cathyzcy888 Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 Hi, all. After more than 2-month waiting, I finally received a decision letter saying that I'm in with 3K funding for one year. But I'll probably turn it down due to their dead silence during the whole admission process.
lackey Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, cathyzcy888 said: Hi, all. After more than 2-month waiting, I finally received a decision letter saying that I'm in with 3K funding for one year. But I'll probably turn it down due to their dead silence during the whole admission process. Sorry to hear that, but congratulations on your admission! Many of my schools (WWS) were also completely silent during the admissions process. I've noticed that schools have very different approaches to transparency about progress.
cathyzcy888 Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 12 minutes ago, lackey said: Sorry to hear that, but congratulations on your admission! Many of my schools (WWS) were also completely silent during the admissions process. I've noticed that schools have very different approaches to transparency about progress. That's true, but Cornell ignored all my calls and emails which made me really annoyed. Anyway, I just payed deposit for JHU SAIS. Good luck to everyone!!
lackey Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, cathyzcy888 said: That's true, but Cornell ignored all my calls and emails which made me really annoyed. Anyway, I just payed deposit for JHU SAIS. Good luck to everyone!! Sorry to hear that. They should have been more accommodating or at least said they couldn't respond.
LuluM93512 Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 1 hour ago, cathyzcy888 said: Hi, all. After more than 2-month waiting, I finally received a decision letter saying that I'm in with 3K funding for one year. But I'll probably turn it down due to their dead silence during the whole admission process. I was just about to go to bed and your post got me all excited. Still no decision letter here and 3K for a year? That's nothing. Wow.
LibbyCreek Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 Okay, I gave in. I emailed today, I'll share any news I get back (IF I hear back...)
LuluM93512 Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 13 hours ago, LibbyCreek said: Okay, I gave in. I emailed today, I'll share any news I get back (IF I hear back...) Any updates? If I don't see an email tomorrow, I'm done.
LibbyCreek Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 I'm five hours ahead, so nothing yet. I promise to share
LuluM93512 Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 5 hours ago, LibbyCreek said: I'm five hours ahead, so nothing yet. I promise to share I got nothing, are they going to let us know today or what? I did see them post a new status about the open house on Facebook and I'm running out of patience. This is crappy.
LuluM93512 Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 I'm out. So irresponsible for them to not send out the decision letter, we've got only a month left until the general April 15th deadline. I just paid my deposit to LBJ, good luck everyone.
tristatequeen Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 Just got back from the Open House - did anyone else attend? Thoughts?
LibbyCreek Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 12 hours ago, tristatequeen said: Just got back from the Open House - did anyone else attend? Thoughts? I would really like to hear any thoughts you feel like sharing on the open house. Was it an interesting cohort? What did you learn about the program? About the support? What was your overall impression about the personal elements/interactions of the staff academic and otherwise (this is so hard to gauge online, but has such an impact on the experience). Thanks in advance!
tristatequeen Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 Sorry for the late response! But happy to answer any questions about the Open House! @LibbyCreek I did attend the Open House and really enjoyed it. The small class size was ideal to get to know people on a personal level and the interdisciplinary nature of the program allows students to craft a program that aligns with specific interest issues. I also appreciated how accessible the professors are and how willing they are to provide assistance. The alumni panel provided me with snapshots to what life at CIPA could look like that included all of the abroad/immersion opportunities, policy challenges and opportunities to connect around research. What I got from the program is that because the program is so small and can be embedded into the various other professional school programs there's an opportunity to be a big fish in a small pond that typically doesn't happen in larger programs. What I mean by that is at larger schools like Columbia you'll be competing with 400+ students for opportunities in comparison to competing with 75 students - there are more opportunities to do/have access to opportunities. I will also point out the opportunities to spend semesters in DC, NYC, Rome and other places that have been helpful for students to get year round internship and networking experiences that major cities have. What really impressed me was how accessible Tom, the Executive Director, is in answering questions and connecting me alum. I would suggest looking at LinkedIn for alum in your interest area and/or reach out to him to provide a better snapshot of post-CIPA statistics. At the end of the day for me it's about transitioning into a career that I want to and not taking on a lot of debt to do so. I think you'll have to decide what is most important to you.
Uzair2 Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 Finally got the acceptance Along with 16k funding for two years.
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