MS in Policy Economics

Degree certificate

Applicants must submit original transcripts and degree certificates (when applicable) along with certified English translations if the records are in a language other than English. Credentials must be certified by an officer of the educational institution issuing the documents.

1) Please describe pivotal experiences, opportunities, and/or challenges (including any financial or access to education barriers) that have influenced your educational and professional development. (250 words max) At Illinois, we value a student’s ability to contribute to a community of inclusion, belonging, and respect where our graduate students can learn and collaborate productively and positively. 2) Please provide an example of how you contributed to or engaged with a community of students or colleagues with different perspectives, abilities, and experiences to achieve a positive outcome, and reflect on what you learned from this experience. (250 words max)

Recommendations should be provided from employers, supervisors, professors, or others who are able to comment on your professional and educational goals and potential (no friends or relatives please). Recommendation letters should specifically address your ability to succeed in your proposed academic program and discuss any experience that may have prepared you to succeed in the program.

Please write a statement that answers the following questions (1,000 words max): 1) How has your academic background, including any training, research, or other educational experiences, prepared you for graduate study? 2) What are your intellectual interests, and what scholarly questions are you interested in exploring in graduate study? 3) Are there any specific faculty members whose research interests align with your own with whom you would like to work? 4) How will our program help you achieve your academic and professional goals?

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