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rngordon11

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    Chicago, IL
  • Application Season
    2015 Fall
  • Program
    MPP

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  1. Hi All - Looking for some advice on MPP programs... I have narrowed my top choices down to Chicago Harris, Ford School at Michigan and Sanford School at Duke. I'm looking to study urban policy with an emphasis on economic and urban development while hoping to work in the city of Detroit eventually. While the Ford School may seem like the obvious choice due to its proximity to the city, I haven't found very many urban policy focused electives. On the other hand, I've heard that a lot of students focus on urban policy at Chicago Harris and they seem to have a wide range of classes in my area of interest. Duke also has an urban development specialization and has some more applied courses in this domain as well that seem interesting. Does anyone have other insights on these programs as they relate to their emphasis on urban policy? What would be my best option? Also, in terms of overall reputation, how do they compare to one another? Any and all thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
  2. Thanks AJ! I was very excited to receive my admission letter from Harris earlier this week. I do have a few questions for you though, please see below: I see that Harris does not list any sort of applied policy coursework in its core curriculum. Do you (or other students) feel like they have sufficient opportunities to practically apply their more quantitative/theoretical courses to policy issues of interest while in the program? I looked in to the Chicago-Area Practica and noticed that it’s a program students must apply to. How many students in the program participate in this? I am interested in Urban Policy so really looking to obtain some practical policy experience in this field while in the program. How strong do you feel Harris' career services offerings are? Is there on-campus recruiting specifically for Harris students for internships and full time positions?
  3. Did anyone receive any notice of funding from Georgetown yet? Do we know when to expect that information?
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