Shygeek

Hello PolyWonk, This is my first time venturing to post here. I stumbled upon this topic and I thought I'd quickly respond. I am very interested in a PhD in policy.I don't have a lot of time now, but I live in New England and I'm going to stick to applying to at least one of the schools in this area. I just skimmed your post so please forgive me if I do not have the input you are looking for. I earned my MSW many years ago and discovered that I was drifting away from clinical practice and became drawn to policy. I got a job working for the state legislature and I took off. Initally I thought I wanted a PhD in Public Administration, but then I began researching policy programs and they were a much better fit for me. So, I'm looking at public policy programs with a strong economic/legal core. I'm pretty laid back about the "dream" school thing because I'm sort of over that (or I'm just too old to be concerned ). As long as the school and program are decent, I'll look into them. Anyway, I will keep you posted as I narrow my choice in schools if you're interested. Thanks for posting this. Policy isn't as popular a profession as, say, law, medicine, or business, but it's a much needed profession nevertheless. Thanks!