Columbia SIPA 2021

[grad12345]

nevermind, i can log in again. but it was weird, for a good ten minutes i couldn't, and other sites were loading fine so it wasnt my wifi that was being fussy

[Carol72]

6 hours ago, Nomad48 said:

hahah exactly!! Theme from New York! 

 

They still do this!! I was admitted Early Action and mine had it

[intlapplicant]

Do you all know if scholarship/funding decisions will be released at the same time tonight (or Monday, who knows)? I have yet to hear from most of the schools, only heard from 1 out of 5 that I applied so I'm super anxious as well...

[academiaenthusiast]

Hi! Does anyone when decisions for the special fellowships (Dasturdaza, Bapsy, IFP etc.) will be released?

[aspiringmpp]

For those that are anxiously awaiting - the early action decisions were released at 7:48 PM EST. Some applicants were given scholarship decisions at that time, others (like me!) were told “we have not completed the awarding process. If selected for SIPA funding you will be notified in March, however if you are not selected you will not receive any confirmation”. So I am waiting with all of you hoping additional early action funding decisions may be released today!

[francophile_1]

18 minutes ago, aspiringmpp said:

For those that are anxiously awaiting - the early action decisions were released at 7:48 PM EST. Some applicants were given scholarship decisions at that time, others (like me!) were told “we have not completed the awarding process. If selected for SIPA funding you will be notified in March, however if you are not selected you will not receive any confirmation”. So I am waiting with all of you hoping additional early action funding decisions may be released today!

was that in your offer letter? (mine didn't have that wording so that might not bode well). Best of luck with funding however!!  

[CCZZ]

Every new email notification is like a little heart attack ?

[aspiringmpp]

1 minute ago, francophile_1 said:

was that in your offer letter? (mine didn't have that wording so that might not bode well). Best of luck with funding however!!  

No, I emailed them in January to ask if early action candidates would be under consideration for funding in March. Good luck to you too!

[IR Policy Nerd]

My gmail account keeps placing Columbia University ADVERTISEMENTS at the top of my promotions folder. My heart skips a beat every time. I keep getting them for Georgetown too, though I didn't apply there, so it's not quite the same effect. 

Good luck to everyone! Regardless of how the decisions go, congrats on finishing the application process, because man it was brutal this year. I hope to be ~policymaking~ with some of you down the line. 

[TradeRacists4Refugees]

We should share LinkedIns ?? 

[itsgoinggrad2021]

I’ve never felt so wronged. 

[goromajima24]

[ir candidate]

You guys are literally messing up people's minds. I legit am never checking this site again lol. You guys invent a deadline out of thin air and then use cognitive dissonance to convince yourselves and the rest of us that were actually hearing back then. Lmao

[Floating_Bee]

A weekend of sanity was too big of an ask I guess. I still plan on refreshing for the next 30 minutes.

[ir candidate]

also that guy who "got in" to the MPA just wanted to see the world burn

[Floating_Bee]

Just now, ir candidate said:

also that guy who "got in" to the MPA just wanted to see the world burn

That was an admissions person trolling us all 

[goromajima24]

2 minutes ago, ir candidate said:

You guys are literally messing up people's minds. I legit am never checking this site again lol. You guys invent a deadline out of thin air and then use cognitive dissonance to convince yourselves and the rest of us that were actually hearing back then. Lmao

I mean its a little bit ridiculous that they can't set hard deadlines - there was none of this ambiguity with SAIS. ("Mid-March" is not a hard deadline)

[Americanbaguette]

3 minutes ago, ir candidate said:

You guys are literally messing up people's minds. I legit am never checking this site again lol. You guys invent a deadline out of thin air and then use cognitive dissonance to convince yourselves and the rest of us that were actually hearing back then. Lmao

it’s not that serious. I am also a bit bummed out but like if you’re coming on a forum looking for facts instead of speculation you’re in the wrong place.

[Americanbaguette]

7 minutes ago, emmalihua said:

I’ve never felt so wronged. 

I am sad. Wanted to hear back from my last school so I could really weigh out my decision.

[ir candidate]

Mid march is intentionally vague. I think its fair to assume well hear back sometime in the next two weeks. Anything more specific is speculation.

[IR Policy Nerd]

Weirdly, Stanford MIP did release decisions at 7:48pm (I did not get in). 

[ya711]

Monday it is? I hope?

Edited March 13, 2021 by ya711

[povertypolicypolly]

11 minutes ago, goromajima24 said:

I mean its a little bit ridiculous that they can't set hard deadlines - there was none of this ambiguity with SAIS. ("Mid-March" is not a hard deadline)

Yes, but when you think about it, I'm sure it's largely dependent on the number of applications they get. Honestly I haven't heard back from half of my schools so I don't think this is a SIPA specific problem. 

[corporateslave]

Oh my if it's monday then it's going to be tues in my timezone which means I have to survive monday work with my anxiety

[TradeRacists4Refugees]

29 minutes ago, corporateslave said:

Oh my if it's monday then it's going to be tues in my timezone which means I have to survive monday work with my anxiety

The name says it all lol!