Recommendation letters are one of the most important components of any application. It is also the only component of your application that you have little control over.
How to answer the Fall 2016 short essay
Last week, I shared some tips on what NOT to do when responding to the personal statement (aka long essay). Today, I’m tackling the short essay.
We’re closed to give thanks
The photo above depicts a common scene on campus this week. There’s a confetti of fall-colored leaves throughout the grounds, the air is crisp, and students are sparsely around, spending the limited time before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday to finish up their assignments. And since the students aren’t around, neither are the faculty and staff at Columbia University….
Live Coverage: SIPA Diversity Symposium 2015
Wrapping up the #SIPADiversitySym15 with Q&A with current students! pic.twitter.com/9R1o4rmU0T — Eloy Oliveira (@EHSO) November 23, 2015 Current students discussing how to balance school, work, events, activism, & home life #SIPADiversitySym15 #sipalife pic.twitter.com/LRdwJZr1HW — Allison Walker (@aepwalk) November 23, 2015 "The different perspectives that people share here, I was floored by it."-Chun-Fai Chan MPA'17 #SIPADiversitySym15…
Unpacking the Development Practioner’s Lab within the MPA-DP program
One of the key reasons why I chose the MPA-Development Practice program at SIPA was its focus on building hard skills through workshops and innovative teaching methods that I would use later on in my professional career.
