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  1. Boolakanaka
    When attempting to negotiate for more funding, one word comes to mind--exceptional. So, either you are an exceptional candidate (and be honest with yourself) and/or you are in an exceptional situation, e.g. you are coming over from the Ukraine. Now, if you have both (exceptional candidate with an exceptional situation) things have a great potential to move your way--otherwise, and not to be terse or blunt, but you are just another grad student looking to get more money. The other point I would advance, is look at the school and how well they are endowed....Yale, lots of cash...Tufts, not so much, e.g. do your own homework.
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    As grad school aptly places it… but your essays have to tell a story. If you can't tell a coherent story (and this is all about how you tell your story), you will struggle to get scholarships, let alone get into the best schools. Applications are ALWAYS about telling a compelling and cohesive story. This is true from law to dental to medical and everything in-between. Your reader (the admission folks, to which I have served more than a few) are yearning for a great tale and yarn. It should bring them in, it should be informative, it should be consistent and it should connect the dots on why you are a good fit to a particular program and/or degree. Your scores and grades solidify the story and verify the accuracy, but your story should be institutionally captivating.
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    You hit it on the head with very politically connected--the US folks that I know went to the UN had a direct voice and hand from major hitters, eg Bill Richardson (former UN Ambassador, Energy Secretary and two-time Governor--ok, now I realized I have dated myself and the kids are saying who the eff is Bill Richardson??) to obtain their positions. Well known secret, the UN does not really like US citizens working for them....
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    Resist buying the flashy red car---it initially looks cool and then you are stuck with something that takes a lot out of the pocketbook and you don't get a lot of practical usage. Nothing for nothing, this particular MA will most likely not come with any real financial assistance, and in most cases, is a pathway for potential PhD candidates, ie, entirely different career path. I would be disciplined in your choices to career goals, that is to say, don't get distracted, and all of your decisions should have the following posit: how does this appreciably contribute to career goals?
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    Frankly, because many Senators like to hire from their own state, schools within that state can be a feature that gets you in the door. The first time I was hired it was because the Senator was looking specifically to hire a person from his state--the second time, I was brought on a the chief counsel to the committee.
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    I have twice worked on the hill (Senate side) and would say, another thing to consider, unless you have very specific experience that is in demand, they will low-ball you in compensation. There are no GS levels or the sort--rather, each committee office is given a flat number, and from there, they divvy up according to those most senior to the respective committee. Typically, if you are the staff director or the general counsel to a committee you will get the lions share (think 150-170k plus), lower lever professional staffers even with graduate degrees, will make less than 100K.
  7. Boolakanaka
    FYI--all law schools by the very nature of the education have a concentration on constitutional law. By way of specific example, Con Law 1 and 2 are typical required classes. As to your question--it really depends on other factors, price, geographic preference, etc....as they are all well suited to your general objectives. Of the the five schools listed, only GU, UM and NW have law schools---of those three, there are fairly close in ranking and all re considered a T14 school.
  8. Boolakanaka
    If forestry is your area of interest, then its Yale--it has a long storied history and many of the leaders in this space, all went to the previous YSF. I also would say its overall program is much established and comprehensive.
  9. Boolakanaka
    What's your potential area of focus ?
  10. Boolakanaka
    Although you specifically mentioned MPP programs and the like, I would say the leader in non-profit executive management is Yale SOM. In fact, SOM was not a traditional MBA school until the 1980s, and has an institutional and historical conflation as a cradle to executive leadership within the non-profit world. Now, the fairly recent Jackson School has an international focus, so it might be compatible to your career goals. But something to think about...
  11. Boolakanaka
    Congrats to all the YSE admits. Perhaps, I will see some of you as I will be teaching a seminar class and conducting a clinic there. Best to all of you.
  12. Boolakanaka
    I understand applications were in the 700-800 range.
  13. Boolakanaka
    I would say, during and post covid, the potential relevance of past historical dates are lesser indicators of present actions.
  14. Boolakanaka
    TA and paid research positions are usually the domain of PhD students....its the reason they call these professional degree programs.
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    See: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/02/24/were-not-going-to-get-a-second-chance-at-this-levinsohn-outlines-planning-priorities-for-the-new-jackson-school-of-global-affairs/?fbclid=IwAR1bxLuxRpgv54hLwVJYGx0FTn3UIf-ux5t2GAUqeehHiYPsrBet75X5gpE
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    Jackson/SPIA funding seems excellent. It is shocking to me that HKS as a policy school doesn't offer funding for its 50k plus per year degree. It seems reckless to offer a service oriented degree and charge 100K+ tuition. I remember at one of their info sessions that stated less than 40% of students were on aid meaning people either have outside funding (slim minority), are self-funded (even slimmer minority), or are just going into colossal debt. Why---with all due respect, but Harvard in many ways has turned into an exercise of how to monetize elite education---and the ultimate proof is in the pudding. Dollars to doughnuts, within the next five years, all graduate programs--even those under the umbrella of "professional degrees" will be entirely underwritten by Yale. So, while HKS has a large advantage in terms of both name and historical track record in public policy, mark my words, the entire apparatus of Yale will be behind making Jackson a success. Consider, it already has a decided advantage in ancillary programs such as YLS and YSE---further, YSM is already the b school leader in non-profit management and has been for the last five decades. Summarily, Yale, in my estimation, has greater institutional symmetry and on a per capita basis, much more resources.
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    A single pass/fail class is not something I would spend the limited amount of space you have on an admissions statement, especially at a T14 school.
  18. Boolakanaka
    Just a FYI, most folks, with some exceptions, don't check on posts that are from 2020--so you might not get a reply.
  19. Boolakanaka
    In past years, it has hovered around 15% or so, give or take a couple of ticks.
  20. Boolakanaka
    Yes they will consider someone who explores other topics. And typically law schools place much more deference to undergraduate grades as to graduate ones.
  21. Boolakanaka
    Good luck to all applying YSE--for those admitted and accept, I look forward to seeing you as I will be a visiting scholar of practice next fall!
  22. Boolakanaka
    I would find that hard to believe under the current environment. Yield at the tippy top schools is always high, and especially so this year.
  23. Boolakanaka
    At best, this is anecdotal, and at worse, unsubstantiated and just flippant. I have been a visiting faculty at one of the premier schools several times in my career, and that is is just not true. While there are certainly some individuals that have significant resources, it’s an outlier, and moreover, most of the students I have observed with families in tow, have fairly limited resources.
  24. Boolakanaka
    Yield in past years have already been close to 90 percent.
  25. Boolakanaka
    D is doing a similar program (genomic science) at UW and loves it.
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