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Time Line for Fall 2010 Admission

The Admissions Committee continues to read/review at a fast and furious pace and no, decisions have not started to be posted to the system yet. As a reminder, you will receive an email from us when your decision is ready to be viewed on the application Web site. We cannot provide estimates on when individual…

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Columbia SIPA 0 Comments

Service and SIPA

The following was contributed by Anesa Diaz-Uda, a second-year MPA student. ______________________ What makes SIPA so special is the fact that there’s really something here for everyone. In what is arguably the greatest city in the world, SIPA naturally offers a living laboratory in which students can refine their academic and professional interests. Refining these…

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Matt Clemons 0 Comments

The Author: Perspective on the Process

A good number of those reading this blog might have met me, but chances are the majority of you have not. I thought I would take an entry to introduce myself and provide a bit of my perspective on the admissions process. My name is Matt Clemons and I am the Director of Admissions and…

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Columbia SIPA 1 Comments

Alumni Information

I was recently speaking with our Director of Alumni Relations about some various topics and she said she was working on a short list of notable alumni for a project. I asked for a copy and she was happy to pass it along. SIPA has over 16,000 alumni living in 150 countries around the world…

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Matt Clemons 0 Comments

A Challenge: Paying For School

The admission season is filled with ups and downs for applicants. You may receive admission offers from some schools and not from others. Those who are admitted may experience the exhilaration of all their hard work paying off only to experience the worry of how to pay for the tuition and all of the related…

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Matt Clemons 0 Comments