kaseyleigh
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Hi there,
I'm currently a grad student at Elliott and I have to say I personally cannot imagine being in school for IR/security/that whole realm without being in DC. I get how important it is to not go into too much debt, so it definitely still warrants a balancing act, but I have had SO many experiences already in just my first year that I never could've gotten living in a different city. My focus is Russia, so I'm currently a semester intern at State, I get to go to events all the time with total bigwigs in the field, I have informational interviews with the Russia desks for various government agencies (NASA, DOE, etc), I can easily pop over to interview for future internships or jobs so I'm much more likely to get them, and my professors are often also practitioners in the government/think tanks/etc. I know other schools have some great profs and opportunities too, but I just don't think it would be nearly the same for me if I weren't in DC. It all depends on your career goals, though!
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On July 16, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Adi MR said:
Hi Kaseyleigh,
I hope I'm not too late to this- Was just wondering whether it was necessary to be enrolled as a college student when taking an online course? Thinking about taking two online pre-requisite credits after my college graduation- in my work experience year before enrolling for my M.A- Was wondering if I could do it independently, or if I would have to be enrolled at an institution.
Please do let me know if possible- would greatly appreciate it.
Congratulations on GW!
All the very best
Hey there! So sorry- I just now logged in and saw this message! In case you haven't yet enrolled in one, here is my experience: I'm not enrolled as a college student! I ultimately opted to do an online course through the University of Texas because that is where I did my undergrad, but I'm not enrolled there anymore as a student. UT has online extension classes that I believe anyone can enroll in regardless of being a student or not. When I was looking at the community college classes, it did seem like you had to apply and enroll, so I thought it was more complicated and just decided to do the extension, continuing education type class instead.
(Side note- it turned out to be the worst class ever so def don't recommend taking it through UT)
Thanks for the sentiments and good luck with finding a course!
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On April 23, 2016 at 4:28 AM, rht106 said:
Check here:
CIA's Graduate Studies program, and if you are low income, the Graduate Scholarship program ( https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/graduate-students.html )
Pickering Fellowship: http://www.twc.edu/thomas-r-pickering-foreign-affairs-fellowship-program
Rangel Fellowship: http://www.rangelprogram.org/index.cfm?session.areaid=2&contentid=672&typeid=CBRIAP92223
AFIO - https://www.afio.com/13_scholarships.htm
WID Horizons (if you are female) - http://wid.ndia.org/horizon/Pages/default.aspx
Lint Center - http://www.lintcenter.org/scholarships/
Thanks for this scholarship info! I have been on the hunt for more. If anyone else knows of other opportunities for graduate scholarships, send them my way!
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17 hours ago, MKrys said:
How long after you paid your deposit did you get that email? I set up my email and everything - do they send everything to the gwu email address once it's set up?
Hmmm it looks like I received it on the same day as I received the email confirming my deposit. For some reason right now there are only 40 people in the group, so perhaps only certain programs have been able to join so far? I am in the mid-career program, so I thought it might be that, but someone just posted that they are in the MA Intl Affairs... I also see one for the Intl Science and Technology Program. I'm just not really sure.
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On April 15, 2016 at 5:08 PM, MKrys said:
Has anyone heard about an ESIA admitted students Facebook group or anything like that?
Also, does anyone know anything more about the graduate certificates beyond what is on the website? How much time it adds to the degree etc?
I've joined the admitted students group! I think it is secret right now, but I got an email giving me the link to join... maybe try emailing them if you haven't received it? Have you been able to set up your GW Net ID and email address yet?
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Hey guys!
I am starting at GW's master's program in the fall, and I need to take microeconomics before I start. I want to take it completely online, and it would be even better if it is self-paced, though that is definitely not a requirement. I have found a self-paced, fully online course through UT (Texas)'s University Extension program for $550. Anyone know of a cheaper option? Of course, I am trying to find the cheeeeeeapest option I can. I am a Texas resident if that helps (though I think the UT one is $550 for everyone- both in state and out of state). Thanks for the advice!
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5 hours ago, chistinexo87 said:
Hi- I'm currently a second year at Elliott in International Affairs--I know many of you are in the process of choosing between schools, and can give an insider perspective for what it's worth. I came to GradCafe often when deciding which school to attend and hope to pay it back a bit.
Yay! I'm attending the Elliott School in the fall! I am in the MIPP program, so it is is shorter and I don't have a lot of time to take a bunch of different electives... what is your focus and what are your favorite courses? I want to make sure I don't miss out on any must-take classes!
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3 hours ago, ESIAGradStudentSPS16-18 said:
Will you be attending the 4/8 Admitted Student day?
I won't be there... I work for a law school currently and we actually have our own Admitted Students Day that day! If you go, though, let me know how it is! I wish I could go and meet everyone.
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58 minutes ago, ESIAGradStudentSPS16-18 said:
I am doing the deposit for GW today too. I'm going to be in the 2-year Security Policy Studies program. My name is Karen Main. See you around! ?
Nice to meet you Karen!! My name is Kasey Stricklin.
I plan on focusing a lot on security, so I'll definitely be in some of those courses!
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I'm officially putting my deposit for GW down today, so hopefully I'll see some of you next year! I'm in the one-year mid-career program, but I can take classes in all different areas, so will surely have classes with some of you.
Best of luck everyone with your decisions and I'm really curious to hear where everyone ends up!!
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1 hour ago, coffeeandtravel said:
I haven't heard anything...do they let you know if you didn't get it, or just if you did?
I applied last year and never ended up hearing anything back.
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You guys, finally received something about funding! I received 7000 a semester. They called it a "graduate fellowship." Hope everyone else just got emails too!
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3 minutes ago, Kathleen517 said:
I feel a bit like I am beating a dead horse here, but has anyone heard anything about funding yet?
Nothing here... well, plenty of emails just none funding related...
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Yes, I have no idea about your chances of getting in based on your background/whether you could retake the GRE and all of that, but Princeton WWS is the program that jumps to mind.
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3 minutes ago, MKrys said:
Maybe we'll get the emails later tonight? My acceptance decision came in about 9pm eastern time. I was surprised that they send out emails after business hours so maybe it'll happen the same way for the financial aid email. Here's hoping anyway.
Fingers crossed for sure! Every time I see a new post on this thread I get nervous that other people found out about funding and I didn't.... Eek!!
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2 minutes ago, Kathleen517 said:
Thanks for the info! One person who posted in the results section a few years ago said that he/she received an email a week later about funding, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will hear today or Monday.
Удачи!)
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3 minutes ago, Kathleen517 said:
I was admitted last Friday for European and Eurasian Studies. No word on funding for me either. Does GW typically give funding? I haven't heard of anyone that has received any.
They do give some funding. It's not a massive amount usually, but last year I was awarded $10K a year. The most I heard of anyone receiving last year was $20K a year (which would still be amazing). Can't believe we haven't heard yet though...
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6 hours ago, coffeeandtravel said:
That doesn't sound strange at all...it's definitely harder depending on where someone is applying. At GW, I would imagine they have a fairly high acceptance rate. If they let in 40% (rough estimate) of the people who apply, the majority of those people are not going to get funding. Now, if we're talking MSFS, I think getting in (acceptance rate of like 20% I think) is more difficult than funding, as I believe they give about 1/3 of incoming students money
It definitely just varies which programs give students funding based on the student. I do have a good friend that actually favored GW, but went to Georgetown because they offered her half tuition (and GW offered nothing). For some students, I'm sure it is the opposite. Fingers crossed for us to all just get full tuition + stipend.....
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28 minutes ago, kasbah said:
Oh wow, I really hope not. That would be brutal.
Second this. That would be such a drastic change from last year, but who knows!
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4 hours ago, coffeeandtravel said:
So, has anyone heard about when we'll find out about funding?
Not a peep......
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1 hour ago, ZebraFinch said:
I asked about funding and got a pretty blunt/rude reply back.
Oh no!! Yes, Im also interested to hear what they said back. Congratulations on your email, though! I remember that happening to people a few times last admissions cycle... it's nice to get that reassurance before the official decisions!
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On February 25, 2016 at 10:42 AM, kayaker7235 said:
Just heard great news from the LBJ School of Public Affairs! That's where I'll be going this fall, for a dual Social Work/MPAff degree. Any other LBJers? So excited to live in Austin.
Enjoy Austin! It is the best. I went to UT for undergrad, so let me know if you LJB people ever need suggestions or advice on anything Austin-related. I haven't lived there since 2010 but visit occasionally and hopefully can try to help. It is a really fun city!
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I was a journalism major and I have to say - I didn't love it at the time, but it was super helpful for both law school and grad school, where a huge part of my grades were dependent on essay/research paper writing.