jpb310

I agree. I currently work in the financial services industry and majored in finance and had a very heavy econ courseload in undergrad, but I'm still not 100% confident in my ability to take an intermediate econ course in stride. I'm almost certain I'll be taking the micro and math pre-term courses. So i guess I'll see you guys July 25th!

Do students typically take both the micro and macro-econ pre-term offerings? That would be optimal as it would let me free up my first semester, but i read on the SAIS website that it's a very difficult undertaking. Any thoughts?

Is anybody attending pre-term? I'm told most first-year students attend, but I'm a little skeptical.

Hello all, I have virtually the same dilemma: got into SAIS but rejected from IDEV and received no funding. I also got into Elliott with a $15K grant over two years. Whereas I can study development at Elliott, SAIS doesn't offer an alternative concentration that I find appealing. However, I also know full well that SAIS's reputation and network will come in handy down the road. Not exactly sure if the Elliott name carries as much weight. After looking further into SAIS's academic program, I found that that school offers a "developmental economics" specialization within the International Economics program. Might be some consolation in this program after getting rejected from IDEV. Still, the tuition is tough to stomach given my circumstances... Any thoughts? The April deadline is looming... Good luck to you all!