Cornell07

Woo! I just got in! Finally the old fashion, big envelope surprise! No word on funding one way or the other. People with funding, did you hear about your funding in your admit package or later?

Let's just say, if you don't want a free ride, can I take it? If your goal in the long run is to do something other than private sector, take the free ride.

I've gotta say that Georgetown gives its degrees the absolute best acronyms : MAGES (Master of Arts in German and European Studies) and MAGIC (Master of Arts in Global, International, and Comparative History) come to mind.

If you are like me, you are often momentarily confused ( :? ) when you look at the "Georgetown" thread talking about "having been accepted/rejected/waitlisted at Georgetown", because the GPPI applicants started hearing back a long time ago and we, SFS, have not. So, to reduce overlap, regional studies, MSFS, Security Studies, and MBA people, post here!

For all of you on edge for the next few days, the magic area code is 617 for those unidentified calls on your cell phones.

The two offer very different programs aimed at very different career paths. Do you enjoy domestic affairs and "real world" policy preparation? LBJ is the clear choice. If you are interested in international relations and a mix of policy and theory, Yale would be a better pick.

*facepalm* That was a typo/slip of the mind (oh how the mind starts to go in the mid-20's!). Yes, I am starting to learn Mandarin, not Cantonese.

:roll:

Though a school offering funding would change my mindset in a heartbeat, I am definitely starting to think of myself as someone who will be living in New Haven this fall.

Depending on the school I go to, I may take a course in Macro at a local community college. I'm already brushing up my language skills for a potential proficiency exam - too bad Italian TV is awful. If I get some funding for a school or if I decide to go to LSE, then I'll probably take an honest to god vacation - either a backpacking trip through Europe (yay for the Euro tanking) or a road-trip (yay for depressed gas prices). This is the last time in my life that I'll really have time to do either of those while being young.

Other rejects, I looked on the results board and, judging by some of the comments, it seems some people got semi-personalized rejection letters that alluded to a lack of professional experience as a reason for rejection. Here was my letter, did anyone receive something different? If so, please share.

Rejected! So, the rejections are now coming in. Last name begins with B.

1) What type of jobs do students get when they graduate? Reflecting their diverse interests, MA graduates go in many directions upon graduation. Public service remains a popular choice, with students (both U.S. and international) entering agencies involved with international development, foreign policy, trade, and security and defense. The private sector - primarily financial services firms and consulting companies - draws those graduates with strong quantitative skills. Many graduates also pursue careers in the nonprofit sector. Some of the employers that attracted the Class of 2008 include: Congressional Research Service, US Department of Defense, US Department of State, Morgan Stanley, United Nations, Brookings Institution, ShoreBank International, US Army, Debevoise & Plimpton, Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Japan, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Company, Credit Suisse, David and Lucille Packard Foundation, and the Asia Society. 2) Did anyone get any $? According to the website 30% get $, but this is not a normal year and $ is tight all around.

I am hoping against hope that either A) they are not alphabetized or they are in reverse alphabetical order.

Earlier in the evening I was able to log in and my decision was not yet available. I am not sure if I should be pessimistic at this point.

Ditto. Same state of affairs.

*promises not to obsess* *turns NPR up and continues cooking dinner* ----- 10:01 PM - Fletcher admissions website seems to have crashed

If it's from the start of the alphabet, I'll have my answer all too soon.

Well, Latin I learned in high school (4 years, one of which I did both the Latin IV course and independently studied AP Latin with my teacher after school). I took another semester of it in college, but hated the structure when they forced me to return to intro level Latin ("Cornell07, you can read wonderfully (we're talking Virgil, Catullus, Livy - real Latin), but you can't produce basic declinations. Even my 7 year old daughter can learn to do that." - The Classics Dept. Chair. In particular, that last comment was the final straw in killing my Latin studies) For my final two years of college, I took Italian, which was an easy leap from Latin. For a while after graduation, I picked-up a bit of French here and there from interaction with my girlfriend and her father, both of whom speak fairly good French. Again, French, being another romance language made it an easy addition to two other romance languages. As for Mandarin, since leaving the Obama campaign, I've had some sporadic contract legal work here and there to do while completing and following-up on grad applications. Hence, I've picked up a copy of Rosetta Stone and have been working my way through it in my spare time. Quite frankly, none of my other languages are marketable enough in the IR community and, given the choice between working in the Middle East and China, I'd take China.

IR people, as you all are aware, it is crucial to have a passing knowledge of at least one foreign language to advance in our careers much less get into grad school. So, here's the quick poll of the moment: which languages do you know? As everyone must know English to attend 99% of the IR schools, please don't check that off if it is your native language. As for me, I checked off Italian and A Dead Language (Latin in my case). I also have a passing knowledge of French (slightly better than tourist level) and am in the process of learning Mandarin.

Weird factoid from a friend of mine, for those of you who are painfully watching the clock. Apparently MIT will be sending out its undergrad decisions tomorrow at 1:59. Think about that for minute and then say to yourself, "Oh, MIT! That again?" :roll:

Head, meet wall. *wack* *wack* *wack*

According to the Fletcher blog, they misspoke and while they are aiming for Monday, there are no promises. At latest, they will come out on Wednesday.

3 r's in 4 hours? Owch. Last year, for a different type of program, the most I had were two snail mail rejects in the same day.