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I got funding but no email, please keep us posted!

Has anyone succeeded in negotiating for more funding?

Got it, congrats on admission and funding!

5k for the second year seemed to be the max that Berkeley offered for the second year. Were you really offered 10k or is that a typo?

Good luck to everyone here for the upcoming news

I think we'll hear back around the second week of March.

Haven't seen a thread on this yet, we should be hearing back from the admissions committee very soon!

Thanks, I was leaning towards just applying to GSPP and Price (maybe Luskin) as I'd heard about the onerous HKS application process. No one knows what post-COVID applications will look like but you present a realistic case.

Reposting this as some things have changed for me. Program Applying to: MPP - I only want to go to UC Berkeley Goldman (want west coast opportunities, analytical focus, public ethos) but I'm considering applying to USC Price, UChicago Harris, HKS just in case Undergraduate Institution: Top liberal arts school Undergraduate GPA: 3.52 Undergraduate Major: Economics GRE: 167Q 167V 5.0W Years Out of Undergrad: 4 Years of Work Experience: 4 Describe Relevant Work Experience: -Worked as a Research Assistant for economics professors in undergrad, so experience with development/international/labor economics -1.5 years in economic consulting. Developed strong quantitative skills as well as experience in the private sector. -2 years in a non-partisan public policy research institution, specializing in the social safety net and health policy. Have co-authored some reports as well as short articles. -Starting a job as a researcher at a center affiliated with GSPP Other notable experience: -Not too much outside of work activities which is what I'm concerned about, but my job takes me to the state capitol pretty often so I get to meet bureaucrats, legislators, etc. I'm wondering whether it's even worth it for me to apply to the other three schools besides Berkeley if I don't see myself attending them and I think I have a good shot at Goldman. My reasoning would be to be able to leverage a potentially better financial package from another school. Thanks for the feedback!

Hi all, also new here so please bear with me if I do this wrong. Program Applying to: MPP and maybe concurrent MPH. Target school is GSPP, but also applying to Luskin, HKS, Price, Harris, Ford, and Sanford Undergraduate Institution: Top liberal arts school Undergraduate GPA: 3.52 Undergraduate Major: Economics GRE: Not taken yet but expecting Q160+ V160+ AWA 5.0+ Years Out of Undergrad: 4 Years of Work Experience: 4 Describe Relevant Work Experience: -Worked as a Research Assistant for economics professors in undergrad, so experience with development/international/labor economics -1.5 years in economic consulting. Developed strong quantitative skills as well as experience in the private sector. -2 years in a non-partisan public policy research institution, specializing in the social safety net and health policy. Have co-authored some reports as well as short articles. Other notable experience: -Not too much outside of work activities which is what I'm concerned about, but my job takes me to the state capitol pretty often so I get to meet bureaucrats, legislators, etc. Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks!