HandsomeNerd Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 any of you guys decided on/leaning towards SSP going without funding? why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgov36 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 any of you guys decided on/leaning towards SSP going without funding? why? I'm leaning towards it because funding isn't as big an issue. It's only a 3 semester course if you do the full courseload and the price is comparable to Fletcher even though they're giving me 11k/year. Higher living expenses are made up for by it being DC and the opportunities that presents. Hoping they'll give me some money, but still leaning there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterxrose Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Anyone else still waiting on funding info? It's really crucial to my decision-making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illumination Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Anyone else still waiting on funding info? It's really crucial to my decision-making. I am! And it's the main deciding factor for me, too. It would be great if they could send this info before the end of the week. Has anyone heard *anything*?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgov36 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 There's an admitted students chat that starts at 2PM ET (40 minutes from now), maybe ask then? I know during last Wednesday's chat they said they hadn't met yet to discuss merit-based aid but would do so 'this week' and that information about it would go out 'in the next week.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgov36 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Just to update everyone, I'm in the chat and Tiffany Swanson said merit based aid decisions will go out via e-mail by the end of the week, and 'hopefully before the end of the week.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike218 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Quick qustion for those who were accepted. What were your gre scores like? I am asking because as an undergrad I screwed up, however I was able to get into a graduate program where I did pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeNerd Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 just got my funding response via email (scanned letter dated March 29)... 1/2 tuition! woot woot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgov36 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 just got my funding response via email (scanned letter dated March 29)... 1/2 tuition! woot woot Awesome, congrats! Hoping for similar news, haven't heard anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterxrose Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Quick qustion for those who were accepted. What were your gre scores like? I am asking because as an undergrad I screwed up, however I was able to get into a graduate program where I did pretty well. I had V 700 M 740 W 4.5 (that last one was kind of a blow) winterxrose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterxrose Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Sorry for double post, but I found out that I didn't receive any funding. Guess I just have to decide between SAIS and GW now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeNerd Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 so who's heading down for Visiting Day on the 12th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportsFan Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 so who's heading down for Visiting Day on the 12th? I'm planning on going. Looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmc Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I'll be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeNerd Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 cool, hope to see you guys down there if i can make it. i'm looking at the fall 2011 course listing right now, and it's really exciting! i've done a fair amount of research on Iran, so i was pleasantly surprised to see that one of the leading Iran scholars Ray Takeyh will be teaching Problems in Middle East/Persian Gulf this fall. i didn't even know he was SSP faculty, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmc Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 cool, hope to see you guys down there if i can make it. i'm looking at the fall 2011 course listing right now, and it's really exciting! i've done a fair amount of research on Iran, so i was pleasantly surprised to see that one of the leading Iran scholars Ray Takeyh will be teaching Problems in Middle East/Persian Gulf this fall. i didn't even know he was SSP faculty, lol! Nice! Where did you find the up-to-date course listings? From what I can tell, they only have two classes listed so far for 2011-2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeNerd Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 just select 'security studies' and do class search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmc Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 just select 'security studies' and do class search Sweeeeeet, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeNerd Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 so the open house sold me and i'm bound for gtown. who else went? thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejbutera Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 so the open house sold me and i'm bound for gtown. who else went? thoughts? What specifically about the open house sold? What did you not realize before your visit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccergo9 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 What did you think about the opportunity to only take ten classes (minus the two for the thesis), do you think that that is enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeNerd Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 @ mikejbutera: The things about the open house that sold it for me were (in no particular order) impressive career services, a well-connected alumni network, and the diverse backgrounds of current/admitted students with whom I spoke. I met some interesting people representing prior military, DHS, State, finance/banking, tech-centered folks that majored in hard sciences, in addition to some go-getters straight out of undergrad. In the past few weeks, I've gone over all the material I could find about the program (and about SS programs in general, particularly the debate over generalist IR degrees v. a SS degree), so the presentations and powerpoint hard-sells didn't really break any new ground for me. I did, however, have reservations about the level of, I donno, pretentiousness in the program-- both within the student population and the faculty. Friendly interactions with both current students and faculty alleviated this anxiety. @Soccergo9: Yeah, I worried about this at first as well. Not as much room for coursework as more generalist programs like MSFS or SAIS, for example. But between strategically double counting courses to free up electives and the fact that I have no plans to go beyond an MA, I'm confident that I can construct a satisfying portfolio of engaging and relevant coursework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condraj2 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Anyone else starting to look for housing in DC for the SSP program? I'm about to graduate from Gettysburg College and need to find a place to live asap! Thanks, Jon condraj2@gmail,com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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