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Admitted in Harris with little 10000 scholarship, still feel a little expensive. Congrats to those admitted, and good luck to all of us who are still awaiting from other schools. Best luck!

Admitted to Fletcher MALD and Cornell MPA. Waiting for Harris, SAIS, WWS and HKS, but not so confident. Good luck to everyone!

Just got the congratulations letter, so excited! Good luck to everyone.

Hope we can all get good news soon

Already got some revisions. Deadline for Early Notification is roughly two weeks away, anyone else wants more reviews?

I finished my SOP for MALD at Fletcher school. I am now working on essays for other programs of public policy (HKS, SAIS, CIPA etc.). Would love to have someone review my SOP, also I will be happy to review yours. Anyone interested PM me.

Just finished my personal statement and other essays for MALD at Fletcher. International applicant with extensive experience in hot-spotted regions in the Middle East and Africa.

Thanks for the advice. I'd make more effort on my essays.

Hi, guys, here is my profile: GRE: V151(51%), Q166(94%), AW 4(48%) Undergrad GPA: 88/100(approximately 3.4/4) Graduated from Beijing, majored in Arabic Studies, studied in Yemen for one year with governmental scholarship Work Experience: 5 years in diplomacy, worked in Yemen, Iraq, UAE and currently in South Sudan. responsibilities including political analysis, policy making, and directing significant diplomatic events. Language Skills: Chinese(native), English(working level), Arabic(working level) Interested program: MBA/MPP or MBA/IR Statement of Purpose: with emphasis on my trilingual ability and international exposure mainly in war-torn or poverty-driven countries, I wrote my interest in international development in the Middle East. Then mentioned my advantage to bridge among Chinese and international companies as well as local communities, also my ability to mediate among governmental, non-profit and for-profit sectors. Then wrote about my desire for a career switch to consultancy specializing in international development projects in the Middle East by pursuing the dual degree. LOR: not arranged. but probably one from my previous supervisor (ambassador or counsellor), other maybe from collaborator from private sector or professor from school, or may try to ask for one LOR from a prominent politician from South Sudan if that would help. I want to apply for schools from the first tier, like HBS, Tuck, Wharton for MBA, and HKS, SAIS, CIPA, WWS for Public Policy. My biggest concern now is about my low verbal score in GRE. I'm confident about my background and experience, however, only with an average GPA, without quan background, I'm worried my GRE could keep me out from schools in this level. I'm now at South Sudan, workload is quite tough, the only way to take another GRE is to fly to Uganda, Kenya or Ethiopia. Should I concentrate on my essay to impress adcom, or I need to sit another GRE? Thanks.

Just started preparing my application for a MBA/MPP or IR degree. Already decided to try HBS, TUCK, HKS and SAIS, others yet to be selected. I'm Chinese, majored in Arabic, with four years of working experience in diplomacy ranging over four Arabic countries. While my professional and educational background can be my "unique" advantage, still not sure about my sort of poor GRE(151/166/4.0), though I got a decent IELTS(8.0). Curious if there is any early birds here like me with similar interest, probably we can collaborate by reviewing each other's essays or talking about program selecting. I've finished my first draft of POS for SAIS and essays for HBS and TUCK. So, would be happy if anyone can comment on these. Anyone interested, pls PM me. Thanks.