Julien D

Thank you very much for your detailed answer ! 1. You are right, I should have explained my plans. I would like to leverage my engineering studies working for technology policy issues in government / state administration / regulator / international organization (OECD, etc.). I am really into topics such as AI uses and regulation, big tech regulation, tacking disinformation, security topics etc. Thank you for these 3 categories, they are super helpful ! Things are much clearer now. Do you have other examples of masters in the first category (HKS & Berkeley) ? 2. HKS being my dream school, I will definitely take the test again (I need to hurry up !). Assuming my quant and verbal scores stay the same and I manage to reach 5.0 for the AW, do you think I would be competitive ? 3. Thank you for this comment on Columbia. What about John Hopkins, Yale and Princeton, are they more a., b., c. or Columbia like ? Once again, thank you for your help !

Hi all, I have read the last pages of this topic with great attention, thank you for your advice ! I would love to have your opinion on my chances : Background info : student from a French "Grandes Ecoles", which is the name for top engineering schools. Schools and programs: HKS MPP, MIT TPP, Cambridge & Oxford MPP, Berkeley MPP, Columbia SIPA GPA: 3.82 in engineering school (3 years), 3.96 in preparatory school (2 years after high school preparing for an exam) GRE: 162 (verbal), 166 (quant), 3.0 (AW, my biggest weakness, I consider taking the test again). TOEFL: 110 (score from last year, I have taken the test again last week, results pending) Quant experience: I believe it is my strength thanks to my engineering path. Advanced mathematics (algebra, probability, dynamic models, optimization etc.), economics (micro, macro, econometrics, international economics, business economics), computer science (from basic algorithmic to deep learning) Years of work experience: 3 years (6 month internship in a consulting firm (MBB), 1 year working for France government in the team of counselors for a Minister related to the topic I want to study, 1 year in the Army, 6 months in a tech company in Singapour). SOP/LORs: fairly strong for both I would love to get your feedback ! Thank you in advance.

Hello, thank you for your help ! Do they give feedback on only one essay, or can I shot them more than one ? I have ready this on their website, WDYT ? Is it marketing or can it be true ? "98.9% of our students indicated that their actual AWA score is within 0.5 points of their most recent AWA Professor score"

Thank you, it is much clearer now. Given the the master competitivity (probably increased by numerous deferrals), no way I can get into HKS with a low end of acceptable, even if the rest is good. The deadline being on Decembre 8th, I have 2 weeks to study for a test !

Hi ! Thank you for your answer. My background include an engineering school (3.85GPA), a consulting firm & working for my government. I guess it can't be counted as "a lot of writing"... and I should take the test again. But I find it surprising how most people only talk about the verbal and quant scores, it made me feel like the AW was not really important

Hi everyone, I would like to apply for MPP (HKS,...) and I have received the following GRE results : V162 (90th), Q166 (89th) and AW 3.0 (15th). I feel so stupid for that AW... I hadn't studied much, and I think I clearly didn't have the right method. In addition, English is not my native language, and I have the impression that having 162 in verbal is a stroke of luck that will not happen again. Do you think I should take the test again? Is the AW really an important element for the admission committee of a MPP? I have also scored 28 on the TOEFL writing test which may help ? Thank you in. advance for your help !

Hi everyone, I have received an admit email from McGill and King's College, both of them for a MPP. Coming from a french engineering school, Im having a hard time knowing which one to choose. Both programs last one year. My plan is to join MIT's Master of Technology and Policy after this MPP. Do you have any ideas about the criteria for choosing between these two programs? Thank you in advance !