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Perhaps sending the admission this question would be good! I think they will be able to provide you advice and insights, and they are pretty responsive They may also be able to tell you where to upload additional references .

All the best too...for me I am using the longer SOP for another school as a base for my iheid's, but I am finding it difficult to complete .... still so overwhelming to squeeze into 800 words...

HI! I am from Singapore My school term finally ended so I can work further on my essay draft, which I have not touched since August. Fingers crossed! All the best for your application too!

@Akansha Hmm i am not in a rush, since I am applying for iheid Mdev, which has the deadline in January, That being said, I have already submitted my LSE application for Development Management. Where are you applying to?

It's definitely not true that IHEID does not accept non-Americans or Europeans, because if you follow the past threads (see IHEID 2016 thread) there are applicants from Asia who were accepted. That being said, as with most educational institutions, i believe a certain amount of places have been more or less set aside for Swiss and/or European students, and as such, the competition for people from other parts of the world is naturally higher.

Personally, I think that the kind of internship or activities you've done outside of the academic curriculum will point you to a specific programme, and hence, it's not so much about competitiveness but rather the fit to the specific programme. The activities that I have undertaken, for example, reminds me why I am choosing Mdev - because of my interest in the development sector. I have been following this website and thinking of applying since my second year in university, and now I'm in my fourth and final year, so I'm really looking forward to joining the institution, and will be pretty heart-broken if I don't get in. Anyone who is not applying straight from the university, and has already been working for a few year?

Nice to hear from you all. Though I must say this thread is less active than last year's thread. It seems that there no longer is early admission for interdisciplinary masters, I wonder if that is a good thing. For the guys applying to Mdev, what are your other options?

Hi, what other schools are you considering? I'm also applying for iheid Mdev. I'm looking at many other schools and they sometimes name their courses differently, like International Development etc. but the course modules end up looking rather similar.

From what I have gathered from the various forum threads, there are people who are enrolled without stellar grades, and they usually mention a strong personal statement and some relevant experience. The three most important factors appear to be grades, motivation letter and reference letters. Thus, your chances will depend accordingly on how well these are, collectively. If there are any alumni/current graduate student out there, please correct me if I'm wrong! I'm also intending to apply for iheid for next year's programme, but in Mdev instead of IA. Anyone else applying? Will need a support group soon ...Great that someone created a forum thread - thanks @Yagizoztepe