Amigara

Considering: NYU Wagner (MPA-PNP or MUP in Urban Analytics), UChicago Harris (MSCAPP), potentially others Undergrad Institution: Large state school (~top 65) Years out of undergrad: 7 years GPA: 3.8 - B.S., Environmental Economics, Minor in Philosophy GRE: Have not taken. Not sure if the right plan is to wait a year and take the GRE before applying, but would rather not take it if it's not necessary. Quant Background: Calculus 1 (A), Applied Statistics (A), Microeconomics (A), Macroeconomics (A), Economics of Production (A), Economics of Food Marketing Systems (A), Land Economics (A), Environmental Economics (A), International Economics (B+), Demand and Price Analysis (B+) Relevant Work Experience: Associate (~1.5 years) and Director-level position (~3.5 years) at a small nonprofit that works in a specific sector of clean energy finance & policy. My job focuses on market research, data analysis & visualization, communications, & working with stakeholders on various projects that are central to the organization Internship in economic policy for a large environmental nonprofit that does economic research. (~5 months full-time) Internship at sustainability consulting firm. (~7 months full-time) Research assistant for environmental economics professor. Co-wrote a chapter of a published book. (~3 months) Strength of SOP: Should be relatively strong. I think I can show a clear purpose and a common thread throughout my career that's leading me to pursue the degree. Strength of LOR: Planning to ask my current boss (the current Exec. Director of the organization) and most recent boss (the previous Exec. Director & Board Member). Does it look odd to submit two letters from the leadership of the same organization? These should both be strong letters, and these recommenders have very different backgrounds. A third letter would not be as compelling—it would either come from a past internship supervisor, a past colleague, or the professor I worked with as an RA. Extracurriculars: This year, finished a 1-year certificate in clean energy finance from Yale SOM & FES I'm interested in working in the areas of climate, clean energy and urban resiliency, either for an NGO in an analytical role, startups working in civic technology, or city government in a role that makes some use of data analysis. I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on my chances for these programs or any others that might seem like a good fit. I'm not sure if there are other programs have the mix of analytics + climate / urban policy focus that I'm looking for. NYU's MUP interested me because it's part of the policy school and the curriculum is very similar to their MPA, but it also includes aspects of GIS and urban informatics. Thank you in advance!