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johnxbatsy

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  1. I still think of WWS and KSG as more public policy than IR. Speaking in terms of strictly IR, I'd rank them as: (1) Johns Hopkins SAIS (2) Georgetown MSFS (3) Tufts Fletcher (4) Columbia SIPA (5) LSE (6) GW Elliott School (7) UCSD (8) American (9) Yale I think the fact that Georgetown is #1 on Foreign Policy is extremely bizarre, as most ppl I know seem to regard SAIS as the absolute #1 program.
  2. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, and this response concerns IR more than public policy, but my understanding is that... (1) Harvard MPA/ID (2) SAIS (3) SIPA (4) WWS ...have the four strongest programs (though perhaps Harvard's program is more quantitatively-focused than SAIS/SIPA). I think GW and Fletcher have decent programs as well. But it's always been kind of up in the air from my research...anyone have better insight? {Edited to say that I complete forgot WWS, which is obviously just as good if not better than any of the above 3 schools for anything IDEV-related. Whoops!}
  3. All the top 10 programs are respected in the IR community. But in terms of quality and prestige, the is generally a huge separation between the "big six" (or "big four," if you exclude more public policy-oriented schools like KSG and WWS) and the rest of the top 10. At least in perception
  4. I'm looking to do a regional specialization in either Africa or the Middle East. I will probably be taking classes at either IAS or MEI to satisfy the requirement, and want to see if there are non-language courses offered by either of those institutes in French or Arabic focused either on development or cultural studies--intended for people who already speak the language. Yes, SIPA does offer this to a certain degree. You can take courses throughout Columbia, so the offerings in other languages in terms of cultural studies are pretty extensive (especially for French, not sure about Arabic). In terms of development, I can't say if there are any. SIPA also offers many 1.5 credits
  5. I'm a current SIPA student, and I'd like to respond to a few of the claims here. I've left some out (the one's to which I had no response), so the list is a little incomplete, but here goes: Advantages of Fletcher over SIPA -The student body is smaller so you really get to know your fellow Fletcher students. This is definitely true, though that doesn't mean you won't meet a lot of amazing people at SIPA and become close with them, either. You just won't meet everybody. Keep this in mind
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