The 2019 Columbia SIPA Application is Open COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

The 2019 Columbia SIPA Application is Open COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog Exciting news: SIPA’s 2019 Application Portal is officially live! The admission application is definitely a whole process, and before you start your application, we recommend the following steps to stay organized and efficient. Subscribe to the Admissions Blog. (Yup, this one.) We’ll have information from admissions staff, students, alumni, and financial aid that you won’t want to miss. Add the Application Deadlines to your calendar. All materials must be submitted by the deadline to be eligible for the entry term. MIA, MPA, MPA-DP Program Deadlines Spring 2019 (MIA/MPA only) October 15, 2018 at 11:50pm EST Fall 2019 Early Action Deadline: November 1, 2018 at 11:59pm EST Fellowship Consideration Deadline: January 5, 2019 at 11:59pm EST Final Application Deadline: February 5, 2019 at 11:59pm EST Register and attend an in-person or virtual information session. Along with getting your questions answered by admissions staff, these sessions include application tips. We’ll add more throughout the year, so be sure to check back. Practice your  Video Essay response. We’ve met many applicants utterly anxious about this step, which won’t help in the essay at all. Practicing will help you feel more comfortable and less jittery. If you want more advice or need some guidance, email us at sipa_admission@columbia.edu with any questions about the application process. (Just be sure to read up on the basic information before emailing to ask   us an already-answered question â€" it’ll help speed up the response times!) And if you just want to get your application started, click here. We wish you all the best of luck.