freakaleke
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Hey all,
I was just looking for some candid feedback regarding my application. I am about to apply for the Environmental Health MPH program at Harvard School of Public Health.
I will have almost 5 years of international work experience by the time I would enroll next fall. I worked for the Peace Corps in Africa, taught in Asia and have been doing Agriculture research in Latin America. I graduated from small liberal arts college with a degree in Political Science I received a 3.29 GPA. I took the GRE and got a 161V/ 158M/ 3 AW I know that the writing is egregious but the other two scores should be ok. I do not have a ton of full-time experience doing health-related work. I work in the agriculture sector in Peace Corps and did some health education. I did a lot of nutrition based planning regarding farm preparation. With the exception of teaching my work experience has been tangential to health which makes me somewhat nervous about admissions but I think that I pull together my Ag work nicely with Health in my personal statement. My LORs are very strong and I have advanced proficiency in two foreign languages. What are my chances at admissions for Harvard's MPH program? What do you think that I should do to increase my chances if I would reapply next year? Recap:
GPA: 3.29 small lib arts
GRE: 161V/158M/3AW
5 years work experience; peace corps (agriculture, Africa), teaching private school (English, Asia), research (agriculture, Latin America)
program: Harvard MPH Environmental Health
Thank you in advance!
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Thank you!
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On 10/13/2017 at 2:34 PM, Seb_MPP said:
Your score is great!
Just out of my curiosity, should I retake the exam as well? My GPA is 3.4 and GRE: V 160 Q 156. I have four years working experiences for consulting firm and international government agency. I am fine with no scholarship or grant, since my company will pay for it.
Thanks.
I would suggest retaking it. Get your quant about 160 and I think you would have a good chance at getting in.
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On 10/10/2017 at 2:28 PM, jxmp said:
I got into HKS with a 162V/160Q. Also got substantial financial aid.
Unless you're applying for Harvard's MPA/ID, which is a lot more quantitatively rigorous, I think you should focus your energy on other parts of your application instead of retaking the GRE.
What was your GPA????
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I want to submit soon too but I have to take my GRE in November because I live internationally and the closest computerized test is a 5-hour drive. What are peoples application stats looking like?
GPA: 3.29 small, academically rigorous liberal arts college. Major Political Science, Minor IR
GRE: (estimate) 160V 155Q
Work experience: 5 years international-2years Peace Corps (Africa) 1 year ESL Asia 1 year research (Central America)
Speak French and Mandarin at advanced level
LGBT first-generation college student
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What was your GPA and GRE scores?
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Hey all,
Thank you in advance for the advice. I am asking a question for my girlfriend. She is applying to MPH programs with a low GPA 3.2 and ok gre scores. 152Q and 159V. She has 5 years of international work experience peace corps, ESL teaching, research in health. What are her chances of getting into Harvard, Columbia, Hopkins, or Yale for their MPH programs??? Also, I am having trouble finding a thread for this year's MPH applicant statistics so feel free to post your stats in the comments:
GPA 3.2
GRE: 152Q 159V
other relevant factors:
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I recently completed a summer language emersion program at Middlebury College. I did horrible. I had a 2.33 GPA for the summer. I had a medical condition that I was being treated for that made me miss part of the program and I was being treated for it while I was in school. I am applying for grad school in international affairs this fall. I graduated college in 2013 and these are the most recent grades that I have. How will grad schools view these grades since they were completed after my degree GPA? Is this a death sentence to a good program? My undergraduate GPA was a 3.3 and I am doing well on my GRE practice tests.
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How many points did you improve your GRE score? What did you start at and what did you finish with?
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Hello everyone,
I recently took a diagnostic GRE practice test and scored a 156 on verbal and 154 on quant. I was wondering what the likely hood of getting above a 165 on both sections would be. Have any of you been able to increase your score more than 10 points per section? I will be taking the GRE on October 7th.
Thank you
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Hello everyone,
I recently took a diagnostic GRE practice test and scored a 156 on verbal and 154 on quant. I was wondering what the likely hood of getting above a 165 on both sections would be. Have any of you been able to increase your score more than 10 points per section? I will be taking the GRE on October 7th.
Thank you
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Your GRE scores are high enough to validate you intellectually, you may need to gain more work experience because most of these programs look for at least three years of experience.
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GPA: 3.29
GRE (Verbal/Math/Writing) 161/162/4.5
Applying to: SIPA, SAIS, Fletcher, American, University of Minnesota, UC Berkeley
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlist:
other factors: Peace Corps Africa (2 years), Taught in Asia 1.5 years, Research in central America 1 year. Advanced level of French and Mandarin.
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I am trying to gauge admissions outcomes for the upcoming admissions cycle for MA programs in international development and affairs. If you could, please include the following information in your response:
GPA:
GRE (Verbal/Math/Writing)
Applied:
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlist:
description of relevant work experience and other factors:
Thank you!
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Hello everyone,
I am unapologetically paranoid about graduate school admissions. My undergraduate grades fluctuated quite a bit. I attended a community college for two years receiving a 3.4 GPA. I then transferred to a top 75 liberal arts college where I received a 3.2 GPA. My total undergraduate GPA works out to be a 3.3 which is not very good for more competitive programs in international development/public policy. I was hoping that I could get your feelings on my chances at admissions at Columbia SIPA and John's Hopkins SIAS. Other things to consider:
I served in the Peace Corps in Africa for two years
Taught in Asia for 1.5 years.
Conducting research in Central America from July 2017-July 2018
I won and declined a Fulbright ETA grant.
In total, I will have 4.5 years of international work experience before my program begins.
My brother is a current undergraduate student at Hopkins and is researching at SIAS.
I think that I will have rock solid letters of recommendation from undergraduate professors. I completed three internships during my undergrad and worked 20+ hours per week.
White, gay, male
Tell me what you think.
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Do you have any advice about studying for the GRE? Best books or classes to take.
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I am also white, male, and gay.
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Hello everyone,
I am unapologetically paranoid about graduate school admissions. My undergraduate grades fluctuated quite a bit. I attended a community college for two years receiving a 3.4 GPA. I then transferred to a top 75 liberal arts college where I received a 3.2 GPA. My total undergraduate GPA works out to be a 3.3 which is not very good for more competitive programs in international development/public policy. I was hoping that I could get your feelings on my chances at admissions at Columbia SIPA and John's Hopkins SIAS. Other things to consider.
I served in the Peace Corps in Africa for two years
Taught in Asia for 1.5 years.
Conducting research in Central America from July 2017-July 2018
I won and declined a Fulbright ETA grant.
In total, I will have 4.5 years of international work experience before my program begins.
My brother is a current undergraduate student at Hopkins and is researching at SIAS.
I think that I will have rock solid letters of recommendation from undergraduate professors. I completed three internships during my undergrad and work 20+ hours per week.
Tell me what you think.
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