BU Global Development Policy

[ep1181]

Has anyone applied to this program? Have you heard anything?

[ep1181]

Anyone know anything about the program or about Boston University department of IR in general? I just got accepted and am wondering what people think about it.

[yabanci]

I was accepted into BU's IR program for an MA in International Affairs, and I really like what I've seen about it on the site. They have a ton of classes on intelligence, which is what I'm most interested in. However, their site says they only have 15, half-tuition assistantships (for all 7 or so programs within the larger IR program), and I didn't get funding. Even though I love the program, there's no way I can justify the $40k alone in tuition each year, plus another $10-12k per year for living in Boston, so I'll likely have to decline going there.

[ep1181]

I was accepted into BU's IR program for an MA in International Affairs, and I really like what I've seen about it on the site. They have a ton of classes on intelligence, which is what I'm most interested in. However, their site says they only have 15, half-tuition assistantships (for all 7 or so programs within the larger IR program), and I didn't get funding. Even though I love the program, there's no way I can justify the $40k alone in tuition each year, plus another $10-12k per year for living in Boston, so I'll likely have to decline going there.

That's what I struggle with too, it looks great on paper, but the price is very high.