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TobTob

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    2016 Fall
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  1. Hi! I've been lucky enough to be admitted to a number of Top-30 and Top-40 programs, all of which are great fits for my research interests. However, I'm having a very difficult time choosing which program to attend. I'm not asking you to choose for me, but I would really love some faculty input on what I should be looking for: One of the programs is a top-30 program (US News) and seems to be a bit more cutting-edge with regards to research methodology (it just seems like they place a much greater emphasis on this). The substantive fit is also pretty good, though it could be stronger, but they likely wouldn't have accepted me if they didn't have anyone who could work with my research interests. The other program is a top-40 program (US News) and presents a nicer substantive fit to my research interests. For instance, there are more professors that have similar research interests with whom I could potentially work. However, it seems less focused on the types of quantitative research methods that are now considered mainstream political science research -- instead, they seem more focused on things like political history. Essentially, my question boils down to this -- is it better to attend a slightly lower ranked (though very prestigious) school with a better substantive fit or attend a slightly higher ranked program that will be slightly less substantive but seemingly much better with methodology?
  2. Also, when is Georgetown ever going to release results? Wow
  3. Does anyone who was admitted to University of Maryland know what their standard funding package looks like? Good/bad? Thanks!
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