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I can see you've mentioned Elliott. Thanks for your candor!

Major congratulations!

No, no, thanks for the advice! I'm going to be soliciting a lot more of it once I hear back from SIS and Georgetown SSP. I'm trying to resist drawing up elaborate spreadsheets at this point since I might want to finish my senior semester with some modicum of success. I honestly am not sure where my preferences stand yet. I won't hear back from Elliott about fellowships till next Friday, which might make the decision a little easier. From Patterson, I have a full ride--however, despite their program being basically exactly what I'd like (perfect combination of intelligence and diplomacy), I realize that they're not very well known in DC, despite their top 20 FP ranking. I already declined UCSD. Elliott is appealing due to both location and reputation, but Korbel is as well, especially with the DC program. I do think Elliott would allow me to get my foot in the door more immediately, but Denver is appealing in its very Denver-ness. Elliott seems to be a better program though, and is cheaper than Korbel even with the money Korbel gave me, though the cost of living in DC will likely balance it out. Then again, if the Army comes through for me, I'll be getting a scholarship regardless. Do you know anyone at Elliott who's told you how they like the program?

I think so, when she told which classes she was taking right now, she didn't mention Secdef.

I'm in for the same program! Tell me, what do you hope to do with your life that relates to Global Communication? I'm curious as to the goals of my peers!

I'm in!! Was totally not expecting this!

Yeah, she's security. She deferred the fall quarter to finish working for the campaign we were on here in PA. Ring any bells?

Btro, that's true, but when I talked to their representative (probably the same woman), she said that the straight-out-of-undergrads and the mid-careerists aren't competing against each other for spots. You and I will be up against only the other undergrads.

Awesome! Yeah, the same thing happened last year according to previous posts on this board--their system got ahead of itself and allowed people to accept the offer before the offer was officially extended. Sort of anticlimactic IMO, but great nonetheless! I think I'm going to face a tough decision once I finish hearing from my other schools...what makes Korbel your top choice? I have a friend going there right now--she likes it a lot, but says the quarter system is extreeeeemely intense.

Goooood times.

Yep, you're in! Congrats!

According to a thread I remember reading from last year, it means you're in! Someone from admissions last year said that it just means the system got ahead of itself. Welcome to the club!

I've heard back from Korbel, Patterson, and UCSD IR/PS, but I don't think any of the "big schools" have started notifying.

Hey there. Any news on a replacement for Ms. Sanders? Or, thoughts about intelligence offerings at the school in general?

Are you interested more in a layman's, or a DC impression? 'Cause speaking as layman, I've never heard of King's. As far as working in the US goes, I think we tend to be painfully insular with the exception of Oxford/Cambridge/LSE.

When did you hear from Korbel? I'm going nuts over here. And fifa, I haven't heard anything about an admissions package...did someone tell you we should be getting something more comprehensive than that painfully brief letter?

Hey again! I just got in! In all honesty, I probably won't go here, but it's still exciting. I, too, would have to take prep classes--I'm thinking mine would be econ, since I've managed to never take it.

Congratulations!

Someone's in, according to the results page! I know the admissions blog said "early March"--has anyone else heard anything?

Also missing Patterson School of Diplomacy at Kentucky (16th in nation according to FP) and Kansas State.

Fifa, I know you said you submitted yours back in December. Was it by the priority deadline?

All I've heard is that my application was complete and ready to go. Half the time they contact me via email, the other half via messages from the "Messages" section on the application website. I heard that one of the priority deadliners heard back that they had been waitlisted from the website. Nonetheless, regular deadliners should be hearing back via email by mid-March.

I suspect that info about funding (regardless of whether you receive any) will be addressed in the follow-up. This is only a guess. Besides that, congratulations! And, wow, when was your deadline? Mine were just a couple weeks ago, so that seems insanely fast.

That sounds like an acceptance to me. Just look at the funding references; it would've been different if they'd said, "We think you'll be an excellent addition, and hope you'll consider us should you be accepted." Since they said straight-up that you're in a specific, being-considered-for-funding pool, I think you're good. I got a similar letter from the director of one of my programs, so I think we're both in great shape!

Generally it's not till mid-March, though I'm not sure about GT specifically. The website will probably mention it somewhere.