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Its almost a month since I checked it out but I hope you did receive your admission letter from SOAS. If you havent yet received it then good luck

Well dont worry you shall be fine. Though yes, i came across this thread sometime ago here which mentioned how Anthropology is somewhere in the area of psychology which I found pretty weird. But then what do i know. King's and Edinburgh are good too. Though if i may ask, why are you specifically applying to only UK and not other places as such?

You know you are very lucky. My friends who got their acceptances in December, still havent received their student ID or official letter. My official letter came a week ago. So well you dont need to worry. Even though they declared your result on 1st April ( how weirdly cool is that ) but really all jokes apart, dont worry. Plus yes ScPo wont take your visa queries. Actually they will but wont be a great help. So you should direct them to Campus France Paris or the one based in your country. In any case, stop worrying.

Okay first the thread began in October 2013. Irrelevant but still. Also you are in for SOAS. Dont worry. Your profile is good though the only thing that can go wrong in your favor is the fact that you applied so late. Apart from that, its all cool. Good luck

Hello! So yes its quite normal to wait for months. I got my ID and password after almost 2 months or so. Hence it's possible that you won't receive it before May end. As for dual degrees, one hears back real late in June or July I suppose, in any case, why don't you confirm with the admin dept of ScPo. They have been a great help to me with my queries and all. Last but not the least, congratulations on your acceptance

Congratulations! Have tons of fun in London. Keep us posted.

My name's Angie. Macchiato is just the level I am on. Anyway good luck. Hope IHEID turns out beyond awesome.

Hey Roadfish! I have been admitted to ScPo International Development degree as well as IHEID's Masters in Development Studies. I have chosen the former cuz I got the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship from the French govt. Idk if you can afford the dual degree but well if you can't then I would say you choose IHEID cuz it's amazing. The school, the faculty and it's quite known in the field of development and international affairs. So either way, whatever you choose won't be a problem. I was denied scholarship from IHEID and I can't afford it without funding so that's my rationale behind choosing ScPo plus I love I love their curriculum. Yes letting go of Geneva in terms of internships is one thing but still I am pretty happy with my choice. Also it also depends what do you want to do in future, if NGO's and IO's are your deal, just go pack your bags and leave for Geneva. In any case good luck!

Hey! Congrats! Nope they just turned down my request rather just didnt consider me for Emile because I got Eiffel. As you cant receive both scholarships so they said that my file for Emile will be only considered if I DONT get Eiffel. So well they didnt consider my file. Anyway I am quite happy rather much more happy with Eiffel. If I may ask, why are you declining ScPo even with funding?

yay! Congrats. So there was a silver lining after all

Aww thank you you guys! Also yes I am happy i met such wonderful people too! Thank you x) Also i will sure to keep you posted. Do the same too Ofcourse. I cant refuse such an offer esp when paris wants me there so much. Congratulations to you too. Added you as well Thanks for the info Mych

Hey guys! I received the Eiffel Scholarship from the French govt to study at Sciences Po Paris. Beyond Incredibly Happy xD

oooo. Nice. esp with the opportunity to make your degree 2 years with the second part in USA. Given you wanna work in DC. its a great option. The thing is ScPo's curriculum is more eco based and eco is quite a huge deal in development. IHEID's syllabus doesnt have that much emphasis on eco so thats one unattractive thing. The other that Geneva is an expat based location where 80% of people talk in English so for me the scope of learning french seems limited. While in France, french being the national language, it seems better in that sense. As for employment, I cant work in Geneva before 6 months while France doesnt put up this restriction. However, ScPo's curriculum is quite extensive in comparison to IHEID's. Also there is only 10 hrs of class per week which gives ample time for self study and intern at IHEID. This isnt the case with ScPo where they are quite miserly about holidays too. There are IO's in Paris but well there apparently is no time to even think about it as the course takes almost all the time. Though I guess time management can be quite helpful here. Finally Paris is a great city, one of the best but Geneva is for Professional development. and even making all these points, i am still confused. What do you guys think?

Hmm I know I have been waiting since Dec to hear about Emile. Its really irritating esp given that all the other programmes need their decision soon. Plus I dont why have I heard such things about Parisians. Never had any interaction with them and all this stuff just is a tad bit scary. :/ Sorry to hear that. I hope there are better things in stored for you. Good luck anyway

Okay well what you say makes sense and its a fit for your future career too. As for me, I am only considering Sciences Po and IHEID at the moment. Thats cuz of two reasons, first, I want a 2 year programme as some organisations do not recognise a one year degree. Secondly, I want to go to non-english speaking country as I wanna learn a new language, in this case French. So its a tug of war between France and Geneva. Both of them have their shares of pros and cons and the deciding factor is the scholarships. So I am hoping things will be cleared out by this week. Though if I have no scholarship, I shall pack my bags and go to IHEID. Idk why I am just anti-LSE these days. I didnt even apply there even after completing my admission form. The reviews of not only students but some of the past faculty members really put me off. Though I am sure there are good and bad about everything. So dont take my advice on this. As for the competitiveness score, I have seen ppl get through to SOAS and LSE. Though for LSE it depends on what course you apply to. If its a pretty popular one then the acceptance varies. However, SOAS is very easy to get through. While IHEID has been really strict with accepting ppl from last two years. In 2012-2013 their acceptance rate was 32%, while in 2013-2014 It was 18% and this year too I think its something around this figure. Sciences Po on the other hand wants an internationally diverse student body hence its sorta easy to get through ScPo but if you are French then it sucks big time as its really really HARD to get through ScPo. Their acceptance rate was some 15% last year. In any case I think if your profile is decent and you have a very convincing personal statement and good LORs, you can get in anywhere. Congratulations Did you apply for Emile Boutmy Scholarship? Did you get any word on it? Also what will you choose now? KCL, UCL or ScPo?

Congratulations. I read that you were inclining towards LSE more than IHEID, I was wondering if you could share your reasons for it!

Hello everyone! First of all, CareFreeWritings I am sorry you didnt get through but well I am sure there are better and more awesome things planned for you. So cheer up. Though like everyone else mentioned, pls feel free to contact me as well if you need further help. yes absolutely! I think your profile is amazing and that you stand a very high chance of acceptance. So just work on your letter of motivation and heres wishing you luck Well to be fair, they always mention that if you apply late in the second round then one should expect their decisions in 3 months or so. Idk when did you apply but well good luck in any case

This Sucks. I am really sorry. Warm big hug!! Yes omg we (Alchyna & me) were just discussing this. If not IHEID then Sciences Po. Either of the two will be great. but still I hope you too can come to ScPo.

For everyone who suffered through the whole acceptance/rejection turbulence I am really sorry you guys. I hope you guys get your other top choices and I believe there are better things planned for each and everyone of you. I know sounds clinched right now but take it from someone who was rejected herself from IHEID, that things do work out fine. Others who are under consideration, I wish you tons of luck. I don't think you guys will be rejected but admitted with scholarship, admitted or wait listed cuz if you guys were to be rejected you would have today itself. Alchyna I feel so bad that you out of all people didn't get in cuz you have been amongst the very first of people who started the discussion on this thread. Waiting with us since November. Though you have some other amazing offers and I hope you get the scholarship from AFD and so do I and we meet up Sciences Po. I really do. Much much love and hugs.

yes Mych i was referring to the 19th post. Though i think its not the case cuz IHEID is giving diff answers to everyone whose calling. I just think that we should all just wait until they have sorted this mess of theirs and before speculating anymore let them get back to us!

hey you guys! I came across this post in another IHEID thread. I really hope this isnt true but I thought I should bring it to your attention giving its confusing you all. this is the link if you guys want to see yourself.- "I got an e mail saying 'We are pleased to inform you that the Admission Committee of the Graduate Institute, Geneva has decided to offer you admission to one of our programmes in light of your excellent academic credentials.' However the online follow up shows status of admission as well as scholarship as 'refused' I called to check and they said that the online decision is the binding one. #FML"

I love your idea and it will actually be awesome! However, I agree with Alchyna that we should wait and only when we have made a decision post this! Welcome to our humble anxious thread. Heres hoping for your good news! All the best Thank you I got through MDev and I am hoping I can somehow manage funding. Looking for external aids and all! Where else have you applied? Also good luck After reading your profile, man you are in with full scholarship. All the best