GradAppfromPH

Hello! Would greatly appreciate your thoughts on my background and chances. Thank you! Applying to: HKS MPP, Princeton SPIA MPA, Georgetown SFS GHD (Submitted for Fall 2021 intake) Degree: Public Health minor in Development Studies in top university in the Philippines - full scholar, student leader and awarded leader of the year, graduated magna cum laude - took calculus, basic courses in economics, statistics, accounting, epidemiology GPA: 3.71 Languages speaking fluently: English, Tagalog Years out of Grad school: 6 years Work experiences: - Current Deputy Director in a policy think tank (led partnerships with government agencies, spearheaded policy projects on governance, health and environmental policy) - Program manager in the office of the Vice President of the Philippines (managed capacity building program on governance, also part of an anti-poverty program) - Work on youth development (based in Australia) - Volunteer experiences related to youth development, health, children's rights, COVID 19 International experience: 1 year work experience in Australia and 2 months volunteer work in Mexico Other work experiences: coauthored 2 articles in international peer reviewed journals GRE: 164V,160Q,4AWA IELTS: 8.5 SOP: explained pivot from pre medicine career to public service, focused on my aspirations to strengthen local governance in the PH, showcased whole rounded experience as youth leader, NGO volunteer, public servant and policy researcher LOR: 3 recommendations: from the current VP of the Philippines (former boss), Dean of a School of Government (current boss), and previous university professor