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thanks s33, i see your point.

s33, Thanks for that. Since i am new to this, could you tell me why do you consider the MA at boston so clearly superior to the other choices. I shall definitely check the Econ PhD forums.. thnks

Minerva, Thanks for replying. There is another thing here.. I wrote to a professor in the Economics dept at Berkeley and he said that it was possible for GSPP students to attend PhD courses in the econ dept (especially in the later semesters). He also said that doing well in these classes might make my PhD application quite strong later on. Plus i shall have the opportunity to get recos from some economics profs at berkeley. Also considering that the MA at boston is only two semesters long, would you still choose Boston MA over the other two? The long term goal is clearly to pursue a PhD Econ at a top school. thanks

I am having an incredibly hard time deciding what course to join. I am a doctor by training. After finishing my medical degree from Mumbai, India last year, I decided i wanted to have nothing to do with medicine. My interests lay in the direction of Economics/Political Science and I had really wanted to apply for an Econ Phd. But after considering how competitive the admission to these were, i figured that i was better off applying to a master's program first. Here are my choices: 1. MPP Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley 2. MPA, SIPA, Columbia University 3. MA Economics, Boston University Since i really want to pursue an Econ PhD at a top school later, which program would be the best for me? I could really do with any feedback at all about this. Thanks