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  1. Honestly, I think if you get into SIPA your chances of being admitted to Sciences Po are very high. The exception might be if your academic record is rather weak and you make up for it with relevant work experience - the latter is not really a requirement at Sciences Po, so they pay more attention to the former. The application process at Sciences Po doesn't differ from what American schools ask of you. Only submitting letters of recommendation is apparently unnecessarily complicated, so you might want to warn your referees in advance. Hope this helps!
  2. Hi Sraz and Aurore, sorry for my late reply. After having made my decision to accept the dual degree offer I forgot to check back in here. Glad to have found some fellow dual degree students, I sent each of you a private message, maybe we can get in touch while we prepare for our studies!
  3. Hi everyone, I searched if there already was a thread for the SIPA/Sciences Po dual degree but didn't find one, so I opened up a new one. I have to make a decision between spending two years at SIPA as an MPA student or entering the dual degree program at SIPA (MPA) and Sciences Po (MPP) in which I'd spend my first year in Paris and the second one at Columbia. Obviously, Columbia is the bigger name and I'd have nothing against living in NYC for a full two years. On the other hand, the latter option would save me a significant amount of money and I'd be completing the required courses during my first year anyways, so I am currently leaning toward the dual degree option. I'd of course be interested if anyone of you has completed the dual degree or, for example, knew any dual degree students at SIPA or Sciences Po. Any information and experiences would go a long way in helping me make my decision. Thanks in advance!
  4. Hey everyone, I'd be extremely grateful if you could provide me with some feedback on my profile, also with regard to the schools I'm applying to. Thanks a lot in advance! Age: 24 Program: MPP/MPA Schools Applying To: Berkeley Goldman, Columbia SIPA, Chicago Harris, Georgetown McCourt (in that order, thinking about maybe applying to HKS as well) Interests: Labor market and education policy, policy implementation Undergrad Institution: Small, but renowned public university in central Europe + one year abroad at a top 25 U.S. public school Undergraduate GPA: 3,7, with distinction (although our grades don't translate favourably into GPAs); 4.0 during my year in the U.S. Undergraduate Major: Political Science and Public Administration GRE: Haven't taken it yet, I'm planning to do it in October Quantitative Courses: Introductory Economics (equivalent to Intro to Micro and Macro; B+); Quantitative research methods (B); Statistics (B); Data Analysis using Stata (voluntary course, so it wasn't graded); Money & Banking (A) Years of Work Experience: 1.5 years full-time (plus roughly a year of internship experience) Work Experience: At the time I will start grad school I'll have worked 1.5 years as a management consultant for social sector organizations/social service providers in my home country. My job also includes a fair amount of data analysis (nothing too fancy though). Internships include stints at top-tier global consulting firms. As a volunteer, I'm also member of the founding team and responsible for public affairs and strategy at a non-profit focussing on education/equality of opportunity. Also worked as a teaching and research assistant during my time as an undergrad. LORs: One letter from the professor I worked for as a research assistant (also my thesis supervisor) and another from my current boss, which should both be strong. Regarding my third LOR, I'm not quite sure which route to go. I could either ask a professor I took a class with in the U.S. (it was only one class, but I was one of if not the strongest student in that class). At the time, she said she was willing to provide me with a LOR, but then again it was 2 1/2 years ago. Do you think a LOR from a professor from the U.S. would bolster my application? The other option would be the founder of the non-profit mentioned above - downside is we're all volunteers and the non-profit is still pretty young (founded a year ago). Concerns: 1.) I'm applying to a number of quant-heavy programs, so is my rather mediocre quantiative background going to be a problem? Or is it going to be alright if I score well on the GRE? 2.) When I'll start grad school, I'll only have 1.5 years of full-time work experience, which ranks below average according to the program statistics at the schools I'm applying to. Is my internship, university-level work and voluntary experience going to help me to make up for that? Thanks in advance for your feedback!
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