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Celebrating Community College Month!

April 25, 2022April 19, 2022 Catalina Wedman Alfaro

April celebrates Community College Month. At SIPA Admissions, we want to use this occasion to acknowledge the unconventional journey and…

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Tips and Tricks for Getting Around NYC

April 20, 2022April 27, 2022 Joey Fernandez

Welcome to SIPA and New York City! One reason many students attend SIPA is to explore and take advantage of…

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Financing your Degree/New Students

I Got 99 Problems and Financing Grad School Could Be One, BUT it Doesn’t Have To Be!

April 8, 2022April 4, 2022 Brianne Kain

We see it now. You received your admission to SIPA, you are planning on living your dream in NYC like…

Read More I Got 99 Problems and Financing Grad School Could Be One, BUT it Doesn’t Have To Be!

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What’s it like to live in Columbia Residential Housing?

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Catherine Born

While studying at SIPA for the past two years, I have had the opportunity to live in Columbia Residential housing…

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Financing your Degree/General/New Students

External Funding – Upcoming Deadlines

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Columbia SIPA

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

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General/New Students/Student Life

Apartment Hunting in NYC

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Catalina Wedman Alfaro

Name something that 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 an Olympic sport, but 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 like an Olympic sport 🤔 New York City Apartment hunting 🌈✨…

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General/New Students

Quantitative Provision for Conditional Admits

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Rachel Tang

Congratulations! You’ve made it! You’ve been offered a conditional acceptance but need just one more requirement before starting your time…

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Admissions/New Students

Decisions are released for SIPA’s MIA, MPA, and MPA-DP Programs!

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Columbia SIPA

For those of you who have been refreshing this blog for days, it's time: Admissions decisions have been released for…

Read More Decisions are released for SIPA’s MIA, MPA, and MPA-DP Programs!

General/Meet the SIPA Community/New Students/Student Life

Favorite Study Spots on Campus

March 16, 2022March 11, 2022 Catherine Born

As a second-year student, I have made it a goal to visit every library on campus. After testing the waters,…

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Meet the SIPA Community/New Students/Student Life

A little more on what being “hybrid” means for the SIPA community – with photos!

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Emily Tao

We just wrapped up our week of Admitted Students events recently -- in the past we would have one full…

Read More A little more on what being “hybrid” means for the SIPA community – with photos!

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Dec. 20 – Fall term: Fellowship consideration deadline for MIA/MPA/MPA-DP applicants

Dec. 24 – University Holiday: Christmas

Dec. 27-28; Dec. 30 – Jan. 3 – University Holidays

Jan. 17, 2022 – University Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed

Feb. 5 – Fall term: Final deadline for MIA/MPA/MPA-DP applicants

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