Admissions Blog – Page 21

Planning a PhD application?

November 10, 2021 Jessica Daniels

Hi folks! Former blogger-in-chief Jessica here — occupying the Admissions Blog while Dan is taking a walk through the Hall of Flags.

This is the moment in the fall semester when we start hearing regularly from prospective applicants to Fletcher’s PhD program in International Relations. In some ways, they’re just like applicants to our master’s degrees, with questions about where-to-put-what in the application form, but their focus on their planned research is what makes them stand out. They often pose questions that challenge me to figure out which member of the faculty might be interested in a particular sub-specialty.

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Early Notification final deadline reminder – November 10

November 9, 2021 Daniel Birdsall

Today, a quick final reminder to those of you planning to apply for Early Notification: the application deadline is November 10 at 11:59 PM EST. We’re looking forward to receiving your applications!

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Student bloggers: introducing Sapna

November 8, 2021 Daniel Birdsall

Hi, I am Sapna, a MALD “super-second year” (we haven’t yet found a good word to describe a MALD student in their 5th semester, all suggestions welcome). Due to the pandemic, some of us who joined in September 2019 took a leave of absence or reduced course load, so “super-second year” basically means I get to experience Fletcher life for a semester longer than usual. I am not complaining!

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First-year student bloggers: introducing Christine

November 4, 2021 Daniel Birdsall

Hi everyone! My name is Christine (she/her/hers) and I am a first year MALD candidate. My fields of study are Gender & Intersectional Analysis and Human Security & Humanitarian Affairs. I am so excited to be sharing my Fletcher journey with you over the next two years!

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Fletcher delegation heads to Glasgow for COP26

November 4, 2021 Daniel Birdsall

Fletcher will be well-represented at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26) taking place in Glasgow between October 31 and November 12.

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Application Deadline Reminder: November 10 for Early Notification

November 3, 2021 Daniel Birdsall

Good grief, here we are already in November. While I’m sure blog readers have had November 10 reminders in their i-cals for quite some time now, I figure it can’t hurt to issue a final reminder about our Early Notification application deadline.

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Decolonizing International Relations Conference

November 1, 2021 Daniel Birdsall

One of my favorite annual Fletcher events took place recently, feeling refreshingly back to normal for its in-person format. The Decolonizing International Relations Conference is notable not only for its fascinating content, but for the fact that it is an entirely student-organized affair. It’s become one of Fletcher’s major annual scholarly events in a short time, and we have the initiative and energy of our student community to thank for it.

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First-year student bloggers: introducing Vishal

October 28, 2021 Daniel Birdsall

Today I’m happy to introduce blog readers to Vishal, another first-year MALD student whose Fletcher journey was catalyzed by a chance meeting in Italy. As a “Januarian” who matriculated in January 2021, Vishal is in the midst of his second Fletcher semester.

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First-year student bloggers: Introducing Emma

October 25, 2021 Daniel Birdsall

Greetings, Fletcher Admissions blog readers! I am so happy you are here! My name is Emma (she/her), and I am a first year MALD student from Rochester, NY. I am concentrating in international economics and international development/environmental policy. I am beyond thrilled to begin this journey and share my experiences at Fletcher.

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Some notes on the new class

October 21, 2021 Daniel Birdsall

The beginning of the academic year sees me buried in a variety of stats projects about the newest class and overall enrollment at Fletcher. While it’s a lot of work that needs doing on a pretty tight schedule, it’s also fun for what it reveals about our student community.