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Hey @chistinexo87, thanks for doing this. I was accepted into the elliot school's security studies program. But my question actually is for a friend of mine who applied to the International Development program and hasn't heard back yet. She applied by the priority deadline, but still hasn't heard back yet, even after contacting the office of admissions several times. Do you know anything about the application process regarding this? Is this a de-facto rejection? This might not be quite the question you were hoping to field first, so I apologize for that, but my friend is pretty distressed about the ambiguity of the situation. Thanks for your time!

I just heard back too! 6000 a semester. Congrats!

I have sent one so far, and I sent it to the person who notified me about my acceptance/funding. I would also check the staff page and look at titles - see who seems to be the most relevant person. I would assume most kind hearted people would simply forward it to the correct person for you. Also, has anyone who didn't hear back on the 10th/11th heard back about rejection/acceptance since? A close friend also applied to GW for a different program than I, but she has yet to hear back one way or the other.

I agree and disagree with @Ben414. If there are people whose research you're interested in, that probably says something about what you want do with your career. Picking faculty to study under is important because they have the skills that you need to conduct similar work, and likely have connections in your field/ area of interest. Even as an undergrad, I developed a close mentor-relationship with my advisor because I was interested in the same things he was researching, and I now have a pretty extensive understanding of his subfield - which has helped me shape my future. Then again, I am hoping to get a PhD after my master's so i may just be thinking too narrowly. The extent to which it is important when compared to debt burden, reputation, location, etc, might be less significant, but personally, I think its a pretty important consideration, regardless if its a masters or phd program.

@A_EP Nice to meet you! Several of us were talking about UMD's MPP in the Fall 2016 cycle thread. however, there isn't a thread on its own, so this seems good as place as any! I was accepted into the MPP program last week, and I'm planning to dual-specialize in ISEP and IDP. I'm coming straight from undergrad. I was waitlisted for funding, but I'm going to do my best to make it work, as UMD is my top choice. I've accumulated a lot of TA/tutoring/'student development and engagement' experience over the past 4 years as an undergrad, so I'm holding out for one of the graduate assistantships. What is your research area of interest?

Hey, so i actually submitted it that night. i guessed earlier that it might just be a simple matter of your concentration. In the interest of your sanity, I wouldn't read too much into it. Good luck!

Also was accepted, but waitlisted for funding. Still ecstatic. congrats to everyone else!! maybe we'll be classmates in a few months!

@UNC86 Thanks for the heads up! Congratulations on your acceptance! Bummer about the funding waitlist, but I suppose thats part of the game. I got bumped up to 'Under Graduate School Review' this morning, so I suppose I should hear back today or tomorrow. I'll be in DC on Saturday, so it would be nice to hear by then.

@UNC86 yeah i'm still 'under departmental/program review', so I'm not sure what that tells either of us haha. I did see that there were two new submissions in the results search from college park, but like i wrote earlier, (my guess is that) these could be entirely dependent upon the concentration that those individuals chose, supposing that each individual concentration (ISEP, IDP) have their own review process as well.

Hey everyone, long time lurker but first time poster. Nerves are getting to me. I applied to: 1) GW Elliot for Security Policy studies - Security and Development 2) Pitt GSPIA: International Political Economy 3.) UMD College Park: MPP: International Security and Economic Policy and 4.) George Mason: Master's of International Commerce & Policy. Accepted into Pitt, no rejections yet. anyone hear back from maryland today? trying to figure out if its a concentration thing or why they accepted some and haven't got back to me yet, haha.