Program: Interested in MPP/MAIR for fall 2017, also interested in public health, specifically the intersection of public health, education, and public policy in developing countries, hoping to work in project management in international development
Schools Applying To: interested in Goldman, SIPA, Georgetown, American, GW, Yale, Princeton, Michigan, Korbel, open to suggestions
Undergrad Institution: A mid-sized liberal arts university in Texas
Undergraduate GPA: 3.5 Undergraduate Major: Political Science
GRE: Taking in 2 months
Years of Work Experience: will be 2.5 years at enrollment time
Languages: English, Advanced French, Intermediate Hindi, Basic Punjabi
Work Experience: full time internships in U.S. House and Senate, Fulbright in India, AIF Clinton Fellowship in India, study abroad in West Africa and India, extensive advocacy volunteering experience for a health non-profit, critical language scholarship recipient, lettered NCAA athlete, extensive fundraising/development volunteering
Questions/Concerns:
Concerns: work experience is mainly fellowship-based, lack of extensive office experience in the U.S.- wondering how this will affect my chances, only 2 Cs in College were in Statistics and Economics and did not take a microeconomics or calculus class, however got As in SPSS/ Quantitative research/ political methods classes
Chances for schools listed above or suggestions? Chances for getting scholarships?
Does anyone have experience getting FLAS funding for MPP? Particularly for South Asian languages, and at Goldman, SIPA, or Ford?