I'd love to hop in that, if possible. Also:
Concentration/Program: EPA GRE: Did not submit Work experience: 6 years at nonprofits, in state government, advocacy, and at a university research institute Undergrad: BA in HistoryUndergrad GPA: 3.49Research: Personal projects published via nonprofits + some journalism work. LORs: 1 from nonprofit where I volunteer, 1 from boss at a research institute, one from a higher ed advocacy org (no professors) Other info: I pushed hard on the work I did for others and had a common theme (service and higher ed access) in all of my essays. It's also true to my work, but I kept my message direct and circled every idea back to those concepts.