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The open house was actually rather sparse. There was an initial government department meeting, then a meeting with two of the program professors and the new director (an ex-ambassador who liked to take his time), and a chance for Q&A with some current students. There was also an alumni dinner but I had to miss it, for which I ended up kicking myself. The one thing I've learned in the last few weeks is that talking with alumni is one of the most important things about deciding on a program. I don't know much about truth telling initiatives, but transitional justice is also one of my interests. I actually have only brief volunteer experience in the field so I'm hoping the program will allow me to gain the practical as well as theoretical experience that I need to do fell upon graduation. I've been eying thier connections with Mercy Corps in Burma. Craig Zleizar has definitly been extremely helpful and was actually the person that clued me into the existance of CR MA programs in general. However, even given that, I'm still torn between an MA in CR at Georgetown and MA in IR with a CR concentration at SAIS.

This is me entirely and whats worse is that I'm around super-confident IR elites. So, so, playing the cuckoo role right now.

Crisisdiplomacy - what convinced you that SAIS was your best bet? Considering your interest in refugees etc. Please indulge a panicking addmitee.

Hi, also admitted. What other programs are you applying for? Professionally, I'm hoping to be involved in inter-ethnic conflict analysis as well as stabalization and reintegration efforts, although I have no background in the field. You? And yeah, the price tag is making me a little leary. I was able to make it to the open house, but I missed the alumni dinner and feel I have missed out on talking with the key people I need to contact.

Can anyone give some insight on thier conflict management concentration? I'm also intersted inrefugees and migration, but I'm not sure how SAIS is with these subjects...

I got nothing from georgetown as thier policy is not to give fundng to CR students. However, I did get aid for Elliott.

I'm also in Ohio, Wooster to be exact, and I haven't heard anything either. Most likely it just hasn't reached our area yet.