I plan to earn the MPA Degree and hope to do so at XXXX University, learning all that I can about administrative management and policy analysis, the skills needed to make informed public policy decisions. While I was born and raised in the USA, my family is from Yemen. I study my country of origin closely and day-dream of going there one day and helping once it is safe to do so. Currently the airport is closed and the country is engulfed in a brutal civil war with no end in sight.

Throughout my career, I have worked to expand healthcare for members of minority groups in the USA, access to public benefits and free legal services within hospitals.  I have been employed by non-profit groups as well as local government. The XXXX School of Public Policy at XXXX University is my first choice among MPA Programs for several reasons. In particular, I profoundly appreciate the ongoing research work being conducted by the social policy team.

I worked in healthcare for four years, all the way through my undergraduate studies, immersed in medical and clinical health research. After graduation, I became increasingly engaged with the non-profit sector and local government. Co-founder and president of a student organization, I served as a research assistant for two professors and also secured a bioinformatics research position at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which equipped me with the technical and analytical skills necessary for successful problem solving.

Alongside my professor and clinical research professor, Dr. XXXX XXXX, I investigated the genomic correlations to HPV cancer. We co-authored a paper “X” in the journal Cancer Research. Just a few blocks away from the affluent Upper East Side neighborhood where the medical school was located, poorer communities faced much higher risks of developing cancer. We conducted community health studies that examined the impact of socioeconomics on cancer risk and I learned that class, race, and migrancy are driving factors of cancer development and disease. At this point, I became very interested in the connection between healthcare delivery and social justice issues – in the context of public policy development processes and measures. A double-major in economics and history, I completed research assistantships in both fields.

After I graduated, I became a Legal Fellow and Paralegal Intern at XXXX Health and Housing, part of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), facilitating access to housing, healthcare and public benefits. At Heritage Health, I assisted clients with access to affordable housing, mental health services, and public benefits under the tutelage of General Counsel. Representing clients in housing court and applying for healthcare and TANF for clients, I learned how factors such as shelter, employment, race, and social stigma impact one’s ability to access health insurance and public resources. At the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), I worked with immigrant and refugee clients on matters including citizenship, access to healthcare, and social services. After a year’s experience in the nonprofit sector, I became an AmeriCorps service member in the Commissioner’s Office of the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), an agency of the New York City Mayor’s Office, where I was promoted to serve as a committee member for the Government Alliance for Racial Equity (a consortium of city agencies examining equity in the provision of service). My direct public service experience analyzing and advocating for the needs of NYC’s diverse populations have prepared me for excellence at the Trachtenberg School.

Unlike many traditional Yemeni families, my siblings and I were raised by a single mom, who worked and went to college full-time to make a better life for us. When I went to college, I worked two jobs while studying to afford educational and personal expenses. While all of it was a struggle, I was always aware of the fact that I was still greatly blessed to be given opportunities that so many people do not have. I would ideally like to work within a congressional committee or non-government organization on social policy issues such as healthcare, educational attainment and immigration. I believe a strong investment in our community will have long-term economic and social returns.  After working on issues of race and equity on the GARE report, I moved into the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) to learn about policy measures protecting immigrants and refugees. This is my current position, evaluating data to strengthen and expand the delivery of legal services, facilitating access to healthcare, public benefits, and providing advice with respect to applying for citizenship.

The XXXX School of Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University is the ideal institution to support my academic pursuits since the program’s central focus is on Healthcare, Social Policy and Public Finance – which dovetails perfectly with my ow research interests. Studying under Professor Rigby would be a special honor; I had the great privilege of communicating with her about possible capstone research projects. I hope very much to become a valued asset to the social policy team’s endeavors to analyze issues of poverty and immigration because of my on-the-ground community and government service perspective that informs my judgment of policymaking. My discussion with students in the social policy track and well as my recent visit to the school in October has also very much reinforced my keen desire to begin your program.

I studied Arabic intensely in Jordan for six months at the Qasid Institute and at the same time was a volunteer soccer coach and outreach intern with Right to Play, a non-profit organization that builds play areas and facilitates access to healthcare and food for refugee children. Here in America I have volunteered extensively in hospitals, especially St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital and non-profits such as Right to Play and the New York Legal Assistance Group. I hope to continue to distinguish myself as a volunteer, in Arabic as well as English.

Thank you for considering my application to Public Policy and Administration at XXXX.

