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Finally, receiving NYU decisions... got rej from the PhD program, but an offer in the so-called "pre-PhD track M.A." program w/ half tuition scholarship. Will decline it.

I applied to SAIS PhD too but no update yet. My friend said SAIS will release decisions around March 26.

Congrats on your offers! As a SAIS alumna, I'd say it's a great school in terms of community vibe, location, alumni networks, reputation, and research (esp. Middle East studies and security studies). One should not take the cliche as granted, because they really are the strengths of SAIS. You will be more familiar with the process of finding a job in the US government as there are a bunch of other comrades sharing similar interests and career plans with you. SAIS Career Office is a great resource you should make good use of, and the staffs there are very experienced of mentoring students for a State Department career. Plus, SAIS has many outstanding female student leaders, profs, alumnae, and colleagues, so in a nutshell it is a supportive community for females. So does SAIS for POCs. I am an international student, female, POC, and an English non-native speaker, but I never felt embarrassed or discriminated due to any of my identity. I did not regret being a SAISer as well. Regarding cons, first of all, expensive tuitions and living expenses. It is a real problem to study and live in DC. High taxes, parking fees, apartment rents, and so on, which is the other side of the coin. Meanwhile, DC is a cool city to live in due to its city sceneries, distance to govt agencies, think tanks, and international orgs. Many people often live in Viginia where costs are a bit cheaper. Second, research. Yeah this can be tricky as I mentioned above, the profs are fabulous - I even met some great profs who inspired me to pursue an academic path after graduation. However, our coursework is not that research-oriented nor heavy quantitative. If academia is an impossible option for you, SAIS coursework is fine, and even enough for a career in international and governmental agencies. In essence, policy schools are designed to cultivate students the skills needed in professional settings rather than academia. Third, small campus and limited facilities. SAIS is a "school," whereas GW (Elliott) is a whole university and you can enjoy the sense of a larger community. SAIS was founded separately from Johns Hopkins, and later on they two merged, so SAIS remains nominally a part of JHU (Baltimore) but is still located in DC. We only have three buildings lol. OK regardless, I hope these words can help to some extent! Wish you make a decision by chasing your own heart, and never feel regretful after matriculation. All the best to you.

Same - and nah.

Claiming Tufts - the Fletcher School (IR) rejection. Email notification to check portal.

Happy Friday everyone! Does any one know when the decisions of Tufts will be released? Also anyone got any funding package from Georgetown?

Hey all! Have a tricky question, which i'm not sure if anyone encountered before. I actually have two virtual visits with one day overlapped. Any tips on how to manage the time conflict issue? I don't think either univ is gonna change the tentative schedule as there are many stakeholders (faculty member, prospective students, current PhDs, etc.) involved.

Anyone claiming Yale acceptance? Saw one on the result page who got an email from POI today (Sat EST). Not sure if it's real.

Claiming Stanford GSB rejection. Portal said there're over 800 applicants - way too crazy!

Nah, I guess funding packages will be in the emails next week

Claiming Georgetown (IR sub) acceptance. POI called me this noon, indicating there are two admits in IR this cycle. Total applicants are over 500. Decisions likely to be released next week. Fingers crossed for everyone else then!

Got a personalized congrats email from my POI in Berkeley after acceptance from the department yesterday. My POI said the applicant pool is twice the size of that in normal years. So just wanna say IT IS a competitive year, but don't lose hope or count yourself down if you haven't heard anything positive until now. I'm not sure about Berkeley's timeline to release all decisions, maybe miracles will happen eventually - who knows!

Claiming UC Berkeley offer, IR sub. Congrats to all who got admitted!

Claiming BU IR rejection. Got an email around 3:09pm, no update on my portal

Anyone heard any news about BU IR subtrack?