Kara23 Posted January 26, 2017 Posted January 26, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 9:17 AM, Vivere said: Hello @fernandomli I have applied for the LSE program as well, didn't go for SciencesPo. @Kara23 even I wasn't able to include all the important stuff in my personal statement.... with 800 words as limit something will be left out. I just read on some other forum that IHEID prefers fresh graduates..... gradually I'm losing hope Expand @Vivere 800 words is definitely not enough, totally agree with you. Congrats on all your acceptances! I received my rejection from LSE early this month, bummed but IHEID is my top choice and so I'm more nervous about this application. I'm curious, is anyone willing to share their profile? I'm afraid my undergraduate GPA is a mere 3.3 as I changed majors after two awful years, before I discovered my love for IR. I'm also an international student studying in Boston.
Autumn Springs Posted January 26, 2017 Posted January 26, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 6:29 PM, Vivere said: Have you accepted the offer? I mean is there an acceptance deadline? And can one turn down the program after accepting the offer? Expand There is a financial undertaking form (basically declaring that I can pay the tuition and survive), which I have to submit by July online, so I guess that's the deadline. Usually acceptance of offer comes with paying a significant deposit to the institution, so I guess you can change your decision, but the deposit will be forfeited, if I am not wrong.
fernandomli Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 6:29 PM, Vivere said: @fernandomli Congratulations on your SciencesPo offer!! It's a great news! And thank you so much for your encouraging words! I'm hoping to hear from LSE next month. Expand Thanks, and good luck to you too! No news so far in IHEID, my application is still "received - complete" (since November). Anyway, 7 more weeks to go...
CakeTea Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 9:17 AM, Vivere said: Hello @fernandomli I have applied for the LSE program as well, didn't go for SciencesPo. @Kara23 even I wasn't able to include all the important stuff in my personal statement.... with 800 words as limit something will be left out. I just read on some other forum that IHEID prefers fresh graduates..... gradually I'm losing hope Expand This is rubbish about IHEID prefering fresh graduates. The average class age for IHEID is 25.3 years. This proves that many admits and matriculated students have a few yrs work experience.
Rubezahl Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 IL Masters applicant here. Did you guys use the option for a third reference? I didn't and now I feel this was a mistake.
ss2233 Posted January 29, 2017 Posted January 29, 2017 On 1/28/2017 at 9:17 PM, Rubezahl said: IL Masters applicant here. Did you guys use the option for a third reference? I didn't and now I feel this was a mistake. Expand I think that as long as two of the references give a complete picture about you, your work and academic potential, it should be fine.
rsustainability Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 11:25 AM, fernandomli said: @Vivere, don't give up! I graduated 12 years ago. I guess even though they could have their preferences, it would be wise to have a class with different backgrounds and levels of experience. When do you expect to hear back from LSE ? I was admitted at SciencesPo, so now I have my anxiety under control (although I think I prefer IHEID)... Expand Hello @fernandomli , did you provide any academic reference? I know that IHEID stress a lot on academic reference. I am trying hard to talk to professors, no luck so far
fernandomli Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 On 1/30/2017 at 6:05 PM, rsustainability said: Hello @fernandomli , did you provide any academic reference? I know that IHEID stress a lot on academic reference. I am trying hard to talk to professors, no luck so far Expand @rsustainability hello! Well, I am actually a MBA student right now, so I had two professors from this course. However, one of my referees (who took his masters and Phd at Iheid) said that it would be better to have someone who knows you now than a professor from a decade ago. I think if you have a professor you were closer to, and if he/she is willing to provide a letter, you should use it, and maybe the second letter could be from a professional referee. If not, I would go with two professional references. Perhaps you should email admissions about that. good luck!
rsustainability Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 On 1/31/2017 at 11:32 AM, fernandomli said: @rsustainability hello! Well, I am actually a MBA student right now, so I had two professors from this course. However, one of my referees (who took his masters and Phd at Iheid) said that it would be better to have someone who knows you now than a professor from a decade ago. I think if you have a professor you were closer to, and if he/she is willing to provide a letter, you should use it, and maybe the second letter could be from a professional referee. If not, I would go with two professional references. Perhaps you should email admissions about that. good luck! Expand Thank you for replying. I went to IHEID to one of the info session afternoon, and I did mention it is almost impossible for me to get a academic reference. They kept on stressing that try to get at least one academic reference. I will somehow mention in my motivation letter that I have worked for long, and hence getting recommendations from managers because they know me better.
