Undecided001

thanks a lot for both of your responses! I guess there's no harm in trying... I haven't accepted my offer yet (my deadline is May 1st, since I didn't get any funding), but I'll ask anyways. As I'm sure there's more people wondering the same thing, I'll write back if I get anything.

Hi guys, Anyone ever tried asking SIPA's financial aid department for money? I can't attend without funding, so I was thinking about e-mailing them and asking for some help. If so, how was it and who did you talk to? Any help is very much appreciated!

I spoke to a few SIPA alumni who are currently working at consulting (mckinsey) or know someone who is. Apparently it's very common. I also met a few prospective students looking for a job in one of the big consulting firms.

Hi everybody, first time posting even though I've been reading a lot of useful stuff around here I got my SIPA acceptance last week, to which I applied hoping to get either a World Bank/IMF position or maybe consulting in the area of energy/environment (two different jobs, I know). Since I received no funding, now I'm having trouble deciding if I should leave a well paying job (low 6 figures) in finance to pursue my masters, if I should reapply next year hoping to get some funding or just reject my acceptance. Anyone with experience in reapplying to IR schools because of funding? I'm just not sure I want to quit my job and pay $100k for a degree that might not lead to the same salary level.. A little more info: I'm Brazilian but need to stay in NYC (husband works here), and my current employer is facing problems that might or might not lead to merger and/or downsizing.. I don't like my job at all, and it would probably be really hard to find another in the same area and same pay (banks/funds are not really interested in latam at the moment). Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated!