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Maybe people can buy necessities from the nearby French towns on weekend.

Haha, that's true. My friend used a metaphor to describe our thinking and feelings. He said that IHEID and us like having a long time relationship. Maybe it's not the best choice, but we gave our heart to it. We worried, feared, and desperatly dreamed about it. And maybe the long waiting makes us dreaming it more. Now it's the time for harvest, if being rejected, we'll get really hurt in heart. And it would seem that we wasted our time on so many meaningless things in the past six months. So from yesterday, I kind of told myself that I'm done with this school. Then I feel much better and I can focus on my thesis.

Perhaps the beautiful scenery and high-quality life??

These are all great universities. Congratulations and good luck with IHEID and John Hopkins! I also applied MIA in IHEID. Hopefully all of us can get good news next week...

Congrats to you too!!! If I am right, SOAS only give us four weeks to accept the offer or not. Since I don't really want to do a one-year master, I didn't accept the offer and of course I didn't apply for the scholarship. IHEID is also my top choice. If I'm rejected, I'll take the double master between Warwick University and Konstanz University. Hope the IHEID results come soon...

Angie, do you think we can hear back next week? Should we email them? We've been waited for four months!!!

Hey, I also applied for SOAS. I got the offer of master in international studies and diplomacy.

Have a good journey!!! Hope all of us get good news in the end.

Oh, gee, I daren't think about the waiting list thing...

I checked the facebook page. I can't believe that we still need to wait for another two weeks.

Guys, let's pray...

So glad that many people are still here. I was so busy for writing my bachelor thesis and desperately applying for other universities in the past two months. Angie, I remember that you mentioned that most people received their rejections in the last week of February, so I guess maybe they'll begin to send decisions from today. (Today is Wednesday. We got our postponed decisions on Wednesday.) On one hand, I hope I can hear back from IHEID as quickly as possible. On the other hand, I really don't want to be the first ones receiving that email. The waiting time is killing me. If I get rejection in the end, I'll spend next two years in England and Germany.

Angie, what program did you apply for in Sciences Po?

Just received an email from IHEID, more more more waiting now.

Mine too.

Guys, any news?

Haha, I took the last online session and the person from the institute told me that we would get responses very soon, before Christmas. But still, there are three kinds of possibilities: first, admitted; second, rejected; third, postponed to the second round. At least we'll get a response very very soon, no matter good, bad or middle. I also asked the admission rate. He told me that normally one out of three person would be admitted. That's quite high.

I don't think we can get our results on Monday because they need to do many updating things...Maybe Tuesday? I googled that last year people received their results on Tuesday. And 20th of December is the last working day of the institute before Christmas, so I think they will post results before the 20th.

Hate waiting!!!

I didn't check that. Did you?

It's a bit too much. haha, I always thought they would not give so much scholarships to students in MIA and Mdev programs since these are not "research" master degrees. Hopefully I was wrong and we can get offer and some scholarship.

I hope they work very hard and tell us our results on Sunday. I'm also scared because basically it's the only school I applied by now. Because of the seven-hour time difference between China and Switzerland, I'm sure you'll see the result first and I need to wait for one more night.

Angie, I think we'll hear back from IHEID in two or three days. So anxious. Do you still check your online status everyday?

Hey Alchyna, I have also planned to apply for Sciences Po. But then I gave up because of safety problem. If IHEID reject me, maybe I'll apply for Sciences Po. It seems a very good university. As for the Netherlands, I'll think about that after the decision come out.

Angie, Ningbo is a middle city in China, located in the most beautiful area and also close to Shanghai. If you take high-speed train, I think it's like one-hour trip. Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are the three biggest cities in China. Beijing is more traditional. Shanghai is more modern and more western. There are many interesting small towns near Shanghai. You should visit both Beijing and Shanghai.