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  1. Hi guys! I was accepted to NPSIA (IIA) last week and thought I’d share my stats/application progression for the next group of applicants I applied as part-time and only to NPSIA as I’m pretty settled in Ottawa. Stats: Undergrad at Carleton in policy, with an honours research essay. 10/12 cGPA over my last two years. I took the ECON requirement back when it was ECON1000 and got a very mediocre B, but I did take Development Econ as an upper year course and got an A+, which I’m sure helped. I’ve also already completed the language requirement with FREN1100. 2 years of federal government work experience as a student, 1 of those years was at GAC. Now working full-time in government, which is why I applied as part-time. No relevant extracurricular/volunteer experience to speak of, so this was definitely a weak point of my application. I had pretty good references. One was from the prof who supervised my HRE, the second was from a prof who I was in a small seminar class with. I should note that I have a fairly typical academic profile for NPSIA. Most of my undergrad courses were across PSCI/ECON/LAWS/INAF. Application: I was stuck in Preliminary Review Required for months after applying in early December. Finally progressed to Review in progress by department then Recommended for Assessment in the last week of March. I was contacted by admin last week to clarify if I was eligible for the part-time program since I didn’t really explain why in my application. Once I explained why (I’m currently working full-time in a relevant role, but want to gain more policy skills) I got an informal acceptance I could never find info on the part-time program in past year’s forums, so I would say to anyone applying as part-time: you should definitely take some time to explain why in your statement so you don’t end up in the same nerve-wracking position as me! It definitely slowed my application down. My application in Central pretty much immediately updated to Review in progress by department alongside my first choice specialization. This week it moved to Review in progress by Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, before receiving my formal acceptance. Good luck to everyone still waiting! I hope you get good news soon. As someone who did their undergrad at Carleton and has been living in Ottawa for 5 years, I’d be happy to answer questions about the city/campus/best places to live/current rental situation in the city/etc. for anyone making the move in September!
  2. I also applied as part-time! From what I understand they don't, however there are very few part-time spots compared to full-time ones so it is more difficult to get in.
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