BluffIR
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6 hours ago, netflixnchili said:
I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard place waiting for all these decisions to come out. All I can do is twiddle my thumbs as the place tickets fares to attend open house go up and up.
Have you looked into the cost of flight cancellation insurance? It usually runs $20 - $40 domestically and may be the best option of hedging your chances. Book now and cancel if needed.
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39 minutes ago, RS- Tz said:
Hello everyone,
Is anyone who's already been accepted to the MA program put on IDEV wait list ? Curious? Additionally is there an FB/ linkedin forum for accepted candidates?
Admissions started sending out Facebook invites yesterday to admitted candidates. The membership has continued growing today, so I think the invites are still going out. Make sure your Facebook email is linked to your application email.
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Accepted to MIEF and their MA program in DC. Received a $30K fellowship for MIEF but I have not yet received anything for the MA. A quant-focused 11 month program is very enticing so I'm extremely excited for the funding. Is anyone else considering MIEF?
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No email but I checked their website and received admission with $16k/year in funding. Very excited and will definitely be an option depending on further decisions.
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Program/Institution: GW-Elliot, SAIS, American SIS, Fletcher MALD, GTown MSFS
Interests: Economic Policy Analysis, Foreign Service
Undergrad Institution: Top 25 Public University (U.S.)
Undergraduate Major: B.A. Spanish/International Trade; B.A. Political Science
Undergraduate Minor: Economics
Undergraduate GPA: 4.0
Quantitative Courses: 8 courses in economics (4 400-level including 2 intl); 200-level calculus course
GRE: V: 163 Q: 161 AW: 5
Age: 25
Years of Work Experience: Three years at a Fortune 25 company. Have held a variety of roles including sales, consulting, and data analytics. Work has all been with small-business domestic healthcare.
Languages: English is my native language. Studied Spanish for 9 years and can read/write at a very high level but can only speak/listen at an intermediate level. Studied abroad in Spain for a semester while living with a host family.
LORs: One from my current manager of 2 years and one from a senior lecturer of Spanish at undergrad. I have not kept up great relations with the professor but she reached out in the early Fall inquiring as to how I was doing and my future plans (prior to asking her for a LOR).
Concerns: I have no international work experience other than some undergraduate research, and outside of my economics courses I do not have a robust quantitative background (no statistics, etc.). I am looking to leverage a Masters to pivot from domestic healthcare work to international policy, but my current work experience does not directly align with this goal.
Georgetown MSFS 2017
in Government Affairs Forum
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Checked the portal and decisions are out! Unfortunately wait-listed but not heartbroken as I received funding from SAIS. Best of luck to everyone else!