jph093

Thanks! This is relieving to hear. And congrats on your results - it sounds like you have some great options.

Program/Institution: HKS, Goldman, Harris, WWS, Ford, Price, Evans, Sanford, Luskin. Really anything that offers heavier quant option, even better if they have an econ development/finance concentration Interests: International/domestic economic development Undergrad Institution: Top 30 USNWR National Undergraduate Major: B.A Econ Undergraduate Minor: Portuguese Undergraduate GPA: 3.66, Last 60 credits around 3.8 Quantitative Courses: Intermed. Micro/Macro (As), Stats for Scientists (A), Intro Econometrics (A), Advanced Econometrics (B+), Calc I (C+) GRE: Prepping, practice test scores are high (>90th percentile quant,qual), but who knows. Age: 23, 24 by fall 2018 application deadlines Years of Work Experience: By time I send in application I will have 1 year as a federal economist for Dept. of Commerce, 4 months internship in House of Reps, 2 months as a staffer on a Presidential campaign, 4 months education research non profit internship, 1 year restaurant experience. Overall 2 w/o the restaurant, 2.5 w/ restaurant (unsure if I should include or not) Also did half a year (summer + school semester) studying public economics at a Brazilian university Languages: Native English, advanced Portuguese, intermediate French, intermediate Spanish LORs: Most likely two bosses and a professor however I haven't contacted them yet Concerns: I'm young, and funding is an issue. I'm concerned if I apply now, I may sneak by in some admissions, but won't receive any substantive funding. I guess my question is two fold: am I competitive for the schools listed above (obviously HKS Goldman WWS etc. are reaches, but I think I have at least a shot), and if so, would waiting a year and getting an extra year of work experience necessarily equate to more funding? I'm pretty debt averse and I'm pretty unwilling to take out huge amounts of debt for a MPP. Another concern is that C+ in Calculus. I took it first semester freshman year. Is it worth it to retake? I know calc - I've had to use it in my stats classes, but just performed poorly freshman year. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!