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apsuwa

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  1. Congrats to all MSFSers. Hope to meet you in late August..
  2. They might be considering them overqualified for SIS? those things can happen.
  3. I just checked my email and SAIS decisions were released at 17:01 EST last year.. That may mean you still have 1,5 hour to go..
  4. I think it may depend on whether you're a us citizen or an international. And I would argue that internationals are more likely to get off the waitlist..
  5. I have been admitted off the waitlist, such a good news!!
  6. I think the focuses of two schools are quite different. Elliott's IDS program is designed to train future's development practitioners who will mostly work in mid level development contractors. The curriculum and substance of the classes are therefore not as demanding as those of SAIS. However, as said before, within two years of graduation, the effect of the name of your degree will be marginal.
  7. Rejecting an offer does not automatically open a place for the waitlisteds. Schools normally admit about two fold of their actual class size. So, before admitting someone from the waitlist, nearly half of the admits should decline their offer.
  8. I think SIPA would defer your admission uncoditionally. MSFS seems a bit tougher though, but a new job offer should work. In any case, you're gonna have to wait a couple of weeks to hear their final decision.
  9. I think SAIS is way too conservative than SIPA is, if that is a matter of concern to you.
  10. Any ideas with regard to what kind of new information to be accompanied with the waitlist request form can actually work?
  11. It's really interesting to see some people here who have discovered only after being admitted to SAIS that it is indeed a quant-heavy program, or others who are wondering about what to do with an MA degree after graduation...
  12. I could not imagine something worse than rejection but, being asked to defer admission for one year by my director due to heavy work load hurted far more than a possible rejection. And i highly doubt that they would grant me deferral in this case. Things have just been much harder now.
  13. I called last monday and they said "we will send decisions around April 1". So I guess 3 weeks of time seems reasonable.
  14. I think most, if not all, of the applicants including me, would say that MSFS and SAIS is far better programs than Elliott. This is mainly due to the class size. About 100 students eventually enroll in MSFS ~160 in SAIS, both DC and Bologna campuses -if I'm not mistaken. Elliott, on the other hand, has 10 MA programs and two special masters program, probably totalling to around 370 enrollments annually. That makes Elliott 3 to 4 times less competitive than SAIS or MSFS. On the other hand, numerous reports from future employers indicate that all three programs are generally regarded equal and what counts is what you make of them. Elliott has a tremendous career services, and the professional skills courses seems to be unmatched by any other school. But the rankings...
  15. I am sooooo rejected -with a nice mail basically saying "it's not me, it's you"..
  16. Hımm, ok. But I would be absulutely amazed if more than half of the admits decline MSFS's offer. Isn't it a bit higher given the reputation of the program?
  17. I'm not a math genious but how come the size of incoming class is 95, when they admit 20-25 % of around 1000 applications? Shouldn't it be at least double of that number?
  18. Just to increase tension, I have just noticed that last year, on March 15, several people have randomly checked the application web-site and found their letter, without recieving an e-mail. So other than keeping inboxes open, application website will be checked once in every 10 minutes. Please put an end to this misery asap
  19. I was just thinking to open this thread because there is a very good chance that we will hear back from Gtown this week, though i am not sure if the date of March 15 has officially been declared by the school, and the website says "on or before April 1". I myself am waiting my inevitable rejection, due mainly to my relatively low GPA -but i don't know how will World Education Service converse my GPA to 4 scale system-, the fact that the average GPA of MSFS'ers is 3.7 is not really encouraging. I have a sense that MSFS is the most GPA-driven program among its peers.
  20. Accepted to MA in international development studies. Having been rejected by SIPA earlier this week, this was somewhat unexpected..
  21. I'm in too, it's sooooooo exciting..
  22. The confirmation letter for the submission of application stated that the decisions will be made available in mid March so I thought it's the time for an Elliott School topic.
  23. rejected! not a big surprise, but still heartbreaking. Good luck to admitted people.
  24. It means that Clemons has not waken up yet I think/hope the blog will be the first to tell, no surprises please!
  25. I was quite optimistic that we would hear before week-end but you seem right, Clemons won't knock our door today.
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