Hi all, would love any thoughts you have to share! Appreciate all the effort folks put in here to help out.
Program Applying to: Princeton MPA, Berkeley Goldman MPP, UW Evans MPA, USC Price MPA (open to suggestions for more programs!)
Undergraduate Institution: Top 50 US liberal arts college
Undergraduate GPA: 3.97 (top 1% of class)
Undergraduate Major: Cultural studies
Quant: Intro to Microeconomics, Intro to Macroeconomics, Calculus I
GRE: 170V/165Q/6W
Years Out of Undergrad: 3
Years of Work Experience: 2.5
Describe Relevant Work Experience:
2.5 years in state government, first year in competitive internship program and subsequently as journeyman-level policy analyst within civil service. Worked in project management and legislative affairs
Other notable experience:
Undergrad: student body president, research assistant, internships with local government and small nonprofits, volunteer in local schools, honors thesis, publisher of literary journal
Post-graduation: served on board of government-related nonprofit, volunteer tax preparer, graduate certificate in policy and government