Student Stories
Learning in Chinese, Being Taught in Chinese, Living in China
Living on campus has been fantastic...it felt like walking straight into a community that you are automatically accepted into.
Two Universities for a Complementary Education
Petr Pesov, a MAIA Cooperative student at SAIS Europe, explains how his multidisciplinary education from two universities, Tel-Aviv University and SAIS has helped define who he is and what he wants to become.
From Nonprofit to Sustainability Consulting: How SAIS Equipped Me to Serve Communities with a Systemic Understanding
Don’t be afraid to pivot. If you don’t like what you’re doing, try something different until you figure out what works.
At SAIS, Become Who You Aspire To Be
The community at SAIS convinced me that this is where I needed to be in order to become all I aspire to be.
No Other Program As Unique, Competitive
The SAIS and HNC program is really unique, allowing students to spend a year in Washington, D.C. and another in Nanjing; no other China studies program in the U.S. offered such a special competitive opportunity.
SAIS Has Opened My Eyes
After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor’s in International Affairs in Africa and the Caribbean, I was working at Iris House Inc., a non-profit in the Greater New York City area providing case management services to persons living with HIV/AIDs.
Using SAIS Education to Promote Financial Inclusion of Underserved Populations
SAIS is unique and flexible, allowing me to tailor studies to my specific interests and career goals, with a broad alumni network that is eager to help current students.
SAIS Challenges Your Assumptions About the World
Coming to SAIS will ‘pressure cook’ your assumptions about the world. You’ll learn whether your assumptions hold under scrutiny and you won’t always agree with classmates or professors but that’s the beauty of SAIS.
The SAIS Community Makes the Impossible, Possible
My mentor told me, “If you want to work in the White House Situation Room, go to SAIS.
SAIS Staff Rides: From Participant to Organizer
I became interested in SAIS through my undergraduate studies. I had a great opportunity to learn about the school through coursework with SAIS DC professors, interacting with impressive SAIS alumni, and attending one of the staff rides as an undergraduate participant. This helped me realize that I wanted to pursue a career in international relations and to continue my studies at SAIS.