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  1. regarding this comment: "if you have a strong econ background you can place out of the core courses and take more advanced ones" there are no advanced versions of the core courses inside GSPP, the only "advanced ones" are the econ classes in the Econ department. and you can only opt out of one core course in one semester...
  2. if you are a strong econ major in college, you won't find the courses such as "the economics of public policy" intellectually stimulating or challenging... if you don't know anything about econometrics or statistical analysis involving regressions (including use of statistical packages such as Stata), then MPP in GSPP will be great in teaching you those skills...but if you are a strong econ major you should know these already and again, nothing will be intellectually stimulating or new...
  3. Hi, I need all your expert insights!! I am not sure if I should go to an MPP/MPA in GSPP/SIPA/Georgetown or a PhD In Agricultural and Resource Economics? I am not pursuing a career in the academia and I want to do policy work in organizations such as the World Bank, IFPRI, and the UN that deal with developing countries, and I therefore want to enroll in an MPP program which will allow me to learn how to analyze policies. My concern is that with an MPP, I will not be able to find non-trivial jobs in organizations such as the world Bank because I was told that there are so many PhDs in Economics out there and so employers such as the World Bank prefer PhDs always over an MPP. In addition, I also heard that many PhDs in Agricultural and Resource Economics or in Econ work on operations rather than research in the World Bank, and so there may not be a place or many opportunities for MPP graduates except doing lower level jobs such as calling people and arranging meetings, etc. Is this true? Please kindly let me know what you think and I really appreciate your help!
  4. What's your opinion on SAIS versus GSPP? At GSPP I heard you can take electives at Berkeley's econ department and to me that is very attractive...plus GSPP is also known for its rigorous training in policy analysis ...
  5. well...I am basing it on the fact that Johns Hopkins Phd program in Economics is not even top 20 in the country... the top econ phd programs are (not in order) Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Berkeley, Stanford, UPenn, Northwestern, Chicago, Princeton, Michigan, UCSD, etc, all strong in Mirco, Macro, Development, International Economics, I.O., Public Finance and Johns Hopkins is not strong in any particular field... so given the fact that Johns Hopkins Phd program in Economics is NOT top-notch, I doubt that the SAIS (master program) has top-notch economics preparations... Of course SAIS is clearly top-notch in IR and placing people in DC organizations but in terms of economics, it may not be the case...so I wouldn't think SAIS' selling point is its economics...
  6. Johns Hopkins' economics in grad level isn't very good...at least not of the same level as Columbia, Berkeley, Yale, or Stanford... so I wouldn't think that SAIS' econ is top-notch...
  7. heard nothing...so I am out? : (
  8. Sroek... Thank you for your encouragement!! but I feel like they will do acceptances first, as a number of people have heard...and then the rest rejections... : ( I know I shouldn't even think about it but...I just want to know... hopefully I will hear something before my break next week!! good luck to everyone!
  9. I applied to MPA/ID... I haven't heard... I think I am out... : (
  10. There is a MPA/ID admit on Grad cafe's results page. Is this credible?
  11. Hey globalsun, Thank you so much for your info! I agree with you on many aspects of the programs, and I think ultimately the difference between GSPP and Stanford comes down to what you concentrate on...I think GSPP has more flexibility in terms of elective classes and through those you can branch out to more subjects and issues that are not necessarily domestically-oriented...Berkeley has great econ and Agricultural and Resource Economics departments and Stanford seems to be slightly weaker in development economics, which is what I want to study... but I dunno!! I haven't decided either!! and I am also waiting to hear from SAIS, SIPA, and KSG! best of luck to all of us!
  12. I know! I got $5000 too! I was like...okay thank you very much for helping me with $5000 to pay for the $37,000 tuition per year... : ''
  13. Hey, No I don't have a masters degree that's why I applied to MPPs, MPAs, Stanford's IPS, and some PhDs in Econ. Ultimately I want to work in research organizations and not academia so I apply to a bunch of master programs. I am on the east coast so I have not been able to visit Stanford or UC Berkeley (or UCLA) but I think I should as you suggested!! I am visiting DC in a week so I would be able to talk to people in Maryland!! : ) Yea I plant o intern in DC in the summer, wherever I will end up, but I am just not sure how difficult it would be for me to secure an internship in the DC area if I eventually go to a CA university! Thank you so much!!!!
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