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alexiacel

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    NYC/Paris
  • Application Season
    2019 Fall
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    Sorbonne graduate applying to NYU/LSE

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  1. I don't know much about ESADE, but I do know that ESCP has several campuses all over Europe and that it's one of the best business schools. ESCP's several well-distinguished campuses would give you an advantage in Europe, at least. For instance, if you study in the Berlin campus, you could easily come to Paris afterwards. But I'm not sure ESADE can give you the same sense of fluid mobility as ESCP.
  2. Thank you for the info. NYU is quite valued in France, but I admit I would have hoped to get both my Sorbonne Master's and NYU's MPA... And I do have to drop out of Sorbonne's Masters, if I want to be guaranteed to receive a scholarship from Wagner. In any case, thank you for taking the time to provide me some indications!
  3. Hi everyone! I'm a French student, currently doing an exchange program at NYU, as part of the first year of my MA in Political Science at Panthéon-Sorbonne University. While being there, I seized the opportunity to apply to NYU Wagner's MPA in Public & Non-profit Management & Policy, and got in. I now have to choose between finishing my MA in Political Science (and choosing the Public Affairs - Territorial Public Action specialization), or accepting NYU's offer. I applied to NYU because of my strong interest in urban, environmental, racial, and socio-economic inequality policies, and wish to work for the City of New York on the short-term: those three components being rarely combined in French Masters. I also chose to apply to NYU because my current French MA is really focused on theoretical administrative work, and doesn't provide tools for policy analysis, or in-depth minority/environmental/urban policy work. Therefore, though my short-term goal would be to work for the next 2/5 years for NYC, my long-term goal is to come back to Paris and put those theoretical insights and skills to its benefit. However, though I come from a working-class family, I didn't receive any scholarship for NYU's MPA. NYU Wagner argues that most of its graduates end up having an annual salary of $74,400. In France, the average annual salary of people graduating from Panthéon-Sorbonne is $20,100. As you all surely know, it's not that French people are extremely poor, but rather that, the French State being a wellfare state (contrary to the US), it is actually absorbing several living-costs (Healthcare, education etc.). Now, the main issue is that I have no idea of what is considered a "good" salary in the US, nor do I know what the usual costs one should expect to pay while living in NYC. Therefore, considering the high probability of me taking a $60,000 loan to pay for NYU, would you say that a $74,400 annual salary would enable me to pay off my debt in 5 years (with a rhythm of 800$/month), while living "comfortably" in NYC? What are the other costs a foreigner should expect while living in the US (housing, commute, and food aside)? I honestly don't want to spend the next decade feeling anxious about paying off a degree which may not even allow me to be "well" paid. Thanks for your help everyone!! I have to give a final answer to NYU by May 15th, and am incredibly anxious about this!
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