[Two offers, what to choose?]

Great advice. 

 

I also forgot to mention, there's another option of deferring both and accepting an offer at a top company. 

 

Choicesss!! 

[Two offers, what to choose?]

Hello all, 

 

I just got my acceptance letters from SIPA (MPA in Development Practice) and Stanford (MA in International Policy Studies) and I'm looking for an unbiased opinion on both schools/programs.

 

Selling point for Stanford: The school as a whole, entrepreneurship oriented, small class (20-25), location and environment (Everyone is super friendly), flexibility -can take classes from different schools. 

But on the other hand: The program is relatively new, SIPA has the edge in policy, 

 

 

Selling point for Columbia SIPA: Reputation of the program, faculty, the edge in policy, an MPA might be better on the long-term

But on the other hand: bigger class size, location, it seems more traditional than Stanford's 

 

What are your thoughts? Recommendations?