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    Economic Development, Country Risk, Political Violence, Conflict Resolution
  • Application Season
    2018 Fall
  • Program
    MPP/MPA/MA

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  1.    S. A. Yeadon reacted to a post in a topic: M.A. Government and M.A. Global Security Studies at JHU
  2.    Poli92 reacted to a post in a topic: HKS 2018
  3. Poli92
    Just to add on to my prior post. For people who are less familiar with federal employment practices w/in the GS system specifically, positions are classified into occupational series, as defined by the OPM. This is also true for pretty much all of the GS jobs you will apply for on USAjobs. Your application will be compared to the OPM criteria for that role, and you either meet them or you don't, end of story. It is good to identify occupational series that interest you and ensure that whatever preparation you intend to undergo meets the OPM guidance at a minimum.
  4.    Poli92 reacted to a post in a topic: HKS 2018
  5.    Poli92 reacted to a post in a topic: M.A. Government and M.A. Global Security Studies at JHU
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  7. Poli92
    @16381776 Great posts, and I think it would be great for anyone thinking about working for the federal government to read them, whether or not they want to go into intelligence. The only caveat I would add is to the comment above. For some specialized positions within the federal government, a minimum number of credit hours may be required in a given subject, such as math, stats, or econ. In that case, it doesn't strictly matter what type of program you did (for undergrad or grad), but it does matter that one of your degrees contains the requisite coursework.
  8.    devpolicy reacted to a post in a topic: 100k debt for IR Masters worth it?
  9.    Poli92 reacted to a post in a topic: So...how are you going to choose?
  10.    Poli92 reacted to a post in a topic: JHU SAIS 2018
  11. Poli92
    The concern that I have most often heard expressed is that people will do IBR and not cover interest, their loans will balloon while they are anticipating PSLF, and due to either their misunderstanding of their eligibility or to Congress dropping the program they will be saddled with massive debt.
  12.    Poli92 reacted to a post in a topic: 100k debt for IR Masters worth it?
  13. Poli92
    Don't bank on it. In my experience public services employees lol at people who are expecting PSLF to actually pay out.
  14. Poli92
    I actually first did grad school apps straight out of undergrad, got into multiple programs, and got no funding. I opted to wait and work. I really can't overstate how much I gained from working for a couple of years. I think too many people look at passing up offers in order to work as a sign of defeat, but I personally couldn't stomach the debt. I am doing the DC program. I am already in the area and I like the idea of sticking around.
  15.    Poli92 reacted to a post in a topic: JHU SAIS 2018
  16. Poli92
    @lackey, thanks! I am over the moon about the offer. SAIS has been my top choice program for awhile.
  17. Poli92
    I received a full tuition offer, so I am nearly certain that I will be going to SAIS.
  18. Poli92
    Lot's of people interested in defense and intel work with three letter agencies. It was over a year ago now, so I don't remember a whole lot more than that.
  19. Poli92
    My understanding is that the MSFS is not very quantitative and SSP is not quantitative at all. In fact, I went to an open house for SSP and asked a current student about the quant requirements and/or opportunities. The student looked around cautiously before stating that they do exactly 0 math or stats. He said that if I wanted to do anything quantitative, I should just go to SAIS.
  20.    lackey reacted to a post in a topic: HKS 2018
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    There is an admitted students Facebook page. The early admits got invites via email shortly after decisions were released - the next day if I'm remembering correctly.
  23.    Poli92 reacted to a post in a topic: 100k debt for IR Masters worth it?
  24.    lutherblissett reacted to a post in a topic: HKS 2018
  25. Poli92
    First of all, congrats!! I'm one of the early admits and someone from that group confirmed w/ financial aid that funding offers are renewed for the second year as long as the student remains in good academic standing.
  26.    pumpkinturbo reacted to a post in a topic: HKS 2018
  27. Poli92
    Looking through previous years' postings like...
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  29. Poli92
    I would say so, yes.
  30. Poli92
    10th.
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