MrPants

I Applied and was accepted last year but decided to not enroll last minute because of anxiety around the delta surge and the masking policy at UT, so I reapplied for this year. My letter was dated Feb 25. I expect the same this year. Last year I remember there was a delay for notifications because of the winter storm. Hopefully we hear back sooner

Accepted into the MPAff program in Austin. Looks like it's a provisional acceptance and pending final approval by the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies. I need to send in official transcripts from two of the colleges I went to. Once I send those, I'll get an official notice of admission. So I didn't get any info on funding. Congrats to all who were also accepted

still "in review"

Got in

Yeah I'm MPP. It was a merit based scholarship. Now that I'm in I'm planning on applying for the Pearson fellowship, according to the scholarships and fellowships page, applications for the Pearson Fellowship will be reviewed in Round One and Round Two.

Just got a call and I'm in! only 10k scholarship, but just getting accepted has me stoked.

I went to the Virtual Class room tonight with Prof. Ethan Bueno de Mesquita. Did anyone else see how his ppt presentation was titled "admitted students"? Did only admitted students get an invite to the virtual classroom event?

@GradSchoolGrad @EscapingBrexit Thank you for the responses. UCSB would be a great school to get into. I used to live in Santa Barbara and it's beautiful there. I appreciate the blunt honesty. Just some more info, I am Hispanic and a first generation college graduate. Although my extended family are all highly educated (schools like Oregon, Notre Dame, Cal, Rice) But I know going to an average, not so academically rigorous school like Sac State doesn't really help in trying to get into a top tier university.

Who said anything about having no desire to leave the west coast? I'm starting to hate California. Chicago is a world class city. It's more affordable than the Bay Area.

Posted Saturday at 08:50 AM (edited) Applying to: Sacramento State MPPA, San Diego State MPP (Online), and LONG SHOT UChicago Harris MPP Undergrad institution: CSU, Sacramento Undergrad Major: Sociology Undergrad GPA: 3.0 Cumulative. 3.82 Major. Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Was a transfer student and had one bad semester at a shitty community college which really tanked my cumulative gpa. Former College dropout. Went to the University of Houston, had a 3.15 GPA, hated it. Moved back to California and when I moved back I got a job in SF in the fintech industry, 2012 SF it was super easy to get a job anywhere. Wasn't until a few years I decided to finish school and switch careers to water management. I just wanted to finished my degree, which was unrelated to my career, but now I see how important understanding the sociology of communities is to the water resource industry. Public Policy/Administration with an emphasis on environmental policy seems like a great way to tie those two together. Years out of undergrad: 2 Quant Background: qualitative and quantitative Statistics (A), Research Methods (A). but other than that not much of a quant background Relevant Work Experience: I've worked in local government as a water treatment operator and have an unrelated Professional Certificate in Water Resource Management from a local CC. GRE: Since it's not required, I'm not taking it. I'd rather avoid testing situations that may have groups due to COVID Strength of LOR: I have two college professors who really liked me and my supervisor and boss. All great people. I'm not sure on the strength, but I know they will all vouch for me being successful wherever I end up. Strength of SOP: I think its pretty good. I'd like to study environmental policy. Water treatment is a sweet gig, but theres also drawbacks, weird hours (24/7 operations) and often times, we're working with outdated equipment. In my SOP I highlight personal policy concerns such as deferring maintenance to keep rates low due to lack of political will or only making improvements in areas of higher socioeconomic status, global warming, and future conflict and volatility between inhabitants of the still water-rich regions and refugees and migrants who are likely to relocate there. Extracurriculars/Leadership: Extracurriculars aren't that strong. I work at a water treatment plant. I guess I'm providing a really crucial and important service, but its just a job. I was on the deans list every semester at CSUS and was even a candidate for "outstanding graduating senior" due to academic excellence. I also volunteer with dog rescues, but its unrelated.