Admissions Blog

Our alumni have been sharing their stories about how they’re addressing policy challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and we wanted to share their experience as an inspiration to incoming students. Carolina Rojas, MPP’06, Vice Minister of Mines at the Ministry of Mines and Energy for the Republic of Colombia, shares some of the difficult decisions her country is facing and how her policy training is enabling her to respond in timely and efficient ways to this unprecedented challenge.

The Harris Admissions team hopes you are staying safe and healthy during these unprecedented times.  Although there is a lot of uncertainty, we take comfort in the fact that researchers from across the University of Chicago have been rapidly planning key steps in the battle against COVID-19. We rounded up some resources to share with you about UChicago’s response to this global pandemic.  

Jordan Graham, MPP Class of 2021, previously wrote a post about his favorite class fall quarter, so we thought we’d check back in with him to see what his favorite winter quarter 2020 class was.

Maybe you’re #InAtHarris, or maybe you’re still in the process of applying and want to know more about life in Chicago. We’ve rounded up five recent blog posts that will help give you a picture of what Chicago, and the Harris community, is like.

We have made the decision to cancel our Admitted Student Day as a precautionary step. However, we are pleased to announce Virtual Admitted Student Week March 30–April 3.

We’ve asked several Harristas about their daily routines, so look forward to seeing more “Day in the Life” posts from our students. We start with Nora McConnell Johnson, MPP Class of 2021.

Are you wrapping up your application for our Round 3 deadline on June 1? We rounded up some helpful resources before you hit "submit."

Tianming (Timmy) Yang, Master of Public Policy (MPP) Class of 2021, and Harris Country Ambassador, writes about his team’s experience creating an app that won the Data Analytics team’s hackathon, Harris.

Hanyu Liu, Master of Environmental Science Policy (MSESP) Class of 2020, writes about how she found her summer internship developing sustainable investing initiatives at the World Resources Institute.

Joshua Kruskal, MS in Environmental Science and Policy, Class of 2020, and Editor-in-Chief of Chicago Policy Review, shared how the journal shaped him as a writer.

Sabrina de la Vega, MPP Class of 2021, discusses the ways she found and built community at Harris after moving from Washington, D.C. to Chicago.

As a follow-up to our recent blog, Six Funding and Financial Aid Tips For International Students, we asked two Country Ambassadors—Camila Pérez, MPP Class of ‘21, and Nikunj Singh, MPP Class of ‘21—about the cost of living in Chicago.

Andrew Beeler, MPP Class of 2021 and former Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy, writes about why he decided to pursue his MPP at Harris and his experience running for State Representative while pursuing his degree.

We understand that finances are a major concern for most students. The Office of Admissions has gathered the below information to help you during your decision-making process.

Alejandro D. González López, Master of Arts in International Development and Policy (MAIDP) Class of '20, reflects on his first quarter while planning for academic, career and personal success this winter!

Harris is home to students from around the globe, and international student have shared unique questions regarding the application process. All interested students can find a round-up of the questions we most commonly receive from interested international students.

Patrick Lavallee Delgado, MS in Computational Analysis and Public Policy (MSCAPP) '20, reflects on his experience using big data to solve public policy problems in the MSCAPP program.

During the four-week University of Chicago Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program, top global students and young professionals gain a foundation in data analytics and build community while exploring all that Chicago has to offer. We asked the 2019 DPSS graduates to tell us about their experiences outside of the classroom.

Happy Holidays from the Student Recruitment and Global Outreach (SRGO) team at Harris! We wanted to share with you some of our favorite ways to celebrate winter in Chicago.

Want to learn more about the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy? Please join members of our staff for coffee chats in Chicago and surrounding suburbs this winter! We will be available to answer your application questions or general inquiries about Harris.