Admissions Blog

Our Application for Review of Scholarship Award for admitted students is now open! The scholarship reconsideration is open Monday, March 13–Friday, March 24 and decisions will be sent via email by April 10.

Anna Weiss, DPSS’21, MPP Class of 2024, writes about what students can do with R Programming, a coding language for statistical analysis and data visualization, using our Harris Credential Programs, Policy Analytics Credential (PAC) and the Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program, as examples.

We asked our Harris Ambassadors about the highlights of their Admitted Student Week (ASW) and what admitted students should look forward to about ASW this year.

Matt Ryan, MSCAPP Class of 2024, shares what made Technology, Ethics, and Politics with Professor Jeff Jackson his favorite Harris class.

Lindsay Hiser, MPP Class of 2023, shares her coding journey at Harris.

Harris Student Organizations (HSOs) are an opportunity to make connections, put policy into practice, and develop and refine your leadership, teamwork, and project management skills. To kick off the new year, Admissions is hosting a series of HSO Community Chats throughout January. These community chats are a great way to engage with current HSO members about their organization’s work. Join these casual, conversational meetings to ask questions in a small group format.

We sat down with Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels about the uniqueness of the Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program and how it prepares future graduate students and emerging professionals for the field of data analytics and public policy.

I'm Ranjan Daniels, Senior Associate Dean of Student Recruitment & Global Outreach at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. I invite you to watch the Harris 2022 Year in Review and see what incredible young leaders, like yourself, are doing at UChicago. 

The Anubhav Lecture Series, South Asia is a unique program hosted by the Harris School of Public Policy in collaboration with the Indian School of Public Policy to bring together individuals who have motivated change at the grassroots level in South Asia and empower them with skills and training to increase their impact. Read more about this exciting opportunity.

One of the most helpful sources of application tips are students who are already #InAtHarris. We hope you find these tips from our incoming class of 2024 helpful as you complete your application.

Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels writes about his experience seeing 1919 at the iconic Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago.

After completing the rigorous Core Curriculum, Harris MPP students often say they felt better prepared to make meaningful, data-driven contributions in their summer internships. We asked a few second year MPP students to tell us about their internship experiences.

Funding and financial aid are top concerns for many students—especially international students who need to indicate a certain amount of funds in order to apply for the F-1 or J-1 student visa. This is why we have put together six tips to help as you prepare to invest in your future.

The Harris School of Public Policy is offering a new specialization for its students, Social and Economic Inequality. We spoke with Professor Dan Black to get the details and learn what students can look forward to exploring through the specialization’s coursework.

Data and Programming for Public Policy I - R (PPHA 30535) is the first installment in a data science course sequence at Harris where students learn to program in the coding language R. Lindsay Hiser, MPP Class of 2023, shares her experience taking the course with Associate Professor Peter Ganong during the Spring 2022 quarter. If you’re interested in experiencing a class with Peter Ganong, attend his Masterclass on Thursday, August 11 to learn about the impact of public policies on people facing financial difficult financial circumstances.

Victoria Sellas, MPP'22, shares her thoughts on imposter syndrome, the phenomenon in which people feel as though they do not belong or deserve to be where they are, despite evidence of high achievement.

Applicants frequently request more information on the application rounds and the benefits of one deadline over the other. If you are interested in our full-time degree programs, we recommend applying by the earliest deadline possible. Read about the benefits of applying early.

The Evening Master's Program (EMP) at Harris is specifically designed to equip you with the skills to help you make a measurable impact in Chicago and around the world, all while continuing to work at your organization. The final deadline to apply to the class starting in fall 2022 is July 5. Read our blog overview of career outcomes, program breakdown, and the EMP student body.

Ezra Serrins, MPP Class of 2023, shares some advice on getting the most value out of your academic experience at Harris.

Tylor Collier, MPP Class of 2023, writes about how she landed her job as a Graduate Assistant (GA) with the Student Recruitment and Global Outreach team and what her day-to-day work entails. Interested in applying for graduate assistantships at Harris and across campus? Incoming students can apply through the GRAD Gargoyle and HarrisLink websites.