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Category: Application Advice

Admissions/Application Advice

The Personal Statement: What We Look For

December 27, 2019 Columbia SIPA

The personal statement is a common source of anxiety for applicants. We understand it can be difficult to articulate your…

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Application Advice

Surviving (and thriving) the Video Essay

November 27, 2019July 31, 2020 Steven Reid

Photo Credit Remember: The video essay is available after you submit your application and pay the application fee. The Video…

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Academics/Admissions/Application Advice

Studying Cybersecurity at SIPA: A Course Guide

November 18, 2019July 31, 2020 Stuart Caudill

Photo: SIPA students and recent graduates traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with senior industry professionals and SIPA alumni working in…

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Application Advice/Meet the SIPA Community

“What makes an ideal SIPA student?”

November 13, 2019 George-Ann Ryan

One question we get asked a lot as students and as program assistants in admissions is “What is the PERFECT…

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Application Advice/Student Life

Applying to SIPA as a Veteran or Active Duty Service Member

November 11, 2019 Stuart Caudill

The transition from military service to graduate school can be intimidating, and veterans may have many concerns including how to…

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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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Application Advice

Application Advice – Asking for Recommendations

October 18, 2019 Steven Reid

You're filling out your application and then DREAD fills you.......RECOMMENDATIONS. You have to ask other people to tell SIPA why…

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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/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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Academics/Application Advice

So many concentrations, so little time

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…

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

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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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