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I also got accepted to USC's SPPD with an offer of a Dean's Merrit Scholarship. I'm interested in environmental policy and foreign policy, and am hoping to check out the campus on 3/25 or 3/26. Does anyone have any info to share about the quality or pros/cons of the program? I'm hoping to work long-term in the Bay Area...does the USC network extend up there or are the contacts you make in grad school more useful in LA?

I was also wondering about this. I was admitted to GSPP (no funding) and USC's SPPD (Dean's Merrit Scholarhip for full tuition). I currently live in the Bay Area, though am from LA orginally. I would much prefer to stay up north and know Berkeley has an excellent reputation in CA. However, unless I can find some way to get some funding out of Berkeley I'm not sure the program pros outweigh a future of debt. Any insight on the quality of Berkeley or USC's MPP program would be helpful. I am interested in environmental policy and foreign policy.