ийнна Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Hello Anyone has applied to SIPA ? Apparently we will start hearing from them by the end of next week the earliest .. scaryyyy time
alf10087 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 I haven't heard anything. Where did you get that info about the end of next week?
are we there yet? Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 March 18 at least for MIA/MPA http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/sipa/2012/12/26/the-next-eight-months/
Rugger Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 March 18 at least for MIA/MPA http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/sipa/2012/12/26/the-next-eight-months/ That's what I had seen as well. Curious as to where the word about next week came from.
av260987 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Well, this is a December post. It's possible things have changed a bit since then especially since they pushed the final deadline to February 5. @ийнна Did you call SIPA to check?
ийнна Posted February 25, 2013 Author Posted February 25, 2013 Hi ! I am sorry I think I took the info from last year !!! And they said around the 1st of March ! Sorry for this confusion ! which program did you apply for everyone?
lemony Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 I'm an MPA applicant. It's one of my reach schools so I'm pretty nervous and hoping for the best. Ugh. February seriously feels like it's DRAGGING by...
1belle Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Waiting as well and very nervous... hope it turns out well for all of us.
ийнна Posted February 26, 2013 Author Posted February 26, 2013 I really am not sure .. applied for a MIA .. SIPA is my top dream . but I don't have the professional experience, in fact I come straight from my undergrad. But I know if I get in I will totally put everything, so much effort into it to do well ! haa good luck to you all guys !! Where else did you apply?
Kadisha Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) Hi ! I am sorry I think I took the info from last year !!! And they said around the 1st of March ! Sorry for this confusion ! which program did you apply for everyone? Are you talking about the MIA program? If the admissions office said the 1st of March then we might hear something tomorrow. Edited March 1, 2013 by Kadisha
soaps Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 Are you talking about the MIA program? If the admissions office said the 1st of March then we might hear something tomorrow. No, he confused it with last year.
Kadisha Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 No, he confused it with last year. Yeah that post was worded weirdly. This wait is starting to get to me. Wish I had a life to distract me from it.
ийнна Posted March 2, 2013 Author Posted March 2, 2013 the info about 1st of march was what was said last year so obviously this year is going to be different - that is what I meant .. thankfully i have my dissertation to write so i have his other stress to 'distract' me from the wait ! good luck everyone and lets try not to think about it - i know easier to say than to do
av260987 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 SIPA posted this on their admission blog on March 4: "we’re actively reviewing applications — unfortunately, keeping you abreast of our daily activities was put on hold (not on purpose — we lost track of what day it was ). with hopes of releasing decisions beginning on march 18th, we are identifying all the candidates who would be a great fit at SIPA and those who we have to unfortunately turn away this year."
ийнна Posted March 6, 2013 Author Posted March 6, 2013 yeaa I saw that - ohhh dear we should not think about it too much xx
ийнна Posted March 6, 2013 Author Posted March 6, 2013 where else have everyone applied? and what are you planning on doing after SIPA (if you get in)? x
Goose1459 Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I went to Columbia for undergrad and cross registered a few classes at SIPA. If you have any questions PM me or post here and I'll try my best to answer them. Edited March 11, 2013 by Goose1459
ийнна Posted March 11, 2013 Author Posted March 11, 2013 Did you ? What did you study? yes I would happily get in touch with you Than you so much ! x
campussartorialist Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) i have a question for SIPA applicants, or maybe even those who decided not to apply.... how does SIPA match up to policy programs at duke, carnegie mellon, michigan, uchicago, nyu, Berkeley, WWS, HKS? I ask because I've noticed many of the applicant to these programs are waiting on SIPA, but at surface, the program isn't as well ranked. is this a case where rankings don't reflect the strength of the program? or is it the NYC factor? Edited March 14, 2013 by campussartorialist
campussartorialist Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 i have a question for SIPA applicants, or maybe even those who decided not to apply.... how does SIPA match up to policy programs at duke, carnegie mellon, michigan, uchicago, nyu, Berkeley, WWS, HKS? I ask because I've noticed many of the applicant to these programs are waiting on SIPA, but at surface, the program isn't as well ranked. is this a case where rankings don't reflect the strength of the program? or is it the NYC factor? did more research and see that SIPA is 3rd in environmental and 6th in foreign policy... that makes much more sense. so SIPA is a no go for domestic, non-environemntal policy?
soaps Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) i have a question for SIPA applicants, or maybe even those who decided not to apply.... how does SIPA match up to policy programs at duke, carnegie mellon, michigan, uchicago, nyu, Berkeley, WWS, HKS? I ask because I've noticed many of the applicant to these programs are waiting on SIPA, but at surface, the program isn't as well ranked. is this a case where rankings don't reflect the strength of the program? or is it the NYC factor? I'm honestly not sure why SIPA sometimes gets a bad rap, but I would say it is a step above all those programs except WWS and HKS. Speaking as a New Yorker, SIPA has a much better reputation than NYU/Wagner, and I don't think some of the other programs you mentioned are particularly well regarded (or highly ranked) at all. Why do you think SIPA is poorly ranked? It's easily in the top for international affairs, but I'm not sure about public policy more generally. I think, in past years, it has been criticized for funding, but having just applied to schools this year, funding options at SIPA are much better than at least HKS, so I think a lot of the criticism is undeserved. Edited March 14, 2013 by soapwater
soaps Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) did more research and see that SIPA is 3rd in environmental and 6th in foreign policy... that makes much more sense. so SIPA is a no go for domestic, non-environemntal policy? Where are you getting these rankings? Rankings in general are silly, but if you're using U.S. News or something then they are particularly silly. Other, more objective rankings make more sense with JD/MBA programs that compare application numbers to acceptance to yield to graduation rate to employment prospects to salary etc. Public policy/IR rankings do none of that, and are completely subjective. I think WWS, HKS, SAIS, SIPA, SFS, and Fletcher are generally regarded as the top IR schools (in no particular order except for WWS/HKS and maybe SAIS). Edited March 14, 2013 by soapwater
pete-mc Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 I think WWS, HKS, SAIS, SIPA, SFS, and Fletcher are generally regarded as the top IR schools (in no particular order except for WWS/HKS and maybe SAIS). I agree with soapwater there. Those are the top 6 IR schools. Surely Harris, Goldman, etc. are up there too, but not as widely known globally as the top 6. With b-schools, they have this famous M7 thing, like the circle of the top 7.. @ sopawater, wish you good luck with Sipa and Oxford, dont worry about Hks, you can try again next year
campussartorialist Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Where are you getting these rankings? Rankings in general are silly, but if you're using U.S. News or something then they are particularly silly. Other, more objective rankings make more sense with JD/MBA programs that compare application numbers to acceptance to yield to graduation rate to employment prospects to salary etc. Public policy/IR rankings do none of that, and are completely subjective. I think WWS, HKS, SAIS, SIPA, SFS, and Fletcher are generally regarded as the top IR schools (in no particular order except for WWS/HKS and maybe SAIS). I agree that the rankings are silly, especially when US News is obviously confused by the MPA and MPP labeling. It's still interesting that SIPA is such an outlier on US News compared to other respected programs... 23? Doesn't seem to match up. Edited March 14, 2013 by campussartorialist
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