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OK.....Whatever.....I just accepted Chicago's admission today so I think this discussion could come to an end.........

I am still waiting for Georgetown.

Does any one know about the employment statistics of Chicago CIR? I found only a general number on their website.

The thing is that I believe a PhD degree would be good for my future development; but I am just not sure whether I should take it immediately after my MA or work for 1-2 years before my application. Moreover I am a PRC citizen, so I also have to consider stuff like visa and residence and of course expenditure in USA. Say if I matriculate in Chicago from autumn 2011 to autumn 2012, I can only apply for PhD admission in autmn 2013 at the earliest. There would be a several-month-long gap before I start my PhD study. I might have to register as a Graduate Student At Large or work a bit from winter 2012 till summer 2013.

JHU offers me a conditional admission, requiring that my microeconomics pass grade B. I actually took the course in the first semester of my 4th year, with a score of 81 out of 100. But as you know the transcript I used for application covers only the first 3 years of my study; so it would not register. I have sent an email to JHU and they are yet to reply.

Yeah I am still hesitating whether or not I should pursue a PhD immediately after my graduation from my Master. Funding is not a big problem for me, though I did not recieve any scholarship or financial aid so far. Chicago is of course a good school but I am just worried about the futuer prospects if I take the program. BTW, hey you are also waiting for JHU SAIS? haha

..................Nobody want to say anything?!

Hey guys, I am planning to go to US for a graduate degree of International Relations/ International Studies. I just received an admission to U of Chicago's Comittee of International Relations, one-year MA program. There is no scholarship, but I am satisfied because I am not that brilliant a student haha. But I am hesitating whether I should go to U of C. The program lasts only 9 months (3 quarters in Chicago). There are other ways to prolong the stay to two years, such as asking for absence of leave from CIR and register as a Graduate Student at Large, or take a dual degree MA-MPP. But IN ITSELF the program has only 3 quarters of course completion requirements. I am from China and I indeed want to stay in US longer after my grad study, but I am yet to decide whether I should do it by entering the job market or pursue a PhD degree. So I hope the program should lasts for 2 years so that I could have time to make a decision about my future. Chicago's CIR says on its website that the program is especially valuable for students thinking of PhD degree because it's more academic than most other schools. I am wondering if that would actually LIMIT my job prospects? I am also waiting for decisions from JHU, Georgetown, Tufts and George Washington, all of which provides two-year program. -----yeah I believe it would be good to stick close to DC if I want to get a good job. But the quality of degree DOES matter. So can anyone say sth about those programs? And how do they compare with Chicago's one-year program? And does anyone know why CIR's program is not a member of APSIA-----is it because it's too academic and not professional enough? Just whatever you wanna toss in here! Thx guys!