LKYSPP Master in International Affairs 2021 Intake

[Chevyyy195]

I’m sorry if there’s another thread with the same subject, I couldn’t not find it.

Was wondering if anybody knows how hard is to get into this program and into NUS in general. I applied like a month and a half ago and everything went fine, the admissions unit told me they will notify me in case I need to do an interview most likely in february, and then, results will come out in batches from april-may.

A little about my profile/background:

- Bachelors degree with honors in International Relations at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

- GPA: 3.7/4 or 9.25/10 (mexican grading system)

- Academic exchange at University of São Paulo (USP). Also completed two postgraduate workshops in IR and Political Science. 

- Work experience:  Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Undersecretariat of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights.

- Don’t know if it counts but as my undergraduate project I carried out a thesis. 

 

Thanks in advance  

[cee123]

hello! i got in last year but decided not to pursue it since it was without scholarship. the fees were way above my financial capacity unfortunately. 

received the result around mid-april, didn't get interviewed.

[cee123]

On 1/6/2021 at 6:19 AM, Chevyyy195 said:

I’m sorry if there’s another thread with the same subject, I couldn’t not find it.

Was wondering if anybody knows how hard is to get into this program and into NUS in general. I applied like a month and a half ago and everything went fine, the admissions unit told me they will notify me in case I need to do an interview most likely in february, and then, results will come out in batches from april-may.

A little about my profile/background:

- Bachelors degree with honors in International Relations at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

- GPA: 3.7/4 or 9.25/10 (mexican grading system)

- Academic exchange at University of São Paulo (USP). Also completed two postgraduate workshops in IR and Political Science. 

- Work experience:  Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Undersecretariat of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights.

- Don’t know if it counts but as my undergraduate project I carried out a thesis. 

 

Thanks in advance  

also, you have an impressive background :) i can't say how hard it is to get in there though but i know i tried my best in my application hehe but maybe it wasn't good enough to get a scholarship :(

[Chevyyy195]

12 hours ago, cee123 said:

also, you have an impressive background i can't say how hard it is to get in there though but i know i tried my best in my application hehe but maybe it wasn't good enough to get a scholarship

Heeey, thank you very much for the reply, i thought this was going to be a forgotten thread.

 again, thank for the compliments  yeah, i’m also looking for financial aid, either from the uni or look elsewhere for a loan. 

im just wondering the “selectivity” since i’ve got a bad experience with sciences po, hope LKY is more flexible regarding admissions ???

[cee123]

15 hours ago, Chevyyy195 said:

Heeey, thank you very much for the reply, i thought this was going to be a forgotten thread.

 again, thank for the compliments  yeah, i’m also looking for financial aid, either from the uni or look elsewhere for a loan. 

im just wondering the “selectivity” since i’ve got a bad experience with sciences po, hope LKY is more flexible regarding admissions ???

Good luck with your application :)

 

btw, what do you mean "bad"? What happened with your application at sciences po?

 

[Chevyyy195]

9 hours ago, cee123 said:

Good luck with your application

 

btw, what do you mean "bad"? What happened with your application at sciences po?

 

thank you very much  hope it goes well.

i didn’t get it, the reason was “i wasn’t clear enough with my professional goals” which is weird because in my personal letter i am very explicit about it.

another thing is, in a forum like this i found out several students with no academic or professional experience in IR or master program (international security) got in. it happens ?‍♂️

again, tyvm ?

[cee123]

11 hours ago, Chevyyy195 said:

thank you very much  hope it goes well.

i didn’t get it, the reason was “i wasn’t clear enough with my professional goals” which is weird because in my personal letter i am very explicit about it.

another thing is, in a forum like this i found out several students with no academic or professional experience in IR or master program (international security) got in. it happens ?‍♂️

again, tyvm ?

True, it happens.. But at least you got feedback! Other schools would just leave you clueless which is sad bec you'll never know which part of the application you fell short, right? ?

[jb5110]

Hello there! No idea how competitive it is, but I'm also eagerly awaiting results. I saw some stats elsewhere on here saying scholarship interviews and results were in February in previous years. Hoping to hear back from LKY soon!!

[cee123]

On 1/30/2021 at 2:27 AM, jb5110 said:

Hello there! No idea how competitive it is, but I'm also eagerly awaiting results. I saw some stats elsewhere on here saying scholarship interviews and results were in February in previous years. Hoping to hear back from LKY soon!!

good luck! in the other forum tho i think i've only seen one who got interviewed for MIA. the rest - MPP and MPA applicants.

[Jessi_zj]

hi:) have anyone heard back from LKY yet? I'm wondering when will the shortlisted candidates get emails for interview. 

[jb5110]

Admissions told me its likely after CNY, which has passed already and still no updates lol. Good luck to everyone!

[jb5110]

Anybody heard anything from LKY yet? I'm so curious what's going on haha

[cee123]

22 hours ago, jb5110 said:

Anybody heard anything from LKY yet? I'm so curious what's going on haha

based on my experience last year, results started coming out in april already. it was done in batches - i got mine mid-month. some got theirs in the first week. 

[jb5110]

18 minutes ago, cee123 said:

based on my experience last year, results started coming out in april already. it was done in batches - i got mine mid-month. some got theirs in the first week. 

oh i see! thanks for the insight