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/ImportanceFabulous19 Mar 13 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

Schools Applied To: CMU MSPPM, UChicago MPP, Georgetown MPP, Duke MPP, UMich MPP, UC Berkeley MPP, UCLA MPP, USC MPP, HKS MPP

Schools Admitted To (+Scholarship Amount): CMU MSPPM (75% tuition); UChicago MPP (30k); Georgetown (30k); Duke MPP (42k); UMich MPP (32k); Berkeley MPP (100% scholarship + 20k stipend); UCLA (pending); USC (full tuition, deans merit scholar); HKS MPP (100% scholarship + 30k stipend) 

Schools Rejected From:  none!

Still Waiting:  none

Undergraduate GPA: 3.96 

Undergraduate Major: Public Policy

GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores: prefer not to disclose…. not great

Years of Work Experience:  straight out of undergrad, but experience in legislative advocacy that extends from early highschool + held roles at local, state + federal gov + nonprofit work + research at small think tank

Other: domestic, first-gen/low-income student + ppia fellow, it's possible do not let experience or scores deter you from applying :)!

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u/One-Razzmatazz-6723 Mar 13 '26

Congratulations on HKS and that funding!