The_Freak

Yup there are so many ways to work for IO's and I feel that a MDEV/MID in an IO is analogous to a MBA in a MNC because of the diverse functions that a MDEV Employ can undertake. I do not really have any past experience in the field of development, nor have I ever studied development related subjects, but my university recently introduced an undergraduate module in International Development and I got the lecture slides from one of the juniors, it's simply all about economic development, international trade, human development and various research strategies to analyze policies(which is simply a variant of econometrics). The funnier part is the tutor is actually an engineer( bachelor and Master) who later did a PhD in economics. Thus there are so many ways to work in the field of development and thus it's harder deciding between IHEID and SciencesPo , than picking a business school.

Hi Alchyna. Well picking a B school is easier, because we have seen a certain trend such as umm..Stanford GSB is known for it entrepreneurs, while Wharton and Stern for Finance Professionals, or Harvard for strategic management.. But when we are looking at schools such as IHEID, or SciencesPo and we are aspiring to work in international organizations then it becomes hard because simply because, the international organizations( at least the ones I am aspiring for) are not just hiring from these two schools for similar profiles, but from a wide range of programs such as people with PHD in Physics from MIT to political science to CFA'S to Economics to LAW to ID. It's simply because of the wide range of skills that can be employed in the field of development.. But when it's something like finance, companies expect you to know finance. So in that sense, picking a B School would have been easier than deciding between Geneva and SciencesPo ( though I agree it would be hard to pick one between stern and Wharton )

Well that's the hardest part. I have talked to a lot of professors from Colombia, brown, SciencesPo, waseda and they asked me to join Geneva because the tuition fee at Geneva is lower than SciencesPo. But since, I am expecting a full tuition waiver at SciencesPo too, and assuming I will get it, the situation would stay the same. I think I will simply have to toss a coin. Damn, picking a B school is so much simpler than this.

Ah cool, I m not a 中国人 either but I have lived there long enough to speak mandarin( though I don't understand the characters, however I can understand pinyin.. Wo xihuan zhong Guo ren )

I got the result on the online form first, which was followed by three emails indicating the amount of scholarship, further instructions etc. Thanks. But I m actually even more confused now. I thought waiting was toughest part but turns out decision making is tougher than waiting.

Btw any zhong Guo ren's on this form??

Thank you everyone, @ angie k.. I got the funding, and I received the reply via the follow up page.. However, I am confused about what offer should I actually accept. SciencesPo or Geneva? I met an IHEID PhD alumni a few hours ago, and he strictly advised me to select SciencesPo for master and join IHEID for a doctoral program which has confused me totally because IHEID was always my first preference. Any inputs? All the best to all those who are expecting results.

Haha, they sent a personal messenger to tell me that.. Jk.. It was on the application portal, though no email yet. Yes, it was a long wait. I applied during the second deadline.

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Hey, so glad to see this post here!! I just got an Acceptance from IHIED.. Though I am confused between IHIED and SciencesPo. Looks like there are IHIED fans here