其实结果确实让我有点讶异：我有国内外一些组织的实习/兼职经验，而且工作经验算是相关的
志愿者活动，多元文化生活经历
本科成绩3.7，GRE1400 。。。
申请材料准备得比较充分。。
呵呵 然后就被彻底地拒了。拒信如附文。 另，就“In your case, unlike that of many other applicants who were not accepted to the program, we feel confident of your academic potential. Rest assured your application was among less than five percent of all applicants whom we strongly encourage to reapply to the program after acquiring relevant job experience. “ 怀疑这句话的可靠信（我觉得安慰成份比较大），因为GRADCAFE上面很多人都帖出来有这句话。而且也有人是本科毕业直接申被录取的。
The Admissions Committee has reviewed your application and regrets to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission to the Fall 2009 Master of International Affairs (MIA) program at this time. While your outstanding academic achievement is impressive, the average age of students entering SIPA is twenty-seven, which places you in competition with applicants whose academic credentials were supplemented by considerable professional experience related to international and public affairs.
In your case, unlike that of many other applicants who were not accepted to the program, we feel confident of your academic potential. Rest assured your application was among less than five percent of all applicants whom we strongly encourage to reapply to the program after acquiring relevant job experience. We think this will greatly enhance your chances of admission in the future. There is no guarantee of future admission due to the competitive nature of the admission process, but the Committee was impressed by your accomplishments.
While we are completing this admissions cycle, the admissions office will be unable to provide you with further feedback on your application. Due to the large number of applications we receive the admissions office is unable to provide individualized feedback about the details of the decision.
If you are considering a reapplication in a future year, please go online and consult our admissions FAQ:
要说薪水高，应该是金融和咨询了。但是现在一个是大环境没那么多就业机会，原来layoff的人还不断的找工作，另外一个是工作签证H1B的问题，TARP有300家金融机构、银行都不能招H1B,现在最头疼的不是找不找得到opening的问题，而是能不能找到提供H1B的职位，这个其实是最大的麻烦，经济一紧缩，咨询也在裁人，所以我觉得要做好充分的心理准备，把最坏的情形考虑到，我了解到的，今年berkeley的金融工程都很惨，目前只有1/3-1/2的人找到工作，马上就要毕业，也就是说OPT就要开始了，OPT 3个月找不到工作/实习就out of status了，理论上就得出境了，咱们这行又不像STEM专业的可以延长OPT,总之想想都头疼，我自己现在是说服自己做毕业之后最坏的打算的。所以咱们不能只看网页上列出的工资水平，很多背后的东西我们得考虑到，真的是没想到形势一下子变得这么快。
下面两篇文章可以看看，我觉得可以参考，两篇文章一个说好，一个说不好，我觉得我们还是得"兼听则明，偏信则暗",两篇文章说的都有对的地方，结合起来看可能会更全面些，尤其是关于工作方面的：
刚收到SIPA MPA的录取，有几个问题请教TOMLIN：
1. 我的decision letter上面写As a provision of your enrollment, you must enroll in
SIPA抯 English class at Columbia's American Language Program (ALP) in the summer semester prior to enrollment 好像是要求我在入学前上他家的英语语言课程，请问大部分国际学生都会
要求参加吗？
我的IBT并不低啊。。。你当初也参加了吗？
2. 我申请时选的是economic and political development program，如果入学后想转成international
trade and finance 可不可以呢？
我的理解是前者偏于国际组织比如UN的就业方向，后者是针对咨询 银行的？
还有个关于concentration的问题想请教，除了EPD,还有International econ policy，int'l finance and policy，int'l energy management and policy，advanced policy and econ analysis这4个我都比较感兴趣，tomlin能介绍下他们的侧重点吗，最好是学习的重点和就业上的。。哪个热门，更受学生欢迎呢？我的背景侧重于business-government relations，regulation， int'l trade，corportate social responsibility，tech innovation这块，不确定哪一个更适合我。我看学校网站介绍好像都和我沾点边。。。能否问下你选的是哪个呢？