September 2019 – Columbia SIPA Admissions Blog

Completing your FAFSA and Budgeting

September 27, 2019 Columbia SIPA

Thanks to Cecilia Granda, Associate Director of Financial Aid, for this guest post. The idea of budgeting makes everyone cringe.…

September 24, 2019 Steven Reid

"Oh, you're IFEP? You MUST be smart." "IFEP? No, I'm good after macro, no more for me." "IFEP! You're going…

September 18, 2019 Nabila Mohd Hassan

An alum once told me that the best and worst thing about being at SIPA is the amount of choice…

September 16, 2019 Stuart Caudill

The 2020 application is open, and we encourage all applicants to get an early start! While the deadlines for regular…

September 12, 2019July 31, 2020 Steven Reid

Steven Reid was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. He is a second-year Master of International Affairs student…

September 11, 2019July 31, 2020 Nabila Mohd Hassan

Nabila Hassan was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is a second-year MPA student concentrating in Economic and…

September 10, 2019July 31, 2020 George-Ann Ryan

George-Ann grew up on the island of Antigua in the West Indies with roots in the nearby island of Montserrat.…

September 9, 2019July 31, 2020 Stuart Caudill

Note from Emily: It's a new semester, which means we have new program assistants with us in the Office of…

September 5, 2019October 15, 2020 Emily Tao

Tuesday was the first day of classes here, and you can feel the energy of students, faculty, and the community…

September 3, 2019 Columbia SIPA

Thanks to Melanie Pagan, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Wellness at the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) at SIPA, for…