bruyeres
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In my case, I'm at a large-ish but independently owned firm. The firm realized that undergrads are pretty much never ready for prime-time in consulting apart from behind the scenes analytical work, so they hire undergrads into internal/administrative roles where they cut their teeth and learn a ton about our clients and what consulting is actually like before they move you to one of the consulting practices. I spent about 1.5 years as a proposal writer responding to government RFPs and working with the consultants to sketch out what our approach would be should we win the work. After writing hundreds of proposals and detailing the specific steps we'd take on a project, the transition into actually doing the work was very smooth, and the firm got time to really get to know me before putting me in front of a client.
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Go for it!
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It really is a mystery. My colleague was rejected from every school he applied to, including a few Canadian schools that aren't that difficult to get into, except for HKS, which gave him a full scholarship and then funded him to do his PhD there afterwards. I guess it's luck as much as it is anything else
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I'm wondering the same thing. I have an okay scholarship at Georgetown, which would mean I only need about $60k loan (Canadian) but it was at the bottom of my list and I'm pretty sure I'd regret going there knowing that I got accepted to my top choice schools even if I didn't get funding at them. Going to Harvard would mean about $150k CAD loan, but the way I'm thinking about it is that I currently have a good job as a public sector consultant at $100k-$110k/year, and the range of projects I've worked on is definitely what got me accepted to the MPP and would help me get a job afterwards. So I figure that absolute worst case is getting the same job after school for the same pay as I have now, and $100k salary with $150k debt doesn't sound too scary (but I could be wrong). If I were coming from a different job or straight from undergrad I'd be more worried since employers may still be hesitant to take a risk on someone who hasn't proven themselves in the workforce (Harvard degree or not), but I'm feeling somewhat confident that I'll be doing alright when I graduate.
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Got in! No news on financial assistance beyond it saying that someone will be in touch via email. MYFAID page hasn't changed at all either.
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You heard back from LSE? When did you apply? I applied around Jan 12th, or so, and haven't heard back since.
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What is the approach to negotiation in these situations anyway? Do you just email the school, tell them you're really interested but that another school is offering more $$, and then ask if there's any flexibility on their end to consider funding you?
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So far, accepted to SIPA with no funding (unless things update later) and to McCourt with $27k/year funding. Of the 5 schools I applied to, McCourt was at the bottom of my list, and SIPA was near the top, but am I an idiot for even considering turning down over $50k at a cheaper school? The difference between SIPA with no funding and McCourt with funding is $80k over the two years (tuition and living expenses)
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I thought the deadline for early action was way back in November. In any case, it's great you heard back but strange that no one else seems to have yet
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Georgetown (McCourt) MPP 2021
bruyeres replied to GradSchoolGrad's topic in Government Affairs Forum
That's slightly worrying. I make $100k (Canadian) now and work in the field I want to stay in (public sector consulting), so I'm hoping that $55k figure is an average that was brought down by a number of students who didn't really have any work experience before going to grad school. Would be interesting if they reported these numbers 3-5 years after graduating to see if salaries increase -
Completely agree - I'm in Toronto, Canada, my last name starts with M, and I received a magazine earlier this week. I didn't for a moment think it meant I was accepted, and I figure I must've opted in (or forgotten to opt out) to receive their magazine. I'm only going to look through it if I'm accepted though - I don't want to get my hopes up and then get a rejection email next week.
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We'll that, or he's trolling this thread
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Rejected. Was accepted at McCourt with a nice scholarship so I'm 1 for 2 right now when it comes to the schools I've heard back from. Not overly surprised though - Goldman was the first school I applied to and my essays were very rushed and not as strong as the ones I put together for my other applications.