PartTimeStresser
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I am in the same boat. I got accepted for the MPA, but without any funding at all, it's impossible for me to attend even though SIPA is my ideal school. I wonder if the exorbitant price tag is worth it, specially since its unlikely in-person classes, seminars and other opportunities to network will fully resume anytime in the next one year. It appears to me that we'll be paying through our nose for mostly online classes. Also the entire fiasco over visas for international students last summer has me really spooked.
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Hi, does it seem like SIPA has allocated funding to a very small number of applicants this year? Feels like more number of applicants on previous years' threads received some form of aid. Would it help if one waited it out and negotiated for funding with the AdCom in a couple of weeks after some admitted folks turn down their offers?
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Got accepted to the MPA. But nothing on funding so far. Can we hope for some news in a while?
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The deadline to apply for certain scholarships which require an unconditional acceptance from a university is in March. The more admission results are delayed, the harder it will be for some applicants to apply for them on time.
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At this point I would say the AdCom is trolling us. ?
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Ditto ?. I guess it should be tempered by the fact that this was an exceptionally bad year to apply in.
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The wait is just agonising. Does anyone know if SIPA usually releases decisions in waves?
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Yes, exactly my question. Seems like last year's thread was a lot more active.
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Hi, has anyone received any update from SIPA about when decisions will be out? According to last year's thread, it seems decisions are always released on Friday or Monday.
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This was my prompt as well. I sort of ended up rambling in the end though!
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Aso, I'm curious to know if anybody here has applied for the International Fellows Program? There's very little information that I can find out about it and what exactly fellows do. I understand that the cohort takes a trip to DC and the United Nations, and the curriculum focuses on the international word order, but beyond that information is very vague.
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Hello, did you guys also upload any documents or certificates on the application as proof for all the activities and professional experience that are listed on the resume? If so, where do we upload them?
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Hello, would anyone know if there are any significant advantages to applying to Columbia SIPA by the early action deadline (November 1) as opposed to the regular one (January 1)? As in are there higher chances of acceptance or fellowships/financial aid? SIPAs blog only states that early action applicants get decisions early – by December end. So far, I had been targeting the early action deadline for MPA for Fall 2021, since SIPA is my first choice. But I think another month or twos preparation should significantly improve my GRE score (I got a 157 on verbal and quant in a practice test after a month’s preparation). So should I push things and apply by the early action deadline or take some more time to work on the GRE and apply by January?
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This is actually immensely helpful. Thank you! On the GRE front, I definitely intend to give the exam provided the option to take the test at home is available. Given the way COVID-19 cases are surging here, I think taking the GRE at a test centre will be unimaginable this year. Just one more query if you’ll indulge me: Should I also be considering MALD at Fletcher? As in would career prospects for MALD students align with my areas of interest? I would preferably like to limit the number of schools Im applying for to four so I can concentrate best on them.
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So Im in two minds about this. I was initially hoping to pursue a dual degree at Columbia – MIA at SIPA and MS at Columbia’s School of journalism. Im interested in studying a combination of policy and media and SIPA offers some rigorous policy related classes (leaning towards an EPD concentration at the moment) along with courses under the Media, tech and communications specialisation. But Journalism’s 100k tuition fee is a serious disincentive for me and the reigning consensus (at least amongst all the media professionals/journalists I’ve consulted) seems to be that acquiring domain expertise in a policy field is far more appropriate. And given that students can cross-register, Im hoping I will be able to take specific courses at Columbia’s J-school as well. On the application front, Im wrapping up with my quantitative coursework (Micro, Macro and Statistics) requirements and outlining ideas for essays. I plan to go full steam ahead with GRE prep from July. And as it turns out, Columbia SIPA is actually accepting applications for next fall without GRE scores. (Im not entirely sure what this implies for this years applicants and we’ll be going up against.) By the time I apply I will have little over two years of full time work experience at a well known news outlet in New Delhi and three strong letters of recommendation (two professional and one academic). For SIPA, I plan to apply for the early deadline in November. So I guess I’d really appreciate any advice on whether its an MIA (along with the option of a dual degree at J-school) or an MPA (since it has a larger cohort and better prospects for admission) that I should aiming for at SIPA. For HKS, I was considering the MPP instead of the MPA because I believe graduate-level quantitative coursework is very important prerequisite for the MPA and my quant coursework is strictly undergrad level. Im also curious to know if I should be considering Georgetown, Berkeley and JHU as well given my overlapping interests in policy, global affairs and media?
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Is there any word on how many incoming students plan to defer an entire year? I was all set on applying this year, but the prospect of limited funding and a more competitive applicant pool is giving me second thoughts.
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I was actually inclined towards applying for the MIA program at SIPA since its the only program that allows you to pursue a dual degree with another school at Columbia. However, I don’t think that should be a drawback since students at SIPA can cross register for classes in other Columbia schools. So apart from the difference in some of the core courses (which I believe students from either program can choose to opt for over and above their core courses), how is the MIA at SIPA different from the MPA? Because it would appear that both the programs offer the same specialisations and policy concentrations. So is there any discernible drawback to pursuing the MPA over the MIA since, as you mentioned, the MIA is SIPA’s flagship program?
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As a prospective applicant to Columbia SIPA, its rather exhilarating to go through this thread what with all the last minute anxiety about results. ? Theres been a fair bit of speculation on other threads about how students who have been admitted this year are now considering deferring for an entire year if in-person classes don’t resume for the fall semester. Im curious to know if those of you planning to attend SIPA this year are considering doing the same and if this will affect admissions and funding for applicants (like me) who are planning to apply for the class of 2023?
