Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): Harris MPP, Georgetown MPP, Georgetown MS-DSPP, SIPA MPA
Schools Applied To: UChicago Harris, Georgetown, Columbia
Schools Admitted To: Harris MPP, Georgetown MPP, Georgetown MS-DSPP
Schools Rejected From:
Still Waiting: SIPA MPA
Undergraduate Institution: UCLA
Undergraduate GPA: 3.7
Undergraduate Major: Econ
GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores: 162/169/4 (lol at 4)
Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 2
Years of Work Experience: 2 full time
Describe Relevant Work Experience: public accounting
Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc):
Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): strong but all professional
Other:
Hi All,
Not sure if this is the correct forum to post this but I've been admitted to the Harris MPP and Georgetown MS-DSPP programs and I was hoping to get some feedback from the community as to pros/cons of each.
Career-wise, I hope to work in economic policy either within the public or non profit sector. A few examples of organizations I would be interested in working at include the federal reserve system, the congressional budget office, the urban institute, center on budget and policy priorities, and others like these.
My thoughts re the two programs:
UChicago's "name brand" is stronger than Georgetown's, even if incrementally. I think UChicago generally and Harris specifically are also thought to be quantitively quite strong.
Georgetown's MS-DSPP curriculum is certainly more quantitative since it has a specific data science bent.
Georgetown's location is better for the organizations I hope to work for
So I guess the question is whether the incremental name value premium of Chicago outweighs the better curriculum of Georgetown's program.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you!