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  1. Charles Dickens coined the term "telescopic philanthropy" to describe this phenomenon nearly two centuries ago. This is prevalent even within the domestic sphere among the urban bien pensant 'any music but country music' crowd. It speaks to the prejudices and moral narcissism of those of a certain class (or those with pretensions thereto).
  2. If anyone has any knowledge of or interest in the DIA program, I'd be interested to hear it.
  3. I've considered doing a PhD there, so I'd be curious as well. What was their feedback?
  4. I've gotten the sense that SIS is a bit more prestigious at the undergrad level than the master's (I think that's often true in general though -- compare master-of-the-universe Harvard undergrad to HKS).
  5. I went to SIS, and unfortunately I can't really disagree. I did alright on the job market, but I had my active security clearance to thank for that. In all my paid and unpaid experience, I think I've only run into one other SIS grad (and I'm not 100% about even that one). You wouldn't think one ranking spot would make much of a difference, but the drop off does indeed seem to be pretty steep. I fear I'm something of a permanent second class citizen in IR/the Beltway on account of it, to be perfectly blunt. That said, the causality isn't completely obvious. I'm not sure how much SIS grads struggle because they're SIS grads, rather than struggling because they were in a worse position before even starting grad school. After all, professional schools love to select students that are already on track so they can claim implicit credit for their success. Moreover, it's my sense that school prestige matters little in government (including government contracting), so it's mainly consulting and the non-profit world where you're going to have a problem. These are probably better jobs in reality anyway, even if they're not as glamorous. On the other hand, if you're dealing with a sector where prestige is immaterial, then there's probably not much reason to shell out extra for a pricey private school (though the location is still a significant benefit). As an aside, GW is kind of in a gray area, almost a class unto itself -- I wouldn't put it on par with the higher six personally.
  6. Oh, I have no illusions about getting into academia (except maybe as an adjunct as a side thing down the road). I'm just angling towards more research based roles in the future, and looking for a way to move ahead in the rat race should my career stall for one reason or another. A second master's in applied statistics would probably be more useful for most purposes, I am sure.
  7. True, but I'd be on the GI bill, so meh.
  8. Anyone have an idea how difficult it is to get into their PhD program? Given that it isn't funded, I sort of assume the admissions stringency is more comparable to other professional MA programs (ie cash cows) than to funded PhDs, but I could be off base there.
  9. Got to say that UCSD is kinda the program that got away for me. I applied too late in the cycle to make their math camp, so I ended up going to one of the DC-area programs instead. While I ended up getting a good job afterwards, it will surprise few here when I say that the positive outcome was principally due to having an active security clearance and having done a particular internship (in that order). The master's itself was clearly a tertiary factor, and frankly imparted little in the way of hard skills or intellectual edification. My sense is that UCSD has inferior placement for the "Holy Trinity" (DoD/DoS/CIA) jobs that most people aim for when doing these programs, but probably sets you up much better for long-term success everywhere else.
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