Hey!
I'm facing the same decision. Was accepted into CMES at University of Chicago and into NELC at university of Toronto. You're right about MA programs in the US being cash cows, I think it's well known in the field.
Have you made a decision for next fall yet? I just turned down Harvard today.
Cheers
Greetings! I have been accepted (money is the same) for the MA program at both Harvard and University of Chicago. My academic interests are in NW Semitic philology and comparative Semitic linguistics. I don't know which one to choose, and will probably visit them both in the next month. Any insight will be great!
Thanks