hina234
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Does anyone have any insight into UMD's School of Public Policy? I was offered a full ride there, but my heart is leaning towards SAIS, which I found has a far better reputation and network. But SAIS gave me pennies compared to UMD. If someone can speak to the UMD's reputation, I would greatly appreciate it!
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Not sure of exact numbers, but WWS is the most selective out of most top schools since they fully fund everyone. Based on selectivity, it seems to be WWS < HKS < SIPA.
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Okay, so back in early December I did an online information session with SIPA, and the admissions staffer who was conducting the session said that the average GRE for both Verbal and Quant is usually in the 75th percentile....
It definitely seemed like she slipped and didn't get the memo that SIPA doesn't release those stats, but looking at comparable schools, it does make sense that SIPA's averages would be in that range.
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10 minutes ago, sp108 said:
Here is what the appeal form says:
Please complete the form below if you would like to appeal your award amount to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Only one appeal form will be processed per applicant. You cannot submit multiple forms or an updated version, so please make sure all of your information is accurate and complete. All appeals must be received by April 15, 2015 at 5p.m. EST. Any appeals received after the deadline will not be processed.
Note: You are highly encouraged to visit the Welcome Portal to accept your enrollment offer and pay the new-student deposit fee by the April 15, 2015 deadline. (Your username and password are in your admission-offer letter.) While appeals are rarely granted, special consideration is given to applicants who have already accepted their offer of admission to SIPA.\What are the deadlines for all your other schools? There is really some risk and uncertainty in paying the deposit only to not get any funding at all or less than desirable funding. I would say it's really your call depending on how much you want to go to SIPA compared to your other schools.
Hmm okay, so I think I should probably email them and ask if I need to submit a form.
Did you receive any funding from SIPA? I didn't, so maybe that's why I didn't need to submit a form. I emailed them asking if they could match my funding offer from SAIS, but I didn't attach my SAIS funding letter.
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10 hours ago, sp108 said:
Basically I emailed their financial aid office telling them how grateful I was to receive an admittance and funding. I also told them that SIPA is one of my top choices and I am seriously considering the program however I asked them if there would be an opportunity to get funding. I was just really nice about it. I looked over their reply and they sent me a link to an appeal form which asks me to attach funding offers from other programs. I verified this email with another person and he said he received the same reply. It's a generic email. Requesting an appeal wont hurt. All they will do is send a form to you. The catch is that you will have to wait til after April 15 when most schools deadlines are made. You will also have to pay their $2000 deposit to have somewhat of a chance at funding. Atleast this is the impression I got.
I asked for an appeal but I never had to submit a form... they emailed me and said they would consider me for funding, and then a couple of days later I got a generic confirmation that they have received my appeal and would let me know after April 15th.
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23 minutes ago, Windmills said:
This reminds me of another point... I actually would recommend applying to a safety or ideally some respected mid-tier program where you would be a top candidate in the hopes that you get a really good funding offer. Even if you don't want to go there, you might be able to use that funding offer as leverage to get (more) money from your other top picks.
Yeah. When I was applying, my thought process was that if I didn't get into my top schools, at least I would get into a school that I know will be affordable and near a geographic location I want to work in.
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I applied to 6 (2 reaches, 2 matches, and 2 safeties). My safeties were based on geographic location and the fact that I knew I would quality for a good amount of funding. My matches were programs I definitely wanted to go to but was still unsure if I could actually get in. My reach schools were schools I knew had a good reputation for academics and good reputation for fully funding their students.
I initially had my list narrowed down to 8 schools and even had my recommenders submit the letters to the other 2. But by the end of the application process, I didn't submit them because I knew I could never see myself going to those schools. One of the schools was not in a location I saw myself for two years (I knew I wanted to be in the DC area for networking reasons) and the other was because of the program structure (it required a thesis).
