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Hi y'all! Just submitted my MPP application. I remember I checked multiple times before I submitted the application that everything is filled out and uploaded. But my status page still showed that the "MPP Biographical Statement" is not received. Has anyone experienced this too? EDIT: JK! 5 min later it showed that the bio has been received! Good luck everyone!

I'm also applying to other programs but very likely to attend Harris too! Since I did not get any initial funding offer, I'm planning to use other offers (if I could get other offers) to negotiate with Harris. I was wondering if you (or anyone else) have received information on the official negotiation process? Does it preclude the people who did not receive an initial offer? Thanks in advance!

I still didn't see any. Probably means I got no $. Thanks for helping out tho! I'm definitely gonna negotiate haha!

That sounds awesome! I’m happy for you. Maybe I’m dumb but I can’t find any other link to a separate letter? Do you mind sharing where did you find the separate letter? In the portal or in your email?

Congratulations everyone!! I’m in for MPP as well. But I did not see any funding information on the letter. Does that mean I don’t get any? I’m simultaneously very happy and disappointed because I don’t know if I can afford the tuition. I hope I could negotiate with other offers. You guys are awesome! Hope to see you all at Uchicago!

will we hear today?

I think it's gonna be next week, the earliest. It's gonna be a long weekend for me.

That ratio is for Harris only, not UChicago as a whole. And Harris only has graduate programs. For your reference, here are some numbers: (these are from US news college ranking page, and I've cross-checked them with the number from a few schools' official website, so I assume these are accurate numbers for undergraduate programs) large undergraduate programs at private universities: Columbia 6:1, UChicago 5:1 huge undergraduate programs at private universities: NYU 9:1, USC 9:1 huge undergraduate programs at public universities: UCLA 18:1, U Michigan Ann Arbor 15:1 public policy schools: Harvard Kennedy: ~5:1 calculated using numbers from their website Duke Sanford: ~6:1 ... Columbia SIPA & UChicago Harris: ~20:1

wait so you visited them in person and they said early Nov? when did you visit them? Now my hopes are up

What other programs you guys are applying btw? Is Harris your top choice? I just realized a few days ago that their student-faculty ratio is crazy - 20:1! I went to a huge university for undergrad, and it was merely 9:1. I'm a bit worried that they simply recruit too many students while not expanding the faculty at the same rate. Is this 20:1 number normal at all?

hahaha me too!! I've been checking the application management site, admission blog, admission deadlines page, and twitters all day!! I should stop because it's only early November.

Just submitted my Harris 2020 MPP application. Fingers crossed. I did not see any Harris 2020 thread so I took the liberty to start this one. Anyone also applying?

Hi folks! Have been reading some of the posts - they are very helpful. I’m starting my second year post graduate and hoping to apply for MPP/MPA this fall. Coming from a humanities background, I hope to eventually work in cultural policy (and cultural economies). I would love to hear your opinion on my chances of getting into any of the programs listed. I’m a bit worried about my background not being political science/international relations/global affairs/economics etc. Oh and, I’m an international student, if that matters. Program Applying To: MPP, MPA Schools Applied To: HKS, WWS, Jackson, Harris, Goldman, Sanford, and maybe Blavatnik (Oxford) (am I aiming too high?) Undergraduate institution: NYU Undergraduate GPA: 3.81 Undergraduate Major: Art History GRE Quantitative Score: 165 GRE Verbal Score: 166 GRE AW Score: pending (haven’t received my report) Languages: Mandarin (native), English (full professional), French and Italian (very basic level) Quant: haven’t taken too many quant classes, but I did take microecon (A-), macroecon (B+), cal (B+), stats (A). I hope my GRE quant could make up a bit for my lack of quant background. Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 1-2 (will be 2 years at the time of enrollment) Years of Work Experience: 1-2 (2 if counting all internship experience) Describe Relevant Work Experience: a writer internship for NGO on foreign policy; a museum internship; an UN internship; full-time writing fellowship at a university doing research while providing writing consultation (about to start my second year of the fellowship) Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): feel pretty good about this. Personal story+academic and professional experience can demonstrate why I want to work with cultural policy Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): one art history professor, one law/environmental studies professor, and maybe one of my supervisors at the UN Other: Besides my humanities background, I’m also worried about my professional experience. None of them is directly related to policy research/analysis. I guess the writer internship for NGO on foreign policy could be a bit more relevant than others. The UN internship is mainly about strategic communications and advocacuy, so I feel it doesn’t mean that much other than the big name. The only I could improve between now and the admission deadline is to make my research during my second year fellowship relevant to policy. Would this help? Would love to hear your opinion on my strengths/weakness and also chances of getting into any of the schools. Any advice appreciated!! Many thanks!

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