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Hello hifriends! Which programme did you apply do at IHEID? And what courses are you applying to at the other schools? And what is your number one choice? So many questions.. Good luck to you too!

Good luck to you too PBK!! Hopefully we'll all have good news by December 19.. Have you applied to any other unis?

Seeing as IHEID places the greatest value on academic achievement, it probably would. It seems to me that U.S. schools see work experience as more important, so maybe it would be worth applying to more of the schools there?

IndianLawyer, I asked on their facebook page and they replied saying we should all get our results around the 18th of December.. Welcome Kofi88! I'm sorry, I have no idea what the GRE scores are - will probably need to wait for another U.S. applicant or someone to the Economics department. The biggest thing IHEID seems to care about is academic abilities, so if you don't have great undergrad grades you might have to explain that in your SOP and just make a good case for yourself, i.e. "this programme is perfect to help me get from here into my career because..". I say just apply, you never know until you try!

Hey Zinger, what did you apply for? And where are you from and where else are you applying to? Good luck!!

Thanks IndianLawyer, you too! Ghana sounds great! Where did you do your internship? I'm from a little town between Fribourg and Bern. Lausanne is so lovely! And yes, I think Geneva will be great, although I think if I can go there I'll have to live somewhere quite far from the centre due to money reasons.. :S

I just checked and mine has changed too! How exciting..!

Where in Africa did you do your work experience? I did some in Tanzania and then travelled through Rwanda and Uganda as well - so in love with the place! I'm from Switzerland originally, so I'd love to move back for a bit to be closer to my family again for at least a while. Did you say you applied for the later cut-off date or the earlier one? I really hope to know by the end of the year, I don't want to have to wait until March!!

Where are you from originally? I'm quite similar and I think having an international background really helps with IHEID - or so I tell myself. Of course, no doubt we'll all be nervous together for at least another month.. :S What programme are you applying to at Sciences Po? I had a look at their courses but nothing really looked that interesting to me - I think their focus is a bit different to what I'd like to do. Plus I feel the same way about Paris as you about London. But it's a great school and I hope you get accepted into several schools so that you can make an informed decision!

Thanks, I hope you get in too!! What is your first choice? I will apply for the Msc Conflict Studies at LSE and Msc African Studies at Oxford I think. Hm, no idea about IHEID - I imagine if you went to a top school and achieved decent grades you will be just as competitive as someone from a mediocre school with amazing grades. It's so hard to tell though! I think with the SOP you just need to explain quite well where you'd like to end up and how the master will help you; that's how I did it anyway.. Do you have any international experience or work experience?

Yes, I applied to the MIA a couple of years ago and trying it again now. I will apply to LSE and Oxford I think if I don't get accepted into IHEID next month. I know a girl who did her masters at SOAS, loved it and now works in Tunisia in a UN de-mining and de-armament programme on Libya.

I had applied to IHEID (MIA) straight out of undergrad and was accepted. They place more emphasis on high academic achievement and less (although not none) on professional/internship experience.

Hey Figgamonda, what are you studying at the moment? And where else are you applying?

Hey IndianLawyer (and all you other IHEID-hopefuls), how was the info session? Your background sounds impressive! Hope you get in..! I have done a BA in Peace and Conflict Studies and am now writing my Honours thesis (which is like a Master's thesis but is meant to prepare you more for a PhD) on peacekeeping in Africa. I've done some international internships and am hoping to get into the field of mass atrocity crime prevention. I've applied to IHEID before but then couldn't go because of a lack of money, so hopefully I can get in again now that I've saved up!

Sounds great IndianLawyer! Will you be able to let you know? What are people's backgrounds on here?

Hi guys, I have applied for the earlier cut off for the MIA. Hammal, from what I understand IHEID places great emphasis on previous academic achievement - much more so than other schools seem to. But there's no harm in trying!

Hey guys, I applied for the MIA! My application still says 'complete', rather than 'under consideration' - do yours too?