nouveau.ukiyo

Do schools offer money to students taken off the waiting list?

I got no word yet from UCSD. If I get something, then it's a no brainier decision. Yea I was ecstatic as well when I got the letters from SFS and SAIS. I don't think there is much I can do to improve my application; I can't change the past.

I also got no aid. SAIS gave me no aid either, so I'm in a tough spot: should I go to grad school or not?

If you're thinking in purely economical terms, in addition to wantgrad's post, I think some people also need to consider other degrees/career paths as well. I find myself in this position now.

Has anyone heard anything from IR/PS about aid/funding?

Just got an e-mail from Georgetown...I can't believe I got in! Congrats to everyone else!

Thanks for your input. I never doubted that it was a good place to be. But here's the kicker: I applied to SAIS and choose the 'Japan Studies' concentration. At the Bologna Center, it seems you can take classes dealing with geographic location in the world except East Asia. I felt like an idiot after sending in my application; I was confident I wouldn't be accepted. Surprise surprise! Anyway, I'm really taking a good, hard look at the SAIS curriculum now. I'd ultimately like to go a bit further than Japan Studies and go for the International Relations of Asia specialization. I guess I could get the degree's core requirements and international economic requirements out of the way at Bologna and focus on the Asia/IR stuff back in DC.

Why would your sponsor be willing to provide limitless tuition money and little living allowance? Does your sponsor not understand how important 'living' is to the completion of your degree? lol.

^^Would somebody on the waiting list count as accepted? Anyway, those numbers are a little suspicious; who knows where they come from (it's just text in a post, no source, etc.) and why would these schools exchange admission info in the first place. It's also CoverID's first post...

I got into SAIS. I have to say this is a big surprise; American rejected me so I thought for sure no top tier school would take me. I applied to do my first year in Bologna and my second in DC. What's the word on the street about the Bologna campus, anyone know?

Wait listed! I got an e-mail today as well. So far I've heard back from 3 schools, with 3 different responses.

Rejected. Not even wait listed. I'm pretty devastated; I've been living in Japan for the past 3.5 years and I was hoping to get into the SIS/Ritsumeikan University dual degree program. I even visited the campus this past summer and met with the person in charge of the program. What's worse, I waiting to hear back from schools that are more difficult to enter than SIS. Ugh.

I'm glad to read about other people considering IR/PS; I can't find much information about the school on the internet. I've also been accepted as a Provisional Admit. Regarding funding, will that information eventually pop up on the Grad Apply website? If not, how would they notify people? Does anyone know anything about the school? I'm just wondering what kind of doors their degree will open for me. The school website has very ambiguous employment data. I was hoping to get into a DC school because I want to work there, but that seems unlikely; IR/PS may be my only option.