Maxwell MAIR

[bubblegun]

Hi, guys!

Has anyone made their decision yet? Did you receive any funding?

I was offered $21k in a combined scholarship + GA packet, which kind of made up my mind. For a long time, I was leaning towards Korbel, who also offered me a substantial scholarship (a lot more than I was expecting, to be perfectly honest), but for me, Maxwell has a really big advantage over Korbel - namely, Denver is well, in the middle of nowhere. I'm an international student so the proximity of Colorado Springs wouldn't do me much good.

Is there something I should know before I commit? What other factors do you take into consideration? Aside from the weather which, admittedly, scares me something fierce!

[domnulsl]

Yo bubblegun,

I'm in the same boat. I'm lying in a motel right now in Syracuse waiting for admitted day tomorrow. But right now I'm leaning toward Korbel right now so maxwell needs to bring their game. Korbel has a really good international security and Denver is a great town. I'll Le u know after my visiting day.

[yo_yo86]

Hi, guys!

Has anyone made their decision yet? Did you receive any funding?

I was offered $21k in a combined scholarship + GA packet, which kind of made up my mind. For a long time, I was leaning towards Korbel, who also offered me a substantial scholarship (a lot more than I was expecting, to be perfectly honest), but for me, Maxwell has a really big advantage over Korbel - namely, Denver is well, in the middle of nowhere. I'm an international student so the proximity of Colorado Springs wouldn't do me much good.

Is there something I should know before I commit? What other factors do you take into consideration? Aside from the weather which, admittedly, scares me something fierce!

Unfortunately, I won't be able to visit any of the schools (as a result of living abroad), but one of the standout features of Maxwell for me is the opportunity to study outside of Syracuse. Essentially, one could study for two semesters on campus and then do the remaining time abroad or in DC. The DC aspect is particularly appealing to me considering that is where I would like to work eventually. I am not sure if that is where you want to end up, but if so, I think Maxwell is a much better option than Korbel.

[bubblegun]

Good to know we're in the same boat!

It's international security that I'm interested in so Korbel seemed like a really great option. The faculty there seem really great, the curriculum very interesting and the overall experience of applying there has been very pleasant. There are a few drawbacks, though:

- While it's possible to chose the DC track (Korbel and Maxwell are actually partner schools in this respect!), the sheer distance makes it pretty inconvenient;

- It's a 2-year program which in comparison to Maxwell's 16 months makes it more costly. Going by Korbel's financial estimates, the amount of money I'd be able to save oscillates around $30k. Given the fact that I don't have that kind of money, the choice seems pretty easy.

- It doesn't seem like there are a lot of internship opportunities in Denver - correct me if I'm wrong? While it's about a 6-hour drive to either DC or NY, the relative proximity of both those cities makes me feel like there's a bit more field to play in;

- I read somewhere on this forum that the post-grad networking in Denver really sucked. On the other hand, there's the Maxwell Mafia - in theory, at least;

- Pretty silly and possibly completely wrong - Denver doesn't really appeal to me as a city. I've never been there, obviously, but from what I see in the pictures or read on various forums, it's not overly user-friendly, so to say. There's no consensus about Syracuse either but it seems a bit more appealing.

Well, there's also the fact that there's no college football in Denver

(I wish I was kidding.)

[OregonGal]

Denver's appeal probably depends on your interests. I haven't spent much time in CO, but I have friend who spends his summers outside Colorado Springs. If you like outdoors recreation--hiking, ski/snowboarding, etc--then CO is great for that. I think you'd need a car to get around, but I could be completely wrong about that since I haven't spent time there outside the airport. There may not be great college ball but if you had a car you could go watch the Air Force team in CO Springs, and if you're willing to pay the prices you could go see Peyton Manning play at the Mile High Stadium for the Broncos.

I don't know about the availability of internships in Syracuse vs Denver; you might want to check Idealist listings as a gauge for how many are being advertised in each place. In general I don't think about Denver as being very international but I guess as United's hub there might be a lot of international business connections.

[domnulsl]

Yo just got back from admitted day, pretty impressed with the beautiful campus and Maxwell's environment especially, we're pretty much our own society. The group of students today were quite young and most have a very good volunteerism background and were mostly female which were awesome. I'm very surprised at the diversity which is a plus. I'm typing in an iPad right now so will write more on my laptop tomorrow after I go back to town.

[bubblegun]

Yo just got back from admitted day, pretty impressed with the beautiful campus and Maxwell's environment especially, we're pretty much our own society. The group of students today were quite young and most have a very good volunteerism background and were mostly female which were awesome. I'm very surprised at the diversity which is a plus. I'm typing in an iPad right now so will write more on my laptop tomorrow after I go back to town.

That sounds pretty neat. Waiting for more!

and if you're willing to pay the prices you could go see Peyton Manning play at the Mile High Stadium for the Broncos.

If I only had the money! I'm not to keen on the Manning brothers, though, so that helps to alleviate my pain a little. Thanks for the insight in general, though!

Edited April 2, 2012 by bubblegun

[jflorezi]

So, who's attending MAIR???