ToMPPOrNotToMPP

Hi all! Long time lurker, finally getting in the grad school game. I'm in a unique position because I've already heard back from one program (described below) - looking forward to hearing what you guys think about my shot at the rest of these schools! Schools / Programs: McCourt MPP (accepted, $28.5k/yr merit), HKS MPP, NYU MSPP, Princeton SPIA Undergrad: Top 50 Liberal Arts College Degrees: Bachelor's in political science, Minor in sociology GPA: Cumulative 3.8 (Community College GPA: 3.66, College GPA: 3.89) GRE: 167 V, 162 Q, 6.0 AWA Work Experience: ~2 years (complicated) Took time off from college to work on entry-level role in presidential campaign Managed organizing and data programs for local campaign Currently completing public affairs fellowship Policy Area of Interest: Education LOR: Campaign supervisor (assuming strong), former professor (assuming very strong), current supervisor (assuming very strong) Quant Experience: Covered through GRE Q score, undergrad courses (lots of econ, intermediate micro/intermediate macro/stats for behavioral sciences), and data science professional development (DataCamp, Google Data Analytics) Leadership / Extracurricular Roles: Leader in College Democrats Speech and Debate Team statewide semifinalist SOP: talked about personal experiences in the education system, from attending multiple school districts to public college / private liberal arts college, and how personal experience has shaped my commitment to building a fairer education system

I'm in the same boat - let's connect! Trying to figure out what the right move is from here

I'm in!