Wiking13

Wow, thanks so much for the reply. Super informative.

Hey all, I was fortunate enough to be admitted to both the Fletcher School's MALD program and LSE's MSc in International Relations. Now I find myself in a difficult dilemma deciding between the two. I was recently speaking this over with a professor who told me that if I wanted to enter the policy world I should enroll at Fletcher, and LSE for academia. However, at this point I'm very unsure of what I want to do. Would attending Fletcher close the door to academia for me? I'd absolutely love living in London and I think very highly of the LSE "brand", however, Fletcher seems way more structured and I personally believe having a small class size is very important in graduate school. I'm also significantly younger than Fletcher's average age and have basically zero work experience. Any thoughts? Having a lot of trouble deciding.

Anyone else still waiting for SIPA?

I still haven't received a decision, and it's starting to make me a bit nervous. Assuming it's because my third recommendation wasn't turned in until late February (out of my control). Maybe I should contact admissions?

Thought I'd instantly be rejected considering I have no real work experience, poor quant GREs and little IR experience even in my internships yet I still managed to be put on the waitlist and now I'm in an awkward position. I was also accepted to LSE, which I still think I'd prefer over Fletcher, but it's always nice to have options and I'd like to see if I get off the waitlist. However, I need to get started on applying for my student visa and Fletcher doesn't let us know until May. I wonder if I should try calling Fletcher admissions to see if there are any avenues to ameloriate this situation, ugh.