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Category: Application Advice

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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Application Advice/Student Life

3 Tips for Adjusting to the Grad School Grind

August 27, 2019 Samantha Taylor

Thanks to Hon W. for submitting this blog topic. Submit your idea for a blog post here. The average age of…

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Application Advice/Student Life

Being a First-Generation Latina at Columbia SIPA

July 8, 2019 Columbia SIPA

Thanks to Karla Henriquez MPA ’19 for this post, in response to a topic submitted by Adam B. Submit your…

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Admissions/Application Advice

“I didn’t get the decision I wanted. What now?”

March 18, 2019 Emily Tao

Decisions for Fall 2019 were recently released for Columbia SIPA, so by now you should know your SIPA admissions decision.…

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Admissions/Application Advice/Meet the SIPA Community/Student Life

The Waiting Game

March 9, 2019 Samantha Taylor

The people who all knowingly state patience is a virtue must have never felt the acute anxiety that accompanies waiting…

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Academics/Application Advice

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: MPA/MIA v. JD

March 4, 2019 Samantha Taylor

This piece was co-authored by Julia Chung, my fellow program assistant at the Admissions Office. For those of you who…

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Application Advice

The January 5th deadline has passed. What happens now?

January 15, 2019 Emily Tao

It's Winter Break but January is a busy time for us here in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid…

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Admissions/Application Advice

Use the optional essay to your advantage

January 10, 2019 Emily Tao

Application deadlines are here, and the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid has been getting a lot of calls and…

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Application Advice

Checking in as we count down to January 5th

December 27, 2018 Emily Tao

There's about 10 days until the January 5th application deadline, and I wanted to check in on how you're doing.…

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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.

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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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