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  1. Congrats! It is true that SIPA belongs to the top-tier school for public affairs. But there is one thing you should know about this program. It is extremely big. It usually accepts around 200 applicants every year just for MPA and around 250 applicants for MIA. I have to say SIPA's class is the largest among all the the top-tier programs. ( WWS(MPA)-around 60, HKS (MPP)-around 120, Duke(MPP)-around 60, Upenn(Fels MPA)- around 30, Berkeley(Goldman MPP)_around 50, Stanford(Ford Dorsey Program)-around 25) Sometimes a relatively small class will help you ensure a close friendship with your classmates, most of whom are experienced practitioners with different working experiences from diverse sectors. This is very important for professional programs like MPA/MPP . Anyway, for the sake of Columbia's fame and location, SIPA might be a good choice. By the way, does SIPA offer you any scholarships? As far as I know, SIPA is extremely expensive.
  2. Hi there, I can tell from your family name that you are Chinese . I am also Chinese. I'd like to share with you my thoughts. I have 4 years working experience across the public, private and non-profit sectors in China. I can give you advices from the perspective of career development. You are thinking about Consulting firms as your future career? I guess you must be a fresh undergraduates with limited working experiences because seasoned practitioners would never ever consider this after they get substantial experiences with governments, corporations and NGOs. I have a lot of friends who are working for consulting firms specializing in government/public affairs, such as Booz Allen, Apco Worldwide, Bain, BCG, Mckinsey. I have to say that for most of those government/public affairs consultants, they got MBA instead of MPA/MPP. MPA/MPP will not help you much if you choose to work in consulting industry. If you really care about consulting, try to work for a few years and get an MBA then. Honestly, I don't like those MPA/MPP programs which accpet many fresh undergraduates with pratically no working experiences. MPA/ MPP is supposed to be a professional program. A few years of working should be a must. If I were you, I would not choose Cornell CIPA since that program accept many fresh undergraduates. You would find the people around you is just like you, most of whom have limited practical working experience. However, GPPI is a different thing. The majority of GPPI are professional workers. The environment can help you get a professional and personal relationship with your classmates whose experiences, ideas and opinions enable you to see the breath of issues affecting the global community from their varied perspectives. You may find it interesting that some of the MPA/MPP programs admit a lot of Chinese students, such as the JHK- SAIS, USC, Cornell CIPA, CMU-Heiz, while some of the prorgams they barely accept Chinese students, such as Princeton- WWS, Duke -Sanford, UM-Ford, Upenn-Fels, Berkeley-GSPP. That's because most of the Chinese applicants just graduate from university. Now I think you know how to make a sound decision.
  3. Crying a river..... I applied Fels, but I didn't get the interview request email. I think I have been rejected..
  4. I couldn't agree more. You know, in China, each year there are hundreds of undergraduates, most of whom have pratically no working experiences. But they got admitted by HKS,SIPA,Heinz, CIPA,Sais.... and so on. I don't know how they are gonna find a job after graduation.
  5. I didn't receive this email.. but I have submitted the financial application a week ago. was this notice just sent to those who have not yet submitted their Financial Aid applications?
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