The XXXX School is my first choice to earn the MPP Degree not only because of the global prestige of your institution but also the fact that International Development stands at the center of your concern and mission. The great need that we have in Saudi Arabia for Public Policy education as well as reform is evident in the fact that at the time that I began my undergraduate studies, we did not even have an undergraduate university program in either public administration or public policy, much less a graduate program. For this reason, the nescient Public Administration Department at King Abdulaziz University is providing me with a full scholarship to earn my MPP and PHD in the USA, so that upon completion of my studies I might return to Saudi Arabia to teach Public Administration, Affairs, and Policy. I also tend to spend the balance of my professional life as a front-line activist working towards the reform of public policy in Saudi Arabia so as to make it more efficient, egalitarian, and transparent, thus contributing to social and economic stability in Saudi Arabia and throughout the Middle East.

I like to think of myself as a woman distinguished by my kindness and compassion; an outgoing, bilingual Latina with a military background, I hope to earn the MLPA Degree at XXXX University because I see it as the best preparation available for me to advance academically and professionally in such a way as to realize my long-term professional and personal goals.

I see your MLPA Program at XXXX University as the optimal springboard for preparing me to become a world class city planner and social organizer. I aspire within time to participate in the building of a social center that would serve as a base of social support for needy members of the community, abused or neglected children, the elderly, etc. The organization that I envision would provide mentoring programs for children falling behind in school – or through the cracks more generally speaking – helping to build their self-esteem and confidence, teaching life skills and fostering talent in the community. I very much look forward to developing programs focused on companionship and celebration of the arts.

I generally draft several Personal Statements of Purpose for graduate study in Public Administration each month and it is something that I have come to enjoy very much and I like to think that I am getting better and better the more MPA admissions statements I give my all to. I learn something important from each one that helps me to make the next one stronger. I have spent many years paying special attention to what programs and institutions in the area of Public Administration are looking for in applicants, specific qualities, interests, and characteristics that I will emphasize in your essay. Character is especially critical and I am an expert at portraying you on paper. It is all in the wording and I have what I like to think is a natural gift for statement expression.

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Now 29 years old, I was born in Korea and came to America to build a new life with my family at the age of 13. I am writing in support of my application to your distinguished MPA Program at XXXX University because I hope very much to excel for the balance of my professional lifetime as an administrator. Since I already have two Masters Degrees – MSW and MS Gerontology to complement my BA in Psychology, all from the University of Southern California – I fear that you may suspect me of wanting to simply collect Master’s Degrees by earning my third. Perhaps, I am sensitive to the all-too-true stereotype of Korean people, that they tend to take their emphasis on the importance of education to the extreme. But, the truth is that I need the MPA Degree to compliment what I have done so far and to realize my long-term aspirations in Social Work/Health Care Administration, to make my maximum contribution to the care of our elderly residents.

I love the diversity of America and I seek to cultivate a special interest in the less privileged and underserved members of our community. For this reason, while I cannot say that I am yet fluent in Spanish, I have worked very hard to get my ability in this language up to an intermediate level – and continue to do improve daily - because of the fact that Spanish is the first and often the only language of so many needy members of our community here in California. I also feel strongly that understanding the needs of and providing care for patients in their first, often only, language is especially important for our older residents, many of whom have very limited English ability.

I feel honored to share in our response to the fact that our population is aging in America, with our senior citizens comprising a greater percentage of our population each day. As a Public Administration professional with expertise in the non-profit sector, I look forward to developing programs that provide social services that are both efficient and cost effective for clients, employees, and funding sources. I look forward to a long professional lifetime giving my all to non-profit social service agencies contracted with government. I day-dream of starting my own agency at some point dedicated to the promotion of healthy aging and helping people to plan better for their retirement in numerous, interconnected ways.

I now have experience with two non-profit organizations: Special Service for Groups in Los Angeles and SCAN Health Plan, Independence at Home in Long Beach, CA. The target population of both of these organizations is people over 65. I particularly look forward to developing special expertise in the area of marketing and communications strategies for new health care initiatives geared for new generations of senior citizens.

Since 2013, I have also been volunteering at Volunteer Action in Aging where I help to organize and assist at events for residents of senior housing. I also provide translation for monolingual Korean-speaking residents. Every Thanksgiving for the past 4 years I have delivered dinners to seniors who live alone.

I thank you for considering my application to earn my third and final Master’s Degree at the University of XXXX.

Your especially distinguished Master’s Program in Public Administration at XXXX University is my first choice for graduate school for a variety of reasons in addition to your location. I especially appreciate the cutting-edge work of your faculty in the area of non-profit organizations, the area in which I look forward to building a lifetime specialization. A young Chinese man born and raised in Oakland, I have been to China and look forward to continuing to build ties with and advance my understanding of the complex culture, California is the center of my world and the community that I wish to serve as a political organizer and promoter of non-profit organizations with a worthy cause.