Admissions Blog

Sofia Martinez, MPP Class of 2026, shares how she conducted her job search and provides helpful tips and resources for finding on-campus jobs.

As admitted students begin receiving messages from the Orientation team, we reached out to Jen Lombardo, Associate Dean of Students, to answer some frequently asked questions about coding at Harris.

The Dean of Students Office (DOS) looks forward to getting to know you better this fall! In this guest blog, Dean of Students Kate Shannon Biddle, explains the role of an essential point of contact at Harris: your academic advisor.

As students are accepting admission offers to UChicago for Fall 2025, we thought it would be helpful to sit down with Colleen Keefe Poungsiri, our International Affairs Advisor at the Office of International Affairs (OIA). Here, Colleen discusses some of the most frequently asked questions she receives from students starting the visa process.

If you are an admitted student, you may already be thinking about how you can best prepare for the fall. We asked Hanna Seferos, Associate Director of Academic Advising on the Dean of Students, to share some key resources that will help you get ready to hit the ground running at Harris.

Non-credit, on-transcript “Careers In” courses are now offered to Harris students during their first year so they can determine and discover career paths, develop basic applied skills while completing the core curriculum, and competitively position themselves for a range of internships and full-time job opportunities.

Chicago, also known as the Windy City, is located on the shores of Lake Michigan and boasts a rich cultural heritage, impressive architecture, and numerous attractions. It's no surprise that Chicago is a popular tourist destination with people both in the United States and abroad, and when the weather starts to warm up, the city comes alive and offers a wide range of activities for visitors to enjoy. We hope you will come visit us soon and add a campus visit to your itinerary!

Many Harris students bring years of work experience to our community, as well as partners and families. Balancing the return to school with family responsibilities can sometimes be daunting, so in this blog, we share some resources for students with partners and families as they plan the transition to Harris.

The Persuasive Writing Credential (PWC) is not your typical online writing course. Whether you work in writing, policy, or another field, this program will enhance your persuasive writing at all stages. Below are four factors, according to students, that make this program unique.

We wanted to share some answers to frequently asked questions about how  Credential Programs prepare you for your academic and professional career, including examples from the seven-week Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program.

The application for the 2025 Credential Programs is open! We sat down with Shilin Liu, Executive Director of Partnerships & Credential Programs, to answer questions and share tips on how you can maximize a Credential Program’s impact on your academic and professional advancement.

You’ve submitted your application! You’ve taken the next step in your academic and career journey, and you’re ahead of the curve by submitting early. After you submitted your application you probably took a deep breath—or maybe let out a breath you’d been holding in—and you may think all there is left to do is wait for decisions to be released in mid-March. But wait! There are a few things we think you should consider between now and decision release.

It isn’t too early to apply to the Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program! Here we outline the benefits of applying well in advance.

Happy Holidays from the Student Recruitment and Global Outreach (SRGO) team at Harris! The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy will be closed December 24, 2024—January 2, 2025, and your Admissions team will have limited access to email during that time. Before we leave for winter break, we wanted to share with you some of our favorite ways to celebrate winter in Chicago.

One of the unique features of the Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program is the opportunity to engage in hands-on policy research. The faculty-led Capstone Research Project is the culmination and highlight of the seven-week program. We spoke with Austin Wright, Assistant Professor and DPSS Faculty Director, to learn more about the capstone project.

Kerem Tasdan, MPP Class of 2026, shares a helpful, quick reference guide to using public transportation to explore Hyde Park and Chicago!

If you’re in Chicago and you let the cold weather keep you inside, you’ll be missing out on some of the most classic winter activities! Brave the outdoors and experience the thrill of a Midwestern winter by checking out these Chicago activities you can’t find anywhere else.

Martha MacLaren, MPP Class of 2025, shares how she got her internship with the Chicago Mayor's Office, and what she learned.

Evy Lanai, MPP Class of 2025, shares about her summer internship experience with the Commit Partnership, an education nonprofit in Dallas, Texas.

We are excited you are interested in participating in the Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) program! The program offers rigorous academics and robust co-curriculars in a virtual format. There are unique benefits and challenges of virtual learning, and we designed the program so that you will have an immersive academic training and community experience to fully explore the fields of data science and public policy.