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Just had a temporary bout of panic and then I read more carefully-- was this only sent out to Boren Scholar applicants? Fellowship applicants have only received one e-mail, right? Around early March? The wait. Gah, the wait.

Ah, thanks! I actually applied to the programs thinking both would be crapshoots-- I graduated in Dec '11 so I'm technically applying straight out of undergrad. I figured with the emphasis on job experience at GWU, American, and SAIS that I'd have slim chances and would consider them in the long run if this application cycle was fruitless and after working for a few years.

Hi everyone, I just got off the waitlist at Georgetown's inaugural Asian Studies program and have a week to respond. I was accepted earlier at the London School of Economic/ Peking University joint degree program where you get two MSc degrees in International Affairs. You don't apply for LSE funding until the second year, since they only provide financial aid for the London part of the program (the first year in Beijing comes out to about 10k USD, while London comes out to 30k). Not sure about funding at Georgetown either, but I'm assuming since I got off the waitlist, that I won't get any aid-- I've e-mailed them to doublecheck. I'm really stuck on where to go. I want to work on cross-Strait relations between Taiwan and China and believe that being in Beijing will give me new perspectives and the opportunity to interact with Chinese policymakers. On the other hand, Georgetown has top professors and D.C. internship opportunities. I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice (I understand that, ultimately, it is my decision) but I'm coming up with a pros and cons list right now. Thanks in advance!

I applied for the IR dual-degree on January 31st and heard back on March 22.

I did a quick search and there hasn't been a thread for LSE/PKU for this application cycle. I'm getting a little antsy-- coming straight out of undergrad, I only crapshooted at three programs. From stalking threads from previous cycles, looks like decisions won't come out until mid-April, but was wondering if anyone's heard anything yet?