dearestpriya

Update Program Applied To (MPA, MA) Schools Applied To: HKS, SAIS, Columbia Schools Admitted To: HKS, SAIS Schools Rejected From: None yet Undergraduate institution: University of Kentucky Undergraduate GPA: 3.9 Last 60 hours of Undergraduate GPA (if applicable): 4.0 Undergraduate Major: Economics, Biology GRE Quantitative Score: 790 GRE Verbal Score: 610 GRE AW Score: 4.0 Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 4 Years of Work Experience: 4 Describe Relevant Work Experience: Research in Public Health Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): Talked about my experience with poverty in India. Strength of LOR (be honest, describe the process, etc): very strong ones from my managers.

I found out I got into MPAID yesterday! I was waitlisted last year....Waiting for the financial news...groan.

I will need to deffer Columbia till 2011. Family Medical Problems.

I will be declining Sanford MPP and USC SPPD.

Final update Program Applied To: (MPA, MPP Schools Applied To: HKS, SIPA, LSE, NYU, Duke, USC Schools Admitted To: USC, Duke, SIPA Schools Rejected From: None Waitlisted: HKS Undergraduate institution: University of KY Undergraduate GPA: 3.9 Last 60 hours of Undergraduate GPA (if applicable): 4.0 Undergraduate Major: Biology/Economics GRE Quantitative Score: 790 GRE Verbal Score: 610 GRE AW Score: 4.5 Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 3 Years of Work Experience: 1.5 Describe Relevant Work Experience: Research Assistant in Public Health at Indian Institute of Management. Published 2 papers. Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): Wrote very last minute, about a week from deadlines. Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): My boss is PhD in Econ from Harvard, his letter was strong. One from an undergard prof and the last one from a previous boss who has a PhD in public health. Other: Deciding Between: Duke vs. SIPA

Yeah the decision seems really harsh in your case. I really don't understand Ad Comms and what they base their decision on. Have you been on the waitlist before? I am zero optimistic about waitlists too. Good luck. Sports car sounds good. Priya

Awwww:(I wish I could help. This really sucks. Ugh. Did you have multivariable calc. My email from MPAID went on an don about multivariable calculus. Do you have any other schools you are considering?

Hi. I got waitlisted for MPA/ID because of lack of prereqs in calculus. ANy luck for you?

Ugh. Good luck! It is midnight in India and I need to sleep. I just can't stare at my email box anylonger. I won't be able to check e-mail this weekend and the wait is simply killing me too.

I have not heard anything yet either for the Kennedy School MPA/ID program.