acuvue09

Previous Schools: large urban Private University Previous Degrees GPA's: BA in International Relations; BA in Religion (World Religions); 3.8 GRE Scores : 660v/760q/4.5w Previous Work Experience (Years, Type): internships during school (research and admin.); interned abroad for a semester Math/Econ Background: APs took care of math in high school; Micro and Macro undergrad; International Econ undergrad Foreign Language Background: French (reading and writing excellent; speaking proficient) Intended Field of Study in Grad School: International Communications Long Term Professional Goals: State Department (Education and Culture); International Exchange programs Schools Applied to & Results: American/SIS- accepted (missed fellowships deadline, so no $) GW/Elliot- accepted (with some $) USC Annenberg (MA Public Diplomacy) - accepted (half tuition) Ultimate Decision & Why: GW Elliott School The offer of money (while not full by any means) makes it more affordable, and I love the Global Communications program there. Can't beat the location either. Excited!

I think the email they sent about admit day said it all. It seems like another Open House basically. You go, meet the faculty, listen to information about the programs, and talk to current students I'm guessing. The best reason to go would be to see the campus and start looking at neighborhoods to live in. The only other reason is if you're realllly not sure about which school to go to, and you're the type of person where you go on gut instinct. That happened with me and Georgetown undergrad. Fabulous school, great name, but I visited and it just wasn't for me.

Yep got mine by snail mail yesterday too. No funding (for some reason they did not get my two mailed recs and transcript until after the deadline - lost it or postal service...probs lost it). No matter, going somewhere else. Good luck to everyone!

Hey if it's 25k per year congrats! Otherwise I'm pretty sure it splits between the two years, so it only covers 12,500 per year....which is still awesome. I got 15k for two years, which is do-able. No loans from undergrad, so I can handle some for two years I guess. congrats again

Hey (I hope I'm doing this reply/quote thing right). In the future, I'm hoping to work with international exchange programs (students, researchers, teachers, athletes, etc.) or cross-cultural training programs. The long-term dream job is doing IR work for the US Olympic Committee. What about you??

I'm in too! MA Global Communication. Cheers!