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I was bracing for a denial when admissions told me about the huge application surge. You went the distance against the best competition in school history. Your a winner in my book.
If you are not going anywhere, devise a Plan B to achieve Plan A. 

Yes, essentially he mentioned that Columbia tries to sell SIPA as having access to the entirety of the Columbia network but there's quite a bit of gatekeeping. I.e. you only have access to SIPA's career network/job board. A lot of the resources are school specific -- i.e. you don't have access to a lot of the opportunities that CBS or CLS have -- even though they sell a multi-disciplinary education. (Maybe that's common sense). He also mentioned Columbia is really strong for NGOs/the UN, but outside of that it's really kind of a cash cow in his opinion. Also, in the NYC region, I've noticed Columbia has a lot of rando masters these days. 
I think also for him, he went straight after undergrad and without doxxing him, he had a weird pathway to SIPA. Most of the conversation focused on my particular grad school use case to be honest and why it might not be the best idea for myself at this current juncture.
Hope that helps! 

Yes, essentially he mentioned that Columbia tries to sell SIPA as having access to the entirety of the Columbia network but there's quite a bit of gatekeeping. I.e. you only have access to SIPA's career network/job board. A lot of the resources are school specific -- i.e. you don't have access to a lot of the opportunities that CBS or CLS have -- even though they sell a multi-disciplinary education. (Maybe that's common sense). He also mentioned Columbia is really strong for NGOs/the UN, but outside of that it's really kind of a cash cow in his opinion. Also, in the NYC region, I've noticed Columbia has a lot of rando masters these days. 
I think also for him, he went straight after undergrad and without doxxing him, he had a weird pathway to SIPA. Most of the conversation focused on my particular grad school use case to be honest and why it might not be the best idea for myself at this current juncture.
Hope that helps! 

They're going out now, just received mine (an additional $2K).

Nope! Not yet... fingers crossed!!!

Yes, essentially he mentioned that Columbia tries to sell SIPA as having access to the entirety of the Columbia network but there's quite a bit of gatekeeping. I.e. you only have access to SIPA's career network/job board. A lot of the resources are school specific -- i.e. you don't have access to a lot of the opportunities that CBS or CLS have -- even though they sell a multi-disciplinary education. (Maybe that's common sense). He also mentioned Columbia is really strong for NGOs/the UN, but outside of that it's really kind of a cash cow in his opinion. Also, in the NYC region, I've noticed Columbia has a lot of rando masters these days. 
I think also for him, he went straight after undergrad and without doxxing him, he had a weird pathway to SIPA. Most of the conversation focused on my particular grad school use case to be honest and why it might not be the best idea for myself at this current juncture.
Hope that helps! 

Yes, Fletcher is really good at charming. That has been frequent feedback over the years. A lot of is due to how they have one of the stronger communities among the IR schools. 
The other is that they have to do charm to make up for their shortcomings. Marketing is powerful, but its important to see behind the marketing. There is always a darker side why things are so. 

Any advice for negotiating for more funding? Slash do we know what the process is?

I spoke with an alum recently and he told me he thought SIPA was a 4/10 without funding and a 7/10 with. Talking with him a bit more extensively on Sunday but that’s maybe some food for thought?

I believe he did the MPA. I am going to ask him about it on Sun and can report back on what he says!

I spoke with an alum recently and he told me he thought SIPA was a 4/10 without funding and a 7/10 with. Talking with him a bit more extensively on Sunday but that’s maybe some food for thought?

They have seriously been so personalized and lovely. I'm a semi-local MA applicant and a homeowner who can't move in the next year, so the only big downside to it is that it's significantly further away than my other local options and would mean a lot of time in the car for me / less time with my family. But I just love everything I've seen from them so far, so it may be worth it.

Fletcher is charming their way into my heart between the funding and the outreach from their students and faculty for sure. 

Fletcher is charming their way into my heart between the funding and the outreach from their students and faculty for sure. 

I'm pretty set on Fletcher at this point. 
I got in to GWU, American, Georgetown, and SAIS - but none of them have hit the level of Fletcher so far for me, in terms of funding or outreach. I'm increasingly excited about the coming year! 

It's been interesting so far!

I think I officially have no funding. Checked my letter and it was updated with information about the student welcome portal which was previously not there ( and to add insult to injury, they duplicated the information in the letter about the 2k deposit LOL). 

I feel like it might be worth re-emailing them later this week after all of the admit craziness is over ?

I got in an received 60k in funding. I’m beyond excited! Crossing fingers for all who are still waiting on their decision and funding!!

Welp, looks like no funding for me. Oh well, the thrill of getting in is enough haha

Actually, I was offered 60k in funding AND conditional admissions saying I need to take calc or econ lol

Columbia has really been in the “wait until the last possible moment to release décisions” mood this year 

Columbia has really been in the “wait until the last possible moment to release décisions” mood this year 

They’re fully leaning into these « unprecedented times » lol. This will be the latest they’ve released decisions in a while.

Aaand 8:30 has come and gone. So...Friday? Yeesh