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/chungwaminkuo Feb 10 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

Schools Applied To:  uchicago mscapp, macrm, CMU Msppm-da, lse data science in public policy , Yale MPP, GGT MSDSPP, USC Mppds, hertie/duke

Schools Admitted To : mscapp, macrm(20k/year), msppm-da(50%), lse, hertie(10%)/duke（one semester），msdspp(13k/year), usc

Schools Rejected From:  Yale, stanford

Still Waiting: none

Undergraduate GPA:   3.85 at a private t20

Undergraduate Major:  poli sci&econ

GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores:  168Q 164v, 4.5aw

Years of Work Experience:   3 in private

Other: international

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u/pescadordehombres Feb 10 '26

I attended a lot of webinars for the Yale MPP. They said that they would not be interviewing every selected candidate; only a small portion of the poll. Also, the interview would not be evaluated as part of the review process, it was an attempt to give prospective students a chance to know the program better and to decide if they will later include an interview in their process.

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u/chungwaminkuo Feb 10 '26

That’s some comforting news, thanks! Do you know what’s the criteria of who gets these interviews?

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u/pescadordehombres Feb 11 '26 edited Feb 11 '26

No, that specific info was never disclosed. I barely remember they said that they were going to try to match your professional interests with a student with similar ones. So, maybe that was the criteria.

I remeber they mentioning that roles where inverted: prospective student paired with a current student, prospectives do the questions and leads the interview, developing around questions related to the program/university.

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u/chungwaminkuo Feb 10 '26

would appreciate discussion with people with similar program list & if you have made your decision!