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So yesterday was a good day! I heard from IDS and the Sanford school of public policy at Duke University, and got accepted into both. Duke gave some aid as well, so things have started to look up! The coming week will be crucial for all of us. Good luck:)

Admitted! Very excited! got a $16k fellowship per year. How much did you guys get? Also, do you know if its possible to get RAs in the first year?

Same here. Tata and Inlaks. There are state government scholarships for Masters? I'll look. Thanks

I'll start applying for external scholarships now. They're all super competitive though!

Thanks!

Yes, i can't afford it either. haha. so i'll have to get an external scholarship if what LSE gives (IF they do) is not enough. I really liked the curriculum though, and that's why i'd applied. Don't know how long i'll have to wait. I had filled the aid form a little late. So my letter says the admission decision was made before that was submitted. I don't want to repent that now :/ And yes, just tell me about IHEID already!

Thanks!

Hello again, IHEID or Duke would be my top choice but depends on aid, really. Also, is this the IDS scholarship you're waiting for?

Hi Oriole and Alchyna, I just got an offer from LSE as well, for the MPA-ID. This is a two year programme, and a very expensive one at that. They've asked me to wait for a decision on aid, so i'm going to do that. Last week, i got accepted at the University of Wisconsin Madison for the Master in International Public Affairs, but without any funding. I'm waiting for quite a few places to get back to me, and hopefully things will be clear by mid March. Slightly less stressed about IHEID now Fingers crossed for everyone here!

Hi, I heard from them on Friday. My letter doesn't mention any funding. What does yours say?

Hi, I'm sure they send out results in phases. I'd applied for MIPA too, and got the letter on Friday.Good luck!

Mary Treleven, Admissions & Academic Services Director sent an email with a PDF of the letter. She said i could schedule a telephone appointment to discuss the program etc. There's time till May 1st to accept the offer. I hope they talk about aid in the meanwhile. Also, heard* in the previous post. yikes!

I hard from them yesterday. Got in But no word on aid, yet.

Wow that's great! Also, do any of you know if we'll hear about the scholarship from Graduate Institute at the same time as the admission decsion?

Hi, Any news from Duke? By when are they supposed to let us know? All this waiting is killing me :/

Haha, that's great. I hope we all have happy stories to share soon Also, if you don't mind telling us, how much aid did they give? I've asked for quite a bit!

I've applied for MPA International Development. They said they'll take 8 weeks, and its barely been 6 so i should really just wait.

Congrats on the offer from LSE! I'm waiting like a mad person. When had you applied? i was really lazy and applied right on deadline on the 10th of Jan.

I've applied to Duke, and IDS and SOAS in the UK. Good luck!

oh sorry, i thought it was a common mail that was sent out to everyone. I had asked Jennifer from admissions about it last week and she said they'll start telling people this week. Anytime now, guys! Btw, where else have you applied?

Hi Hollaywood, Not yet. But they said they would tell us this week, right?

yeah, haven't heard of it either. Thanks, anyway and all the best!

Has anyone applied to the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands ? I haven't heard much about it, though the MA programmes look very interesting.

Good luck to you too!

Yes, i'm a journalist, and i work in Pune. If you have any specific questions on IDS, let me know. I'll pass them on to my friend. And the reason i mentioned my econ background was that i think Dev studies is typically meant to introduce you to basic economics which Soas doesn't do. I might be wrong though. It is also for these reasons that i've applied to MPP courses in the US, LSE MPA-ID and MDEv in IHEID.