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From an applicant pool 12 percent larger than last year's, the K-School made 322 offers of admission. The number of students accepting an offer of admission to the MPP program climbed from 149 last year to 155 this year...
...number of students who will enter the Kennedy School of Government's two year Master of Public Policy program (MPP) next year increased slightly this year, with about half of those admitted accepting the K-School's offer...
...from approximately 20 percent in previous years. Officials attribute this trend to increased recruiting, as they try to broaden the applicant base the admissions office now receives applications from at least 109 institutions, as opposed to the 45 schools it tapped previously, according to Assistant Dean and director of MPP admissions Calvin N. Mosley...
...percentage of minority and foreign students coming to the K-School increased for the MPA program but decreased in the MPP program. Nearly half of the Black students accepted to the K-School come from a special minority program which trains college students who express an interest in public policy, then pays them tuition and a stipend...
After graduation from the four-year program, Portman hopes to start off in a law firm for a few years before launching a career in the Justice Department. "Statistically, most joint MPP-Law School graduates start off in law firms," he said, adding, "It's easier to make the change from private to public sector than the other way around...