kathena

It seems you are going to the south! It's strange to think about that a school will rescind an offer, but sometimes I feel worried too. I would like to accept the school I'm most likely to go, and then begin to turn down others. I'm wondering whether it hurts relationships with the school if turn down a master offer...

Thank you rising-star. I prefer to Maryland, for 1) longer program period, so that I will have more opportunitiies to do research and take internships (though SIPA also hold captone projects) 2) Maryland quite focus on policy analysis, I think it's a more applicaple and transferable skill for jobs 3) Maryland offers me a generous funding package compared to SIPA 4) Close to DC, still a good location However, SIPA has excellent reputation, higher student profiles(expected), renowned faculty(might not accessible to one year professional students) I just need to persuade myself that it will not lose much to not attend SIPA.

Columbia MPA-Environmental Science and Policy is a very intensive one year program, and also expensive. Even though 10,000 bucks fellowship offered, it still costs a lot. Maryland MPP with concentration on environmental policy, in-state tuition, half graduate assistantships Would like hear some insight comments from you guys? Does a master from Columbia help a lot on jobs or future Ph.D application? Thank you so much.