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  1. I spent a lot of time on here when considering where to apply and then accept. Hope this is useful for future applicants. Previous Schools (Name, type, or tier): Outside US Previous Degrees and GPAs: Int’l Relations GRE Scores (Verbal/Quantitative/Analytical Writing): V169 Q156 AW 5 Previous Work Experience (Years, Type): 5 years relevant work experience in govt Math/Econ Background: Econ major Foreign Language Background (if applicable to your program): basic Spanish Intended Field of Study in Grad School: International development and economics Schools Applied to & Results: Accepted: LSE MPA IDev, JHU SAIS MA IDEV ($$), SIPA MPA ($), Fletcher School MALD ($$), Georgetown MIDP ($$$) Rejected: WWS Ultimate Decision & Why: Georgetown MIDP. Flexible int’l devt program that will give me the econ and quantitative skills I want with a real-world policy focus. It was one of the few programs that was in a great city for development-related internships that would give me the quant rigor I want with the flexibility to also take courses in a range of disciplinary areas including finance and political economy. Great professors with professional experience. Small enough and new enough program so that the school really seems to go out of their way to assist students and to build the name of the program. And more people have heard of Georgetown in my country than have heard of Tufts or JHU/SAIS, so might be better in the long-run if I go back. Plus a very nice scholarship! 4 months in, I’m very happy with my decision. Advice for Future Applicants: My decision-making process may have been made easier if I’d travelled to the US to visit open houses, but financially this was not possible. It was really really hard doing pros and cons lists for these programs based only on Gradcafe, university websites, and then contact with others on the facebook admitted students pages, current students and professors. If you’re in the US already and agonizing over your decision, it is probably worth going to the open houses. It would also have been ideal if I’d done more thorough research on the exact course requirements of each program earlier on (i.e. filling in time in February and March). That might have meant I had more fully-formed pros and cons lists by the time admissions decisions rolled in.
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