Columbia SIPA

[msal]

did anyone hear from Columbia SIPA?

[Helpplease123]

Nope

[rebmaLS]

Based on last year's responses I'm thinking maybe next week

[msal]

I am also expecting them to respond until March 15th. But I heard some guys got acceptance.

[paperdoorway]

The Admissions Blog was updated yesterday:

When will I know?

March 1st, 2012 by gh2122

As of this morning… 39% of the applications submitted have been reviewed by the Admissions Committee.

Admission decisions for our 2-year full time MIA and MPA programs will begin to roll out on March 14th.

Edited March 2, 2012 by paperdoorway

[setiadi]

The Admissions Blog was updated yesterday:

When will I know?

March 1st, 2012 by gh2122

As of this morning… 39% of the applications submitted have been reviewed by the Admissions Committee.

Admission decisions for our 2-year full time MIA and MPA programs will begin to roll out on March 14th.

Is MPA in Development Practice also included?

Thank you

[mximedc]

I have the same concern about the MPA DP..

I understand that they go through a different adm.com - different from the regular MPA MIA admissions committee at SIPA. I am guessing that the MPA DP results should go out around or after the 14th.

Would love to know an exact, more accurate date!!!!

[mximedc]

I have the same concern about the MPA DP..

I understand that they go through a different adm.com - different from the regular MPA MIA admissions committee at SIPA. I am guessing that the MPA DP results should go out around or after the 14th.

Would love to know an exact, more accurate date!!!!

[dcenergygirl]

So - bit of a crazy thing - I noticed an Assistant Dean from SIPA looked at my LinkedIn profile. Is that part of the regular admissions process?

[eigenvector]

So - bit of a crazy thing - I noticed an Assistant Dean from SIPA looked at my LinkedIn profile. Is that part of the regular admissions process?

Wow.... that's some serious due diligence !

[Raayah]

its almost the 14th in my part of the world... SCARY!!

[hudwa]

So - bit of a crazy thing - I noticed an Assistant Dean from SIPA looked at my LinkedIn profile. Is that part of the regular admissions process?

Same here. I (unknowingly) invited him to be my contact since we excahnged emails on an international program. He accepted and checked out my profile. Let's hope that's a good thing for us!

[Waiting13]

So are we thinking e-mails today? It's the 14th!!

[Luleanchu]

Is there anyone who can tell me how can I check status via website? I didn't find online~thanks!

[mximedc]

So according to the blog, regular MPA and MIA decisions will be released today. Does anyone happen to know if this includes applications for the MPA on Development practice (MPA-DP)?

[Raayah]

there are some discussions happening on this other thread

[HDPFDan]

Resuscitating this thread to see if anyone is still waiting on the waitlist, for the MIA or other. They said they'd start reviewing it in April so technically they are not late, but I was certainly hoping to hear that they have at laest made some waitlist decisions by now (in my decision letter they said that they inform all waitlisted applicants whenver they make decisions, to ask if they'd liek to remain on the list.)

[nossessell]

Hi. I'm on the SIPA MIA wait list too. But I haven't heard from the admissions office since March. So frustrating since I'm an international student.

[IRbkk]

Hi Guys,

New to this. I was recently accepted to SAIS Bologna but rejected from the IDEV program

which is my area of interest. I find myself leaning towards the program at SIPA and

I am quite eager to find out regarding the waitlist. I would much rather prefer to go

to SIPA as Columbia is more well known in South East Asia where I plan on working after

graduation. From my research, although the SAIS program might be regarded as highly

prestigious in the US. It is not as well known in Asia in EU. I Would love to hear your thoughts.

I am extremely eager to get off the waitlist at SIPA. A yes or a no would save dozens

of sleepless nights.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Accepted: JHU SAIS-BC, ISS (Hague), GSD (Geneva)

Rejected: Georgetown MSFS, LSE, SOAS, IHEI (Geneva)

Waitlisted: Columbia SIPA

Waiting: Dual Program Sciences Po/LSE

[Eclectic4]

Hi Guys,

New to this. I was recently accepted to SAIS Bologna but rejected from the IDEV program

which is my area of interest. I find myself leaning towards the program at SIPA and

I am quite eager to find out regarding the waitlist. I would much rather prefer to go

to SIPA as Columbia is more well known in South East Asia where I plan on working after

graduation. From my research, although the SAIS program might be regarded as highly

prestigious in the US. It is not as well known in Asia in EU. I Would love to hear your thoughts.

I am extremely eager to get off the waitlist at SIPA. A yes or a no would save dozens

of sleepless nights.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Accepted: JHU SAIS-BC, ISS (Hague), GSD (Geneva)

Rejected: Georgetown MSFS, LSE, SOAS, IHEI (Geneva)

Waitlisted: Columbia SIPA

Waiting: Dual Program Sciences Po/LSE

You know, even though I understand that JHU SAIS is ranked higher than SIPA in IR, I think that abroad the Columbia name carries a lot more weight?

Why is that? First, a lot of people don't even know what JHU is both in the U.S. nor abroad. Second, most people recognize Columbia. Third, from my experiences in Asia, the educated class is very status orientated. For example, in China to be regarded in high professional circles you almost have to have gone to a top 5 famous overall school, such as Columbia or the same in China.

Despite rankings within the United States for specific programs, my feeling is that outside of Europe most people will still be looking at your school, not some random ranking in Foreign Affairs.