Quiz: Which one of our programs is right for you?
June 21, 2022
Amanda Miller, Heller Admissions Staff
What color are you? (Purple) If you were a pizza topping, what would it be? (Olives) What gemstone fits your personality? (Emerald) As a kid, I was absolutely obsessed with taking personality quizzes. From Buzzfeed to Seventeen magazine, there wasn’t a quiz that I wouldn’t take. Well, the time has come for me to make my own quiz to help you decide which of Heller’s programs is the best fit for you. Like any responsible quizmaker, let me get a quick disclaimer out of the way: this quiz is just for fun, so don’t take your results too seriously. Okay, now that that’s out of the way, grab a pen and paper to write down your answers. At the end, the letter you chose the most will give you your results. Ready? Here we go!
Which classes sound the most interesting to you?
a) Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Social Policy; Policy Advocacy, Protest, and Community Organizing; LGBTQ+ Justice: A History of Pride, Prejudice, and Policy in the United States
b) Social Justice, Management and Policy; Managing the Triple Bottom Line; Leadership and Organizational Behavior
c) Principles of Ecology for Development Practitioners; Environmental Justice and the Human Effects of Climate Change; Gender and Development in the Context of Neoliberalism and Globalization
d) Development, Aid and Coexistence; Kingian Nonviolence and Reconciliation; Women, Peacemaking, and Peacebuilding
e) Intersectionality and Bioethics; Microeconomics in Global Health; Management of Health Care Organizations
f) Foundations of Social Theory: From the Early Twentieth Century to Critical Race Theory; Economic Theory and Social Policy
Which of these words most appeals to you?
a) Strategy
b) Influence
c) Growth
d) Balance
e) Health
f) Research
Which job(s) would you most like to have?
a) Director of Communications for a local politician; Program Manager for a non-profit that benefits LGBTQ+ youth; Town Administrator for your hometown
b) CEO of a sustainable athletic line; Senior Analyst for an impact investing non-profit; Sustainability Consultant for a for-profit company
c) Director of Development and Operations for an NGO; U.S. Foreign Service Officer; International Trade Advisor for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
d) Associate Reporting Officer for the United Nations; First Secretary for an Embassy; the Communications and Operations Manager for an international NGO
e) CDC Public Health Advisor; Program Analyst for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Immunization Technical Consultant for an International Vaccine Access Center of a hospital
f) Scientist for a research institute at a college; Director for a Center for Policy Research; Director of research for a thinktank
How would your friends describe you?
a) Analytical, practical, driven
b) Entrepreneurial, innovative, energetic
c) Creative, adaptable, passionate
d) Patient, empathetic, good listener
e) Problem solver, responsible, systematic
f) Thoughtful, dedicated, methodical
What reading would you find most interesting?
a) The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
b) Changing Business from the Inside Out, by Timothy J Mohin
c) Ten Reasons Not to Measure Impact –and What to do Instead, by Mary Kay Gugerty and Dean Karlan.
d) BIASED, Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, by Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD.
e) When Things Go Wrong: How Health Care Organizations Deal With Major Failures, by Walshe & Shortell,
f) Qui Bono? – Explaining – or Defending – Winners and Losers in the Competition for Educational Achievement, by llen et al .
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Mostly As: Master of Public Policy
Mostly Bs: Social Impact MBA
Mostly Cs: MA in Sustainable International Development
Mostly Ds: MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence
Mostly Es: MS in Global Health Policy and Management
Mostly Fs: PhD in Social Policy