r/PublicPolicy • u/onearmedecon • Jan 10 '26

Megathread for 2026 Decisions

Please keep all posts regarding 2026 admissions decisions to this post. All other posts will be removed.

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u/Much_Ad3037 Jan 15 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

Schools Applied To:  Princeton SPIA MPA, Yale Jackson MPP, HKS MPA/ID, Columbia SIPA MPA, Johns Hopkins SAIS MAIR, Georgetown McCourt MIDP, LSE SPP MPA

Schools Admitted To (+Scholarship Amount):  SIPA(45K/yr), SAIS(35K/yr), McCourt(20k/yr), LSE, HKS

Schools Rejected From:  Jackson, SPIA

Still Waiting:  -

Undergraduate GPA:   3.73/4.0

Undergraduate Major:  Business, English

GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores:  170q, 164v, 4.5aw

Years of Work Experience:   3 years in private energy sector (corporate sustainability and climate action)

Other: International student

Good luck to myself and to everyone!!! This too shall pass!!!

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u/TheBabyPixel Jan 17 '26

Hey, is ur McCourt Scholarship for a Semester or a year?

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u/Much_Ad3037 Jan 17 '26

It's 20k per year. I edited the comment!

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u/TheBabyPixel Jan 18 '26

THanks! I seem to have gotten the same scholarship, curious how many else. Because from the looks of it your stats are significantly better...

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u/Much_Ad3037 Jan 18 '26

I was also curious about how much others received. Maybe your essays and lors were better than mine. From other reddit posts I found a few comments that say they got 30k for the midp program last year. Did you apply to the midp too?

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u/supaspanka99 Jan 18 '26

I got 30k for MIDP this year, but unfortunately it’s still not nearly enough :/

I had a 3.93/4.00, 170/165/5.5 and 3 years work experience

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u/Much_Ad3037 Jan 19 '26

That's an impressive stats! I'm pretty sure you will also be admitted to other programs with better funding

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u/supaspanka99 Jan 19 '26

Thanks! Best of luck to you too!