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Thanks to our Team Harris Ambassador, Tiffany Kwak (MPP'18), for this post!
Chicago is a world-class city that is made up of 77 (!) different neighborhoods. The University of Chicago has called the neighborhood of Hyde Park its home since 1890, and it’s safe to say a lot has changed in the area since then. As a love letter to Hyde Park, here are some of my favorite spots throughout the historical neighborhood:
Thanks to our Director of Recruitment, Jenny Erickson, for providing her application tips for this admissions cycle!
We frequently receive this question from eager students searching for opportunities to strengthen their application, as well as those who are concerned about specific aspects of their application. Actually, we probably receive this question in some way, shape, or form from almost all incoming students, with a slight turn on the phrasing:
With less than thirty (30!) days until our first Early Action deadline, the Recruitment Team is donning their superhero costumes to get ready to power through your carefully prepared applications.
For those of you who have questions regarding the application process, we have three upcoming webinars:
General Information Webinar
Hi everyone! My name is Estela and I work for the Admissions office at Harris. My husband Eduardo is a current second-year MPP student. I am going to share some of our journey with you! It has been an amazing and unforgettable experience – I can’t believe two years is almost over!
Check out all the events we're planning for the first week of November! Thanks to our Team Harris Senior Ambassador, Tyler Barron (MPP'18) for this post!
A Conversation with Arne Duncan
Thanks to our Team Harris student ambassador, Tiffany Kwak (MPP'18), for this post! Tiffany currently serves as the Director of Marketing for one of our student organizations. Read on to learn more!
As you move through the application process, be sure to check out the profiles of our current students and alumni. These pieces are a great way to hear from our Master's candidates- past and present - on how their degree helped to elevate their career, follow a passion for change, and why they chose Harris to continue their studies.
Check out all the events we're planning for the fifth week of October! Thanks to our Team Harris Senior Ambassador, Tyler Barron (MPP'18) for this post!
Fall Open House
Thanks to Recruitment Specialist Emma Richardson for this post!
I had the pleasure of seeing the co-hosts of "Pod Save America", the wildly popular podcast series from former Obama speechwriters and strategists, twice last week during their stop in Chicago on tour.
Check out all the events we're planning for the fourth week of October! Thanks to our Team Harris Senior Ambassador, Tyler Barron (MPP'18) for this post!
Human Rights in Crisis: War, Famine and Refugees
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Thanks to our Senior Team Harris member, Sally Park (MPP 18), for this guest post!
Thanks to Senior Team Harris Ambassador, Tiffany Kwak (MPP 18), for this blog post on her Hydropolitics class!
For the first installment of Faculty Friday, I am excited to highlight one of my classes this quarter - Hydropolitics: Water Policy and Conflict with Dr. Michael Tiboris. If you are able to join us at Harris for a campus visit this autumn quarter, Hydropolitics is the campus visit class that is offered on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am.
Thanks to Senior Team Harris member Peter Biava (MPP/MBA 19) for this post!
Thanks to Senior Team Harris Ambassador, Peter Biava (MPP'19) for this post!
As a Team Harris member, I get a lot of questions from prospective students who are interested to learn more about what it’s like to study public policy at UChicago Harris. There are questions about social life, policy concentrations, research roles, campus jobs… even where to get a great deal on winter jackets. But the type of question I get the most is about...MATH!
Check out all the events we're attending to kick off October! Thanks to our Team Harris Senior Ambassador, Tyler Barron (MPP'18) for this post!
Get To Know Harris! A General Information Webinar
What: Please join our admissions team including current UChicago student workers to gain tips for improving your application.
We've been making our rounds at several large fairs this autumn and we've still got many others yet to go. You can see our previous blog post about where we've been and where we are going. You can also always refer back to our Events page to look up and register for upcoming events. We wanted to write a post that detailed some of the best practices for fair attendance that we've utilized and observed.
This fall, the University of Chicago will be commemorating of one of its most historically significant contributions - the world's first sustained nuclear reaction, on December 2nd, 1942. The 75th anniversary of the event will be recognized with a series of events leading up to December 2nd, 2017.
Many incoming applicants to Harris have questions on how their work experience will be viewed, the level of importance placed on having significant work experience, and the length and format of their resume. We see students who have a variety of professional backgrounds. Many of our students have a few years of work experience in a particular field, while others have recently graduated and have not yet begun their professional careers but typically have had some internship, volunteer, or extracurricular experience while pursuing their undergraduate degree.
I had the opportunity to see the smash hit musical Hamilton in Chicago. For those of you outside the US, Hamilton is phenomenon that has captured hearts and playlists of people of all ages. Created by Lin Manuel Miranda, Hamilton chronicles the life of Alexander Hamilton one of the more influential and colorful founding fathers of the US. There are geniuses...outliers...and then Lin-Manuel Miranda. You could lock six billion people in a room for a year and not one could come up with something as original as Hamilton.
We frequently receive this question from eager applicants searching for opportunities to strengthen their application, as well as students who are concerned about specific aspects of their application. Actually, we probably receive this question from almost all incoming students.