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Just got unofficially accepted to MALAS today!!! I'm waiting for the official letter. Do you all know after how many days they send the official letter with financial aid info?

If your focus in South Asia, I would attend Oxford. I've heard that their South Asian Studies faculty is very knowledgeable and recognized. Georgetown is pretty limited but you have DC as a networking site. I imagine Oxford being cheaper than Georgetown so that's already a plus. Oxford has a widely recognized alumni as well. I feel like Oxford is more academia/research focused and Georgetown is policy-focused. I would definitely attend Oxford if I were you.

still nothing on my end.. they are probably sending decisions in waves.

Congrats! ? I applied to their Latin American Studies program but I haven't been notified yet. Maybe later tonight or next week?

how long ago did you receive your notification? I still haven't received anything

@niceswing I think we should just wait for next week.

I have not received a notification yet lol

Congrats!!

Omg! I totally understand you! At this point I don't know if checking GradCafe every hour is healthy ?

I'm creating this new forum for those who applied to the Latin American Studies program at Georgetown. Please feel free if you want to introduce yourself and talk about the admissions process. Good luck!!

I feel like I drank 4 cups of coffee with this update

Yes, I'm referring to the GSAS admissions committee. I'm also in the same boat as you are with the skepticism.

This could indicate that the admissions committee is reviewing SSP candidates first...?? Also wondering..

Haha I was about to say!! The rollercoaster has started.

Just curious, what program did you apply to?

I logged in today but my documents are under "received" status. Nothing has changed.

Also, a friendly reminder (to those who haven't posted): If you can please state the program you are applying for so it is helpful for everyone in case we have questions about a certain program we know who to refer to. We would really appreciate it. Thanks and best of luck!!

Yeah I talked to the associate director of my program last week and she said that the admissions committee was still reviewing applications for the LatAm Studies program. She was not able to tell me any statistical data about admissions. I don't know about the MSFS or the GHD programs but I imagine they are in the same review timeline?? I'll definitely keep you all posted.

For which program is this?

Yeah I also thought it was suspicious.. Maybe admissions is sending out the results in batches, not all at once.

@EscapingBrexit Someone posted this. I find it bizarre that they applied to two programs at the same time... @Rheana Gray I'm also pretty anxious with wanting to know the results so I feel you haha Best of luck!!

@Rheana Gray I saw that someone submitted their results for the Security Studies Program (you might want to check it out). I have the feeling that you will hear back from admissions soon. Wishing you the best!!

I'm finishing my undergraduate school in a DC university. I applied to Georgetown's SFS because of their faculty and network. I would say to go with the school whose faculty is the most interesting to you. If you are interested in languages then maybe Middlebury is the best option. I would try to see if you can attend a virtual event from Middlebury so you get an idea about their program. I highly doubt you will encounter the "party scene" at Austin as a graduate ( just don't be roommates with undergraduate students). I've heard really great things about UTAustin.

Everyone, please keep us posted if you all receive a notification from grad admissions. Thanks!

For SSP, I'm not sure. If they said mid-March, then most likely it will be by then. I applied to the Latin American studies program so I'm not sure when we will receive any notifications (it varies by program). For your second question, I would definitely call grad admissions and see how they can help you. Don't email them because I'm pretty sure they are not answering emails right now. I emailed them 2 days ago but I haven't heard a response yet.