economistofpu Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Hi all, I am from Pakistan. I have done M.A Economics from Punjab University, Pakistan. I have two years experience in the Ministry of labour dealing with the International Labour Organization and two years with the Pakistan workers Federation (PWF) on International Labour Standards. My GRE Score is 670 Q, 600 V, 3 AWA. I have also won the Fulbright Scholarship for Fall 2009. I have applied for MPA/ID from HKS, MPP from California Berkeley, MILR from Cornell and MPP from Geroge washington. can anybody evaluate my profile and tell me about my chances.
linden Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 economist: Hard to say what your chances are. If any of us knew what our own chances were, we probably would not be on this forum. I think your stats are line with other applicants'; your Fulbright Scholarship probably will make you an attractive candidate. I use this handy tool several times a day to predict my own chances at the schools to which I have applied. (Warning: The answers change... often.) http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ssanty/cgi-bin/eightball.cgi Good luck! Linden
Dreams Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Argh that 8ball loves to hate me! Anyway, to the OP, linden is right. It is hard to predict such things. You also have to consider that scores of people with a similar backgrounnd to you will also be applying to Harvard's MPA/ID program. The key becomes then how you get yourself to stand out from the rest and how well you convince admissions to let you in. The Fulbright will definitely be an advantage, but it is not guarantee of admission. I know a guy who applied to Harvard and was also awarded a Fulbright. They turned him down and he went to a different school instead but is just as happy. Hopefully you have applied to backup choices too! Either way good luck
economistofpu Posted January 24, 2009 Author Posted January 24, 2009 FSIA: thanks for your response. i have also applied to MPP from GW, MPP from GSPP Berkeley, MILR from Cornell what do you think about these.
linden Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 FSIA: Try this site. www.facade.com If one method of fortunetelling gives you bad news, you just try the others. Linden
policy_applicant Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 I use this handy tool several times a day to predict my own chances at the schools to which I have applied. (Warning: The answers change... often.) http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ssanty/cgi-bin/eightball.cgi Yay! I'm "definitely" getting into Berkeley. Phew, I can stop worrying now.
policy_applicant Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Economist, your GRE scores are a bit low, but your MA and work experience should help. I think you're stuck in the wait-and-see category like the rest of us.
rising_star Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Unrelated but get going on that visa paperwork ASAP. One of my cohort is from Pakistan and couldn't start until January due to visa issues (as in, getting one).
mpp2011 Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 It's hard to say, but I would guess you'll get in to one or two of the programs. The master's in economics should be a huge asset.
McSugar Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Hi all, economistofpu I don't want to crash your gig but I had a similar question as yours... I will graduate with a PhD from the Department of Management at the London School of Economics in 2010 and I wanted to apply for a final Masters (either MPP or MPA) in the US. What is the approach for PhD gradutes in these schools? My concern is that I don't want to spend 2 further years in education since I have been studying for quite a while and have less than 2 year professional experience overall. Any advice? economistofpu sorry again and good luck with the applications. I think that your CV sounds great! Cheers
policy_applicant Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 My concern is that I don't want to spend 2 further years in education since I have been studying for quite a while and have less than 2 year professional experience overall. Does this mean you'd prefer a 1-year program? The MPP at Syracuse is only one year and seems to be highly regarded. Also, Princeton has a 1-year MPP (mid-career). I don't know if you would qualify since your experience is in a PhD program, but it might be worth looking into. As far as applications overall, I would guess you will be competitive, but you will need to be convincing regarding why you want the MPP/MPA to supplement the PhD. Good luck!
SHani Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 Hey economist.........Ur anxiety is palpable , and so is mine as I am too found skimming through such profile evaluation forums. Good to know they are others too. Nyways, I share the same profile as yours, I am from Pak (Lhr), BSc 3.7/4.0 (Hons), GRE 780Q, 650V, almost two year work in an NPO working for Ministry for Industries, Finance and god knows what else. Ooh, did I forgot to mention am Fulbright scholar myself (Masters 2009), aiming for MPP HKS, UC Berkley, Uni Chicago, Muchigan An rbor. Though I am keeping my fingers crossed but I feel you have a good shot at all of them. About HKS, nobody is ever sure what they go for. Last year, one my friend and student mate from LUMS got into HKS without any work experience (STRANGE), but apparently he was able to cover for that by a dual major BSc, strong GPAs and 1400+ GRE and yaaa , he too was a FB scholar.So, as being pointed out, FB scholarship does give u a niche. Its a little too soon, but have U heard anything about Anything from your Universities. CHAoooo.
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