kimminjoo

Accepted: Georgetown SFS ($$$), Hopkins SAIS ($$$), Columbia SIPA ($$$), Tufts Fletcher($), Yale Jackson (no funding), Oxford Diplomacy (no funding), Stanford IPS ($$); Rejected: Harvard HKS Decsion: Stanford International Policy Studies !

Previous Schools (Name, type, or tier): Tokyo University, Japan (Top Tier) (I am Indonesian) Previous Degrees and GPAs: 3.25 / 4.00 GRE Scores (Verbal/Quantitative/Analytical Writing): 148 V, 157 Q, 3.5 Writing, TOEFL 108 Previous Work Experience (Years, Type): 1.5 Years Math/Econ Background: Basic Economics Background, Introduction to Micro, Macro Foreign Language Background (if applicable to your program): Indonesian (native), Japanese (undergrad), English (as reflects in GRE and TOEFL score) Intended Field of Study in Grad School: International Relations Long Term Professional Goals: Policy Consultant Schools Applied to & Results: Accepted: Georgetown SFS ($$$), Hopkins SAIS ($$$), Columbia SIPA ($$$), Tufts Fletcher($), Yale Jackson (no funding), Oxford Diplomacy (no funding), Stanford IPS ($$); Rejected: Harvard HKS (oh well?) Ultimate Decision & Why: Stanford IPS. As an international students, I can tell you that Stanford is extremely prestigious in East and Southeast Asia. The flexibility of the program to manage you own academic plan as well as the option to cross enrolling with the business school, law school and other program from political science department drawn my attention. Advice for Future Applicants: Be internationalized. I believe some students have never studied abroad, lack international experience (not just teaching English in developing countries), strong background in public service or knowledge in second language. One of my US friend who is very fluent in Mandarin (read and write) and worked in China for 5 years is also accepted to many prestigious programs.