The Second Round Ding Report by: John A. Byrne on February 14, 2014 | | 142,191 Views February 14, 2014 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Mr. International Development 1500 GRE 3.8 GPA Undergraduate degree from a Public Ivy with a triple major in hard science, humanities, and social studies Extracurricular involvement as a variety athlete, rode bike cross-country, set up social innovation program at my school; now run a state legislature simulation for high school students and am on the board of an organization that tackles corruption in Kenya A Rhodes finalist Work experience includes three years in international development, all at the same company, including one and one-half years in post-conflict work in Afghanistan and one and one-half years in innovation cultivation/management Goal: To get a joint degree with Harvard’s Kennedy School to eventually find private sector solutions that enhance peace and reduce conflict 26-year-old South-Asian male Sandy’s Analysis: Wow, you should have applied 2+2 the year you were a Rhodes finalist. Not sure what happened here. The only thing that comes to mind is the obvious–this seemed too much like pure Kennedy School, both in work experience and orientation. Your goal: “find private sector solutions that enhance peace and reduce conflict” Dunno, had you done any of that? In most cases, stated goals don’t count all that much, but if they confirm other issues in your application, e.g. this is K school not B school (or even joint degree) that can be an issue. Anyway, that is what I can think up with based on the info you sent me. This outcome is surprising, quite frankly. Previous Page Continue ReadingPage 10 of 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.