Public Policy Graduate School Admission Results

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School Program Added On Decision
Imperial College Business School
Economics and Public Policy PhD
March 22, 2021
Accepted on 15 Mar
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Accepted on 15 Mar
Fall 2021
International
GRE 170
GRE V 162
GRE AW 4.50
GPA 4.00

Just declined a fully-funded offer as they don't have any macro profs at all. Good luck to anyone waiting to hear back. GPA is from M.A. Econ at a US top 10 school. 1 year part-time RA during Masters; Acceptance: Pompeu Fabra (BGSE PhD Track), Georgetown, Imperial College Business School; Interviewed: Warwick; Waitlisted: UC Irvine, ZGSE; Rejections: MIT, Stanford, U Chicago, LSE, Columbia, UCSD, Kellogg MEDS, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, Toulouse M2 ETE;

Harvard University
Public Policy Masters
March 21, 2021
Accepted on 18 Mar
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Accepted on 18 Mar
Fall 2021
American
GRE 164
GRE V 167
GRE AW 5.00
GPA 3.48

Accepted with no financial aid. 3 years WE at a think tank, 3.48 GPA and decent GRE scores.

University of Southern California
Public Policy Masters
March 21, 2021
Accepted on 11 Mar
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Accepted on 11 Mar
Fall 2021
International
GPA 4.00
Sciences Po
Master In Public Policy Masters
March 21, 2021
Accepted on 18 Feb
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Accepted on 18 Feb
Fall 2021
International
GPA 4.00

Recent undergraduate in related field with excellent academic scores and few relevant internships. Yet to hear back from Emile Boutmy Scholarship.

Harvard Kennedy School
Public Policy Masters
March 21, 2021
Accepted on 18 Mar
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Accepted on 18 Mar
Fall 2021
American
GRE 160
GRE V 161
GRE AW 4.00
GPA 3.70
Harvard University
Public Policy Masters
March 21, 2021
Accepted on 18 Mar
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Accepted on 18 Mar
Fall 2021
American
GRE 158
GRE V 164
GRE AW 4.50
GPA 3.50

Awarded the Zuckerman fellowship for one year of full funding (tuition + medical + stipend)

George Washington (GW)
Public Policy and Administration PhD
March 21, 2021
Accepted on 12 Mar
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Accepted on 12 Mar
Fall 2021
American
GPA 4.00

Just rejected the offer. Best of luck to those on the waiting list! To those asking about funding: During a meeting with a faculty member, I was informed that GW was unable to provide any fully funded PhD offers this cycle.

Tufts University
Joint Economics And Public Policy PhD
March 19, 2021
Wait listed on 19 Mar
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Wait listed on 19 Mar
Fall 2021
International
Columbia University
Public Administration- Environmental Science And Policy Masters
March 19, 2021
Wait listed on 19 Mar
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Wait listed on 19 Mar
Fall 2021
American
GPA 3.37

2 Yrs. Consulting Experience. No Environmental Science background

University Of Toronto
Munk School - Master Of Public Policy Masters
March 19, 2021
Accepted on 18 Mar
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Accepted on 18 Mar
Fall 2021
International
GPA 4.00

Accepted with 20k scholarship

Temple University
Public Policy Masters
March 19, 2021
Accepted on 18 Mar
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Accepted on 18 Mar
Fall 2021
American
GPA 3.37
Georgetown University
Human Development And Public Policy/Psychology PhD
March 18, 2021
Rejected on 16 Mar
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Rejected on 16 Mar
Fall 2021
GRE 162
GRE V 165
GPA 3.75

I thought I might have a shot, but no interview.

Carnegie Mellon University
Public Policy Masters
March 18, 2021
Accepted on 18 Mar
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Accepted on 18 Mar
Fall 2021
International

Email to check portal

Duke University
Public Policy Masters
March 10, 2021
Wait listed on 9 Mar
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Wait listed on 9 Mar
Fall 2021
International
GRE 169
GRE V 158
GRE AW 4.00
GPA 3.73
Duke University
Public Policy PhD
March 10, 2021
Rejected on 8 Mar
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Rejected on 8 Mar
Fall 2021
American

Email to check website. Econ track. Pre-doc and GRE scores sig higher than those of admitted students in previous years. Their loss.

Duke University
Public Policy Masters
March 10, 2021
Wait listed on 10 Mar
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Wait listed on 10 Mar
Fall 2021
International
GPA 3.85
Duke University
Public Policy Masters
March 10, 2021
Wait listed on 10 Mar
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Wait listed on 10 Mar
Fall 2021
International
Duke University
Public Policy Masters
March 10, 2021
Wait listed on 10 Mar
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Wait listed on 10 Mar
Fall 2021
American
GPA 3.50
Duke University
Public Policy Masters
March 10, 2021
Wait listed on 10 Mar
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Wait listed on 10 Mar
Fall 2021
International

gre submitted

University Of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Public Policy Masters
March 10, 2021
Rejected on 9 Mar
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Rejected on 9 Mar
Fall 2021
International
GRE 161
GRE V 164
GRE AW 3.50
GPA 2.50

Did mech. engg. in undergrad and didn't like it, so switched to an urban policy career over the years. Got great feedback from admissions officer for application, but clearly that didn't cut it.

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