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If you skim through the rest of her blog, apparently she's a graduated PhD student from the institution who accepted a role in the admissions office post-graduation. ...Wow.

I just... don't have any words. http://feministconservative.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/my-first-week-of-work/ What school does this woman work for, and do they have any idea of the blatant discrimination and prejudices going on in their admissions office? For the record, I'm female and believe in well-rounded applicants too, but this is just altogether ridiculous!!!

There are a whole host of us over in the "Waiting it Out" forum who will be attending NPSIA at Carleton in the fall. Good luck with your move!

Ah, thanks for the heads up, CC! That's good to know. Has she gotten back to anyone about the cluster revamp at all yet?

Are any of you guys going to the NPSIA Spring Fling that Skip posted about a page back? I'm planning on attending - would be fun to put a few other faces to names!

I don't believe so, I think you just have to accept the offer in Carleton Central. Usually places make it pretty clear if they need money from you haha, and I haven't seen any indication. Undergrads don't have to, so I don't expect we'd have to...!

Pros: Program is a perfect fit for what I want to study Student/alumni community Networking opportunities Conferences and talks offered Location Prestige of the program Cons: Funding - or total lack thereof (for me...!) I'm a little nervous about going back to school full-time after having been in the workforce for three years, but I'm also really looking forward to it! Hope that helps!

Congratulations on your decision - it's exciting to have something tangible to look forward to in the fall! We may well eventually cross paths. All the best in Cowtown! I'll be jealous of the chinooks in the winter haha.

Nice, congrats @rmrda! @iamnicole, hopefully you find out soon and will be joining us, as well! @Blake091, sorry to hear you're most likely not going to be in Ottawa in the fall, but based on the other thread, it seems like UofC would be great fit for you. Funding makes a huge difference, too!

To be determined later in the week, per Blake091's communications with Tabbatha haha. Hi, though! We'll be in the same cluster.

@Blake091, did you ever end up hearing anything back about those cluster changes?

Congrats, everyone! Progress haha! (Also, too funny - we've managed to be 3 posts away from being a "hot topic". Quite a busy crowd, we are!)

Having lived a number of years in both Calgary and Ottawa (and being from neither town), I have to say that city-wise alone, I much prefer Ottawa. NPSIA's reputation precedes it, and from a number of students in the program, it appears that there are plenty of conference and other opportunitites there. That being said, U of C is no slouch program-wise, and $18k is nothing to sneeze at... If you're thinking you'd like to go more the academic route anyways, I'd say take the money. For someone going into strategic studies or international affairs, a bit of travel experience is always an asset, no? Gotta get out of your comfort zone! I'd love to put a face to the name and start at NPSIA with you and the other familiar names on the board in September, but I'd be tempted to say that UofC is the better fit based on the information you provided...

Congrats on the letter and funding! Not sure what the scholarship average is. No TAing for me - unfortunately in business (my field pre-NPSIA), undergrads TA the undergrads and PhDs TA the masters students. TA opportunities will vary depending on what your background is, as they have to need TAs in that department for it to work. I don't know how big RAing is in the field... They weren't mentioned on the website. Although I'm not much more use than that for the program until all of us get more details, I have a fair bit of experience in Ottawa, so if anyone has questions, feel free to let get in touch and I'll try to answer as best I can!

Thanks, Blake! Super curious. It seems like all of us are in different ones so far, so it's interesting getting a sense of the new world order, so to speak haha. @rmrda - Mine did too... Probably still does... Hahaha, whatever, all of us are going through the same thing! Best wishes for speedy results.