Romeo13

Hey, Just for the people waiting to hear from NPSIA, one of my friends who was waitlisted got an email telling them they had been admitted. Hopefully the people still waiting hear from NPSIA soon. Best of luck.

Hey guys, I have decided to decline my offer from NPSIA. So hopefully someone on here gets to hear back from the school soon. I have decided to go to GSPIA. I had a meeting at both schools and from my own research I believe GSPIA is the better fit for me. Both schools are great in there own regards. For anyone still debating between the two or NPSIA/GSPIA and another school hopefully this helps: If you plan on pursuing a career in academia I would recommend going to NPSIA over GSPIA. NPSIA has many professors who are very well regarded - one professor that comes to mind is Steve Saideman. Professor like Saideman will bring your academic skills to a brand new level, as well as connect you to the right people. Knowing someone who has worked with Professor Saideman, it is safe to say that if you are lucky enough to have him as your supervisor, your academic writing skills and quantitative research will improve drastically. GSPIA has many well regarded professors as well but the program seems to be much more geared towards developing professionals. NPSIA seems to have a fine mix between theory and practice. However, if you are planning on pursuing a career in the federal government both are good. I believe that GSPIA is beginning to overtake NPSIA in regards to finding students placements in the government. GSPIA also has a Senior Fellowship program which I did not see NPSIA having. The individuals apart of GSPIAs Senior Fellowship program see to be very well connect - these individuals may play a key role in helping some students connect with the right people. Next, looking at the course work GSPIA seems to have a strong focus on global economy + development while NPSIA seems to have more of a focus on conflict resolution and security. So depending if you're more interested in one you should go to that school. NPSIA offers you to complete the program by course work, MRP, or thesis, at GSPIA you must do a MRP. I do not this this should play a major role, but it should be something that individuals are aware of. Finally, at the end of the day both are great schools. Both will lead to great careers. The biggest factor is the student - how hard will you work to get where you want. Both the schools will open up the right doors. If it is a financial choice for you pick the school that offered you more money. If it isn't about money, pick the school that has more classes/ professor around what you want to study and write about. I was offered the same from NPSIA and GSPIA but picked GSPIA because there are more professor geared towards what I want to learn/ write about. I hope this helps someone out! All the best.

Hey guys, Sort of late to post on this. I was wondering what other individuals would do if they were in my situation (which I believe a number of you may be). I got accepted into all 3 schools I applied for, NPSIA, GSPIA, and EURUS. I have already declined the EURUS offer. I was offered roughly 15k in scholarships for GSPIA and a Teaching Assistantship. I am waiting to hear what I will be receiving from NPSIA, worse case scenario is that I only receive an entry level scholarship. If that is the case what you guys do, pick GSPIA or NPSIA? I'm sort of torn because NPSIA was my first choice going into these applications, and it's also very hard to turn down full funding if I don't get full or almost full funding from NPSIA. Thanks!