my profile is very private sector-heavy. Any thoughts on how to make sure the commitment to public service comes through? I also have an F on my transcript from when I slept through a class final exam, but I retook it the next year and got an A in the course...it ended up having no impact on my GPA, but I am still nervous that it will affect my chances since it is an F nonetheless. Appreciate your help!

Hey all - would appreciate a quick estimate of chances. Undergrad: BA Economics / Political Science from a good non-Ivy US school (Duke/UChicago/Northwestern/etc) Work-ex: 2 years at one of the elite management consultancies (McKinsey/Bain/BCG) and six months at an IFI (World Bank, IADB, etc) Nationality: American GMAT: 760 [will take the GRE as well] Shooting for: KSG WWS SIPA Basic "story" is that I'm passionate about bringing private sector efficiency to inefficient public sector institutions. Will likely apply to MBA/MPP and MBA/MPA programs, but only at the top ~3-5 public policy schools. Appreciate your help!