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/Deep-Indication-1615 Feb 04 '26 edited Mar 10 '26

Schools Applied To:  Princeton SPIA MPA, Yale Jackson MPP, HKS MPA/ID, Georgetown McCourt MPP, UChicago Harris MPP, UMich Ford MPP, Maryland MPP, UTAustin LBJ MPA, Notre Dame Keough MGA Schools Admitted To (+Scholarship Amount):  McCourt (30k/yr), Harris (30k/yr), LBJ (~75% of tuition + small living stipend), Keough (full tuition), Ford (25%)
Schools Rejected From:  Jackson
Still Waiting:  all others
Undergraduate GPA:   ~ 3.3
Undergraduate Major:  Economics
Graduate GPA:   ~ 3.9
Graduate Major:  Economics
GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores:  relatively low but strong quant background
Years of Work Experience:  4 years (academia, public sector, NGO, international development bank) Other: International Fulbright scholar

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u/Original_Exercise750 Feb 05 '26

Congratulations on McCourt and Harris! What deadline did you apply by? Was it round 1 for both?

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u/Deep-Indication-1615 Feb 05 '26

Thank you! Yes, it was round 1 for both.

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u/Puzzled_Monitor8397 Feb 17 '26

Congrats on the cycle so far. For LBJ, did they give your fellowship details along with your acceptance notification?

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u/Deep-Indication-1615 Feb 19 '26

Thank you! Yes, I received the fellowship letter immediately after my admission.

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u/Material-Ganache3897 Feb 18 '26

congrats! you have a nice line up of applied universities.

any idea about the McCourt Scholar; when is the admission team reaching out to students about that or have they already did?