Myth Busters! 5 Common Misconceptions that Should NOT keep you from Applying
After my last post on who shouldn’t apply to SIPA, I started to feel a little bit like a negative Nancy (get it?) so I thought I would share some misconceptions that people bring up during the...
View Articlequants are not that scary when we’ve got your back
If you majored in business or a natural science in undergrad then you are probably not that concerned about math. However, if you are like a large proportion of SIPA students who concentrated more on...
View ArticleA SIPA Faculty Interview
Eric Verhoogen, an associate professor of international and public affairs and economics, followed a somewhat unorthodox path to SIPA. “After college at Harvard, I was a high-school teacher in Los...
View ArticleMathematics? Language? A resume?
Even Albert Einstein said: “Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.” Our perceptions of our skills tend to skew left, and when we think about our...
View Article5 Brexit questions with Economist Jan Svejnar
From Columbia News, June 24, 2016: The fallout from Brexit, the British exit from the European Union, was nearly immediate. Every global market sank. British Prime Minister David Cameron resigned. A...
View ArticleQuantitative Coursework at SIPA: Yes, you will pass
I remember when I first looked at the core requirements for SIPA: Microeconomics Macroeconomics Quantitative Analysis I saw those three classes and I immediately thought “Am I cut out for this?” For...
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