To take our minds off the wait for decisions, I'm posting something I just read that is giving me second thoughts about HKS. It looks like HKS students are practically at war with the HKS administration: http://harvardcitizen.com/2011/02/18/hks-administration-leaves-much-to-be-desired/
The line that hit me the most is, "Quite simply, there appears to be a contradiction in an administrative rhetoric that builds us up and the day-to-day experience that leaves students feeling like an anonymous face in a statistical control group."
Yes, the Harvard program has tons of resources. But in addition to competing for those resources with 200-250 go-getter 1st year MPPs (double that for the whole program), you'll be dealing with an unhelpful administration. This article makes it sound like HKS is a factory.
Isn't there something to be said for smaller programs that provide individual attention and don't treat each student like another nameless face in a crowd? Thoughts on this?