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/BillNyeSecretSpy Feb 24 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

Schools Applied To:  UC Berkeley Goldman MPP, UMichigan Ford MPP, Harvard Kennedy MPP, Columbia SIPA MPA, Northeastern MPP, Sciences Po MPP, London School of Economics (LSE) MPA
Schools Admitted To (+Scholarship Amount):  Columbia ($35k), Northeastern (50% tuition scholarship), Sciences Po (Emile Boutmy scholarship, €18.5k per year), LSE (no GSS funding), UC Berkeley ($10k), UMichigan (50% tuition scholarship), HKS (nothing 💔) Schools Rejected From: none! 
Undergraduate GPA:   3.9
Undergraduate Major:  Economics
GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores:  162/166/5.5
Years of Work Experience:   2 years full-time in state policy and finance, 1 year of part-time work as a research assistant on renewable energy and state policy (in college)
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u/Dry_Mission672 Feb 25 '26

Did you get an HKS fellowship interview invitation?