evieadelaide

I'm far from being an expert in MSA, but I am proficient at the upper intermediate level (speaking, writing, reading) and am fluent in French and Spanish. While I think it highly unlikely to gain a more active use of the language on your own, if your heart's set on it, I think with the appropriate level of hard work, it is very possible to obtain the level of reading proficiency in a foreign language which you indicated--including Arabic (I would recommend that you request the extension in order to give yourself more time). Of course it will be very frustrating at first, but stick with it and use a variety of sources (it may also help to hear the language even if you don't speak it, so look online for various outlets). Once again, not an expert at all...just speaking from my own experience. Good luck!

I think they're about a week behind this year as compared to previous years. The snowpocalypse threw everything off.

I'm going!

Hahaha. Great episode.

I think that probably depends on what sort of job you're looking for outside of your MA. Do you ultimately want to be in DC (policy/government/think tanks)? I would think that yes, G-town's program probably has more pull in DC if only because of its proximity. The MAAS program also offers an internship course in which you could use to obtain an internship in the DC area and make connections, etc. Also, if you haven't already, I'd go through and take a look at the course descriptions each program offers and find what appeals most to you. It might also be helpful to read through the professors' CV's and determine if any of their research interests are similar to your own as both programs require a thesis/report. If available, try and find out where the various alumni work after graduation. Although, the whole required full-time thing with no funding would definitely factor into my decision.

I'm fairly certain they only send decisions by post. I got mine yesterday as well, but I live in DC so...I guess expect one soon-ish depending where you are in the world! Good luck

Congrats! I was accepted to NYU's NES program as well. Although I did not apply to Georgetown's MAAS, I would consider it to be a very strong program--especially if you're looking to really hone in on your Arabic skills and work in the DC area (if simply for networking and internship resources). I will say though, one thing that turned me off from applying to CCAS, is that the Georgetown program does state that it is unique in providing a focus on the Arab world and while, I'm interested in the Arab world, I've lately leaned towards wanting to include Iran in my graduate studies (I did not comb through the course listings though, so I'm not sure if this means nil for non-Arab studies). Sorry I couldn't provide more pros and cons :/ Just out of curiosity, did you receive funding from NYU?