EveningLeaves

How was it worded? Was it the same wording as Ravine's? Also what time did you recieve it? Congratulations!!!

Congrats on your acceptance, GOFP isn't common and is an accomplishment. I don't believe any (?) MPP applicants received GOFP last year. Do you mind sharing your stats, when you applied, and if your last name is in the beginning of the alphabet? Anxiously waiting and trying to keep hope alive over here.

This is valuable information, thank you. I spent some time going through your post history and the specific post you linked but if you have any previous comments you've made that you recommend I'd be interested in those too. You make great points about the field and it's potential pitfalls that I hadn't seen yet. Honestly the path still sounds interesting to me and I'm actually a big fan of point f in your cons. If I could ask a couple of follow up questions, what are the traditional exit opportunities? Is there a stressful atmosphere similar to big law firms or is it more mellow? Which path did you end up pursuing instead of federal consulting (if that isn't too personal)? Thanks again.

First time poster, long time lurker. In regard to programs, I would like to attend a program that gives me a shot at public sector consulting as it sounds interesting and I’m not 100% committed to returning to lobbying right away. In terms of location I’d like to return to California or go to DC. I do not plan on taking the GRE and am only applying to programs waiving the requirement. I have no clue what my chances are, my top choice by far is Goldman. Not too worried about funding, more curious about general chances at acceptance. Haven’t seen too many other people with lobbying backgrounds on the forum so I’m also curious if schools are receptive to it. Thank you for your help. Applying to: Goldman MPP, Luskin MPP*, UCSD MPP, Batten MPP, Duke Sanford MPP, CIPA MPA Undergraduate Institution: UC Campus, lower tier (UCR, UCM, UCSC range) Undergraduate GPA: 3.8 GRE Quantitative Score: Not submitting GRE Verbal Score: Not submitting Undergraduate Major: History Years out of college: 2 Languages Skills: English Relevant Work Experience: Public affairs/lobbying for a large trade association in the state of California, association is regularly in the news for negotiating deals/bills related to an important issue at the state level. My responsibilities are a mix of lobbying, providing research support, and admin. responsibilities. Quant Background: Statistics (A), Microeconomics (A) Strength of SOP: Will be strong Strength of LOR: 1 very strong letter from current boss, 1 strong letter from former boss (also lobbying), 1 strong letter from professor. *GRE decision will be coming out later this week.