jewelieanne

I ended up with $10k total

They can't rescind my admittance based on this scholarship statement, right? haha I ended up writing it last minute and I'm not even sure it passes as English...oops

Thanks so much ahoskins! Congrats, hopefully see you this fall haha

Just got a request for the one-page scholarship statement! SO EXCITED!!! Does anyone have any suggestions on what to focus my statement on? I don't know how to express myself without coming across like a giddy school girl.

Since this forum helped me so much during the application process, thought I would post my stats to give similarly situated people hope. Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MPP Schools Applying To: GPPI, GWU Trachtenberg, American SPA (got in to all three! ) Undergraduate institution: University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate GPA: 3.39 Undergraduate Majors: Broadcast Journalism, Political Science Study Abroad: a semester in Amsterdam GRE Quantitative Score: 155 (69th percentile) GRE Verbal Score: 163 (94th percentile) GRE AW Score: 5 Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): almost 1 (graduated May 2011) Years of Work Experience: been working part time since 16, full time since graduation Describe Relevant Work Experience: working for engineers (lots of quant analysis) since I was 18, internship at #1 Denver news station, lots of temp jobs and retail jobs Languages: kindergarden level Spanish and Dutch Quant: One calculus class, microeconomics, macroeconomics Strength of SOP: I like to think I am a good writer, I think this was one of the strongest components of my app. Strength of LOR (be honest, describe the process, etc): They were apparently strong enough to get me in! Moral of the story: My low self esteem somehow convinced me I wasn't going to get in anywhere, but miracles DO happen!! Take a chance on yourself people!