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2 minutes ago, coffeeandtravel said:
I'm also very interested in this program, but I'm hesitant to assume that it's the answer to my worries with loans, if that makes sense. I would love to hear from someone who has utilized the program or who knows of someone who has for nonprofit work (I'm not really interested right now in government work). I'd also be interested in the rate of people who don't complete the 10 years in such a position...do they have to pay back all of their loans, or is it prorated for the years of work in one of those fields that qualify? I also read that the future of the program is uncertain so I'm trying to learn more before deciding it would work for me
this is the only thing I could find about the future of the program: http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/student-loan-ranger/2015/08/19/public-service-loan-forgiveness-common-questions-answered
That was written in 2015, so I'm not sure if there is more up to date info out there.
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Not sure if this has been discussed before, but does anyone have any experience or know of people that are doing the public service loan forgiveness program?
I assume a lot of people on this forum are looking to enter government service after they graduate, so wanted to know if anyone was considering taking on the extra debt with the intention of applying for this program? I know that you have to make 120 monthly payments, which would commit you to 10 years in that career field, which is a long time. Let me know your thoughts!
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$6k per semester. Congrats everyone! More so for being able to tolerate GW's lateness than anything haha
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I am also in this same situation!
I received a full ride from the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy in College Park, but was offered $10k from SAIS. My dream is to work in international development, mainly for USAID or multilateral organizations like World Bank. But I didn't get accepted to the IDEV program at SAIS, and I am currently on the waitlist. I don't know much about UMD's reputation at all and not that many people on gradcafe have applied, but it is also in the DC metro area so I could potentially do a internship while here (I was accepted to SAIS Bologna my first year so would be out of luck trying to get a semester internship my first year). Anyone have any advice for me as well? It would be much appreciated!
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6 minutes ago, coffeeandtravel said:
Where is Elliott on your list compared to the other schools you've been admitted?
My choice is going to come down to either SAIS or Elliott. SIPA is out of the running because it would be just too expensive. I was offered some funding from SAIS but not enough, and the fact that SAIS didn't admit me to my concentration makes it kind of a bittersweet situation. I'm holding out hope that Elliott will offer a lot more funding for me to justify picking it over SAIS.
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1 hour ago, coffeeandtravel said:
Ahh I feel ya...I just want to have all my options on the table so I can finally decide!
Same here. I know I'll have to take out a bunch of loans regardless but it will be nice to know how much (if anything) I'm receiving from Elliott.
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I think the funding letters might come out early April? The sole reason for this guess is that Wolcott Fellowship recipients are announced early April. I haven't talked to anyone in Admissions.
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Definitely going. See you all there!
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Anyone know if the SAIS Open House in DC is also for students admitted to Bologna?
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Just got mine too. $10k
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1 hour ago, monocle said:
Does anyone know whether the concentrations become sort of like cohorts? Also does anyone know how many IDEV students they cap?
People I know at SAIS have said you tend to stay with people within your concentration. However, you can take classes in concentrations that's not your primary program.
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Just now, ParisDreams said:
My letter didn't mention my concentration at all :/ anyone else?
It probably only mentions it if you picked IDEV as your concentration. IDEV is the only concentration that has a cap on the number of students they admit.
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2 minutes ago, coffeeandtravel said:
I think I'm deciding between general IR and Latin American studies...I wrote about LatAm being my backup in my SOP and I've heard it's a good program but I'm not positive yet! You?
Definitely the ERE concentration. Kinda bummed I didn't get IDEV, but I talked a lot about environmental policy in my SOP/interview so maybe it's the better fit.
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7 minutes ago, coffeeandtravel said:
I didn't get IDEV, which I kind of expected given I've had a limited amount of work experience in the field, but thrilled nonetheless. Now begins the wait for funding...
Didn't get IDEV either. What concentration would you pick?
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Accepted to Bologna!
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2 minutes ago, coffeeandtravel said:
I wish they had not given us an exact date for decisions...this cannot be healthy haha
Agree! At least I know Bologna is out. I put either campus on my application.
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1 minute ago, hedong123 said:
I guess they do it towards the end of the day because they know people will start calling with questions.
Haha, that's actually smart of them.
SIPA 2016
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Just got an email from SIPA on my awards appeal: they couldn't offer me anything, but told me to apply for second year funding in the spring. Good luck to those still waiting!