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  1. Thanks! Just joined, my real life name is quite similar to my screen name.
  2. Hey guys, just was accepted to the MA program in international affairs. I just paid my deposit, so I'm attending. Anyone else in the MIA program here?
  3. Decisions are up. I got accepted, but no financial aid. Well I'm not really upset because it's only 8000CHF/USD a year (they're at parity now).
  4. I'm heavily leaning towards Johns Hopkins SAIS or Tufts. IHEID would be nice also. My GPA isn't stellar but it isn't bad at all (3.65) and my GRE scores are both near 160 and writing is a 5. Languages are also important too, that's where you all have me beat. My intermediate knowledge of Swedish won't exactly help in a developing country either. Either way I think we both have pretty good shots with different qualifications. I just got the first rejection, but it was from Sciences Po and I realized it's not exactly for me anyway... I'm from NY and Paris is just as expensive in terms of living and that's a huge factor in my decision. Oh well. If I want a good job in the US I would need a good degree from the US anyway.
  5. I attended UAlbany Rockefeller (albeit undergrad) and know a bit about the graduate program and the admissions. While you're not dead from the GPA, I would suggest getting it up to at least a 3.4 to 3.5 range. They will definitely overlook your freshman and sophomore years if you do that much better your junior and senior year. They value relevant internship experience, and work in government will definitely help. It's a very good school if you want to work in state government or bureaucracy. You'll be fine if you do what you plan to do. Don't worry, it's the worst thing you can do. Just focus on your work and enjoy college. Life is about balance.
  6. Hey guys. Just a quick question this time. I'm sure many of us have Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honors Society) on our resumes if we're from the United States and majored in political science. I'm just wondering if there is any sort of prestige attached to having it; I couldn't get a straight answer from my advisors where I obtained my B.A. and I feel as if this is a frivolous question to ask admissions departments. Thanks again.
  7. I appreciate the help NYCBluenose. This was the recurring issue I was running into, that no work experience will kill my app. There seems to be a cyclical problem, however, in that graduating with a Bachelor's in Political Science won't exactly run you right into a qualifying field of work and graduate school requires working!
  8. Hey guys, I am in the midst of applying for MIA/MAIA/MPP programs in both the United States and Europe. The only issue I seem to have with these schools is that most of them suggest a year or two of work experience, yet I don't have that since I'm straight out of undergrad. The list of schools that I am currently applying to is SAIS, Fletcher, Sciences Po, IHEID, HKS (longshot), and perhaps Leiden or WWS. Which of those schools would be best for someone with only internship experience (albeit a year of it)? I do have some other interesting things on my resume such as a 6 month long study abroad period in Finland along with a 1 month long seminar of European politics in Brussels, but will the lack of real world experience kill my apps? If you all would be able to suggest other schools which would be a good fit I would be grateful. I was also thinking perhaps Uppsala for Peace and Conflict studies because I really would like to specialize in international security.
  9. That does sound interesting. Sciences Po seems to bit a bit less selective to international students, so I think I have a decent shot at it. Not sure about IHEID though. I've noticed a lot of these schools focus on students which are right out of undergrad, rather than in the U.S. where schools like Kennedy and Woodrow Wilson (Harvard and Princeton) tend to focus on people with job experience.
  10. As per suggestion, I wanted to post this to this forum regarding an MIA degree and governmental affairs. If you all have any suggestions, I would be grateful.
  11. Hello all, I am a recent graduate from a SUNY university, and I was wondering the feasibility of getting my master's degree abroad in Paris, Geneva or London. I'm thinking of getting an MIA from one of these universities, specifically in the field of international security where applicable (Sciences Po doesn't have a broad based MIA degree). The logic behind my choices is that I spent a lot of time abroad in Europe, and I thoroughly enjoyed experiencing their education system. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Honors College in the US with about a year of internship experience under my belt (albeit seven months of it was event planning for the study abroad office ) and two study abroad experiences, one in Finland and the other in Belgium for a combined 6 months. I'm taking my GREs next week, but I saw that they don't hold as much weight as other requirements. If you guys have any suggestions for any other good MIA schools in Europe that fit my criteria, I would be grateful. I really wasn't able to find any other good ones outside of these three in Europe that are internationally renowned. On a side note, I am also applying to Harvard and Princeton as total long shots, and Johns Hopkins, Tufts and UMich as US targets. Thanks guys and I hope to help all of you through this process also!
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