CarefreeWritingsontheWall
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As a Canadian, I'm looking to a career outside the US job market. I would only consider a position in the states if it was research based. The problem for me is that I'm still stuck between an academic oriented career (going from an MA to a PhD, from there to teaching) as opposed to a policy/research job in the field (wherein an MA is enough to get my foot in the door in most places). But that's excellent to hear. I'm worried though - KCL's MA program in political economy only takes up to 30 students a year.
You are quite welcome. My issue with the US schools is that, most masters in the US are not funded and they are EXPENSIVE. And you are not guaranteed a good job with WTO since everyone in DC went to the top schools.
KCL & UCL are global brands. All the top firms in the US has heard of them so if you choose to go to one of those schools, it maybe easier to get a job. I know WTO participates in the KCL career fairs AND they are EXTREMELY active in helping their graduates find jobs. According to UK polls, KCL actually has the greatest in job placements. Please keep in mind that I am also incredibly biased *even tho I didn't not attend their but I have colleagues that are in the UK and they all preach KCL*
UCL, on the other hand, if you want to go into IB banking & policy in the UK, I would go for. IB & policy recruits heavily in UCL but not as heavily in KCL. The issue is that their job placement isn't that great for internationals. But if you land an internship the moment you step into the UK and you find a place that is reputable, you may find a job the moment you graduate.
Those are my two cents - what I got from thestudentroom forums
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KCL might actually be a great option the more I read into it. Basically, my background is in international trade law and state behavior within the WTO, with a focus on China and the United States (less so on others). I've also spent a considerable amount of time focusing on the history of financial crises in my studies. Given that my ultimate end game is a job in the US or Canada in trade law/litigation or policy analysis, reputation unfortunately matters for me as well - my first inclination was to look toward the US given that I studied under the best Canadian PE scholars during UG. I don't have many Canadian options - the schools I would be interested in are stronger in ME comparative politics and security studies (NPSIA, GPSIA etc.) I do want to expand my knowledge of languages wherever I go.
I really appreciate all of your advise. You guys really are so nice to take the time to talk about these options. I'll definitely be doing some reading into these programs and deadlines.
If I didn't have worry about reputation in the States, I wouldn't hesitate for a moment about IHEID or any of the other top European unis...
It really does make me sad that IHEID has little recognition in the US, despite how excellent their program looks and how much positive feedback alumni give......
And now I got into Columbia for urban planning/IDEV w/o funding... (still waiting on SIPA, LSE, and UCL)
I'd love to go to Columbia but not by paying $25,000USD a semester....
Idk what to do....
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Did you consider applying to NUS Lee Kuan Yew School??
I heard that program is quite good, tho I'm not sure if it's particularly strong in PE/trade.
Seems like a great professional program.
It pops on the radar quite often, and I'm sure it'll be greatly respected in SE Asia, seeing as it's in SE Asia haha.
I considered applying b/c of there seemed to be a lot of resource econ/water management experts on the faculty, but decided against it cuz I already had over 10 schools that I applied to.
Well, I would recommend KCL then. KCL has VERY strong ties to World Trade organization. I saw their placement and a lot of the former professors in political economy used to work for either international banking or world trade organizations. If you want to learn German, I would recommend UCL. You can take a language module in all of their courses.
And I talked to their admissions officers' - for both KCL & UCL - and they were all so nice, it was scary. Too bad I never had any pleasant experiences with previous UCL graduates.
Or you can apply to SciencePo. My apologies but I don't know anything about Asian Universities or I would give out recommendations. There are a lot of prestigious schools in Germany and their deadlines haven't passed yet. You can learn fluent German there in 2 years max
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Have you considered Switzerland? Most (all?) application deadlines are still over a month away. Cost of living may be high, but tuition fees are generally around CHF4,000 a year for foreign students, and the Swiss government offers a measure of support. The low fees do offset the high cost of living quite a bit.
I thought about it. I was primarily interested in the WTI - World Trade Institute in Bern but it's very German in that part of Switzerland and I'm only bilingual (English and French). My advisor directed me to IHEID as a result. I'm a little worried that studying political economy/international trade law at a European university won't give me the opportunity to keep focusing on North America and SE Asia. But thanks for the tip! I'm definitely going to keep looking into other programs.
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Oh, I forgot to completely answer your question. There is a deadline, yes, but you should be very wary about it. UK deadlines aren't the same as US deadlines - where everyone has a fair game for the same amount of seats. Since it is rolling admissions, the earlier you apply the better chance you will get in.
For instance, pretend that there are 20 seats available in LSE and they opened their registration on 01.11.2014 (November). By March, maybe 15 of those seats are taken. If you apply in May, there maybe 2 seats left and 20 people apply, LSE may not fill any of those seats because they want someone better so the rejects will hear a lot faster and if you are on the unofficial waitlist hell, you may have to wait until August to hear back from them. OR all of those seats are taken even though the deadline says August 2014 is the last date to apply.
So I would highly recommend that you apply RIGHT away.
