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On 4/18/2020 at 10:00 AM, tacos95 said:

Yeah, I'm not going to McCourt. I got a much better offer from SAIS, and I was already more interested in the curriculum and institutional longevity of SAIS anyway, so it worked out well.

I've noticed you're very actively anti-McCourt on here but also an alum. Very interesting.

What degree SAIS offers that´s comparable to McCourt? Do you mean the MIPP?

[Georgetown (McCourt) MPP 2022]

I would like to stay at least one year in the US (using the OPT), but I expect to return back to my home country. 

I've mainly worked in non-profits. But I would like to explore other sectors and areas as well, especially in Policy topic related to Latin America, Democracy, and Economics. 

[Georgetown (McCourt) MPP 2022]

How does McCourt MPP compares to GWU's?

[JHU MA in Public Management Program]

Hi Everyone!

 

I recently learned about this program, offered both as part time and full time at JHU "Campus" in DC. The MA in Public Management. Is not from the SAIS, but rather form the KSAS. It´s interesting as is shorter (16 mo) and cheaper (4k/course) when compared to traditional MPAs (GW is 6k/course, GU 7k/course)

However, I have no idea how is valued both in DC and abroad. Any experience or opinions into the MA in Public Management Program?

https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-public-management/

[The 'Am I competitive' thread - READ ME BEFORE POSTING]

 

Hi all, I would like to see your opinion in how competitive I am for some MPA/MPM degrees.  I'm from Central America. 

Schools Applying To: McCourt MPM, HKS MPA, NYU MPA, SAIS MIPP, GWU MPA

Undergraduate institution: International, not highly ranked anywhere

Undergraduate GPA: 3.35

Undergraduate Majors: Industrial Engineering

GRE Quantitative Score: 153

GRE Verbal Score: 158

GRE AW Score: 3.5 (Sorry, I'm not a native english speaker)

Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 4

Years of Work Experience: 5

Describe Relevant Work Experience: 5 years working in international non-profit, exit position as Senior Program officer.  1 year of internships in public sector while undergrad (i changed priorities from business to public affairs after college), founded a local NGO

Quant: micro, macro economics, statistics, research methods during Undergrad. Have not used SPSS or others since finishing college.

Strength of SOP: I think pretty good, showing my abilities and its use into the field. 

Strength of LOR (be honest, describe the process, etc): I think pretty solid. Good recommendations from work in Non-profit NGOs from my two bosses, both who have worked based in DC. However, no academic recommendations.  

[SAIS MIPP experience requirement]

I'm very interested in the SAIS Master in International Public Policy. However I'm concerned of the 7 years experience requirement. I have currently 5 years of in field experience working for an international non-profit, and one additional year of work in two internships but on private sector, while I was doing undergraduate studies.

 

Does anyone know how strict is the experience requirement on the SAIS MIPP program?