mppapplicant2021

I got the email and already have some funding--I believe you only got it if you filled out the funding reconsideration form. Fingers crossed that we all get more!

Congrats to you too for getting accepted! I had a 3.48 GPA, 164 Q / 167 V / 5.0 AW, but I think my WE of 3 years at a think tank and 5 years part-time research all in the same area were my stronger points. It's all so much of a luck game, and I feel really blessed. Good luck to everyone else, this has been a tough year!

Just got the email--in at Goldman!! 15k first year and 5k second year. I'm so excited!!!

Same!! Congrats to all!!

Got the call this weekend and then got an email today -- funding is $33k per year, two $4k assistantships, and $2.5k internship funding!

Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MPPSchools Applied To: UChicago Harris, Duke Sanford, UMichigan Ford, UC Berkeley Goldman, HKSSchools Admitted To: UChicago Harris (35k/year funding), Duke Sanford (TBD funding) Schools Rejected From: Still Waiting: UMichigan Ford, UC Berkeley Goldman, HKSUndergraduate Institution: Ivy league (very unique major so I won't name it ) Undergraduate GPA: 3.48GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores: 164 Q / 167 V / 5.0 AWYears Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 3Years of Work Experience: 3 by the start of fall semesterDescribe Relevant Work Experience: 3 years at a think tank with 3 publications (one is first-author). 5 years of part-time research work for professors from college (2 years during undergrad, 3 years post-college).Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): I think they were decent--I made very clear ties between my personal narrative and my professional interests. If I'm being honest, I didn't start drafting my essays more than a week before the deadline (lol) so they could have been stronger.Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): Very strong--I only saw the LOR my supervisor wrote. The other two were from professors from college that I've continued to do research for part-time since graduating, so they know me well academically and professionally. Other: I'm a URM. I'm very involved in service/volunteering, and have held several leadership positions. My biggest weak point is my quant skills--those are the courses that brought down my GPA during my freshman year. I re-took microecon last summer online, got a certificate in program evaluation, and highlighted how I utilize SPSS in my current job.

Just checked the portal--accepted to MPP program with 35k/year scholarship!