Akansha Posted February 1, 2017 Posted February 1, 2017 On 1/18/2017 at 10:47 PM, Yagizoztepe said: Got an answer couple of days ago, they post-poned my applcation to the normal procedure. I think that means I got declined in the early-admission right? Expand Yes. Same. Got postponed :/
Akansha Posted February 1, 2017 Posted February 1, 2017 On 1/17/2017 at 6:13 PM, PriyankaS said: Me! Mine still only says application complete. Does yours say the same? Expand Nope, mine was under consideration since november. still the same as the decision got postponed!
ss2233 Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 Applied for MDev. Just checked the application follow up page, and my application has under consideration status. 6 more weeks for decisions, aghhhh!
Autumn Springs Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 On 2/4/2017 at 7:01 AM, ss2233 said: Applied for MDev. Just checked the application follow up page, and my application has under consideration status. 6 more weeks for decisions, aghhhh! Expand Same... Maybe too many people emailed them to ask for updates haha I have been checking the status more than 3 times every day...
Vivere Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 Same here!! And it's making me nervous The result date is March 15, isn't it?
Autumn Springs Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Not sure which day, but it will come out in March...I believe it was March 20 last year so it should be around then
Vivere Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 On 2/5/2017 at 12:16 AM, Autumn Springs said: Not sure which day, but it will come out in March...I believe it was March 20 last year so it should be around then Expand Oh that's far @Autumn Springs
Vivere Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 On 2/1/2017 at 3:45 PM, Akansha said: Yes. Same. Got postponed :/ Expand @Akansha Hey Akansha! Which program(s) have you applied to?
ediypzy Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Hello everyone! I am Edison from Singapore. I am applying to Hertie and IHEID for their MIA and MDev programmes respectively. Got accepted into Hertie last week (submitted application on 6 January). I was told that the IHEID results will be out by mid-March.
Akansha Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 On 2/5/2017 at 1:12 PM, Vivere said: @Akansha Hey Akansha! Which program(s) have you applied to? Expand Anthropology, you?
Vivere Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 On 2/5/2017 at 6:40 PM, Akansha said: Anthropology, you? Expand Hey Akansha! I have applied to Mdev. @ediypzy welcome to the thread! We all are waiting for our IHEID results here! Congratulations for getting accepted by Hertie! I've heard they are great!!
Vivere Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 Come to think about it.... they really make us wait the longest! I've heard other programs take 8 weeks max. But this one!! Gosh!!
Akansha Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 On 2/6/2017 at 10:31 AM, Vivere said: Come to think about it.... they really make us wait the longest! I've heard other programs take 8 weeks max. But this one!! Gosh!! Expand I'm waiting since November. beat that!! On 2/6/2017 at 10:29 AM, Vivere said: Hey Akansha! I have applied to Mdev. @ediypzy welcome to the thread! We all are waiting for our IHEID results here! Congratulations for getting accepted by Hertie! I've heard they are great!! Expand all the best to you :]
Ichoboi Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 Hello everybody, Ive also applied to the IHEID's MDEV and my application is under evaluation so fingers crossed. Ive also just received an acceptation letter from another university. I ran through a problem tho, they asked me to submit the originals of my diploma and my grade transcripts. I have the diploma but I've lost the transcript during a trip in China, so all i got left of it is the scanned copy on my computer. Which might pose a problem so i think I'm just going to print it and present it as the original anyway. They can't know right? And how does the matriculation at IHEID work? Anybody knows? Do they keep your documents for verification or do they just take a look and give it back to you on the same day?
ss2233 Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 On 2/6/2017 at 8:44 PM, Ichoboi said: Hello everybody, Ive also applied to the IHEID's MDEV and my application is under evaluation so fingers crossed. Ive also just received an acceptation letter from another university. I ran through a problem tho, they asked me to submit the originals of my diploma and my grade transcripts. I have the diploma but I've lost the transcript during a trip in China, so all i got left of it is the scanned copy on my computer. Which might pose a problem so i think I'm just going to print it and present it as the original anyway. They can't know right? And how does the matriculation at IHEID work? Anybody knows? Do they keep your documents for verification or do they just take a look and give it back to you on the same day? Expand Don't know about document verification at IHEID, but I think you should email the university you are accepted at about loosing the document. Meanwhile, you can ask your previous college to re-issue your transcript, which might take some time. From my experience, most universities are open to requests and willing to work through things with the students. Verification is mostly a stringent measure and if they find that what you sent it is not the original copy, you never know how that will impact your acceptance.
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