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  1. Thanks HKS hopeful, I appreciate your response. For other reasons I don't want to go into here (pretty self-identifying), I've kind of gotten the wrong vibe from HKS. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to be all sour grapes about being waitlisted: it's a fantastic program and I wish I'd been admitted outright. That said, even if I had been admitted, no money would have been a dealbreaker in any circumstance. I've thought a lot about deferring Fletcher and saving/working/searching for other funds for a year. The problem is I'm older than the average student and don't want to be in a situation where I go to grad school in my thirties. I know a lot of people do it, but I feel it would be for the best if I could knock most of my schooling out in my twenties. Perhaps this is a silly position. I'm in a relatively good position because I don't have much undergrad debt weighing me down. It's just the big numbers at Fletcher that are giving me cold feet. Everyone I've spoken with at Fletcher seems to think it's worth the debt load. I'm not so sure. Decisions, decisions.
  2. I'm really struggling with this decision as well. I'm on the waitlist at Harvard MPP, but will likely not attend because 1) no money and 2) Harvard doesn't seem to care if I attend or not. This is the feeling I get from having interacted with their admissions office, or perhaps more accurately, the lack of interaction I've received from said office. Meanwhile, I'm in at Fletcher MALD with ~30k over two years, and Fletcher's staff has been courting me regularly ever since I got the letter of acceptance. Everyone from Fletcher has been exceedingly friendly and open. Still, I'm having a devil of a time bringing myself to sign the papers, knowing that I'd have to borrow around 100k to attend even with the generous offer. Can anyone advise me here? Is Fletcher worth this kind of debt? I know this question is personal to a large extent, but any input would be very much appreciated.
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