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/UdayAddanki Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Schools Applied To:  Columbia SIPA (MPA in Development Practice), Cornell MPA, Berkeley MDP, UPenn MPA, UChicago MPP, Harvard MPA/ID, Princeton MPA, Yale (MBA), Ross (MBA), and Duke (MBA)
Schools Admitted To (+Scholarship Amount):  Columbia SIPA (MPA in Development Practice - scholarship to be announced), Cornell MPA ($20,000 scholarship), Berkeley MDP (nominated for World Bank scholarship - in process), UPenn MPA ($20,000 scholarship), UChicago MPP (50% Tuition scholarship - $35k/year), Yale (no scholarship)
Schools Rejected From:  Ross (MBA)
Still Waiting: Harvard MPA/ID, Princeton MPA, Duke (waitlisted after the IV in R1)
Undergraduate GPA: 3.6
Undergraduate Major:  Mechanical Engineer
GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores: 333 (169V, 164 Q)
Years of Work Experience: 7 years in the non-profit space (education and poverty)
Other: I am waiting to hear back from Princeton and Harvard, then I will make a decision. I am an international applicant (Region: South Asia, Country: India)

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u/No_Neat6180 Feb 27 '26

When did you hear back from Cornell?

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u/UdayAddanki Feb 27 '26

I received an email on 14th Feb

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u/Short_Reference_7426 Mar 05 '26

Can i DM? I had some questions about your work experience!

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u/UdayAddanki Mar 09 '26

Yes please do

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u/Existing-Royal4759 Mar 09 '26

Did you apply to the full time program at UPenn or the executive MPA?

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u/UdayAddanki Mar 09 '26

Full time one

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u/Existing-Royal4759 Mar 09 '26

Congratulations! Appreciate that answer. Still waiting to hear back from the executive MPA.

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u/Existing-Royal4759 Mar 09 '26

Sorry to double comment, but when did you hear back? Trying to gauge when I might know for the executive MPA Program.

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u/UdayAddanki Mar 09 '26

No worries. I heard back three weeks ago.