yoyo
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Hi,
I am in the ID program at SIS and faced the same confusion as you while I was applying. Like you said, the MSDM is more management based and usually recommended for people with ateast 3-4 yrs of work experience. If you feel strongly about the MSDM program you should definitely apply to that..I have heard really god things about it but if you are not too sure..you can apply to ID and once you are in the program..switching over to MSDM is pretty easy if you convince the program director. Quite a few people do this every year.
I hope this is helpful. Let me know if you have any more questions!
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I believe the correct term is "native Americans"!
I wasn't referring to Native Americans. I meant Indian nationals...
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Hi, Im trying to get in touch with Indians going to any DC university this fall..
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As I was re reading my SOP, I realized that i completely over looked not one but two typos! I know this topic has been discussed earlier that it shouldn't make much of a difference but Im wondering if I should contact the admissions office about replacing my SOP by just correcting those errors?? Is this a completely absurd request?!
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sure, my gpa is a 3.7 and im still in undergrad
work experience:
interning for a major police department in a human trafficking unit
3 months helping in a city council campaign
3 months helping for Obama's campaign
president for 2 organizations with 60+ members
nothing spectacular but my recommenders knew me really well and my SOP was pretty solid
hope this helps, and good luck
Hey boblong..congrats on being accepted I was wondering if you know when is the latest I can apply to CIPA..i know the website says till the end of jan..so if i send in my application by the 20th of jan ..do you think my application will definitely be reviewed for Fall '10?
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A couple of weeks back I was a pretty confident applicant..but I messed up my GRE and since then have been going through hell.
My stats are.
1. History Major ('09)..from top 10 liberal arts colleges in India. I dont know my GPA..but I did decently well..top 20-25 in a class of 60.
2. Two good internships during college..one as a research assistant for a Member of the Parliament. The other was public policy research during which I wrote two primary research papers.
3. Currently working for a small public health org. in an Indian city.
4. GRE:570V 560Q (horrible time management)
5. 1 very strong reco from my employer..2 pretty good recos from college professors
Before my GRE disaster I was looking at the usual.. SIPA,Fletcher,Michigan(ford school),Cornell,American, Univ of Washington..(looking at colleges with an international outlook and that allows considerable focus/research on South Asia)
I dont even have time to retake the GRE since deadlines are in jan and I cant bear the thought of going through prep books again.
I have never been too comfortable with math..though I did decently in high school and college level economics, but after these quant scores..I dont think i should look at Quant heavy programs..so that rules out SIPA and Ford school for me right?
What I really need advice about is the GRE... am i making a mistake by not retaking the GRE? thereby reducing my already slim chances since I have just a yr of work ex?
Advice on other schools that I should consider..will be really helpful!
Deciding on programs for International Development
in Government Affairs Forum
Posted · Edited by yoyo
You could look at School of International Service American University, Korbel at the Univ of Denver, SAIS at John Hopkins,