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GRE 760/760, money at a top IR program?
| Massive goyim karate | 03/07/10 |
| Spectacular Legend Sound Barrier | 03/07/10 |
| Massive goyim karate | 03/07/10 |
| Spectacular Legend Sound Barrier | 03/08/10 |
| Massive goyim karate | 03/11/10 |
| Spectacular Legend Sound Barrier | 03/11/10 |
| Massive goyim karate | 03/16/10 |
| offensive snowy newt | 05/30/10 |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 6:38 PM Author: Massive goyim karate Subject: Money for IR/PP programs? Hi All,
I would appreciate any input.
My background: WE: 4.5 years at an international NGO, lots of responsibility, public speaking, UN connections etc. College Degree: BA in Compsci from no-name state school, GPA 3.4 GRE: 760/760
I have decided I just can't spend 100k on an IR/PP degree, knowing what the salaries are like in this field.
What are the odds of my getting money at a top program. Do Fletcher, SAIS, KSG etc ever given money for scores in my range? This info has been difficult to find.
I know WWS is fully funded but it seems like a crapshoot (at least my GRE wont keep me out).
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:11 PM Author: Spectacular Legend Sound Barrier you're not going to get money from Fletcher/SAIS/KSG just based on your GRE scores alone. A lot of people enroll into these programs with similar test scores and didn't receive any scholarships.
If you speak a foreign language or two, you might get some FLAS grants. But your 3.4 and no-name state school are two areas of concern; fortunately, your GRE will most likely mitigate that. The dealbreaker is what your WE is exactly and how you spin it in your personal statement. Recommendations are important too. If you apply to American/GW/Denver, you might get partial aid, IMO |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:27 PM Author: Massive goyim karate Thanks this is helpful. My only past experience is with LSAT/law apps where money is much more tightly correlated with test scores.
My WE is pretty impressive but there doesn't seem to be a shortage of that in this field either. I'll work on my recs and PS.
I really like the PP and IR programs but I'm considering going another route as these degrees rarely ever pay for themselves IMO... |
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Date: March 8th, 2010 5:34 AM Author: Spectacular Legend Sound Barrier if you're going to have to fork out money, why not do the MBA saying you'll concentrate in government/nonprofit, but keep options in the private sector open? the only degree that i would ever spend money on in this economy is probably an MBA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243920&forum_id=3#14330520) |
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Date: March 11th, 2010 3:33 PM Author: Massive goyim karate This is what I was thinking as well, though I seriously wonder whether an MBA is worth $100k in this economy either. I suppose it matters what kind of connections you have.
The problem is that an MBA will be a turn off to my nonprofit connections, and on the other side I have no corporate experience/connections.
A joint/hybrid degree from a top 10 b-school might be ok if i I could get in. |
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Date: March 11th, 2010 4:43 PM Author: Spectacular Legend Sound Barrier "The problem is that an MBA will be a turn off to my nonprofit connections, and on the other side I have no corporate experience/connections."
Absolutely untrue, especially in this economy. Even more individuals from non-"corporate" backgrounds are obtaining MBAs, especially those from gov't and nonprofits (which traditionally always had a solid pipeline of MBA candidates).
research your programs carefully--you'll see that certain schools like Yale's School of Management has a loan forgiveness program for graduates who end up making less than 75K or 80K (i forget which) annually in the nonprofit sector...so such benefits are out there and are probably ones that you should consider. |
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Date: March 16th, 2010 9:15 PM Author: Massive goyim karate Thanks this is very helpful. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243920&forum_id=3#14412380) |
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Date: May 30th, 2010 6:37 PM Author: offensive snowy newt Agree.
The guy who was the VP at the NPO I used to work for was an MBA. I've met a couple. They don't look down on them in the NPO sector, they just regard MPAs and MBAs as being functionally the same FOIAP.
There's a minor edge given to MPAs at some NPOs, esp. the commie ones that violate 501c3 provisions by openly campaigning for political candidates. Trust me, you don't want to work for any of them, anyway.
In business, MBA is preferred, obviously. |