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ahhh hahaha ok that makes sense. Clearly I need to see my doctor about the chill pill prescription.

When did you hear from Elliott and which program? I've only heard back from American so far. Anyone heard from Georgetown MSFS or SAIS?

damn you erry3779!! there goes the rest of my day refreshing the SAIS page... SAIS admissions had emailed me before the app deadline, asking if I was interested in setting up a call with the admissions office (I live in India so couldn't visit...although I did visit during the summer) or a current student. I thought that was a really nice touch.

Thanks fenderpete, and many congrats to you too! Looks like we've applied to a lot of the same places...good luck with everywhere else! I can also confirm that the VIP page (the existence of which just adds to my overall confusion) has not been updated.

Finally have a response - thank you American! Accepted into the MA-ID program with a sweet financial package. Will be difficult to say no to this, but am waiting for Elliot, Georgetown, SAIS, SIPA, and Harvard MPP (reach). Really hope they start responding soon...the anxiety has actually increased now that I've heard back from somewhere! I visited all 4 DC schools (AU, GW, Georgetown, and SAIS) and found AU to be the most "personable", although it was summer so presumably the faculty and staff were not as busy as they are during the semester. Two very good friends of mine did the MA-ID from AU and were generally happy with it. If I get accepted into anywhere else, it's really going to come down to the money - AU's giving me full tuition and a 15k/year stipend through a research assistantship. I won't be able to afford more thank around 10k tuition + living costs, so even if I get in I likely won't be able to go anywhere else. So again, thank you AU!

Hi - I'm currently working in India, doing consulting for various development agencies (World Bank, DFID, etc). I wanted a grad degree but not a PhD, and didn't even look outside the east coast for career reasons. Basically, being in DC would be an enormous advantage if you want to work in ID, but if you want to go the academic way then definitely go for Chicago. For some background, I've been admitted to MA Indev at AU, and awaiting decisions from SIPA, SAIS, HKS, Georgetown, and GW. Good luck!