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- A bachelor's degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution is required to enroll at Columbia SIPA. Applicants must submit transcripts for any college or university attended even if the coursework was not part of a degree program. We need the credits, grades, and grading scale.
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I was accepted at SIPA and I thought it was a good option: Columbia has prestige in Europe, the NYC location is good for some internships and has an international environment. My intention is to study, learn, do some internships in USA and return to settle down in Europe.
Dec 10, 2023 · There exists a myriad of myths and misconceptions surrounding the Columbia SIPA acceptance rate, one of which is the notion: “Can anyone really get in?”. While it’s true that Columbia SIPA values diversity and inclusivity, implying a broad range of admitted student profiles, it is far more nuanced than this statement suggests.
All SIPA program applications and required documents can be submitted through the online application. We do not require documents be mailed to our office. Feel free to contact the Office of Admissions at 212-854-6216 or send an e-mail to [email protected] if you have any further questions.
Mar 15, 2019 · I've heard similar complaints about Columbia's MFA program: namely, that it's an expensive program that's easy to get into and rarely awards funding. That said, an MFA is near-useless in the job market, and I don't know how the MPA compares in that regard.
- Following the topic, as I face a very similar dilemma wrt to MPA in Social & Urban Policy concentration from SIPA. I had a chat with a recent a...
- I too was recently accepted to SIPA. I have heard similar things unfortunately. My greatest reservation with SIPA is that we end up paying for simp...
- Thanks for the replies and shared interest. I agree @Sabrina246, I have recently heard from an alum that she did not enjoy the majority of her clas...
- Hi Anna, First of all congratulations on being accepted to SIPA. I am currently a first year MPA student at SIPA finishing up my second semester. I...
- Hi Trey, Thank you so much for all that valuable input. It's so great to hear from someone there and experiencing it right now. Your response fit w...
- Hi Anna It would be great if you could share some concentration specific insight from the Accepted Students' Day. It is fair to say, so far the eff...
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- I’m also considering SIPA and I would be concentrating in Urban and Social Policy as well! I have similar concerns about the international focus si...
- Hi all, I visited a Columbia class last week - Non-profit management and administration - and had a wonderful experience. The professor was engagin...
- Hello Trey, Has you perspective changed a little over a year now? I got into SIPA and I want to build career in UN. But I am also waiting to hear f...
Whatever it is that is most suitable to your path, consider it, and develop a plan. I can expressly tell you that, when application time comes around for SIPA, you are going to want to (wisely) devote all of your focus to perfecting that application.
I was accepted to the LSE/Columbia SIPA MPA (have not heard about funding yet). Sounds like quite an exciting program from the research I have done but I cannot seem to find much info on student experiences.
Sep 7, 2023 · While only two recommendations are required for the MIA and MPA, you can submit up to three. On a personal note, I reached out to potential recommenders (two academic and one professional) the summer before applying.
