Asking for a friend: his AOIs are in political and social philosophy, as well as ethics. Currently on the waitlists for both schools, and he's debating which one he should pursue more aggressively. Stanford might be more prestigious school-wise (and also have several faculties that he is interested in studying with) but northwestern seems to have a nice faculty cohort on critical theory and political philosophy. Thanks!
I applied to their PhD program, was rejected and got referred to their MA admission. While waiting for the MA result, I was wondering if anyone familiar with the program have any thoughts about it. Financially, it's probably not worth the money because of it being non-terminal and unfunded. But how is it academically, and how is the experience like as a MA student?