[MIT TPP 2018]

11 hours ago, VeryCheesey said:

Congrats @ung! That's great news. I hope I get the notification, whether accept or reject, by tonight. Can't wait anymore.

 

Great going man! Have they mentioned the sort of work you'll be doing or anything on the funding? BTW I was looking at your profile on the "am I competitive" thread and looks like we're very similar except in the GPA, where you're miles ahead. Still, keeping my fingers crossed.

Please tell when you know!

In my case, they didnt mention anything about the type of work ill be doing. They did say that the majority of students are funded through research assistanships (which I guess you already know) and that they will help me in finding one.

Good luck!!

[MIT TPP 2018]

I just recieved the email saying i have been admitted! Cant believe it yet.

Best of luck to you guys. 

[UC Berkeley Goldman -- Fall 2018]

Hi! I also applied to GSPP with focus on energy policy. 

Do you have any idea about the availability of funding at GSPP? Is it too difficult to acquire a fellowship?

Good luck in the process!!

[MIT TPP 2018]

Hello! I also applied. It is one of my top priorities actually.

I have seen a few tpp posts in the engineering section of the forum. Although I believe it belongs here

Good luck mate!!

[2018 International Applicants to the US - Decisions?]

I believe the most valuable resort that you can use to decide whether a program is right for you or not, is to talk to alumnis (hopefully from your own country). These people are the only ones qualified to tell you what the real deal is in their program and how you can make the best of your new knowledge and diploma in your hometown. 

Where and what to study is one of these decisions that you just cannot make by being fully rational and studying the pros and cons of information drawn from the internet. You will probably get lost by your own previous biases and uninformed judgements.

I have found that people are quiet happy to get together an talk about their experience abroad, so go for it!

[SIPA Early Application Thread]

I am in too! :D:D

 

It doesnt say anything about funding. I just didnt get any or they post it later? Thank you!

[SIPA Early Application Thread]

13 hours ago, yellina122 said:

That's exciting! Hopefully, haha. Was it to clear up something logistical?

I died a little when I got that "Happy New Year" email from them a couple days ago.

haha me too. 

Someone involved in admissions of the PEPM program told me their internal deadline was december 15th (for all programs). Based on that, I supposed that results would be published this week. Maybe it was just wishful thinking on my part...

[MPP Berkeley online admission system closed earlier?]

Thank you! I have already submitted mine. Good luck to you all!

[MPP Berkeley online admission system closed earlier?]

I recieved an email from the admission office that said that they were working on the issue.

 

 

[MPP Berkeley online admission system closed earlier?]

Phew, thank you for replying. Please post any news! Ill do the same.

 

[MPP Berkeley online admission system closed earlier?]

Hello guys, I am freaking out because Berkeley's MPP deadline was supposed to be at 8:59 PM PST in the 1st of December, but the system does not let me submit my application, although it is 2:40 AM PST of the same day.

Anybody having the same issue? Thank you.

[The 'Am I competitive' thread - READ ME BEFORE POSTING]

Hi everyone,

I appreciate any feedback on my profile. I will apply to top MPP/MPA schools, son obviously I am quiet concerned about competition.

Program: MPP/MPA and TPP at MIT.

Schools Applying To:  UC-Berkeley, Stanford (Joint degree with MS&E), Harvard (MPA2) and MIT (TPP). Any suggestions on additional degrees very welcome.

Interests: Aiming for a future career in public sector, hopefully lock leadership postions. Energy, electricity markets regulation (utilities regulation, electricity market design, etc), industrial organization.

Undergrad Institution: Top 1 engineering university in my country (Chile). 

Undergraduate GPA: Probably near 4 (I dont know the conversion), although I ranked 15 among 400 graduated students.

Undergraduate Major: Industrial Engineering (with strong Electrical Engineering emphasis).

Previous Graduate studies: Did a MSc in Electrical Engineering with emphasys in electricity markets.

GRE: 159V, 167Q ,4 AWA

Quantitative Courses: Finance, Industrial Organization, Micro Economics, Electricity Markets, Operations Research (and more) and all basic calculus and physics associated with an Electrical Engineering degree.

ISI Publications: 1 publication in important ISI journal (Energy Economics journal).

Years of Work Experience: 3 by this year.

Age: 28

Languages: Spanish (native), English (Fluent)

Work Experience: 2 month internship in investment banking, 2 years in renewable energy startup created by Stanford MBAs and 1 year (current job) at Energy Research Center in public university (consulting and research).

LORs:  Former supervisor (Stanford MBA graduate), Current supervisor (Imperial College London PhD on Electricity Markets, active researcher in the area), Former MSc advisor, well-known experienced researcher in electricity markets.

SOPs: Will outline my desire to complement my strong technical formation with MPP tools for a career in the public sector.

Concerns: Degree of competitiveness since im applying to top US schools. If strong quant formation can be judged as a weakness since MPP/MPAs tend to focus more on the social sciences side, especially in UC-Berkeley judging from their program description (although it is something that I am interested in).