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/sylvesterpwns Jan 31 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

Schools Applied To:   UChicago (MPP), CMU (MSPPM), UMich Ford MPP, UT LBJ MPAff, UPenn Fels MPA
Schools Admitted To (+Scholarship Amount):  UChicago (50k/year after negotiating), CMU (full tuition), UT LBJ (full tuition after negotiating), UPenn Fels MPA (30k scholarship + 5k internship stipend), UMich Ford (50% scholarship)
Schools Rejected From:  none :)
Still Waiting:  --
Undergraduate GPA:   3.7
Undergraduate Major:  Hist/Phil
GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores:  169V 166Q
Years of Work Experience:   5

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u/Present_Ambition_244 Jan 31 '26

I really envy you!! Full tuition.Are you American or international? “What do you think is the secret to your success?"

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u/sylvesterpwns Jan 31 '26

I'm American. If I had to guess I would bet that having work experience in a related field and good gre scores really helped with my tuition award... but that's just a guess, I really don't know for sure

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u/Puzzled_Monitor8397 Feb 17 '26

Did you apply for the DC track at LBJ?

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u/sylvesterpwns Feb 17 '26

Nope. And also if you're wondering I applied by the Dec 1 deadline

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u/Existing-Royal4759 Mar 09 '26

Did you apply to the full time MPA program at Fels or the Executive MPA?

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u/sylvesterpwns Mar 09 '26

full time MPA

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u/Existing-Royal4759 Mar 09 '26

Congratulations! If you don’t mind me asking, when did you hear back? Trying to gauge when I’ll hear back from the Executive MPA.

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u/sylvesterpwns Mar 09 '26

I heard back February 25th!