llmorris

Hi all. I've luckily received a few great acceptances, but am having a hard time deciding what is the right choice, and would love to hear some experiences. I am torn between Oxford (MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies) and Columbia - SIPA (Masters in International Affairs, focused on Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy). I've also had offers from Sciences Po (Human Rights and Humanitarian Action), IHEID (MDev), SOAS (Migration, Mobility and Development) and LSE (Int'l Development and Humanitarian Emergencies). I'm a Brit who graduated 4 years ago from a US university, and have since worked abroad in the UN. I'm not sure exactly what I want to do, but am interested in further UN work (humanitarian/refugee and maybe conflict focused) as well as in the long run working back in Europe (UK). Any advice on these programmes, or factors to weigh up? (e.g. 1 year vs 2 years, international city vs. Oxford, strength of careers networking, importance of doing a thesis or not, practical focus or not, etc.)