This thread had been immensely helpful during the waiting process. So hope someone find this helpful!
Age/Gender/Citizenship
26/F/Intl
Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated
BA Political Science and Urban Studies, 2019
GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students)
3.54 - waived - 107
Work Experience:
1.5 years in INGO as intern and program assistant (duty stationed in developing countries)
5 months as researcher in public institutions
Letter of recommendations: (from whom)
Two undergrad professors and one from current supervisor
Schools applied to: Cornell, UNC, UCLA, USC, Rutgers, Penn
In: Cornell (Assistantship), UNC, UCLA, Rutgers (half tuition waiver)
Out: Penn
Wait-list:
Awaiting: USC
Results:
My interest is in intersection of environmental planning and spatial analysis. Esp in disaster risk and climate change. So far, among the schools I had been admitted to, I am drawn to UCLA. (of course, I have to negotiate the tuition waiver with other schools before declining Rutgers) It is because, for other schools, the concentration is called environmental planning (or land use and environmental planning), while the UCLA calls it environmental analysis and policy. Whichever I choose, I want to come out of the program with solid gis and other analytical skills. Cornell seems to have courses on statistics, which is a plus for me but less emphasis on gis. Please do correct me if I am mistaken, I am just speaking from generic impression after skimming through the official website. If anyone is going through similar thoughts or have insight on these programs, please do share them! It would be so helpful in making up my mind!
