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    MadEye reacted to Ulise in Fellowships for International Students?   
    P.E.O. International Peace Price finances international women getting their degree in Canada or the US.
    If accepted, you can receive up to 12,000$. I just fear that the application deadline for this application circle was in March. (You can apply though anytime as long as you have another full year of GradSchool ahead.)
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    MadEye reacted to Monkeys uncle in Oxford BSG MPP 2021   
    This is a post for future applicants. 
    Do not bother applying for the OXFORD MPP, Unless you have significant (at least a decade's) worth of experience in Public Policy + A reference from a very senior official like Prime Minister/President or similar giving you an outstanding recommendation. 
    If you only have about 5 years public policy experience - The only way you will obtain an offer is if you went to Oxford for undergrad, or have some personal connection to the Dean of the BSG or the admissions team (Old Boys Network). Or you come from some super rich family that is willing to donate to the Oxford library or something .
    Now The Oxford MPP course is extremely competitive. Literally don't bother unless you are some senior Government official. Just look at the current class that they post, all with tons of experience + Graduated with a 4.0 from an ivy league more than a decade ago....    
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    MadEye reacted to 2021mpamppwait in Harvard Kennedy MPP 2021   
    In! MPP, with a CPL fellowship offer. Congrats everyone!! 
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    MadEye reacted to ssssssss08 in Harvard Kennedy MPP 2021   
    Y'all are all bonkers, and I love you for it. Fingers crossed!
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    MadEye reacted to InternationalStudent in Harvard Kennedy MPP 2021   
    They probably got upset that people were using up the appointments before decisions were released lmao
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    MadEye got a reaction from EscapingBrexit in Harvard Kennedy MPP 2021   
    A current student just told me that they're sending out today. Hope the wait ends tonight, else please don't kill me ?
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    MadEye got a reaction from CP1154 in Harvard Kennedy MPP 2021   
    A current student just told me that they're sending out today. Hope the wait ends tonight, else please don't kill me ?
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    MadEye got a reaction from MBAngineer in Harvard Kennedy MPP 2021   
    A current student just told me that they're sending out today. Hope the wait ends tonight, else please don't kill me ?
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    MadEye got a reaction from mpp_app2021 in Harvard Kennedy MPP 2021   
    A current student just told me that they're sending out today. Hope the wait ends tonight, else please don't kill me ?
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    MadEye got a reaction from f_ern in Columbia SIPA 2021   
    Yeah, above the checklist. In the status update area.
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    MadEye reacted to ir candidate in Columbia SIPA 2021   
    You guys are literally messing up people's minds. I legit am never checking this site again lol. You guys invent a deadline out of thin air and then use cognitive dissonance to convince yourselves and the rest of us that were actually hearing back then. Lmao
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    MadEye got a reaction from maham in University of Michigan Ford MPP   
    Same, no funding so won't be attending. Congrats @maham for Duke!
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    MadEye reacted to g_9525 in University of Michigan Ford MPP   
    Let the suspense build ?

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    MadEye reacted to Kabira in Hertie School 2021 Applications   
    I completed my application process at eleventh hour making a sloppy mistake, which I hope gets neglected. However, after completing the process I stumbled across Hertie's annual report stating to admit around  335 and 376 candidates in MPP program and around 202 and 205 candidates in MIA Program for year 2019 and 2020 respectively. And in further bifurcation 50% candidates in MPP and around 25% candidates In MIA are from countries outside Europe. And in one of the sessions I attended, they claimed to receive around 800 applications for both the programs. So, by preliminary calculations- acceptance rates is quite high. What I have observed during this thirty minutes research is that Hertie prefers to add people with relevant work experience in their respective fields. Although there are many students with fresh undergraduate degrees as per one of the students I came in contact with during the process. 
    For Scholarship- especially IGYLF, I was given a suggestion to keep my SOP and Scholarship essay in consonance and single coherent narrative, since a panel which shortlist the candidate for interview includes professor from Hertie who reviewed your CV and SOP already. Having 2 spots for this scholarship opened to all the nationalities, but for the sake of argument if we take Germans and Indians as major contenders, this scholarship becomes a real competition because the major seats belong to Germans and high density of experienced Indian essays. It doesn't mean chances of any applicant is less but the scholarship is competitive in nature. It is followed by Skype interview lasting for 30 mins and discussing various aspects of your CV, SOP and Essay letter, basically if you are expecting a call, try to be through with your submissions and sketch out a plan on how you can implant your stated ideas, if given a chance. 
    However, based on financial needs, I am given to understand that 25% grants are usually dispersed for students genuinely needing one.  
    Ironically, I came across Hertie's opening for master around 26th (which I assume is the time you guys finished submitting) and completed my application process couple of hours before only. Surfing through their website to sooth my anxiety, I found these informations and now I regret of not doing the same before. 
    About the profiles regarding admission in MPP and MIA you find that both are dominated by social science (54 and 66% respectively), Business and Economics (21% and 17%), Humanities (10% and 11%), Law (9% and 3%) and Science and Technology (6% and 3%). Ironically, law as a discipline doesn't look strong in either programs. 
    Finally coming to duration of recieving response, they mentioned in open session it to be 4 weeks and this is corroborated by chats on this websites by people applying in the months of November-December.
    And people applying after today- All the best! 
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