[Munk School, NPSIA, BSIA 2016]

1 hour ago, ntk4414 said:

hdh and violet28 - I feel the same! Am accepted to NPSIA and GSPIA, both with funding, but honestly, after seeing many friends go through the NPSIA program, it does not look as appealing to me anymore. The reputation is certainly better, but that could be changing in the next few years with how well-funded GSPIA is. I also like the structure of GSPIA a lot better, I think the Senior Mentors program is great, and especially the overseas exchanges/internships/embassy options are really attractive. But the reputation of NPSIA, and how long I've thought about going there, is really giving me a hard time with the decision making process...

Exact same situation here too! NPSIA has always been the top choice because of its reputation, but I have to admit I've been a little blinded by the hype. With what I want to do (work abroad) and what I'm looking for in a program, GSPIA seems like the much better fit, which is not what I expected when I started out. It's such a hard choice because NPSIA is great in its own right, but it really comes down to what's instinctively the better fit as vanatrick mentioned

[Munk School, NPSIA, BSIA 2016]

4 hours ago, alyshim said:

I was admitted to NPSIA as well! What specializations did everyone choose? 

Congrats! and best of luck to everyone else

My top pick was International Development Policy

[Munk School, NPSIA, BSIA 2016]

1 hour ago, 11698242 said:

For those who are waiting on GSPIA and/or NPSIA and have March 15th deadlines for other offers, what is your plan? Ask for an extension? Pay the deposit?

My deadline for GSPIA was crazy early so I figured my best plan was to just accept it and wait to see what other offers would come in. Don't know how comfortable you feel with accepting and then rescinding, but in the end my rationale was that it's not too big of a deal for the school and you have to do what's best for yourself long term. However, if you don't have to wait too long before getting results back from other schools I'd just ask for an extension

[Munk School, NPSIA, BSIA 2016]

Also waiting on NPSIA like a lot of others here, good luck to us all 

I applied to a bunch of programs but left out Munk because of 1) the cost, and 2) desire to work in the public sector. Heard good things about the MGA program but it definitely seems to have more of a private sector, business-like vibe, which doesn't align with my own interests. I'm sure many of you have seen this but here's an article about what Canadian scholars think:
https://www.opencanada.org/features/canadas-ir-scholars-who-they-are-and-where-they-think-you-should-go-to-school/

My top choices were NPSIA and GSPIA, so I was happy about acceptance into GSPIA! For anyone else choosing between NPSIA and GSPIA, I'm curious as to how you're going to choose between the two once you inevitably get in  

Here's a reddit thread that's helped me somewhat. Still interested in your opinions though, and hope to meet some of you in Ottawa!
https://www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/comments/3qllk8/international_affairs_masters_in_ottawa_npsia_vs/