policywonk12

Same here

@MA I-DEV peeps, please post here if any notification on the portal, thanks!

Congrats to those that got in! Did you guys receive an email along the lines of "your status has been updated"?

Congrats! Nothing shows on the portal for me, just checked

Thank you! That's 4:30AM here in India pfft. This is going to be a long night?

Does anyone have any idea about the time around which JHU releases its decisions? PS: good luck to everyone on this thread!

@Graccce6688 Hope this helps. You could expect to hear back by April 1 or earlier as per what they've mentioned here: https://fletcher.tufts.edu/admissions-aid/application-deadlines

New Acceptance added: UC Berkeley MDP (STEM). Re-hashing the last part on choosing between STEM v/s non-STEM, could really use someone's inputs with confirmation deadlines barely a month away!

Thank you! Nothing from financial aid for these two, only from Harris

Thanks!! I'd applied for their early decision deadlines (Nov 1 for SIPA and Nov 10 for Fletcher). Fletcher notified me of the admit on December 12 while SIPA did on December 20.

Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MPP, MPA, MDP, MS Social Policy Schools Applied To: HKS MPP, WWS MPA, SIPA MPA-DP, Harris MPP, UC Berkeley MDP, Heinz MSPPM-DA, QMSS@Columbia, UPenn SP2 MSSP-DA, Fletcher MALD, SAIS JHU MA-I DEV Schools Admitted To: SIPA MPA-DP, Harris MPP ($$), Fletcher MALD Schools Rejected From: None yet Still Waiting: HKS MPP, WWS MPA, UC Berkeley MDP, Heinz MSPPM-DA, QMSS@Columbia, UPenn SP2 MSSP-DA, SAIS JHU MA-I DEV Undergraduate Institution: Top 20 Indian University Undergraduate GPA: 3.2 Undergraduate Major: Business GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores: 158/156/4 Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 2.5 Years of Work Experience: 2.5 Describe Relevant Work Experience: 5 months RAship with a well-known DevEcon organization + 18 months qualitative field research with a well-known US university + have been working with a multilateral for the last 5 months as a Sr. RA. Consistent thematic area across all 3 projects, more or less (which I highlighted in SoP) Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): Strong - reviewed by past successful applicants Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): Two law school professors I worked with as a research assistant for 18 months + an internship supervisor whose organization I've interned with twice Other: Though I've not yet received an admit from a STEM program, would like to know the experience of international students (or those who know int'l students to make the same decision) on pros and cons of opting for a non-STEM better-ranked school v/s not so well-known STEM degree. I intend to work in the States for a couple of years before returning to my home country. Also open to the possibility of a PhD in public policy but haven't yet decided

Is anyone here an MA I-DEV applicant? Or an early decision I-DEV admit?

Thank you! Awaiting my results for the same program. How generous is Heinz with aid, and what factors influence the funding decision the most? Also, when does Heinz usually send out the admission decisions?

GRE 156V 158Q + TOEFL 111/120 (26S, 29W, 28R+L)

They're all visiting faculty (Undergrad and postgrad both) so never got a chance to work one-on-one with them. The structure of the 1-year liberal arts program was divided into 8 terms of 6 weeks each (total 48 weeks, hence), with each term comprising of 3-4 courses. So, not ideal since to take LoR from any of them.

Target schools (Fall 2020): HKS (MPP), WWS (MPA), SAIS (MA/IDev), SIPA (MPA-DP), Harris (MPP), Berkeley (MDP), UPenn (MSSP+DA), Fletcher (MALD) Aim: Transition from academia (RAship) to impact/implementation-oriented roles (e.g. NPO program management, work with multilaterals, in private sector consulting on social impact projects etc.) Undergrad: Management grad from Top 20 Uni in India with GPA 5.52/7 (equivalent of letter grade B ) Postgrad: 1-year Diploma from top Liberal Arts university (mix of humanities coursework + a 10-month live project) with GPA 2.82/4 Relevant coursework: Micro (A-), Macro (B+), Business Stats (A+), Business Math (A), Operations Research (C), Postgrad Stats (C), Econ & PubPol (C), Pol Econ (F) Work experience (excluding internships/volunteering): 2.5 years at the time of application (field research assistant for 2 DevEcon projects with 2 top US universities - one in an RCT setting, and the second being a qualitative study) LoRs: Taking from the qualitative study profs (one's tenured and the other's an Asst. Prof.) + an internship supervisor at a top Indian think-tank - all 3 with excellent credentials GRE/TOEFL: Yet to appear Concerns: Low GPAs overall/grades in quant, not rigorous quant/econ coursework, supervisor in RCT (quant focus project) declined to write LoR so not much diversity in recommenders, no publications despite academic projects Does it make sense to apply to all of these schools or should I rule some out?