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Hey I can't login to my online app. Anyone with the same problem. I am thinking sipa blocked temporarily the login so so they can upload the decision letters. Cheers from far away in west africa.

we will do it.

Unfortunately it is not working since all the pictures were already optimized in JPEG format.

Ok I am trying right now. Thank you for your help.

Dear Forum, Probably I should post this on a tech forum, but since some of you may have had this problem I am posting it. Indeed, some schools ask you to upload your transcript to their online platform with maximum file size of 1MB. The problem is that the size of my transcript file (PDF) is 3 MB optimized. So right I am looking for some solutions and suggestions. Regards

<br /><br /><br /> Ok thank you all for your recommendations. I will so use 2 academic LORs and 1 professional. My professional strengths are anyway highlighted in my SOP and CV. Moreover, I just got approval from two professors to recommend me (1 in US and 1 in France). Just calculated my GPA according to international grading system and it seems that my GPA is not that bad BsC (3), BA (3.5), Master (3.73). If you need any help on your side, just contact me. I will be glad to contribute. This forum rocks. @FrenchMess: I don't know about the weather in Paris right now since I am in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. ahahah Here it is so hot, maybe too hot sometimes. ahah Take care guys

Dear all, My hope is that you are feeling great today. As simple as my question can be, it will definitely help me in choosing my recommenders. Indeed, under HKS requirements, if you have less than two years of full-time work, they strongly suggest you to pick two academic recommenders and one professional. So here come my question: How do we count the number of year of professional experience? Is until the application deadline date? Is it until the date specified in the recommendation letters (considering that they are all written at the date)? Or is it until Fall 2011? Why I am asking that question: Because if it is until Fall 2011, I can use two professional letter of recommendations since they are way more stronger than my academic recommendations. That's it for now. Thank you in advance for your time and expertise. Take care

Program Applied To: MPP, MA, MIA Schools Applied To: HKS MPP, SIPA MIA, maybe SAIS MA Schools Admitted To: Schools Rejected From: Still Waiting: Undergraduate institution: Upper ranked French Grande Ecole Undergraduate GPA: 3.5 Last 60 hours of Undergraduate GPA (if applicable): ... Undergraduate Major: International business GMAT:580 TOEFL IBT: 110 Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable):2 years Years of Work Experience: 1 year and half Describe Relevant Work Experience: founded a successful company in a foreign country in South America, working as vice-president of an NGO of 1000 volunteers that run large scale social projects in African, external consultant for The World Bank Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): studied in 5 different countries (France, Chile, Spain, US, UK), have a master in international business, initiator of two social communication projects, some volunteering experiences for UNDP, Ashoka, and a youth organization, has experienced poverty in Paraguay, India, Nigeria, Morocco, Brazil, Kenya), good academic records in economics, finalist of two business plan competition, currently starting two new ventures in a poor country. Those are my strengths. > But I have some weaknesses like a low GMAT, and low GPA during one year when I was exchange student because I couldn't understand the professors, and a very crazy CV that may not fit into the standards. Strength of LOR (be honest, describe the process, etc): 1. I am asking to my international business professor from US since it is my major (I was a good student and I won some cases but I am not sure he know me personally), 2. The chairman of the board of advisor of my NGO (famous guy), 3. probably my business associate or someone who used to train me. Other: Speak fluently French, English, Spanish, right now I don't have a lot of money so I hope my brother will pay the application fees. About the likeliness of being admitted, I don't really know what will be the outcome.I am just trying to focus on my application.

Hi everybody, I planning to apply for a Master in public policy or a master in international relations for next year and I am not really sure if I am a good candidate or not. My target school are: HKS, SAIS, SIPA, and FLETCHER. Maybe you can help me with some tips and next moves to strengthen my application. The key points of my application are: I am a 25 years old French. >> Academic XP: - Bsc in transport management from a middle ranked UK university (GPA 2.7 :( bad) - Bachelor + Master degree in International business from a middle ranked French Grande Ecole (GPA 3.5) - Exchange student in Spain, US, and Chile >> Work XP - I found a company in Chile in 2008 which is normally successful (1 year) - I am currently working in Africa for an international organization handling a managing position (1 year) - I have done 2 internships during school in the logistics field (6months) - other positions as a business development analyst in Chile (6 months) >> Volunteer XP - I have been volunteer during three year for an international NGO - I have volunteered online for UNDP, and NGO in Uganda - I found two non-profit online initiatives about global issues >> Test I am planning to take GMAT and TOEFL, so we will see about this What do you think? How could I strengthen my application? Do you think I am targeting the wrong schools because my application may be too weak?