DefeatistElitist
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That's pretty weird - I had everything good to go in December. Ah well. They'll get to it.
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whoa! Mine's still preliminary review required. Maybe they go through alphabetically or by submission? My last name is with an "O"
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True. But there are also the long run savings - 350K will get you a big house in the suburbs or a small house right in the city. That might buy you a trailer 80km outside Toronto.
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That's plenty to get buy on in Halifax if you don't own a car and/or don't live alone. If you get a roommate or live with an SO Halifax is extremely affordable. Plus you have to factor in that the downtown is small and not stupid expensive so you can walk anywhere you want to go/will have virtually no commute.
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Halifax is a great city.
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Well, Dalhousie is located in a provincial capital and their MPA program does have a reputation of having strong ties to the Nova Scotia provincial government. And it's worth noting that the VAST majority of government/policy jobs are going to be in provincial or municipal government. I don't know much about the MPA program beyond what I've said above, but Dal is a highly underrated school in a great city.
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This wasn't the case in my undergrad.
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Not going to lie, the lack of online uploading was a decision in me not applying to UOttawa. This seems INSANELY inefficient to the point where I feel like it must reflect badly on the school.
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My application for Munk is now "under review". Now we play the waiting game...
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My evidence to suggest this is anecdotal - I have friends at GSPIA and NPSIA and from what I gather NPSIA has a more neoliberal, economics focused approach and GSPIA takes a more critically focused one. This isn't meant to be a criticism of GSPIA or critically focused IR!! Just that it doesn't necessarily suit my research or career interests on a personal level. As mchutchi stated above, different strokes.
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1. NPSIA (International Economy Policy, Intelligence, Security) 2. Munk (Global Capital Markets) I prefer NPSIA because it's WAY cheaper, in Ottawa and more aligned with my research and career interests/general view of IR. UOttawa strikes me a little more leftist that I'd be comfortable with and Munk seems more private sector oriented that I'd necessarily prefer.
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Yeah, mine still says that too.
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I am super ok with this for NPSIA - but I only took a total of 8 300 and 400 level courses in my undergrad so I wonder how that will work out with Munk... I also did an exchange on my last two years so I wonder how those grades apply.
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Damn, my munk one still says "documents received".
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Yeah it was due yesterday guys.
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No. I have two friends at Munk now and neither of them cited anything in their statement. They just want you to show that you know what you're talking about/can make a nuanced argument.
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If that's the case then trim how much you are expanding upon them. Model UN is obviously good to emphasize, but it isn't like the admissions committee is unaware of what it is. The second they see Model UN, in all likelihood they won't even read the description of what you did because it's a pretty typical thing for an IR masters applicant to have done. A sentence or two is all that you need.
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I would say 6 pages is far too long - though the standards for an academic resume might be different than a career resume. But you DEFINITELY want education info on there. I would look at trimming the number of field placements and extracurriculars to only include ones directly related to the program. For example, if you've volunteered for an NGO abroad that would be more relevant than having volunteered for a local political candidate. You want to prioritize both the relevance and recency of what you've done - so something somewhat more relevant that you did 7 years ago is probably less important than something somewhat less relevant you're doing right now.
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Does anyone know if there is a delay between when your referee submits their reference and when it'll show up on Carleton Central/SGS? I know my prof submitted hers on Monday, but it still hasn't been marked "received" on the system.
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Anyone else find UOttawa's application process RIDICULOUS? Having to physically mail everything, needing official transcripts, not having an online form for referees. Maybe I feel spoiled because Carleton and UofT's was so painless, but this is so inefficient I might just apply to BSIA as a backup instead...
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Hey guys, I'm applying to NPSIA and Munk and possibly also BSIA or GSPIA as a backup. Any idea how either weigh grades from exchanges? I know having gone on exchange is a bonus in itself, but I'm wondering if they'll look at the actual grades I got.
