realist2020
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1 minute ago, midcmpa21 said:
yeah even I got the email in late Jan however considering my program which is of one year I asked them if I was eligible and got a positive response so applied -- I believe they might have read the application by then!
Right. I reckon they may have sent the invitation to candidates whose professional interest lies in educational policy.
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22 minutes ago, midcmpa21 said:
I too got this acknowledgment email and I had applied for this fellowship and I’m seeking admission for one year mid-career MPA!
Hi midcmpa 21, that is great. Just curious as to know if they had read the application when they sent the invitation for application? I had received the invitation email for the fellowship application in late January.
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On 2/25/2021 at 8:14 AM, MBAngineer said:
I actually did get an email acknowledging that my application has been submitted and accepted, but it was from PEPG not CPL.
I also received the same acknowledgement email from PEPG fellowship. Just out of curiosity: was the invitation for PEPG fellowship sent to candidates who expressed their interest in education policy in their application or to everyone who applied to HKS?
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Mine was something in the line of "Describe an event/process that set you in current career path." I applied for MPA.
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Does any-anyone know of any colleges/ programs ( not the MOOCs from edX, coursera and the like) that offer the Multivariable calculus course online for college credit without complicating things for international student?
I am applying for MPA/ID but have not fulfilled its Multivariable Calculus prerequisite. To complicate matters, I am currently in Nepal and , as per my understanding so fat, colleges here do not allow students to take individual courses part time.
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Anyone applying early action to SIPA?
I intend to apply but not really sure if my recommenders will send in the recommendation in time!
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11 hours ago, Yass said:
Why not apply for the HKS MPA-ID program if you wanna go into development? The IDEV program at SAIS is also really good and quant heavy.
I do not have a multivariable calculus prerequisite necessary for MPA/ID. I might as well take the online multivariable course sometime between now and next september and apply to MPA/ID as well. MPP with Political and Economic Development seems like a safe reach to me while I believe MPA/ID will be more competitive especially given my relatively lower exposure to economics and higher level mathematics.
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On 9/9/2020 at 11:02 PM, GradSchoolGrad said:
Since you were an Econ minor and I am assuming that you did some level of Calc in college + econometrics. Given that + your identified stats, you should be fine to get into any of the schools that you identified based on Pre-Covid conditions (since this application cycle has lots of unpredictability regarding student demand going either way). I think the big challenge for you is to get scholarship from any of these schools. This will especially so since so many people deferred and will want their scholarships back. Your other challenge is that you are a South Asia international development person. You run the risk of being not diverse in work experience because so many people are South Asia development people. In fact, I struggle to think of an international development person who doesn't have experience in South Asia. That being said, these places can be a bit snooty and like people that come from brand name undergrad programs.
If you really want scholarships, I recommend you think about other schools. whereby
A: International Development is not as common in the school, or
B: They have a big pot of cash to manage a small program
So some programs to think about (in no particular order):
1. Georgetown MSFS - with a Dev Concentration (general overall terrific program)
2. Georgetown MIDP - if you want to be quant focused (this is under the McCourt School, but is a much better run program than its maligned MPP program).
3. Georgetown Global Human Development - if you want to focus more on the relationship management / operations side of the house
4. Yale Jackson - new school dripping with cash
Thank you for your thorough answer. I really appreciate it. I will surely look into these programs.
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Hi everybody! Thanks in advance for any insight you're able to provide. I will need substantial financial aid in addition to admission.
Undergraduate institution: Average US university in south
Undergraduate Major: Political Science with a minor in Economics (GPA: 3.92/4.00)
GRE Quantitative Score: 165
GRE Verbal Score: 156
GRE AWA Score: 4.0Schools applying to: Harvard Kennedy MPP, Columbia SIPA MPA(Economic and Political Development), Oxford Economics for Development, LSE Development Studies
Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 4
Years of Work Experience: ~4( all of it in Nepal)
Describe Relevant Work Experience:One year public service fellowship ( taught in rural schools, worked with the mayor in the local rural municipality); one year of experience in data-driven project with some intersection in policy work; one short time leadership experience in rural area; one leadership experience delivering projects to rural areas during summer/winter breaks; and a couple of consultation works at the highest level of program design and review;
Experience with local government and private sector; pending central government level engagement due to COVID
Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): have a good narrative; will have to work on it; have not started yet though
Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): hope they will be goodOther: A semester of study abroad( Western Europe), a semester of national student exchange(Up North); MicroMasters Certification in Data, Economics and Development Policy from MITx ; Opinion Publications in National and International Newspapers ; Extensive exposure to rural/semi-rural areas of Nepal; rich activities in college( Model United Nations, Orientation Leader, Student Government, International Student Organization) ; Want to get into development sector in South Asia Region
Harvard Kennedy MPP 2021
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Rejected MPA/ID. Cambridge(M.Phil Development Studies) it is for me then !!