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Mohinder asks:

I want to apply for the MPA program without having to do any testing. Is this possible?

Alan responds:

Other than the Executive MPA program, which requires 10 years of professional experience at a senior or executive level, all of our programs require test scores. The required tests are:

  • Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) scores
  • TOEFL scores for international applicants

Test taking can be intimidating, but I encourage you to consider the personal learning and growth which can come from them. My GRE experience was complicated and rewarding.

Alan Foster is a second year Master of Public Administration (MPA) student at the Evans School with interests in collaborative decision making, ethics in public leadership, neutral third dispute resolution, and political philosophy. More about Alan