Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MPP, MPA
Schools Applied To: Harris (MPP), HKS (MPP), Princeton SPIA (MPA)
Schools Admitted To: Harris (20K/yr)
Schools Rejected From:
Still Waiting: HKS, SPIA
Undergraduate Institution: An engineering school in India
Undergraduate GPA: 6.5/10 (Major), 9/10 (Minor)
Undergraduate Major/Minor: Electronics & Communication / Finance & Management
Graduate Institution: UCLA (Anderson)
Graduate GPA: 3.84
Graduate Major: Financial Engineering
GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores: 168/160/4
Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 5
Years of Work Experience: 3.5 (by time of enrolment)
Describe Relevant Work Experience: ~2 years Investment Banking at large US Bank, ~1.5 years financial & economic research at Columbia
Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): Average probably? Spent maybe around 2-3 weeks on & off. Strongest essays were probably for SPIA
Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): Above average. 2 from profs at UCLA Anderson I did research under, 1 from my research supervisor at Columbia
Other: FRM Charterholder, Around 1.5 yrs of volunteering,
