Nomad48
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I emailed yesterday and they said “decisions will be released in the near future”. Fingers crossed!
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This year the deadline was earlier than pervious years (usually 5 January) so not sure how this will impact their timeline but here are some release dates: 2021: Tuesday, March 16 2020: Friday, March 13 2019: Tuesday, March 12 2018: Friday, March 9 2017: Friday, March 10
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Thank you. It’s great to have this group but it’s equally important to have updates on this thread for future applicants.
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Congratulations everyone! Thank god I was refreshing the portal as I haven’t received an email to check my portal yet.
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Yes! Accepted with merit scholarship ($). Disappointing amount
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I emailed admission about the results for early action applicants and they’ve said that results should be out by the end of this week.
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Hi, I'd stared this forum for anyone applying to Columbia - SIPA for Fall 2022.
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Hi, I'd stared this forum for anyone applying to Harvard Kennedy School for Fall 2022.
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I received a conditional offer (Macro & micro or Calculus) and was wondering which universities offer such online courses that are accepted by Columbia, any insight?
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Just received an update on the funding.. ($)
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has anyone received aid decisions?
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from my experience, no. they will only send you some external resources
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In for MPA-DP! but no word on funding either..
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You will find a link at the bottom of the admission letter about aid info/decision
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hahah exactly!! Theme from New York!
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here is how the admission letter looks like! I hope you all see the 2021 version!
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I think the results should be out in next 7 hours, so brace yourselves!
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I got admitted last year (no fund so I'm applying again this year) and I remember all applicants received the results on the same day/time! I've just looked at my email and I received the notification on Friday the 13th at 20:30 (GMT)
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same here. please keep us posted if you hear back from them. fingers crossed.
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CONGRATS! has anyone here applied for the CPL Emirates Leadership Initiative?
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The 'Am I competitive' thread - READ ME BEFORE POSTING
Nomad48 replied to fenderpete's topic in Government Affairs Forum
Many thanks all for the great thread. I would love to have your opinion: Background info : last year admitted into SIPA but no fund. Refugee and currently based in the Middle East, received a scholarship to pursue my undergrad. Studied Computer Science but worked in international development. Applying to: HKS MPA-ID, Columbia SIPA MPA-DP, Georgetown McCourt Undergrad Institution: one of the top schools in the Middle East Years of experience: 8 GPA: below 3 Quant experience: studied Computer Science and am currently preparing for the GRE. Relevant Work Experience: NGOs for 5 years and Government for 3 years. International experience: I have been on several panels/trips to speak about refugee education worldwide, mainly the US, Canada, UK, Jordan, Lebanon...etc. Strength of LOR: very strong LORs. From an ambassador, Harvard grad, and a university professor. SOP: fairly strong, focused on my personal story and achievements in the refugee communities.
