Cerebral93

Accepted my offer at Munk, but with COVID-19, it's making me uncertain if I should possibly defer to the following year.

I assume this is because your degree is outside of Canada or the US? To me if you have 10 years of experience, I doubt it matters all that much, especially since you already have an abundant network.

On their site, they mention a lot of scholarships in 2nd year. They don't mention much for 1st year, besides the entrance scholarship (and external ones). Was she able to also reduce her tuition in first year?

That makes sense. How are you going about deferring your admission? I am also thinking of deferring for a year, especially given the circumstances, but I am not sure how willing these institutions are about permitting these things. I want to avoid learning online, especially in such a program because we may miss in-person events, networking, connecting with your cohort, etc.

I'm curious about something. If you already have a permanent analyst position in the fed, do you really need an MPP? Or is it because it also opens opportunities for higher levels of promotion? In my perspective, there's a lot of opportunity cost since you'd be giving up a permanent analyst position in the feds, 2 years of salary, and perhaps incurring debt.

I am also in a similar mindset - with COVID-19 the situation is too unpredictable. I am thinking of trying to defer my acceptance to the following year if possible... Also, did Munk offer you any funding? The only thing I was offered so far is 3K... I was hoping they'd offer more.

Thank you for your help! Great insights overall. I'm definitely trying to gauge and leave as many doors open as possible; especially if there's a chance someone may want to work abroad.

Curiously do you know if Waterloo's co-op has opportunities for policy analysis within large corps or tech/STEM companies? Got accepted into U of T and Waterloo and now trying to make a decision while trying to think which will minimize living costs. I wish Waterloo gave some scholarships or funding... U of T while extremely cheap is giving 3k.