Thanks Kittythrones! I'm still waiting on SFS, but I will be meeting with professors and advisors in the coming week to sort out what they think I should do next. With some of the UK schools still open because of rolling admissions, it might not hurt for me to try and apply for this season. I appreciate your feedback. Definitely worth considering.
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Does anyone know how LSE's rolling deadline works for their MA in Political Economy? Their website says they're still accepting applications. My UG advisor said it wasn't a good fit for my research interests as a program and I saw that for myself when I read up in their department, but now I'm curious.
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Sorry to hear carefreewritingsonthewall.... Stay positive, something will work out... Sending tons of prayers and hugs ur way..
Thanks Curious_Grad. I really appreciate it.
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Just got rejected from SAIS. Very personalized letter, which isn't what I expected. SFS is a longshot at this point. Guess I can tell my Mum to start preparing the basement suite at home...
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Just got my email to check the ApplyYourself portal. Second rejection today. The email was surprisingly personalized.
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It might just be Bologna first in case anybody's nervous...I believe my app was handled entirely by the Bologna center, since I put it as a preference and was counted as a "non-US applicant" (have dual US-foreign citizenship) and was interviewed for the program. Maybe they've come out with those decisions first.
Also I was a bit too antsy about the funding notice--I ended up getting an email like five minutes later. 20kEUR for first year
That's awful about IHEID. I wouldn't worry too much about the other decisions yet--European and American schools have such different admissions criteria. In the US it's a bit more holistic IMO; in Europe they seem to care mainly about your grades and how similar your undergrad degree was to their program. Plus they don't take GRE into account. It's why I didn't apply to any European programs, I was certain I wouldn't get in! I wouldn't get too down, you may have some good news yet.
Thanks! I truly appreciate that. It is what it is. I'm definitely trying to stay positive. :] My GRE scores are a story in and of themselves. I had a family crisis and one of my friends had a breakdown the week of my test date. I couldn't postpone it, and then when I did it, a power outage happened right after I submitted my second essay. Had to sit for 30 minutes while everything rebooted, not knowing if I had to restart or leave or what. They wouldn't tell us anything. I was able to finish, but my nerves were shot and my scores - especially my quantitative section - suffered severely as a result. I submitted the scores anyways because I couldn't afford to write it again, and as I'm writing an undergraduate thesis this year, I had no time to re-do it either. My LORs explained this, but it still feels like a sore spot.
Luck has been far from on my side this year in anything I do, but you never know unless you try. :]
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Oh my god, wait, is Georgetown coming out today too? Can we just fast forward to 5:00PM CST SO WE FINALLY CAN KNOW?!
Sorry to hear about your IHEID mess
But hopefully it's only downhill for you from here and you'll get great news this evening! Fingers crossed for you! Good luck to everyone!
I heard from IHEID this morning - unfortunately I was part of their mass email glitch and was rejected. If I hear from SAIS tonight, it'll be two schools in one day. I suspect SFS will be after the weekend but I really have no idea when we'll hear back from them. I felt like my app to SAIS was the weakest so I don't expect good news. Definitely going to be watching romcoms and eating cookie dough this evening. xD
Just got an email telling me to log in and view the letter. I'm in!
For starting at Bologna, which was my preference. Good luck to everyone else!Did anyone get funding info in their letter? My letter says my reply deadline is April 20, supposedly the response deadline for those awarded fellowships, yet my letter doesn't say anything about financial aid. Hopefully they're releasing that info separately?
In any case, I'm ecstatic!
Congrats!~ I thought we would hear back tonight - now I'll be sure to keep an eye on my email all day.
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@CarefreeWritingsontheWall, don`t get discouraged. You will most likely get admitted to at least one of your choices. Even if you don`t, it is not the end of the world. After being postponed once, I decided that the likelihood of me getting rejected is fairly high. Since I only applied to IHEID, that means taking an year out. I know it is kind of scary but also exciting
It is a chance to travel, gain some work experience, do the Spanish course you always wanted but never found the time to do and so on. What was it...when God (fate, the great blue, or whatever it is you believe in ) closes a door, he opens a window ))Yes, I did apply for the scholarship. I am not sure, however, if that has much to do with the delay. MA Development Studies applications seem to be processed slower than others. I am kind of dying to know, if 'under consideration' is after all a good sign, or if it just means that they are yet to start sending rejections... Any thoughts?
Thanks all. I'll still kick around here. You are all so kind and such sweet people. I do still have two applications, but I'm not hopeful about them. My GRE was a trainwreck (complete with technical failure in the middle of it - temp power outage to the building in the middle of writing it meant I had to sit for 30 minutes in dead silence not knowing what was going on). My LORs addressed it because I had to accept the scores because I couldn't afford to write it again (and some personal things were going on at the same time). Ever since that happened, I've just been filled with dread. Desperately trying to stay optimistic.
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I doubt if it is really true. If they are really processing applications one by one, how could today´s mass rejection be explained?
Ah true, that definitely makes sense. Seems like they're doing emails in batches then? I believe there are definitely still acceptances to be given out.
