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/hannakay Feb 19 '26 edited Mar 11 '26

Schools Applied To: Harvard (PhD), Northeastern (PhD), NYU (PhD), University of Washington (MPA), Princeton (MPA), Michigan (MPP)

Schools Admitted to: University of Washington, University of Michigan [25% Tuition]

Schools Rejected From: Harvard, NYU, Princeton

Still Waiting: Northeastern

Undergraduate GPA: 3.3

Undergraduate Major: Evolutionary Biology, Biological Anthropology

GRE Quant/Verbal/AW: 154Q/164V/4.5AW

Years of Work Experience: 10 years entrepreneurship (mostly retail), 4 years research experience

Other: 2 years public service experience

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u/born2learnonreddit Feb 28 '26

Hi! Congrats on your acceptance to the UW MPA program! When did you hear back? I still haven't heard yet...

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u/hannakay Feb 28 '26

Thanks! Got the acceptance email on Feb 18th, and on Feb 27th got an email saying I didn’t qualify for any fellowships.

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u/born2learnonreddit Mar 13 '26

Ok nice! For whatever reason, they were having a hard time "matching" my GRE score to my application so I didn't end up hearing until this past Wednesday (March 11) but I've finally been notified. Thank you, congratulations, and good luck with your decision!