Calling Duke MPP 2015 Applicants..

[divertan]

Hi!

 

Have been surfing the grad cafe forums on and off for the last few months, and was hoping to meet other people who've applied to Sanford for the MPP and hope to matriculate in Fall 2015...was looking for a thread for this year's app cycle, just to keep myself calm I think, but couldn't find one - am I on the wrong forum for this? 

 

Thought us aspiring Duke MPP grads could get to know each other on this thread, share profiles and keep everyone updated on if/when they hear from Sanford, and how...so far, I've got an email thanking me for my app, telling me decisions will start getting sent in early March, and inviting me to their open house at the end of March...not like I could fly halfway across the world for it tho! 

 

I'm an international applicant, and qualified as a lawyer - worked at a top corporate law firm in India for a year and a half, and have been working in human rights/development sector since last January - have a pretty crap GPA (which doesn't exactly convert to the US scale, but should be a 3.2 according to the DES website), a decent GRE [321 - 156 Q, 165 V, 5 AW], and limited work ex in the policy sector...

 

Would love to get to know other people who've also applied to Sanford this year, and best of luck!

 

 

Edited to remove an extra "the". Now going back to my SOP to ensure I didn't make a similar mistake there - neurotic, I know! 

Edited January 13, 2015 by divertan

[Glitter1nTheAir]

Hi divertan,

 

Perhaps you can also post in the Government Affairs board http://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/11-government-affairs/

 

It looks like there are plenty of aspiring MPP members who are there

 

Good luck with your app!

Edited January 13, 2015 by Glitter1nTheAir

[divertan]

Thanks so much, Glitter1nTheAir, have taken your advice...hopefully some Duke aspirants will get back to me on that thread! =D