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Hi all. Long time lurker on the forum, but am slowly putting my application together. Program Applying To: MIA or the school's program equivalent Schools Applying To: Georgetown SSP/MSFS, Columbia SIPA, American SIS, UCSD GPS Undergraduate institution: the other New York City school not named Columbia.Undergraduate GPA: 3.2Undergraduate Major: Political Science & PhilosophyGRE Quantitative Score: 156 GRE Verbal Score: 162 GRE AW Score: 4.5Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 6Years of Work Experience:6Describe Relevant Work Experience: internship experience at a major think tank, internship as a Congressional Aide. Professional experience in NYC government as a Policy Analyst with a focus on security operations and emergency planning (3 years). Federal Government analyst in emergency planning with multiple work trips around the country (3 years). Recently commissioned as a US Naval Reserve Officer in Intelligence (< 1 year). Was also a volunteer Director for a Foreign Policy group (~ 2 years).Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): I am still drafting my SOP, but I will generally focus on my specific goals within the Defense community and how the degree is what I need to continue being successful.Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): Strong recommendations from 1 previous employer (direct supervisor). 1 current supervisor/boss. 1 Military Officer (XO).Other: I am thinking of re-taking the GRE to get higher 150's for the Quant and see if I can tack on 1-2 more points for Verbal, but I also was looking into an EdX and/or Coursera for Econ 101, Stats, GIS, etc courses to add to a quant resume. Any thoughts are appreciated.

Great, thanks for the information Kj002! fyi, I applied for Taiwan. Anyone else do the same?

Hello all, Does anyone know the time frame we should expect to receive an email from IIE regarding our status or does anyone have experience on specific timelines of the notifications? Btw I'm not sure if it matters, but I applied for the education research grant for a Masters program. Thanks!

NYU Wagner is a nationally recognized institution and is increasingly competitive in admissions. As someone that works in NYC government, I can assure you that Wagner's reputation and influence runs quite deep. In any case, no one said that graduate school was going to be cheap no matter where you attend. Education is an investment.