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Ethan321

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  1. Any other incoming Elliot Students considering one of their study abroad programs? I am planning on taking advantage of their study abroad in Beirut this upcoming Spring and was wondering what my best option would be for housing in DC. Should I look for a short-term rental (Sep-Jan) or try to get a year long lease and then find someone to take over my lease?
  2. I cant comment on the MA program but I do have to point out your flawed logic. Just because NYU Law School and their business school and their undergrad is selective dosent really bear on their MA program in global affairs. I would be very surprised if their global affairs MA has less than a 25% admitted rate. The MA is run through their school of continuing ed - Again, I cant comment on the program because im not familiar with it but going to a program just based on the strength of the University name in completely unrelated fields like law and business dosent really make sense. Georgetown has an MA in "Liberal Studies" where you can concentrate in International Relations but this is completely different from their well known MSFS. That program is also run through a different school - school of continuing ed and admission is not competitive.
  3. I was in your EXACT situation, with the exception of being in International Affairs at Elliot. Ultimately I will be choosing Elliot. While a summer at Middlebury is tempting - Elliot has a semester long exchange program at the American University in Beirut. Id rather spend 4 months in Beirut than 9 weeks at Middlebury. Plus Elliot has the name recognition and the advantage of being in DC for internship/networking.
  4. Well I've been browsing some law school boards and also some sites like jdunderground.com and I seem to come across a not insignificant amount of law school graduates who have placed themselves in an EXTREMELY precarious position - paying sticker price at lower ranked law schools and now finding themselves in an extremely competitive market where the best they can do is work long hours at low paid positions and are being crushed by their debt load. Besides making me thankful that I never went to law school, these discussions have made me a bit more aware of the prospect of debt and the fact that I really need to do the right research before I plunk down alot of money for a graduate degree and not simply believe that everything will turn out for the best. It looks like I'll be paying sticker price to go to the Elliot School this fall and while I'm extremely excited to start what seems like an extremely interesting grad degree at a relatively well regarded school - I'm wondering if I can get some opinions from more experienced students as to what I can expect out of this degree and what type of assumptions would be reasonable to make regarding my quality of life post-graduation. I have about 30K in savings and Elliot has a reasonable tuition - about 23K a year - so if I live frugally over the next 2 years I'm certain that I wont have the type of debt that some of these law school grads have. While I would love to work for a government agency like Dept of State, DIA, etc. - I realize that the selection process for these types of positions are not only competitive but arbitrary and that I might get dinged during a security clearance for something out of my control. I don't have a sense of entitlement nor do I aspire to be wealthy. Would it be reasonable to assume that with the right networking and internships I will have some reasonable positions open to me after graduation that will allow me to do something interesting related to my studies and to live above the poverty line? As always, sincere replies appreciated.
  5. Sure - Double Major in Politics and Middle Eastern Studies at a well known T25 undergrad. I took 3 years of Arabic and am proficient in Hebrew. One semester studying abroad in an Arab country. I have one year of relevant work experience in DC doing internships at one very well known foreign policy think tank and a lesser known think tank dealing with terrorism issues. Another year of work experience as an instructor for a test prep company and a consulting firm. My GPA was a 3.24, GRE was 680Q/720V/5.5 AW. Had no econ in undergrad so I took micro and macro at city colleges and got A's. I prob shouldve applied to SIPA but didnt really want to be in NY as ive been here my whole life. Prob shouldve applied to SAIS but told myself I didnt have a shot. Georgetown is my reach - just applied there because of their strong offerings in Arabic and Middle East Studies. I'm hoping to get into Elliot despite my weak GPA (I also have some months gaps on my resume unfortunately). So far I've gotten into American and Monterey.
  6. Can I get an opinion on this? As of now, Monterey will give me 7K a year plus a free summer at Middlebury language school. I'm accepted into American SIS for the IR MA regional concentration in Middle East, waiting on GW-Elliot which Im cautiously optimistic about, and Gtown which Im expecting rejection. Assuming I get into GW w/no fin. aid - the choice is between GW/American and Monterey which is exactly 7K more in tution than GW/American - which means all the tution would be the same. The only difference would be I get a free summer at Middlebury with Monterey. Pros of GW/American: Name Recognition, DC connections/internships Pros of Monterey: Summer at Monterey would be last chance I have at being able to learn Arabic to proficiency. Emphasis on language study in program after a summer at Middlebury would make me competitive for further subsidized language study in the form of NSEP Boren Fellowships and National Language Flagship.
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