publicpolicy2019

My question is to other waitlisters on this thread - how many of you are planning on accepting a place on the waitlist, given that it means absolutely no funding from the school should you be admitted?

Also waitlisted. What program did you apply to? Do you know when we can expect to hear back? Scrambling hard to find stats about waitlist conversions, but please let me know if you hear anything.

Thanks! Is this $6,000 per month or over the course of the year?

Does anyone know much financial aid does the International Fellows provide?

Congrats to all who got in! Any incoming MIDP students here? How much financial aid was offered to you?

Yup, I got made an offer a couple weeks back for the Pearson.

Got it, thanks! Looks like I wasn't eligible anyway.

Have you been nominated for the JJ/WBS program? Do you know when notifications about nominations go out, and whether HKS nominates eligible applicants on its own?

Hi am an international student and need some advise, either from present Harris MPP students or students from previous batches at Harris. I am a deferred MPP from last year at Harris. Harris is giving me pretty solid financial aid (70-75% of tuition), but I also have competing offers presently from SIPA (MPA in Economic and Political Development concentration, financial aid decision to be released) and Georgetown McCourt's MIDP program (with similar financial aid as Harris). My questions: 1. I have ~4 years of work ex in international development, and would like to focus my studies on international issues. I have heard from scattered sources that Harris' curriculum can be a bit domestic focused. Has this been the experience of other international students/international development enthusiasts? 2. I may want to stay back and work in a DC institution for a couple of years after graduating before returning to international settings/my home country, and that would involve visa sponsorship from a potential recruiter. Would you say Harris is at a disadvantage when it comes to professional opportunities and networking outside of Chicago when compared to SIPA and Georgetown, especially for international students? Has the career development office gotten better at Harris (I heard some reports from the 2015-2016 threads that that was a weak link for the school)? 3. I do also have longer term interest in pursuing research, preferably in the political economy of development. For this, I believe Harris has a very strong department especially with the new faculty that have moved there and the Pearson Institute, but I am still unsure whether that compensates for the lack of international focus in the classroom. Is Harris a better pedestal into a PhD program in public policy/political econ. than the other policy schools I mentioned? 4. Does anyone know why the class size at Harris has gotten so much bigger recently and whether that has diluted the classroom experience for students? That was one of the biggest factors against SIPA in my mind, but it looks like Harris is not too far behind in terms of class size. In this regard, Georgetown MIDP has a small classroom of about 25 students focused on international development work. Overall, I'm pretty confused about what program to pick. I would love if anyone has any thoughts about any of these points, thanks in advance!

Hi I have am an international student and need some advise, either from incoming Harris MPP students or students from previous batches at Harris. I am a deferred MPP from last year at Harris. Harris is giving me pretty solid financial aid (70-75% of tuition), but I also have competing offers presently from SIPA (MPA in Economic and Political Development concentration, financial aid decision to be released) and Georgetown McCourt's MIDP program (with similar financial aid as Harris). My questions: 1. I have ~4 years of work ex in international development, and would like to focus my studies on international issues. I have heard from scattered that Harris' curriculum can be a bit domestic focused. 2. I may want to stay back and work in a DC institution for a couple of years after graduating before returning to international settings/my home country, and that would involve visa sponsorship from a potential recruiter. Would you say Harris is at a disadvantage when it comes to professional opportunities and networking outside of Chicago when compared to SIPA and Georgetown, especially for international students? Has the career development office gotten better at Harris (I heard some reports from the 2015-2016 threads that that was a weak link for the school). 3. I do also have longer term interest in pursuing research, preferably in the political economy of development. For this, I believe Harris has a very strong department especially with the new faculty that have moved there and the Pearson Institute, but I am still unsure whether that compensates for the lack of international focus in the classroom. Is Harris a better pedestal into a PhD program in public policy/political econ. than the other policy schools I mentioned? 4. Does anyone know why the class size at Harris has gotten so much bigger recently and whether that has diluted the classroom experience for students? That was one of the biggest factors against SIPA in my mind, but it looks like Harris is not too far behind in terms of class size. In this regard, Georgetown MIDP has a small classroom of about 25 students focused on international development work. Overall, I'm pretty confused about what program to pick. I would love if anyone has any thoughts about any of these points, thanks in advance!

Any applicants to the MPA/ID on this thread? Would love to hear about some profiles

Hi I applied to this fellowship. Any idea when the interview/selection notifications are likely to be released?