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Category: Admissions

Admissions/Application Advice

Why I applied ‘Early Action’

October 21, 2019 Nabila Mohd Hassan

I applied Early Action to SIPA, where decisions are non-binding, in November 2017 to start in Fall 2018. I applied…

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Admissions/Application Advice

Demystified: The Quantitative and Language Resume

October 14, 2019 George-Ann Ryan

One of the most challenging parts of the application process at SIPA is the Quantitative and Language Resume (judged by…

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Admissions/Financing your Degree

Upcoming deadlines for external scholarships, and graduate fairs

October 11, 2019 Emily Tao

Scholarship Opportunities The SIPA Financial Aid Office maintains a database of external funding opportunities, and we wanted to alert students…

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Admissions

Where we will be to meet prospective students; and some admissions tips

October 7, 2019 Emily Tao

Visiting the beautiful Furman University campus in South Carolina. We want to meet you. I just got back from our…

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Admissions/Application Advice

Struggling to plan for applications? Here’s my timeline.

October 1, 2019July 31, 2020 Nabila Mohd Hassan

Applying to graduate school can be daunting especially if you have work and personal commitments that make it hard to…

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Admissions/Application Advice

Start early! Four things applicants should do now

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…

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Admissions/Application Advice/Student Life

Ten Tips on Managing Stress During the Application Process

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…

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Admissions

The Columbia SIPA 2020 application is open

August 21, 2019July 31, 2020 Columbia SIPA

Our 2020 application is live. Click here to start your application now. The application process takes time and effort to…

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Admissions/Meet the SIPA Community

Where we’ve been, and where we’ll be

August 7, 2019 Emily Tao

The SIPA Pan-African Network (SPAN) hosted a mixer in Lagos last week, and I thought it'd be a good time…

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Academics/Admissions

Why I Chose SIPA

July 23, 2019 Dylan Hoey

I remember receiving the email on my decision like it was yesterday. I was sitting in my undergraduate institution’s computer…

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Office Working Remotely

Due to COVID-19, the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid are working remotely until further notice.

We will continue to respond to emails as promptly as possible and thank you for your patience.

To help us better help you, here are 10 tips for efficiently communicating with our office.

Important Dates

January 18, 2021: University Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

FEBRUARY: MIA, MPA, MPA-DP Final Application Deadline

APRIL 28: SIPA Graduation

APRIL 30: Columbia University Commencement

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This blog is about SIPA's two-year full-time MIA and MPA degree programs, which are the largest of all our programs. For information on our specialized, boutique programs, including the one-year MPA programs, Executive MPA program, and PhD program in Sustainable Development, please click here.

 

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