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Administrators at the Harvard Kennedy School say they believe the Obama administration, which has already tapped many of the school’s professors for work in Washington, may also be linked to an unprecedented increase in applicants to the school.
Several Kennedy School administrators said that the rise in applications is linked both to the economic downturn and the increased interest in public service sparked by the Obama administration.
Kennedy School Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management Alexandra Martinez emphasized the role of the economy. “Knowing what’s going on with the economy, we’re not surprised at all that we would be receiving additional applications,” she said.
She added that the increase in applications means that decisions may come out later than usual, although they will certainly be released by April 1 at the latest. Despite the higher number of applicants, the Kennedy School does not plan to increase its class sizes.
MPP student Benjamin M. Polk said he thought the increase was important for the Kennedy School, “This is an unequivocally positive sign that the Kennedy School has made itself an unbelievably important institution,” he said.