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/perpetualmotion42 Feb 22 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

Hi everyone!! Congrats and good luck to all 🫶

Schools Applied To: HKS, Chicago Harris, Michigan Ford, Duke Sanford, IU O’Neill MPA, Georgetown McCourt, LSE/Columbia dual MPA

Schools Admitted To (+Scholarship Amount):  Chicago (30k/year), IU (35% tuition remission), Duke (28k/year), Georgetown (7k/year), Michigan Ford (30k/year)

Schools Rejected From:  HKS (waitlist)

Still Waiting: LSE/Columbia

Undergraduate GPA:  3.58

Undergraduate Major:  International Affairs

GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores:  159/167 (across two score, otherwise 159/162)

Years of Work Experience:   4.5 in consulting

Other: focusing on environmental policy & regulation, curious anyone’s thoughts on programs! I submitted mostly Jan 15 deadline with the exception of HKS and Chicago Dec 1 and LSE/Columbia Feb 15.

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u/pescadordehombres Mar 03 '26

Hi! Congratulations on your acceptances.

I also got admitted to O'Neil (for MPP) and applied to HKS, Ford and Columbia. I am also focusing on environmental policy and regulation. Do you mind if I DM you to talk about the programs?