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Yeah, I was rejected, too. I signed my Munk acceptance this morning. It is a bit odd considering your acceptances so far. To get in all of those bar BSIA is strange, but an accomplishment nonetheless. I focused all of my attention on the BSIA application and wrote a very detailed SOP that reflected the programme and the work they produced. I had an 88.5/100 GPA according to their department. My references were stellar, and one of my references is fairly accomplished in Global Governance. A bit disappointing to just get a standard "Thanks, but no thanks" response after $100 and 2 months.

Got a letter from Munk today

Nothing back from Balsillie yet, which is a bit frustrating. Someone a few pages back said that it would be "sometime" after last week. It was some vague response (s)he got from inquiring. It sounded more like a later rather than a sooner response. I suppose another strong point for BSIA is that it is connected with CIGI and shares the same building. If you are looking at working at a think tank, it could potentially get you a great start on your career. BSIA seems to be a bit more positive about the internship. Given that the MAGG is through the University of Waterloo, there would be strong emphasis on the internship, and what appears to be a somewhat strong indication of a guaranteed non-paid internship, if you fail to locate one (from what I've gathered - nothing official). Obviously, Waterloo is the champion of co-op so they have strong links.

Balsillie is a great programme, in my opinion. They have as much, if not more, money than Munk. A lot of accomplished faculty there, and it is younger than Munk. A lot of international experience in the faculty, particularly in the IGO field. Remember, Thomas Homer-Dixon used to be at Munk and left for the BSIA, so the programme does appear to offer strong competition. A lot of diverse research interests and from a wide variety of institutions. The vibe I seem to get is that it is more suited for IGO work and such. I'd love to get into BSIA as there are a few profs that are experts in fields I would like to research that are pretty niche/obscure that I think BSIA has the most expertise at.

In my opinion, the best IR school for a professional career is NPSIA. It has the most prestige If you apply to any IO or anything at the federal level. As IRBuff said, the people you will apply to will know the schools. They won't be basing their decisions off THE. They will base it off experience and people in the field. From Canada, the best therefore will likely be NPSIA at Carleton. I think perhaps as an American you don't comprehend the reputation of NPSIA in Canada. However, that's not to say that other programmes might be better for your research interests or whatever, but if you want to pick one over job chances and the weight the name carries, NPSIA is probably the top in Canada.

Nope, just a generic email from the coordinator saying that I had been accepted.

Just got accepted into Munk! Got the e-mail half an hour, so there's still hope for all of you still waiting.

Nothing from the BSIA. It is weird that they are taking a lot longer than usual, but many programmes seem to be sending out offers later than they traditionally have.

I got waitlisted with an 8.4/10. At least, I hope it is a waitlist.

I haven't heard anything, but I panicked a lot seeing this thread bumped. Balsillie seems odd most years they seemed to do February, but a few years they did mid-late March. I suppose no news is good news.

I'm applying to Munk, I have that exact same anxiety, too. Fifteen isn't very many, and four are on here. Though, to be fair, Munk is eighty and probably receives ten times as many applicants. Starting to think maybe I should have done more than two.

I am. As well as, the MGA at Munk. I haven't heard anything, but it might be soon, judging by GradCafe's search records, if they are accurate.