My mind doesn't want to work for me. Waking up to this whole this is just killing me. Johns Hopkins SAIS will be sending out admissions today too (likely in 6-8 hours, early evening EST) which just has me shaking in my boots. You all have such amazing profiles, work experience, language skills. I'm starting to think I was a fool to apply right out of undergrad - or more so for letting my undergraduate thesis advisor persuade me to. I have no doubt that most of you will hear back soon.
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Yes, I did apply for the scholarship. I am not sure, however, if that has much to do with the delay. MA Development Studies applications seem to be processed slower than others. I am kind of dying to know, if 'under consideration' is after all a good sign, or if it just means that they are yet to start sending rejections... Any thoughts?
Paola posted on their facebook page that they're literally going through every application one by one, and sending them their decision regardless of whether it's an acceptance or rejection.
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Heard from a friend at SAIS today - decisions are definitely comin' round the mountain sometime in the next 9 hours. G'luck everybody!
Ah terrifying! I'm going to hear from two schools in one day, and after the IHEID fiasco this morning I hope my sanity can take it. Thanks for the update! Very much appreciated.
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Seriously cannot believe this whole mix up happened to you guys. I am so sorry. I hope if nothing else this made the decision process easier for some of you.
I didn't realize how many of us were in the same boat until I read back through the many pages I missed overnight (er...overnight for me lol). I still can't believe it. Now my mind is just going crazy.
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I had the same issue! Emailed and told I was accepted. Two hours later, I receievd a second email saying I was rejected. Website says rejused. I feel like someone dangled a carrot in my face and then yelled psyche! D:
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I was a second round applicant (January 15th deadline). I'm still really confused by my emails - Paola's second message didn't come in until two hours after the first one. I applied for their MA in International Law.
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I woke up to an email...two actually. The first said I was accepted...the second a 'correction' and a rejection. Website says refused. So hurt by this.
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Yes, me too. I live in CA and since Geneva is ahead, I keep hoping to wake up to an e-mail. For the past couple of weeks, I've been waking up in the middle of the night to check my e-mail to see if I got in or not. But yes, I definitely know the feeling. I really hope that they will send out everything by tomorrow. I hope that we don't get an e-mail saying that it will take another few days to get our notification --that would make my blood boil
Grr... I have been so unproductive at work... I keep refreshing the page to see if there's just a delay in the system but alas, there's nothing yet aside from "under consideration" So tired and tense for waiting...
I'm on the East coast of Canada, but I'm still 5 hours behind. But same! My phone is my alarm clock at school, and it's linked to my email, so whenever I wake up I check it hoping to see something. I really nervous about tomorrow - and potentially going into a third weekend with no responses from any of my applications (only applied to three programs, all 3 release early to mid March, and this year all are sticking to the 14th as a release date it seems). I would love to hear from at least one before Monday. I haven't been able to do any work at all and I have term papers that desperately need my attention. xD
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AH! I kind of want to wake up to an email, but part of me will be staring at my computer all night.
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Let's hope there isn't a group of people waiting for Monday.
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IHEID has stated in answers on their facebook page (by Paola Eicher) that each application is being processed one by one, both acceptances and rejections. Could it be that they're going alphabetically? Or maybe by submission date? - which seems weird since some of you applied for first round admissions. We're all theorizing - it's so hard no to.
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Hi there,
I think a typical funding package in McGill is about 18K for Phd, comprised of TAships and scholarship. It is much lower for master's (because of underfunding by the province)
Yep. I agree with the funding size. TAships are commonplace though, especially because of the size of our undergraduate program. Even if it's not offered with your package, it's not hard to talk to professors and get a place if you know them well in your later years (for senior level classes, a number of our faculty hand pick their TAs so they're familiar with the course content and the relationship is tighter for marking/handling assignments). If you don't get direct funding from the university, you'll have the option to apply for SSHRC grants from the government. Plus there are a ton of other options they're trying to build up precisely because of provincial budget cuts (even as an undergrad, I have funding opportunities I could apply for). Hope this helps. :]
Also: if you can claim residency (as a French national, as a born native, or if you live here 12 months without being a full time student, or you're married to a local) you'll get local tuition rates, which are greatly reduced as opposed to out of province (if you're from the rest of Canada) or international students.
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I'm still under consideration. Looks like all three of my applications will get back to me within 1-2 days, which only makes me more on edge and less able to focus on work. >< I feel so counterproductive right now.
International Development Applicants 2014/15 for SOAS, IHEID, LSE or Sciences Po?
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That's what I read on their website. Their intake for an MA in political economy is max 30. Hrm. I don't want to send in an app before I know about SFS. I know it sounds silly. It may well be that I really do need to take a year off to work. I've just always felt that I can't get a job/internship/or place to volunteer related to my field (IPE) without having an MA...I also don't want to apply and request my profs send in additional LORs without running the idea by them first.
Based on last year's results, SFS should be sending out acceptances/rejections this week which makes tomorrow and every additional day terrifying. We'll see. I'll keep you guys posted on the results and what I decide to do. Again, I can't say thanks enough for all of your help.