Also a Canadian!! ^Eternal Sunshine
Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MPP/MPA
Schools Applied To: UChicago Harris MPP, Berkeley Goldman MPP, LSE MPP, Columbia SIPA MPA, Harvard HKS MPP, UofT Monk, Cambridge MPhil
Schools Admitted To: Harris, UofT
Schools Rejected From: -
Still Waiting: Berkeley (Waitlisted!), and the remainder of schools
Undergraduate Institution: Top 3 Canadian Uni
Undergraduate GPA: 3.3/4.0 (really not great lmao)
Undergraduate Major: Compsci
GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores: 161/163/5.5 (but i applied w worse scores to Berkeley and HKS 158/162/4.5)
Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 2
Years of Work Experience: 2
Describe Relevant Work Experience: No relevant work experience - just software engineering
Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): Wouldn't say they are strong necessarily, but wrote a lot about the diversity I would bring (technical background, international background), and wrote about future career.
Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): Considering my stats they must've been positive, two profs and a manager from work.
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