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Coming from: 4 years of work experience at an international non-profit Deciding between: Johns Hopkins SAIS - 36% of tuition (submitted a reconsideration request to see if it could be bumped a bit) Columbia SIPA - $0 (RIP) Leaning: If money wasn't a factor, I'd probably choose Columbia (I'm currently based in NYC). But it also seems hard to justify taking out double the amount of loans for Columbia... Especially when SAIS also has a strong program that I'm excited about.

Seconding this question! I haven't received any updates as of yet so keeping my fingers crossed still...

I applied to the MIA program, and my question was along the lines of: "Tell us about a mistake you've made." I don't think I answered in as much detail as I necessarily should have and was worried that I blew it... But was still accepted! There's definitely hope even if you don't think you answered as strongly as you could have.

Hoping to also submit for the early action deadline! But I do have the same concern about recommendation letters not being submitted in time...

Interested in International Affairs and Policy, specifically International Development Applying to (Considering): Columbia SIPA (MIA), Tufts Fletcher (MALD), Georgetown Walsh (MSFS), Johns Hopkins SAIS, GW Elliott, NYU Wagner or Center for Global Affairs Undergrad Institution: Highly-ranked small liberal arts college Years out of undergrad: 4.5 (by Fall 2021) GPA: 3.84/4.00 - Govt/Law and International Affairs GRE: 164V 158Q 5.0AW Quant Background: Took a diff. calculus & economic modeling class my freshman year. In the econ department, I took Principles of Econ, Intermediate Micro, and Intermediate Macro. Received A- or higher in all (with the exception of Micro... received a B-) Relevant Work Experience: I've worked at an international, non-profit NGO since graduating from undergrad (~4.5 years by Fall 2021). Currently a Project Manager. International experience: Semester abroad in Spain. Also participated in an interim semester abroad in Cuba. My Spanish skills are a bit rusty but am planning to brush up over the next year. Strength of LOR: I think fairly strong. My academic reference is a former professor and chair of the international affairs program at my alma mater. I have two letters coming from professional colleagues - one a program officer at the U.S. Department of State as well as an Assistant Director at my current employer. I'm definitely concerned about increased competitiveness this year... As well as my weaker quant skills (my grade in micro, my lower GRE quant score, etc.) I was also hoping to diversify my professional experience a bit more before applying - rather than spending all four years post-grad at the same organization. However, I do think that both my company and the program I work on have fairly good name recognition, which I'm hoping works in my favor a bit. Thanks!!