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  1. Thanks guys. Ballesteritos: So what limitations do you see IDG's lack of quant. giving you. Couldn't you register for quant. classes in Kennedy & MIT? What about the program overall? Rose: My interests are Regional Economic Development, Infrastructure Planning, & Entrepreneurship in the developing world. Public Policy & International Planning equally address these areas. The professors are mainly Economists, Political Economy, & Regional Scientists, but oddly enough core requirements don't seem to reflect that. But for reasons of Int'l exposure, and a self-designed program, I think MIT is the winning ticket. I also got in to SAIS, NYU Wagner, waitlisted at Jeff Sachs' new MPA-DP program... but I see Berkeley & MIT as either more flexible or better connected than all of those. Thoughts?
  2. I've posted this topic in both the Planning & Government sections, but have yet to get a response. I've been admitted into GSPP & MIT's International Development Group (City & Regional Planning). Do you policy wonks see any reason why not to go to MIT? My one concern is that the economic policy analysis components are weaker there than Berkeley's well-known Micro-Macro-Econometrics sequence-- but I also know that the department has cross-registration in MIT's econ department... Any advice would be very very helpful-- this is a fortunate choice, but a toughy. Might come down to the price tag. Thanks so much!
  3. Dear Planners-- As someone primarily interested in regional economic development, infrastructure planning, and entrepreneurship in the developing world, it's been extremeley hard to choose between an MCP & MPP. I'm fortunate to be in at a top planning (MIT) & policy school (UCB)-- but for international development, job placement, and general skill acquisition, I was hoping you planners could reaffirm my intuition to go to MIT over Berkeley-- I essentially want the best of both planning tools & policy/economic analysis, but haven't been totally convinced of the planning field yet. Any thoughts would be highly appreciated!
  4. Dear Tolo, I'm in at SAIS & GSPP as well-- also IDEV focused. I actually grew up in Berkeley, and can tell you that the program is very "nurturing" to each student's needs. But my worry as well-- is the idev job placement-- do you think GSPP grads really have a hard time breaking into the Wolrd Bank and others even with the deep economic policy analysis they're known for?
  5. Dear Grad Cafe Community... I've been fortunate enough to have been accepted in several graduate programs, and am torn between these three: I'm focused in international development, interested in regional economics & entrepreneurship in the developing world. GSPP offers a public policy degree with outstanding economic anlaysis skills, a small school, and a California citizen's tuition. SAIS has fantastic connections in the DC community and around the world, but is an IR degree (like my undergrad). MIT's program is its International Development Group-- which is a unique unit within its dept of city & regional planning-- which seems top of the line when it comes to world-class development faculty. There are a number of things I'm considering, but any and all advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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