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I was recently admitted to the 2017 intake as well, and would be interested to hear other perspectives. I like Hertie for the ability to focus on applied quant skills. For context, I'm a 25-year-old American who has been working in places like Iraq and Afghanistan since graduating and want to focus more on policy research and policy advocacy. The school is pretty high on my list, but I am very wary of an over-emphasis on EU policy and politics, which, for a variety of reasons, do not interest me greatly when taken in isolation. Does anyone else have any more direct experience they can share? Pedro, I'd also be happy to discuss with you further! I've gotten lots of outside perspective from people who have done a Master's in the past, but it's always good to commiserate over decision-making with people who are going through it in the moment.