molfe

I had the same decision to make three years ago. I will be graduating from GPIA in May with my MA. If it makes the decision any easier, GPIA was great for me. The faculty is amazing. The small size allows you to get close to several professors. With GPIA merging with Milano, even more classes and resources will be offered. Some say that GPIA doesn't train people for the "real world." But the Practicum at the end of the program does just that and many people have gotten jobs out from their practicum. I spent the summer in Ethiopia through their international field programs. It was an experience I will never forget. I will be starting ASU in the fall for their Political Science Ph.D. program. It doesn't have the name though. (I got a lot of ? when I said I went to the New School... "No, it's not new.") But the faculty has a lot of ties into the UN and NGOs in New York. At the new school, talk to Sakiko or Cohen the director. They are very approachable. I have no regrets. But you should try and visit both if you have time.

Thank you for the advice everyone! I am going to wait it out past Easter and then call and see. The emails I sent were about three weeks ago and one week ago. I realized the spring break for them was in the middle of all that. A part of this is that I have long awaited this acceptance (like everyone else) and now that I have it I want to move on and start.

On March 10th, I was accepted into my top choice program at ASU. I was beyond ecstatic! But, that feeling has slowly dissipated as after the initial emil, I have not heard at all from the program. The acceptance letter had no additional information. I have been notified by the graduate school about immunization records (that I subsequently sent) and I asked them about possible funding (but they don't deal with that and advised be to contact to department). I have emailed the department a twice about the acceptance and questions about funding information, but have had no response. I have contacted professors there and potential advisors who have responded enthusiastically, I don't want to be seen as obsessive (just as yet). How long should I give them to provide additional information? Would calling on top of the emails seem pushy? Thank you!