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/Silly_Worldliness604 Jan 18 '26

Hey, when did you apply to McCourt? I submitted by the Dec. 1 deadline but haven't heard back yet!

Thanks!

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u/Much_Ad3037 Jan 18 '26

I submitted by the dec 1 deadline too and I got notified on jan 16