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Yeah, they def will! I applied maybe a week after the R1 deadline (just couldn't get my shit together I guess haha) and I got my offer last week. Maybe they're a lil swamped, but I got mine last Friday, if that helps!

hey! I have similar stats, I actually got a lower GRE Q score than you lol - I don't have a masters, but I've received merit funding from TC, Brown and Penn. I have a friend who is in the TIE program and said that typically those who have worked for a few years get pretty good funding packages as opposed to those out of undergrad or with less than 3 years or so of working experience, and that she 100% would not have accepted without a good financial aid package. I think you should be fine! I think once you have a complete view of the finances you'll have a better idea of whether or not the degree is worth it - at least that's what I'm planning on doing! I'm really happy with my offers, but at the end of the day money is a huge factor for me, and I would sooner not go anywhere than take on huge amounts of debt (in addition to my undergrad debt ha!). Hope this is helpful??

Sweet. Thanks for the speedy reply!

Hi all! Hoping you can help me with this. I just received an admittance (maybe lol?) to LBJ. I'm just confused by the wording: We are delighted to inform you that the admissions committee has recommended you for admission to the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (the LBJ School) at The University of Texas at Austin (U.T.) Fall 2019 entrance. You join a diverse and select group of students whose academic preparation and professional aspirations set them apart from this year’s competitive applicant pool. Your admission is pending final approval by the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies and the Graduate and International Admissions Center. After all of your graduate application materials have been approved, the Office of Graduate Studies will send you an official notice of admittance. Does this mean that my admittance is not yet official? Or is it conditional? Idk why it would be be conditional, I definitely meet the admission requirements. They have asked me to make a decision by March 15 which is very soon, so I'm just wondering if this is confusing language, or if I have not been officially accepted? Thanks for help in advance!

@solmate95 I just did too! Congrats! I'm a little confused by the financial reward part though. My reward was in my admitted students portal but it also says that I'll receive an email when scholarship information is ready...Did you have that issue?

Heyo - I noticed that this program doesn't get a lot of play on this thread, probs because it's super small; I just got in last week so wondering if there's anyone out there who has applied and thinking about going! *Chime in*

I just got into the Ed Policy program! Lmk if you find any good external scholarship options because I got $15k which is wonderful but...not enough lol. Congrats!!

Thanks so much! Super helpful.

Hi! I work in recruitment/hiring in the education sector so hopefully I can be of help here with some general resume advice - but keep in mind that this is a bit more relevant for job application resumes, but still, hope this is helpful: 1. Work experience and education in terms of order does not really matter. When applying for a job, it makes sense for people who have been out of school for 5+ years to list their work experience first, but I think when you're applying for graduate school and you haven't been out of school for that long, it makes the most sense to list education first. 2. As a person that spends a lot of time reviewing a high volume of job applications - I can say that a profile/about me paragraph is barely glanced over. Since you'll be writing an SOP that would tell the reader a more detailed story of your interest in the sector and getting the degree, a short profile on your resume would seem redundant. 3. It's actually a pretty big no these days to put your address on your resume (a safety risk to have total strangers know where you live, and it's completely irrelevant info for anybody reviewing your resume). Listing your city and state, cell phone number and email is a much more standard practice. 4. In the job hiring world, the rule of thumb is only put your GPA on your resume if it's a 3.5 and above - and even still, a lot of employers are not focused on that. I would say the same rule of thumb applies here, but leaving it out wouldn't necessarily hurt you since the admissions committee will have access to your grades and GPA anyway. Think of the resume as a way to sum up the academic and professional accomplishments that cannot be seen from looking at your transcript and scores - and then your SOP as a way to tell that story in more detail. Good luck!

Also, if anyone has good recommendations on where to take an online stats course - much appreciated!

Thanks! I am looking into taking an online course, that will hopefully still let me enroll and release my grades before most of my applications are due. I know this is something I should have taken care of before when I had more time, but I didn't really realize how important stats was to most of the programs I want to apply to until now. I am also considering taking another year, considering that I actually really like my job and it would give me more time to make my app more competitive. Thanks again!

Hi Everyone! After a long time of lurking on this forum, I've decided to contribute. I am hoping to apply to MPA/MPP programs for next fall, but have not narrowed down my list yet. I was a humanities major at a top 15 liberal arts college, with a 3.3 GPA. My last four semesters in college, my GPA was a 3.8. The only TERRIBLE grade I got in college was in a statistics class that I failed my second year- it's the only quantitative class that I took in college a part from some sociology and anthro courses. My grades were not at all strong that year in college because of a death in the family that resulted in depression. I'm not an international student, but my family lives overseas, and I couldn't leave school to attend the funeral, and could not be with my family during an extremely difficult time. That being said, I've been studying for the GRE for a while and am taking it in a month, and am fairly confident in my ability to score well in verbal and writing, and I think my quant score will be just ok. I am also confident that I will be able to get 3 LORs; 2 from former managers and 1 from a pretty well known professor. I have about 3 and half years of work experience outside of college in fields related to public service- 1 year working for an international non profit in development, and 2.5 years working in charter school management, and I volunteer hours outside of my current job working with the international non profit I used to work for, and also volunteer tutor. I am incredibly passionate about public service, specifically urban education and policy. I'm looking for help here. Is it worth applying to MPA/PP programs at this point given that the one quant course I took, I failed! Or can work, volunteer experience, SOP's and LOR's possibly overcome that? Appreciate all the advice anyone can give!