Question about internships/work experience before graduate school

boysx3
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:58:11 +0000

OP–my son has just completed his MPP at a top program. He was one of the few accepted to the program that did not have significant work experience, but he had substantial experience through internships. Even so, he sometimes felt disadvantaged, although he finished at the top of his class.

Don’t make excuses about your campus not having political groups. Start one. Or start a forum. Or become involved in politics off campus. Or write a political blog. Or get an internship in a related field, such as communications.

And don’t make excuses about not having time. My son took anywhere from 17-22 hours a QUARTER (crazy double major/double minor) while managing to work his internships and maintain the grades that got him in to the MPP program.

It’s what the students who get in to the top programs do.