Hi d_redonda! Finally someone to commiserate with about GW! Really, almost no one on these forums applied to GW's MPP. I applied to GW (Mpp, admitted), AmericanU (Mpp, admitted), Columbia (MPA, waitlisted) and UMaryland (MPP, and haven'te heard from them). Congrats on all your acceptances!! Are you awaiting for any other response besides Duke, Brown or OSU? Did you get any financial assistance from any of those schools? I applied to GW's global leaders fellowship (special for international applicants) and will be hearing about it in early may. I really like the program there, and am planningt to take the international development policy field. FRom what I've read and asked, the program focuses on both on policy analysis and the politics surrounding policy process. That really thrive me to apply there even though the school's website doesn't provide much info. The policy field is also well supported thanks to the Elliot School of intl affairs. As I understand, I would be able to take some classes at the Elliot or even at any other school of the consortium (several schools in the DC area). And even though I'm not good with numbers, I decided to go for the MPP because it would be really helpful for my career... Also, I visited the school last year and the people there have been really helpful. I have emailed the grad coordinator and it takes a long to receive her comments, but she has responded to all of my emails.
What about you? Please share your thoughts. Which is your top choice among your schools?