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MPA/ID Virtual Information Session
Jose Zurita
09:03:20 AM
Ok
Adrien Aixala
09:03:22 AM
It works!
Hayden Hubbard
09:03:23 AM
Yes
Rachel Chan
09:03:24 AM
Confirm!
Hyunhee Moon
09:03:25 AM
totally works!
Sebastián Espinoza
09:03:26 AM
Hi! perfect
Anna Dißmann
09:03:27 AM
works
Tatiana Fokina
09:03:28 AM
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Daniela Monsalve
09:03:29 AM
Yes, confirm
Yinghui Lin
09:03:29 AM
confirm!
Henry Sahdala
09:03:29 AM
Sounds good
Judith Uher
09:03:30 AM
Yes thank you
Tatiana Fokina
09:03:37 AM
ok
Gunjan Bhartiya
09:03:38 AM
I can hear you
Balkis Chaabane
09:03:40 AM
works perfectly!
Mouhaman Arabi
09:03:40 AM
i works
Laura Pérez
09:03:46 AM
Audio works perfectly!
Jitender Singh
09:04:04 AM
hi
Nelly Rousseau
09:04:52 AM
the audio does not work with Safari ?
Mary Downs
09:05:42 AM
If you are having any tech issues, we recommend using Chrome or Firefox browsers, as we have found the chat platform works best on these browsers
Nelly Rousseau
09:06:22 AM
ok, thank you Mary
Umar Iqbal
09:06:55 AM
Working perfectly now, thank you! :)
Umar Iqbal
09:14:44 AM
Lost the audio...
Prashanth Chinnappanavar
09:18:14 AM
Is there any way we can take up the pre-requisites courses (macro and micro economics ) online ??
Judith Uher
09:19:36 AM
Will this presentation be made available please?
Mary Downs
09:21:02 AM
Hi Judith, yes we will post the recording of this session online in the next week.
Judith Uher
09:21:49 AM
Thank you
Nikhil George
09:25:21 AM
I missed the first few minutes and am not sure if you'll be taking questions at the end or right now through chat. So apologies. But I wanted to know how do students usually complete the econ/ math coursework before enrolling? I know Coursera courses don't count, are there any other online courses that students usually take/ that HKS recommends?
Rachel Chan
09:27:43 AM
Thanks for this presentation! How should we meet the criteria for multivariable calculus if we did not take that coursework in university? Is work experience mandatory, or is there a minimum (rather than recommended) work experience requirement we should meet?
Mary Downs
09:28:46 AM
Feel free to submit questions here, but we will wait to answer questions until the end of the presentation
Hayden Hubbard
09:33:01 AM
Are applicants able to apply for multiple joint degree programs?
Adrien Aixala
09:33:02 AM
Hello! If the MPA ID is the only graduate program I apply to, is it better for me to take the GMAT or the GRE? Or both are equally considered?
Adrien Aixala
09:33:21 AM
Thanks!
Henry Sahdala
09:33:35 AM
Hi, besides from my job, i do some volunteer work with TECHO in my country. Because of certain rules in my job, my boss cannot write me a recommendation letter at the moment. Could i submit a letter from my supervisor in the organization where i volunteer?
Prashanth Akunuri
09:33:56 AM
Can work experience in the private sector (not related to social development) considered? Thanks.
Kwong See
09:34:52 AM
Appreciate the presentation, had learnt a lot - thank you! (Sorry for being late, had prior work commitments, thank you)
Johan Cañas
09:35:37 AM
The slides will be available after the presentation?
Vainess Mollel
09:36:00 AM
Hi,
Anna Dißmann
09:37:11 AM
To David and Jose: Do you think doing another Master before the MPA did make sense?
Daniela Monsalve
09:37:23 AM
Yes Johan, They will post the recording of this session online in the next week
Vainess Mollel
09:38:41 AM
i am awarded chevening scholarship to study MA Public Policy and Public Management at the University of Eat Anglia in England starting this september. But i did MA Economics and Statistics but i am intrested in this program do you allow people with a Master degree to apply for this program. I will have my Master Degree by September next year. I am a Tanzania -East Africa
Henry Sahdala
09:39:56 AM
Hi Alina, could you please repeat where did you work on Randomized Controlled Trials?
Vainess Mollel
09:39:58 AM
I am sorry its BA Economics and Statistics and not MA
Vainess Mollel
09:40:41 AM
I will join University of East Anglia this year and its a one year program
Rachel Chan
09:41:33 AM
David, was there a reason you chose to pursue an international development programme in the US, rather than in the UK? (Eg Oxbridge, LSE, SOAS, etc)
Gunjan Bhartiya
09:47:21 AM
I have done Master in Social Work, can I apply?
Shivani Gupta
09:48:43 AM
To Jose and Alina, is there any specific focus on stata, R or any other softwares that can be used for statistical analysis in the program?
Daniela Monsalve
09:48:47 AM
What period of time do you recommend that is necessary for a good application?
Sebastián Espinoza
09:49:27 AM
Hi, Sebastián from Chile here. Could Alina elaborate on the MBA + MPA-ID experience? is it a good combination or would she rather prefer to do only the MBA and then the MPA-ID or vice versa? Thanks
Nelly Rousseau
09:49:38 AM
who is reading applications ?
Shivani Gupta
09:49:50 AM
Question 2 - Do you think this is a good program for someone to do before they enter into a PhD program in economics/public policy? I don't want to be in the academia but I do want to do a PhD and learn the skills which allow me to do on and off-field research
Adrien Aixala
09:51:51 AM
@Alina & @Noopur: what do you think are the main added values brought by the MPA-ID program for working in an environment such as IDinsight or CHAI? in particular, how relevant are the MPA-ID economics courses for such careers? (both over the short- and long-term)
Jose Zurita
09:53:40 AM
Are there married students? I mean ...It is hard go HKS with family?
Do Hwan Kim
09:55:06 AM
@Noopur, Alina: It seems that you had already been doing substantive development work before starting your degree. Could you let us know how you think the degree at HKS will help you build upon or expand on what you had been doing before in the developing countries?
Vainess Mollel
09:56:40 AM
i am awarded chevening scholarship to study MA Public Policy and Public Management at the University of East Anglia in England starting this september. But i did BA Economics and Statistics but i am intrested in this program do you allow people with a Master degree to apply for this program. I will have my Master Degree by September next year but i would like to apply for this program while i am doing my MA. Do you allow students to apply for this program while they are doing their Master program/ I am a Tanzania -East Africa
Henry Sahdala
Adrien Aixala
09:58:04 AM
In which extent is the economics content relevant for working for a public institution or for working on government-led public policies? (in opposition to working for development institutions such as the World Bank)
Mary Downs
09:58:05 AM
Hi Vainess, please email the MPA/ID team. Thanks!
Kwong See
09:59:31 AM
Thank you!
Hayden Hubbard
09:59:32 AM
Thank you so much!
Adrien Aixala
09:59:36 AM
Thanks!!
Haoua Diallo
09:59:38 AM
Thank you !
Sebastián Espinoza
09:59:41 AM
thanks for the time
Prashanth Akunuri
09:59:42 AM
Thank you very much.
Jose Zurita
09:59:42 AM
thanks
Nicolas Cortes Valencia
09:59:43 AM
Thanks!
Henry Sahdala
09:59:44 AM
Thank yoU!
Hyunhee Moon
09:59:47 AM
Thank you so much!
Giuliana Huarcaya Borja
09:59:51 AM
Thanks you
Daniela Monsalve
09:59:56 AM
Thank you so much!