Next week APSIA will hold graduate school fairs in New York and Washington DC. The fairs provide a great opportunity to speak with representatives of graduate school programs focused on public policy and international affairs. Free registration links for NYC and DC are below and the rest of the APSIA travel schedule can be found by clicking here.
New York City Free Registration: Monday, October 3rd from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Washington D.C. Free Registration: Wednesday, October 5th from 5:00 – 8:00 PM
This is the ninth entry in our “Top 10″ list for you to consider when communicating with our office and applying.
Number 9 – Attend an information session or recruitment event.
While I realize not everyone can make it to New York, if you can the best way to obtain information is to attend an information session. If you live nearby or are visiting New York this is probably the best way to learn about our programs and how to put together a competitive application. Due to the large number of visitors and our small staff we are unable to arrange walk in appointments. You are always welcome to visit and someone will assist you, however we are rarely able to provide extensive individual counseling appointments.
If you would like to attend an information session, which are held every Monday at 6pm and every Friday at 12pm excluding holidays, it is best to send an email to [email protected] and we will respond with a confirmation message and directions.
We also attend recruitment events in the U.S. and abroad. You can view our fall 2011 recruitment schedule by clicking here.
This is the seventh entry in our “Top 10″ list for you to consider when communicating with our office and applying.
Number 7 – Check out our student, alumni, faculty, staff interview page.
One of the most common requests we get is from prospective students is the opportunity to speak with alumni, students, or faculty. The top priority of our faculty is to work with current students and they often are unable to respond to the high volume of email requests. We generally reserve contact with our alumni to current students for the same reason – sheer volume.
We do have student volunteers but their top priority is to focus on their studies and professional development. We do our best to put applicants in touch with current students but often this takes a bit of time and coordination.
However, you can hear from students, alumni, staff, and faculty by visiting our interview page. We have text and video interviews and biographies available and we continually try to add new content. This is a great way to hear directly from those with experience in our programs without having to wait.
The following video, featuring administrators, students, faculty, and alumni, is a great introduction to all that SIPA has to offer. Enjoy.
SIPA students have a lot of talent that they express in different ways and recent graduate Lenny Pridatko (SIPA 2011), has launched columbiauniversitycampus.com with photographs of Columbia University. He is currently working on his first picture book, Columbia University in Pictures. He hopes to make a career out of making picture books.
Pridatko came to SIPA in January 2009, with an interest in merging photography and international relations. A year later, he launched his first photography website, lennypridatko.com, and soon afterward, began working on a Columbia University picture book, a first in the university’s history. At SIPA, he concentrated in Management and became the school’s honorary photographer at events and parties.
Samantha McCann, 2nd year MPA, joined Pridatko on the project in May 2011, to help write text for and edit the book. (Pridatko avoids writing at all cost). McCann is Editor-in-Chief of SIPA’s bi-weekly newspaper, Communiqué, and is specializing in media and communications. This is her second book project, but her first contribution to a photography book. Enjoy a few of his photos.
"The most global public policy school, where an international community of students and faculty address world challenges."
—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs
