Profile Review for Dual Degree MPP/MBA
Hi all!
I'm looking to put together an application next year or the year after for an MBA/MPP dual degree or integrated program with the hopes of going into public sector consulting prior to entering local/municipal politics towards the end of my career. I'm looking into a variety of T15 programs and will apply to one or two M7's that have good partnerships or integrated program partners.
Dual Degree partnership school in ()'s
Reach: Booth(Harris), Sloan(Harvard Kennedy), Haas(Goldman)
Target: Tuck(HKS), Ross(Ford), Fuqua(Sanford), Darden(SAIS)
Safety: McCombs(LBJ)
Stats:
3.5 GPA Top 30 overall ranked university, top 10 in UG fields of study (Economics and International Development)
326 GRE: 164 (V) 94%, 162 (Q) 78%, 5.5 AWA 98%
Work Experience:
At the time I'd matriculate (Fall 2022) I'd have 3.5-4 years WE post-grad. Most of this spent in financial technology as a technical consultant. In my first 18 months, I've had two promotions (Associate, Senior Associate, Consultant) but I expect this to kind of flatten out (might make Sr Consultant by this timeline).
Aside from that, I've also got a year of really interesting internship experience given my angle on public sector consulting. Interned at the UN (did counter-terror, economic development, human rights, climate, etc) as well as 10 months as a Congressional intern during school part-time and summers full-time.
Extracurrics:
College
- Alpha Phi Omega community service fraternity. Environment co-chair. Organized volunteer activities with local and state DNR offices. Just shy of two years, probably ~ 60-80 hours per semester.
- Model UN: was on my university's competitive Model UN team. Won a few awards over two years, but who cares. Mentored younger delegates.
- Economics Society member
- Coached a high school basketball team my Sophomore year of UG
Post-Grad
- Currently volunteering 10 hours per week with a local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Designing an e-commerce store for them and integrating their inventory tracking using Quickbooks. Decent chance of winning volunteer of the year this year and will potentially be nominated to be on the board of the local chapter at the end of the year. Fits in well with public service angle and ties in with my degree in development and experience at the UN.
Note: Likely will not apply to all 8 schools listed, but those are probably my top 8 programs based on my research so far.
Looking for a sanity check on those goals... is M7/T10 a possibility for me? Thanks!!
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