I am graduating from gtown in May and was recently offered a position as an LA on the hill. This might be a stupid question, but will being an LA be too basic for work experience? Obviously people on the hill move fast, but do these programs get a lot of apps form hill staffers? It seems like a lot of the people that are admitted to MPP/MPA at HKS and WWS (respectively) worked at non-profits or abroad and gained super unique experiences. I just feel like the hill might be a more...vanilla...experience compared to other applicants. This has honestly been my dream job forever, and I know I shouldn't tailor everything I do to getting into these programs, but I'm just trying to make myself the best applicant I can be.
Should I apply to think tanks, non-profits, etc., instead?
I'm a strong applicant in all other areas, but I know job experience is a book one.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
