MA in Public Policy :GRE 1390 : Pls give advice

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<p>Hi All,</p>

<p>I am applying for MA in Publc policy (Fall 2011) . Planning to apply to the following places. Pls let me know your opinion , whether they are safe/ambitious, chances of funding/assistantship. Also, let me know if I missed any univ where I should have applied.</p>

<p>Profile
BTech in Computer Science Engineering [2009] - 79.6% ( 5th in class of 55)
Best Outgoing student of 2009 from college( from 250 students)
Lots of extra curriculars through out college, including some bit of community service work.</p>

<p>1 year IT work ex with Oracle Corporation , India</p>

<p>Class 10th: 94.3% , Class 12 :94 %</p>

<p>GRE: 1390[ Verbal:630, Q:760, AWA:awaited]</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Master of Public Admin. at Rockfeller, State university of New York
<a href="http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/academ..._mpa.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/academ..._mpa.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li>
<li><p>Master of Public Affairs at University of Texas, Austin
Master</a> of Public Affairs Program (MPAff) | Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs</p></li>
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<p>3.Master of Public policy at University of Michigan
Master</a> of Public Policy (MPP) | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy</p>

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<li><p>Master of Public policy at George Mason
<a href="http://policy.gmu.edu/Home/AcademicProfe...fault.aspx%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://policy.gmu.edu/Home/AcademicProfe...fault.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li>
<li><p>MPA in Development practise at Columbia University ( interesting course, seems available only at SIPA)
<a href="http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/academics/d...culum.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/academics/d...culum.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li>
<li><p>Master of Public policy at University of Maryland
Degree</a> Programs | Public Policy, University of Maryland</p></li>
<li><p>MA in Public policy at John Hopkins Univ
Masters</a> of Arts in Public Policy | Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)</p></li>
<li><p>Also,University College London and London School of Economics offers a one year Msc in Public policy.
<a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/teaching/master...lic-policy%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/teaching/master...lic-policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li>
</ol>

<p>I want to shortlist to 6 universities from this list. Priority is of course chances of assistant ship/funding. Please let me know ur valuable advise.</p>

<p>Thanks a ton</p>

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