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  1. I apologize for the late replies. I don't want to keep derailing Postgrad's thread, so I will try to be as pithy as possible. I am interested in joining the diplomatic corps of my country–although my previous work-experience has been entirely in the private sector. The starting salaries would equate to about 50k per year. Yes, of course: Fletcher in particular has a plethora of graduates in diplomatic corps. On the contrary, perhaps I should've phrased my answer clearer: jobs in the IR industry do not pay enough money to pay down that debt. You shouldn't be taking out that loan for a degree in money tree horticulture, if your goal is to work in IR afterwards. Caveat, this is my personal opinion, as someone who likes to have savings and doesn't want to live with roommates when I'm 40. This is America, not Cameroon, so of course you won't be living in a cardboard box in an alley, but you will most likely face significant financial sacrifices. I am in complete agreement with you regarding savings. I am expecting to have about 40k in interest-bearing debt upon graduation.
  2. I cannot speak for Stanford, but MIT, given also its Cambridge location (essentially, most of Cambridge is a university town), has an active scene.
  3. Thank you for your reply, ExponentialDecay. Yes, I am assuming the qualification of debt in my question towards Jerry. Perhaps I should have phrased my question clearer: Why do you think that SAIS and Fletcher are poor investments, given the amount of debt? Are there any US International Relations programs (barring Princeton due to its magnanimous scholarships) that are considered better investments (given the amount of potential debt)?
  4. First time poster at the forum, so my greetings to everyone! If I may ask some questions to the discussants, since I am in a similar situation of planning on attending an International Relations school, two of them being SAIS and Fletcher: turkeyduck81, indeed the cost of the programs is not something to laugh at. Regarding your point on cohort size, and correct me if I am wrong, isn't Fletcher's MALD cohort the smallest amongst its competitors' (Georgetown, SIPA, SAIS) flagship programmes? (Admittedly Princeton has a significantly smaller MPA cohort, but the programme is more akin to an MPP than an International Relations programme.) Since, as I understand, you are a current Fletcher student, could you elaborate on the professors' aloofness? I was always under the impression–which is obviously not a first-hand one–that its professors were considered rather approachable. I found your comment interesting–and slightly disconcerting given my plans . Why do you say that SAIS and especially Fletcher are not worth it? In terms of education acquired, connections developed, or employment prospects realized? Thank you both for your attention!
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