Chevyyy195 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cee123 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cee123 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 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 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevyyy195 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 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 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cee123 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevyyy195 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cee123 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 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? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb5110 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 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!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cee123 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi_zj Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 hi:) have anyone heard back from LKY yet? I'm wondering when will the shortlisted candidates get emails for interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb5110 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Admissions told me its likely after CNY, which has passed already and still no updates lol. Good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb5110 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Anybody heard anything from LKY yet? I'm so curious what's going on haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cee123 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb5110 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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