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It looks to me like only the MSFS has made any admission decisions. Could be wrong, but I haven't seen decisions for any applicants of the other SFS programs (regional studies, ssp, etc.)

Any idea about how many they are expecting to enroll in the MSFS? I recall seeing on one of the SSP applicant chat sessions that the SSP had something like 500 applicants and was looking to enroll about 90.

@godlessgael and MYRNIST - Did you apply for the MSFS with a security concentration or to the SSP program?

This from Georgetown SSP Admissions' twitter account - SSPAdmissions SSP Admissions All admissions decisions for Fall 2012 applicants should be released by mid-week next week! ?s email sspinfo@georgetown.edu 15 hours ago https://twitter.com/sspadmissions

What programs did you apply for at Elliott and Georgtown? SPS and SSP?

AU - US Foreign Policy candidate here as well and have not heard anything. It looks like a number of other folks who applied to SIS have heard back though. Nail biting time . . .

I hear you. Just a couple more weeks . . . a couple of slow, torturous, painful, etc. etc. weeks If you happen to get into all your schools, what's your order of preference?

I was able to get on to my VIP admissions page for AU SIS this morning. You are a security studies candidate I see. Which SIS program did you apply to? US Foreign Policy?

GWU Elliott admissions website states - "GRE test scores are encouraged but not required for an applicant who already holds a master's degree (or higher)." http://elliott.gwu.e...equirements.cfm AU SIS admissions website states - "Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required of all masters applicants, except for: Applicant holding advanced degrees at the time of application (GRE strongly encouraged but not required). " http://www.american....equirements.cfm Georgetown doesn't have any language like that on their website, but was informed by a friend (who also holds a J.D.) that if you requested a GRE waiver from SSP admissions they would likely grant it. I did and they did. All that being said, we'll see if I get in w/o GRE scores.

Anyone hearing from Georgetown SSP yet?

Never did. Just took the LSAT out of undergrad. The programs I applied to have a GRE waiver if you already hold a M.A. or higher (although with GT I had to provide a brief memo as to why I believed I should be provided a GRE waiver). Probably wouldn't have hurt to have taken my GREs, but it's been a long time since I've taken a standarized test and my workload doesn't exactly lend itself to copious amounts of study time to brush up on my test taking ability. Given my J.D. and work experience, I did not get the impression from speaking with the admissions officers at GT, GWU or AU that not taking the GRE was going to hurt my chances of getting in.

I attended an information session at American University (SIS) in early February and was told they hoped to have admission decisions out by the end of February. Don't know if that was just wishful thinking because I haven't seen where anyone has heard one way or the other regarding SIS.

For the security studies programs I applied to: 1) Georgtown - SSP 2) GWU/Elliott - SPS 3) AU/SIS - US Foreign Policy

After researching the job placement reports of those schools, I'm a little more optimistic about job prospects/salary. That being said, I don't expect to get rich either. I realize my age and career change may count against me, but I can only hope my SOP, writing sample and prior pursuit of employment within the intelligence community would evidence that this move is not random or some passing fancy.

CalSeeker - I think living in NVa is the route I'm going to end up taking. From what I have been able to find on-line it is going to be expensive to live close to campus, and that is saying something coming from a S. Florida resident. I have family that lives in Fairfax, Centerville and Columbia, MD so I'm hoping they can provide me with some housing tips/leads.